Counter-Strike 2

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600G paired with the Intel Arc B390 lands at rank 2535 out of 2870 tested combos in Counter-Strike 2, placing it in the bottom 11.7% of all system pairings. This is a decidedly low-tier result for a competitive FPS where frame rates directly impact gameplay responsiveness. The ranking reflects a fundamental mismatch: the CPU is a mid-range part with solid single-threaded capability, but the integrated-class GPU holds the entire system back to near-entry-level performance territory.

Benchmark results indicate this combo sits far below what competitive players would consider acceptable for high-refresh-rate monitors. With only a 9th percentile ranking for the GPU among all tested graphics solutions, the Arc B390 is the clear bottleneck in this pairing. The CPU, by contrast, performs at the 74th percentile among all tested processors, showing that the processor is doing its part while the graphics solution is not. This creates a lopsided system where the CPU's potential in CS2 is largely unrealized.

The measured data confirms this imbalance across every resolution and settings combination. At 1080p Low settings, the combo reaches 179 FPS average, which is playable but far from the 300+ FPS that high-end CS2 systems achieve. At 4K Ultra, the system collapses to just 32 FPS average, making the game effectively unplayable at that configuration. The ranking of 2535 out of 2870 suggests that roughly 88% of tested combos deliver better performance in this title, positioning this pairing as a low-end option suited primarily for casual play at reduced settings.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B390 is an integrated graphics processor built on Intel's Xe3-LPG architecture, manufactured on a 3 nm process. Its performance profile in Counter-Strike 2 is severely constrained by its hardware specifications. The GPU features 1536 shading units, 48 texture mapping units, and 24 raster output units, along with 12 ray tracing cores. Its compute capabilities include 7.680 TFLOPS of FP32 performance and 15.36 TFLOPS of FP16 performance, with pixel and texture rates of 60.00 GPixel/s and 120.0 GTexel/s respectively.

Memory configuration is entirely system-shared, meaning the GPU draws from the same DDR4 memory pool as the CPU. The memory bus width and bandwidth are listed as "System Shared" and "System Dependent" respectively, which means performance scales with the host system's memory configuration. This is a critical limitation for CS2, as the game benefits significantly from dedicated graphics memory bandwidth. The GPU's clock speeds range from a 300 MHz base to a 2500 MHz boost, with a power envelope of 80 W and no dedicated power connectors since it is an IGP solution.

In the context of Counter-Strike 2's measured results, the GPU's role is decisive. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 benchmark score of 1482 places the Arc B390 at the 9th percentile among all GPUs, with nearest rivals including the NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX (1463, 1.3% faster), NVIDIA GeForce 800M (1460, 1.5% faster), NVIDIA GeForce GT 625 OEM (1446, 2.5% faster), and NVIDIA GeForce GT 710 (1443, 2.7% faster). These are all legacy or entry-level parts, confirming that the Arc B390 operates in the lowest tier of graphics performance.

The integrated nature of this GPU means it shares thermal and power resources with the CPU, further limiting sustained performance in demanding scenarios. Despite supporting DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, the raw throughput is insufficient for high-fidelity CS2 rendering at competitive frame rates. The data shows that even at 1080p Low settings, the system only achieves 179 FPS, indicating that the GPU's fill rate and shading capabilities are the limiting factors rather than the CPU.

FAQ

Q: What is the overall performance ranking of this combo in Counter-Strike 2?

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 5600G with Intel Arc B390 ranks 2535th out of 2870 tested combos in CS2, placing it in the bottom 11.7% of all system pairings tested.

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

A: The Arc B390 scores 1482 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, which is 1.3% behind the NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX (1463), 1.5% behind the NVIDIA GeForce 800M (1460), 2.5% behind the NVIDIA GeForce GT 625 OEM (1446), and 2.7% behind the NVIDIA GeForce GT 710 (1443).

Q: What is the best FPS this combo can achieve in CS2?

A: The highest measured average FPS is 179 at 1920x1080 with Low settings. At 2560x1440 Low, it drops to 118 FPS, and at 3840x2160 Low, it reaches 66 FPS.

Q: What is the worst FPS this combo produces in CS2?

A: The lowest measured average FPS is 32 at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, making the game effectively unplayable at 4K with maximum quality settings.

Q: How does the CPU's performance percentile compare to the GPU's?

A: The Ryzen 5 5600G ranks at the 74th percentile among all tested CPUs, while the Arc B390 ranks at only the 9th percentile among all tested GPUs, showing a significant performance disparity between the two components.

Q: Does the combo support modern graphics APIs relevant to CS2?

A: Yes, the Arc B390 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, ensuring compatibility with current graphics standards, though raw performance remains limited.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data for Counter-Strike 2 reveals a consistent pattern of performance scaling across resolutions and settings. At 1920x1080, the system delivers its best results: 179 FPS average at Low settings, 149 FPS at Medium (with 126 FPS minimum and 171 FPS maximum), 111 FPS at High, and 86 FPS at Ultra. These numbers show that at 1080p, the combo can provide playable frame rates, though the jump from Low to Ultra represents a 52% performance drop.

Moving to 2560x1440, the impact of the GPU's limited bandwidth becomes more apparent. Low settings produce 118 FPS average, Medium delivers 98 FPS (84 minimum, 113 maximum), High drops to 73 FPS, and Ultra falls to 57 FPS. The scaling from 1080p Low to 1440p Low is a 34% reduction, while the 1080p Ultra to 1440p Ultra drop is 34% as well, showing consistent resolution scaling behavior across settings tiers.

At 3840x2160, performance becomes marginal. Low settings yield 66 FPS average, Medium produces 55 FPS (47 minimum, 63 maximum), High drops to 41 FPS, and Ultra falls to 32 FPS. The 4K results indicate that this combo is unsuitable for 4K gaming in CS2, as even Low settings cannot maintain a stable 60 FPS average. The Medium settings at 4K show a minimum of 47 FPS, which would result in noticeable stuttering during intense firefights.

Across all resolutions, the Medium settings tier provides the most complete data with minimum and maximum FPS readings. At 1080p Medium, the 126-171 FPS range shows reasonable consistency. At 1440p Medium, the 84-113 FPS range tightens considerably. At 4K Medium, the 47-63 FPS range demonstrates that the GPU is struggling to maintain playable frame rates, with the minimum dipping below the 60 FPS threshold that competitive players typically target.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals critical insights about the limiting component in this system. Comparing Low settings across resolutions: 179 FPS at 1080p drops to 118 FPS at 1440p (34% reduction) and further to 66 FPS at 4K (63% reduction from 1080p). This scaling pattern is characteristic of a GPU-limited scenario, where increasing pixel count directly impacts frame rate without the CPU becoming a constraining factor.

At High settings, the progression is 111 FPS at 1080p, 73 FPS at 1440p (34% drop), and 41 FPS at 4K (63% drop from 1080p). This consistent scaling across settings tiers indicates that the Arc B390's pixel throughput and memory bandwidth are the primary bottlenecks. The GPU's system-shared memory architecture means that higher resolutions require more memory bandwidth, which is dependent on the system's DDR4 configuration, further exacerbating the performance decline at 4K.

The resolution scaling data suggests that the CPU is not significantly limiting performance at any resolution tested. If the CPU were the bottleneck, we would expect to see less dramatic FPS drops when increasing resolution, as the CPU workload remains relatively constant while the GPU workload increases. Instead, the consistent 34% drop from 1080p to 1440p and 63% drop from 1080p to 4K across Low, Medium, and High settings points squarely at the GPU as the limiting component.

At Ultra settings, the scaling is slightly less steep: 86 FPS at 1080p, 57 FPS at 1440p (34% drop), and 32 FPS at 4K (63% drop from 1080p). The similar percentage drops across all settings tiers reinforce that the GPU's pixel processing capability is the determining factor. The Arc B390's 60.00 GPixel/s pixel rate and 120.0 GTexel/s texture rate are simply insufficient for high-resolution CS2 rendering, particularly at 4K where even Low settings cannot maintain 60 FPS.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600G serves as the computational foundation for this combo, and its specifications show a capable processor that is underutilized in this pairing. The CPU features 6 cores and 12 threads based on the Zen 3 architecture, fabricated on a 7 nm process by TSMC. It operates with a 3.90 GHz base clock and 4.40 GHz boost clock, with a 65 W TDP. The processor includes 64 KB of L1 cache per core, 512 KB of L2 cache per core, and 16 MB of L3 cache, providing a total of 16 MB of shared L3 cache.

In synthetic benchmarks, the 5600G demonstrates solid performance: Cinebench R23 multicore score of 10551 and singlecore score of 1409, Geekbench multicore of 8428 and singlecore of 1801, and 3DMark scores of 5451 for 16 threads, 1705 for 2 threads, 3258 for 4 threads, 4694 for 8 threads, 5455 for max threads, and 872 for single thread. The PassMark suite shows 19717 for multithread and 3177 for singlethread, with an average benchmark score of 21088 placing it at the 74th percentile among all CPUs.

The CPU's nearest rivals in average benchmark score include the Intel Core i3-1220P (21066, 0.1% faster), Intel Core Ultra 7 256V (21112, 0.1% slower), AMD Ryzen 5 7530U (21133, 0.2% slower), and Intel Core Ultra 7 155U (21174, 0.4% slower). This tight clustering shows that the 5600G is competitively positioned within its performance tier, with all rivals within 0.4% of its average score.

In Counter-Strike 2, the CPU's role is to handle game logic, physics calculations, and frame pacing. The 5600G's 12 threads and 16 MB of L3 cache are sufficient for CS2's CPU demands, as evidenced by the fact that the combo's FPS scales consistently with resolution changes. If the CPU were limiting performance, we would see plateauing FPS at lower resolutions where the GPU has less work to do. Instead, the 179 FPS at 1080p Low suggests the CPU can push higher frame rates, but the GPU's 1482 3DMark score and 9th percentile ranking prevent it from doing so.

The CPU's integrated Radeon Vega 7 graphics are present but not relevant to this configuration, as the system uses the discrete-class Arc B390 instead. The Ryzen 5 5600G's DDR4 memory support with dual-channel configuration and 51.2 GB/s memory bandwidth also feeds the Arc B390's system-shared memory, meaning the CPU's memory controller plays a role in overall graphics performance. The 5600G's 74th percentile CPU ranking combined with the Arc B390's 9th percentile GPU ranking creates a system where the processor's potential in CS2 is largely untapped, making this combo more suitable for CPU-bound tasks than GPU-intensive gaming.