Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 remains a demanding title, and the Intel Core i5-14400F paired with the Intel Arc B570 produces a specific set of performance characteristics. The measured data shows a combination that is heavily constrained by the graphics card at higher resolutions, while the processor provides enough headroom to push frame rates at 1080p. This analysis breaks down the measured FPS across resolutions and settings, contextualizes the combo's rank, and examines the individual roles of the CPU and GPU in the results.

FAQ

Q: What is the best average frame rate this combo achieves in Cyberpunk 2077 at 1080p?

A: The highest average frame rate recorded is 76 FPS, which occurs at the 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings. This is the only measured scenario where the average exceeds 60 FPS.

Q: How does the combo perform at 4K Ultra settings?

A: At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the average frame rate drops to 19 FPS. This is the lowest average score in the entire measured dataset, indicating that this preset is not viable for playable performance.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between Low and High settings at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, switching from Low to High settings reduces the average frame rate from 56 FPS to 31 FPS. This represents a significant 25 FPS drop, showcasing the substantial cost of High settings at this resolution.

Q: Does the GPU hold the combo back at 1080p?

A: The data suggests the GPU is still the primary limiting factor at 1080p. The frame rate scales significantly with settings (from 76 FPS at Low to 39 FPS at Ultra), which indicates that graphical load, rather than CPU processing, is the main bottleneck.

Q: What is the frame time variance like at Medium settings?

A: The measured data includes min and max FPS only for Medium settings. At 1080p, the frame rate ranges from 47 FPS to 64 FPS, and at 1440p, it ranges from 35 FPS to 48 FPS. At 4K, the range is 23 FPS to 32 FPS.

Q: How does this combo rank compared to all other tested combinations in this game?

A: The combo holds a rank of 2316 out of 2920 tested combos for Cyberpunk 2077. This places it in the lower percentile of all tested systems, reflecting its overall performance level in this specific title.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data provides a clear picture of which presets offer the most balanced experience. At 1920x1080, the Low preset achieves an average of 76 FPS, which is the only setting to break the 60 FPS threshold. While this is optimal for high refresh rate displays, the visual compromise may be significant. The Medium preset at 1080p delivers a very playable 56 FPS average, with a minimum of 47 FPS, making it a strong candidate for a stable experience with improved visuals over Low.

Moving to 2560x1440, the Low preset remains the only option for consistently smooth gameplay, with an average of 56 FPS. The Medium preset drops to 42 FPS, which is still playable but begins to show the strain on the GPU. The High preset at 31 FPS and Ultra at 29 FPS are both below the preferred threshold for smooth action, suggesting that players at this resolution should stick to Low or Medium for the best experience.

At 3840x2160, none of the presets are able to maintain a playable frame rate. The Low preset averages 37 FPS, which is borderline, but Medium drops to 27 FPS and High to 20 FPS. The Ultra preset is effectively unplayable at 19 FPS. For 4K, the data indicates that the Intel Arc B570 is not capable of providing a satisfactory experience in this game, and users should consider lowering the resolution to 1440p or 1080p for acceptable performance. The best experience overall, balancing frame rate and visual quality, appears to be the Medium preset at 1080p, which offers a 56 FPS average with a 47 FPS minimum, ensuring it remains within a playable range.

Resolution Scaling

The data shows a steep and consistent decline in frame rate as resolution increases from 1080p to 4K. At High settings, the average FPS drops from 41 at 1080p to 31 at 1440p, a 24% reduction. This pattern is consistent across other presets, with Low settings falling from 76 FPS at 1080p to 56 FPS at 1440p. The scaling continues to 4K, where High settings yield only 20 FPS and Low settings produce 37 FPS.

This performance scaling is a clear indicator that the limiting component is the graphics card. The frame rate is highly sensitive to pixel count, which is a primary function of the GPU's rendering capabilities. The CPU, which handles game logic and physics, is less affected by resolution changes. The significant frame rate drops—for instance, a 35 FPS decrease from 1080p Low to 4K Low—demonstrate that the GPU is operating at its limit as the pixel workload increases. This is further supported by the fact that even the most demanding settings at 1080p (Ultra at 39 FPS) perform better than the least demanding settings at 4K (Low at 37 FPS). The Arc B570's 10 GB of VRAM and 160-bit memory bus are likely contributing factors to this steep scaling, as the increased resolution demands more memory bandwidth and capacity.

How This Combo Ranks

In the specific context of Cyberpunk 2077, the Intel Core i5-14400F and Intel Arc B570 combination is ranked 2316 out of 2920 tested combos. This places it in the bottom 21% of all systems tested for this game, indicating that it is a lower-performing configuration by the standards of this database. This rank is consistent with the measured FPS, which shows that the combo struggles to maintain high frame rates at popular resolutions like 1440p and 4K.

The CPU itself is not a weak link in this pairing. The Core i5-14400F has an average benchmark score of 32279 and sits in the 83rd percentile of all CPUs, with a nearest rival being the Intel Core i9-11900, which has a score of 32226 and a delta of 0.2%. Its performance is well above average. However, the GPU, the Intel Arc B570, has a lower average benchmark score of 20556 and sits in the 65th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rival is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile, which scores 20534. The GPU's lower percentile rank compared to the CPU suggests that it is the primary factor holding the combo back in the overall ranking for this game.

The combination's rank is a result of the GPU's performance ceiling in this specific title. While the CPU is capable of keeping up, the GPU's raw rendering power limits the final output, leading to the lower-than-average ranking in the database.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B570, based on the Xe2-HPG architecture, is the central figure in this performance analysis. It features 10 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 160-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 380.0 GB/s. Its base and boost clocks are both set at 2500 MHz. The card has 2304 shading units, 144 TMUs, and 80 ROPs.

These specifications directly correlate with the measured performance. The 10 GB VRAM capacity is sufficient for 1080p and 1440p, but at 4K, the memory bus width and bandwidth may become a limiting factor, contributing to the low average FPS (19-37) at that resolution. The GPU's FP32 performance is 11.52 TFLOPS, which is a measure of its raw compute power. This figure aligns with the observed performance levels, where the card manages playable frame rates at 1080p but falls behind at higher resolutions.

The GPU's nearest rivals in the benchmark database include the Intel Arc A750 and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile, with very close average scores (20582 and 20534, respectively). This indicates that the Arc B570 is positioned in a specific performance tier. Its 65th percentile ranking among all GPUs reinforces this, showing it to be a mid-tier performer. In Cyberpunk 2077, this translates to a card that can handle lower settings at 1080p and 1440p but is not suited for high-fidelity or high-resolution gameplay. The drop from Low to Ultra settings at any resolution shows a substantial performance cost, which is a direct consequence of the GPU's compute and memory resources.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured data provides a comprehensive view of performance across nine distinct scenarios. At 1920x1080, the average FPS ranges from a high of 76 at Low settings to a low of 39 at Ultra settings. The Medium preset lands in the middle with 56 FPS, and the High preset achieves 41 FPS. The data for Medium settings also includes a min-max range of 47 to 64 FPS, indicating some variance but a generally stable experience.

At 2560x1440, the same pattern holds but with lower absolute numbers. Low settings average 56 FPS, while Medium produces 42 FPS. High settings drop to 31 FPS, and Ultra settings manage only 29 FPS. The Medium preset's min-max range is 35 to 48 FPS, showing a wider variance than at 1080p. The transition from 1080p to 1440p costs roughly 20 FPS at Low settings and 10 FPS at Ultra settings, illustrating the increasing load on the GPU.

At 3840x2160, the performance becomes marginal. Low settings average 37 FPS, which is the highest score at this resolution. Medium settings drop to 27 FPS, High settings to 20 FPS, and Ultra settings to 19 FPS. The min-max range for Medium settings is 23 to 32 FPS. The substantial drop from 1440p to 4K, particularly at Low settings (56 to 37 FPS), highlights the GPU's inability to handle the 4K pixel count effectively. The data reveals a clear hierarchy: 1080p is playable, 1440p is borderline, and 4K is not recommended for this game with this hardware.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-14400F is a 10-core, 16-thread processor from the Raptor Lake family, with a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.70 GHz. It has 20 MB of shared L3 cache. Its benchmark scores show strong multi-threaded performance, with a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 21645 and a Geekbench multicore score of 11268. Single-thread performance is also robust, with a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 3055.

In the context of Cyberpunk 2077, the CPU's role appears to be secondary to the GPU. The measured FPS data shows that performance scales dramatically with resolution and settings, which are primarily GPU-bound factors. If the CPU were the limiting factor, we would expect to see less frame rate variance between Low and Ultra settings at a fixed resolution. The data, however, shows a significant drop in FPS when moving from Low to Ultra at 1080p (76 to 39 FPS), indicating that the GPU is the bottleneck.

The CPU's high benchmark scores, which place it in the 83rd percentile, suggest it has ample headroom to handle the game's logic and physics at 1080p. The fact that the highest average FPS is 76 at 1080p Low suggests the CPU is not holding the system back at this setting. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core i9-11900, has a similar average score with a delta of just 0.2%, confirming its competitive processing power. Therefore, the Core i5-14400F is a capable partner for the Arc B570, providing enough performance to let the GPU reach its limits, but it cannot compensate for the GPU's constraints at higher resolutions.