Control

# Control with AMD Ryzen 5 5600X + Intel Arc B580

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600X paired with the Intel Arc B580 delivers a playable but scaling-sensitive experience in Control, with the benchmark data showing a clear progression of frame rates across resolutions and settings. At 1080p High, the combo produces 74.5 FPS average, which drops to 53.4 FPS at 1440p and further to 37.7 FPS at 4K. The 4K Ultra preset yields 33 FPS, indicating the GPU is the primary constraint at higher resolutions, while the CPU's six cores and twelve threads provide adequate headroom at lower resolutions where frame rates exceed 100 FPS.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a steep performance curve as resolution increases. From 1080p High to 1440p High, average frame rate drops from 74.5 to 53.4 FPS, a reduction of approximately 28%. Moving from 1440p to 4K at High settings, the average falls from 53.4 to 37.7 FPS, another 29% decline. This consistent ~28-29% drop per resolution step suggests the rendering load scales predictably with pixel count, which points to the GPU as the limiting component rather than the CPU.

At Low settings, the scaling pattern changes character. The combo achieves 111.2 FPS at 1080p, 87 FPS at 1440p, and 59.7 FPS at 4K. The 1080p-to-1440p drop of 24.2 FPS (22%) is smaller than the 1440p-to-4K drop of 27.3 FPS (31%), indicating that at lower graphical loads, the CPU begins to matter more at 1080p while the GPU reasserts dominance at 4K. The fact that 4K Low still produces 59.7 FPS—nearly double the 4K Ultra result of 33 FPS—demonstrates that Control's settings have a substantial impact on GPU workload, with the gap between Low and Ultra at 4K reaching 26.7 FPS.

The Medium preset shows an interesting anomaly: at 4K, Medium (38.5 FPS) is only 0.8 FPS faster than High (37.7 FPS), while at 1080p, Medium (79.3 FPS) sits 4.8 FPS above High (74.5 FPS). This compression of the Medium-to-High gap at 4K suggests that at higher resolutions, the GPU is already saturated and additional settings headroom yields diminishing returns. The Ultra preset at 4K (33 FPS) trails Medium by 5.5 FPS, confirming that the most demanding settings push the Arc B580 beyond its comfortable envelope at 3840x2160.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B580's 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus provides 456.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which proves sufficient for Control's textures across all tested presets. The GPU's 2560 shading units and 80 ROPs deliver a pixel rate of 213.6 GPixel/s, and the benchmark results indicate this hardware configuration is the decisive factor in frame rate variation. With a boost clock of 2670 MHz and FP32 throughput of 13.67 TFLOPS, the B580 produces 111.2 FPS at 1080p Low but only 33 FPS at 4K Ultra—a 78.2 FPS spread that cannot be attributed to CPU limitations.

The GPU's 20 ray tracing cores and DirectX 12 Ultimate support (12_2) suggest the hardware is architecturally prepared for modern rendering features, though Control's benchmark data shows the card's raw rasterization performance is the primary driver of these results. The B580's percentile ranking of 66 among all GPUs places it in the mid-range tier, and its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, which scores 0.7% higher in aggregate benchmarks. The deltaPct values indicate the B580 is essentially on par with the RTX 4060 (within 1%), yet the measured Control frame rates show the card must work progressively harder as resolution climbs.

At 1080p, the GPU can sustain frame rates above 60 FPS even at High settings (74.5 FPS), but the Ultra preset at 1080p (62.3 FPS) barely crosses that threshold. The 4K results—37.7 FPS High, 38.5 FPS Medium, 33 FPS Ultra—all fall below 60 FPS, indicating that 4K gaming with this GPU requires Low settings (59.7 FPS) to approach playable frame rates. The memory subsystem, while ample at 12 GB, does not compensate for the raw compute demands of 3840x2160 rendering.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo in Control?

A: The data shows 1080p is the most consistent experience, with 74.5 FPS at High and 62.3 FPS at Ultra. At 1440p, High produces 53.4 FPS, which is playable but below 60. At 4K, only Low settings (59.7 FPS) approach 60 FPS.

Q: How does the Ultra preset compare to High at the same resolution?

A: At 1080p, Ultra (62.3 FPS) is 12.2 FPS slower than High (74.5 FPS). At 1440p, the gap is 7.7 FPS (45.7 vs 53.4). At 4K, Ultra (33 FPS) trails High (37.7 FPS) by 4.7 FPS, showing the settings gap narrows as resolution increases.

Q: Does the Ryzen 5 5600X bottleneck the Arc B580 in this game?

A: The scaling pattern suggests the CPU is not the primary constraint. At 1080p Low, the combo reaches 111.2 FPS, and the consistent ~28% drop per resolution step indicates the GPU governs performance. The CPU's 6 cores and 12 threads with a 4.60 GHz boost clock provide sufficient headroom.

Q: What is the performance gap between Low and Ultra at 4K?

A: The difference is 26.7 FPS (59.7 vs 33.0). This large spread demonstrates that Control's graphical settings have a dramatic impact on GPU load at 3840x2160, far exceeding the 48.9 FPS gap at 1080p (111.2 vs 62.3).

Q: How does the Arc B580 compare to its closest GPU rival in aggregate benchmarks?

A: The B580's average benchmark score of 23021 is 0.7% lower than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 (23181). The B580 also leads the AMD Radeon 760M by 0.1% and the NVIDIA P106-100 by 0.3%, placing it in a tightly contested mid-range segment.

Q: Can this combo maintain 60 FPS at 1440p?

A: At Low settings, yes (87 FPS). At Medium, the average is 63.3 FPS, barely above 60. At High, it drops to 53.4 FPS, and Ultra falls to 45.7 FPS, so sustained 60 FPS requires Low or Medium presets at 1440p.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo ranks 1284 out of 1636 tested configurations for Control, placing it in the lower-middle portion of the database. This percentile position reflects the pairing's overall capability: the Ryzen 5 5600X ranks in the 78th percentile among all CPUs, while the Arc B580 sits in the 66th percentile among GPUs. The combination's rank of 1284 suggests that many other pairings—likely those with higher-end GPUs or more balanced CPU-GPU matches—achieve better frame rates in this title.

The rank of 1284 out of 1636 means roughly 78.5% of tested combos outperform this pairing, which aligns with the B580's mid-range GPU status. The CPU's strong 78th percentile ranking indicates the processor is not the limiting factor; rather, the GPU's 66th percentile position drags the overall combo down. In aggregate benchmarks, the B580's nearest rivals—the RTX 4060 (0.7% faster), Radeon 760M (0.1% slower), and P106-100 (0.3% slower)—all sit within 1% of its score, yet the measured Control results show the card's real-world performance is sensitive to resolution and settings in ways aggregate scores do not capture.

For context, the combo's 4K Ultra result of 33 FPS would be considered marginal for action-adventure gameplay, while the 1080p High result of 74.5 FPS is solidly playable. The rank of 1284 suggests that users seeking higher frame rates in Control would need to pair a stronger GPU with this CPU, as the 5600X's computational headroom is not the bottleneck.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600X contributes 6 cores and 12 threads based on the Zen 3 architecture, with a base clock of 3.70 GHz and boost clock of 4.60 GHz. This configuration produces strong synthetic scores: a Cinebench R23 multicore result of 18578 and single-core score of 2622, with a Geekbench multicore score of 8673. The CPU's 32 MB L3 cache and dual-channel DDR4 memory support with 51.2 GB/s bandwidth provide adequate data throughput for Control's physics and AI workloads, which are not typically core-count intensive.

The benchmark data shows the CPU's role is secondary to the GPU in this title. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 111.2 FPS, which is below the CPU's theoretical ceiling—the 5600X's PassMark multithread score of 21858 and 3DMark max-thread score of 5588 indicate it could drive higher frame rates if the GPU allowed. The fact that 1080p Low (111.2 FPS) is nearly double 4K Low (59.7 FPS) confirms the GPU saturates before the CPU becomes a limiting factor.

However, the CPU's single-thread performance is relevant for Control's engine. The 3DMark single-thread score of 917 and Cinebench R15 single-core score of 264 suggest strong per-core throughput, which matters for games that rely on a few primary threads. The 5600X's 78th percentile ranking among all CPUs and its nearest rival comparisons—0.3% behind the Ryzen 5 5600GT, 0.3% behind the Core i7-10700, 0.5% behind the Core i5-12490F, and 0.7% ahead of the Xeon 6325P—place it in a tightly contested mid-range CPU tier. In Control, this CPU provides enough performance to keep the Arc B580 fed at 1080p and 1440p, with the GPU's resolution scaling dictating the final frame rates.