Control

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F and Intel Arc B370 combination ranks 2657th out of 2888 tested combos in Control, placing it in the bottom 8% of all systems. This is a decidedly low placement, indicating that this pairing struggles to deliver a competitive experience in this title. The benchmark data shows a system that is fundamentally limited, with performance figures that fall far below what most gamers would consider acceptable for modern action-adventure gaming.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo rank of 2657 out of 2888 represents a percentile position of roughly 8th from the bottom. This places the Ryzen 5 8400F + Arc B370 pairing in the lowest decile of all tested configurations for Control. The data suggests this is not a system built for this game, as the overwhelming majority of tested combos outperform it. The rank reflects a fundamental mismatch between the hardware's capabilities and the demands of Control’s rendering engine.

This low standing is consistent across all measured settings and resolutions. At no point does the combo rise above the bottom tier of performers. The ranking is particularly telling because Control is a 2019 title, yet this modern CPU and GPU pairing still lands near the very bottom of the database. The Intel Arc B370’s individual GPU percentile of 5 further reinforces this, as it sits in the 5th percentile of all GPUs, meaning 95% of tested graphics cards perform better in synthetic benchmarks. The CPU’s percentile of 77 is respectable, but the GPU’s extreme weakness dominates the overall outcome.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B370 is the primary bottleneck in this configuration. Its specifications reveal why the combo ranks so poorly. The GPU operates with a base clock of 300 MHz and a boost clock of 2400 MHz, but these clocks are paired with system shared memory, which means performance is heavily dependent on the host system's RAM configuration. The memory bandwidth is listed as "System Dependent," and with a dual-channel DDR5 setup on the CPU, the effective bandwidth is far below what a dedicated graphics card would offer.

The GPU’s raw compute figures are modest. It delivers 6.144 TFLOPS of FP32 performance and a texture rate of 96.00 GTexel/s, with a pixel rate of 48.00 GPixel/s. These numbers place it in the same performance class as legacy parts like the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 and ATI Radeon HD 5770, which are its nearest rivals with average scores of 1186 and 1190 respectively. The Arc B370’s own 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 1184 is within 0.5% of those older parts. This is not a GPU designed for demanding titles like Control; it is an integrated-class solution with only 1280 shading units, 40 TMUs, and 20 ROPs.

The 10 ray tracing cores are present, but their utility is questionable given the overall performance envelope. Control is known for its heavy use of ray tracing effects, but this GPU lacks the raw throughput to enable such features at playable framerates. The DirectX 12 Ultimate support is technically there, but the hardware cannot leverage it effectively in this game.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS data shows a steep drop as resolution increases, confirming that the GPU is the limiting component. At 1080p Low settings, the combo achieves 59 FPS, which is the only playable result in the entire dataset. Moving to 1440p Low drops this to 45 FPS, a 24% reduction. At 4K Low, the average falls to 30 FPS, which is a 49% drop from the 1080p result.

The scaling pattern is consistent across all settings. For High settings, the progression is 37 FPS at 1080p, 28 FPS at 1440p, and 19 FPS at 4K. This represents a 24% drop from 1080p to 1440p, and a further 32% drop from 1440p to 4K, for a total 49% reduction from 1080p to 4K. The Medium settings show a similar trend: 42 FPS at 1080p, 32 FPS at 1440p, and 21 FPS at 4K. The Ultra settings follow the same pattern with 32 FPS at 1080p, 25 FPS at 1440p, and 17 FPS at 4K.

The consistent proportional drops across all settings indicate that the GPU is saturated at every resolution. When a system is CPU-limited, we would typically see smaller FPS differences between resolutions. Here, the large drops suggest that the Arc B370’s rendering pipeline is the constraint. The system shared memory architecture means that higher resolutions require more memory bandwidth, which this GPU simply cannot provide. The data clearly shows that 1080p is the only viable resolution for this combo, and even then, only at the lowest settings.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS rows, the only configuration that approaches a playable experience is 1080p with Low settings, yielding 59 FPS. This is the sole result above the 60 FPS threshold, and it barely misses it. The next best option is 1080p Medium at 42 FPS, which is a substantial drop of 17 FPS or 29% from Low. Given that Control is a fast-paced action game, the difference between 59 and 42 FPS is significant for gameplay smoothness.

At 1440p, the best result is Low at 45 FPS, but this is still below the 60 FPS target and represents a 24% drop from the 1080p Low result. The 4K resolution is entirely impractical, with the best case being 30 FPS at Low settings, which is below the threshold for smooth gameplay. The data suggests that users should prioritize resolution reduction over quality settings. Running at 1080p Low provides the best balance, as it is the only setting that approaches playable framerates.

For users who cannot tolerate Low settings, 1080p Medium at 42 FPS is the next viable step, though it represents a considerable compromise in smoothness. The Ultra preset at 1080p yields only 32 FPS, which is a 46% reduction from Low and is not recommended for active gameplay. The measured minimum FPS values, where available, further emphasize this. The 1080p Medium result shows a minimum of 36 FPS, which means even this setting has noticeable frame drops during intense scenes.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution and settings combo for this system?

A: The data shows that 1920x1080 with Low settings achieves 59 FPS, which is the highest average FPS in the entire dataset. No other resolution or settings combination comes close to this result.

Q: Can this system run Control at 4K?

A: The measured results show 4K performance ranging from 17 FPS at Ultra to 30 FPS at Low settings. None of these results are playable, as even the best case of 30 FPS is below the standard 60 FPS target.

Q: How does the GPU compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The Intel Arc B370’s average benchmark score of 1184 is within 0.5% of the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 (1186) and ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1190), and 1.4% ahead of the AMD FirePro M2000 (1168). Its 5th percentile ranking places it among the weakest GPUs in the database.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor in this game?

A: The data indicates the GPU is the primary bottleneck. The CPU has a 77th percentile ranking and scores 20851 in Cinebench R23 multicore, while the GPU sits in the 5th percentile. The large FPS drops between resolutions further confirm that the GPU cannot keep up with increased rendering demands.

Q: What is the highest FPS measured in any configuration?

A: The highest measured average FPS is 59, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings. This is the only result that approaches the 60 FPS target, falling just 1 FPS short.

Q: Does enabling higher settings provide any benefit at 1080p?

A: Moving from Low to Medium at 1080p drops the average FPS from 59 to 42, a 29% reduction. Going to High further drops it to 37 FPS, and Ultra yields only 32 FPS. The visual quality improvements come at a steep cost to performance.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 4 architecture, built on a 4 nm process. It has a base clock of 4.20 GHz and a boost clock of 4.70 GHz. The CPU’s performance is solid for gaming, with a 77th percentile ranking among all CPUs. Its Cinebench R23 multicore score of 20851 places it within 0.4% of the Intel Core i7-13620H (24911) and 0.3% of the Intel Core i7-11850H (24935), while being 0.2% behind the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F (24964) and 0.4% ahead of the AMD EPYC 9474F (25103).

The CPU’s 16 MB of shared L3 cache and 4 nm process node provide a strong foundation for gaming workloads. However, in this specific pairing, the CPU is clearly not the limiting factor. The benchmark data shows that the GPU’s weakness dominates the performance profile. The single-thread performance, as indicated by a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2943, is more than sufficient for Control’s requirements. The 3DMark single-thread score of 951 and 2-thread score of 1874 further confirm that the CPU can handle the game’s logic and physics without issue.

The CPU’s memory bandwidth of 83.2 GB/s is adequate for most gaming scenarios, but the GPU’s reliance on system shared memory means this bandwidth is also used for graphics data. This creates a contention point that further limits the Arc B370’s performance. The CPU is not the problem here; it provides a capable foundation that the GPU simply cannot exploit.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a complete picture of this combo’s performance across three resolutions and four settings presets.

At 1920x1080, the results are as follows:

• Low: 59 FPS average
• Medium: 42 FPS average, with a minimum of 36 FPS and maximum of 48 FPS
• High: 37 FPS average
• Ultra: 32 FPS average

At 2560x1440, the results drop significantly:

• Low: 45 FPS average
• Medium: 32 FPS average, with a minimum of 27 FPS and maximum of 37 FPS
• High: 28 FPS average
• Ultra: 25 FPS average

At 3840x2160, the performance is largely unplayable:

• Low: 30 FPS average
• Medium: 21 FPS average, with a minimum of 18 FPS and maximum of 25 FPS
• High: 19 FPS average
• Ultra: 17 FPS average

The data reveals a clear pattern: every resolution and settings combination below 1080p Low fails to reach 60 FPS. The minimum FPS values for Medium settings at all resolutions show that frame pacing is inconsistent, with 1080p Medium dipping to 36 FPS and 1440p Medium dropping to 27 FPS. The 4K Medium result has a minimum of 18 FPS, which is below the threshold for comfortable viewing.

The scaling from 1080p to 1440p shows an average reduction of approximately 24% across all settings. From 1440p to 4K, the reduction is approximately 32% for Low settings, 34% for Medium, 32% for High, and 32% for Ultra. This consistent scaling behavior confirms that the GPU is the performance ceiling, as the CPU has ample headroom to handle the increased resolution without becoming a bottleneck. The Ryzen 5 8400F’s strong multi-threaded performance, evidenced by its 20851 Cinebench R23 score, is never fully utilized in this configuration because the GPU cannot deliver frames fast enough to stress the CPU.