Dave The Diver

# Dave The Diver: AMD Ryzen 5 5600F + Intel Arc B390

This combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600F and Intel Arc B390 lands at rank 2538 out of 2867 tested combos for Dave The Diver, placing it in the bottom 12% of systems. The Arc B390's integrated graphics, which sit at the 9th percentile among all GPUs, represent the primary constraint; the CPU's PassMark score of 36945 (85th percentile) is far more capable than the GPU can utilize. Benchmark results show the system delivers playable frame rates at 1080p and 1440p, but 4K performance drops below 60 FPS across all settings, confirming the GPU as the limiting factor.

FAQ

Q: What is the overall ranking of this combo for Dave The Diver?

A: The combo ranks 2538 out of 2867 tested combinations, placing it in the bottom 12% of all systems tested for this game.

Q: How does the Intel Arc B390 compare to its nearest GPU rivals?

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

Q: What frame rates can be expected at 1080p with this setup?

A: At 1920x1080, the system averages 108 FPS on Low, 91 FPS on Medium, 81 FPS on High, and 72 FPS on Ultra settings. The Medium preset shows a minimum of 77 FPS and maximum of 104 FPS.

Q: Is 4K gaming viable with this configuration?

A: At 3840x2160, the system averages 55 FPS on Low, 46 FPS on Medium, 41 FPS on High, and 36 FPS on Ultra. Only the Low preset approaches playability, and all settings fall below 60 FPS.

Q: How does the Ryzen 5 5600F compare to its nearest CPU rivals?

A: The CPU scores 36945 on average, essentially matching the Intel Core Ultra 5 225 (36938, 0% delta), while sitting 0.2% behind the AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D (37018), 0.4% behind the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450 (37093), and 0.5% behind the Intel Core i9-12900T (37112).

Q: What are the key specifications of the Arc B390?

A: The GPU has 1536 shading units, 48 texture mapping units, 24 ROPs, and 12 ray tracing cores. It operates at a base clock of 300 MHz with a 2500 MHz boost clock, and uses system shared memory rather than dedicated VRAM.

How This Combo Ranks

The rank of 2538 out of 2867 combos positions this system firmly in the lower quartile of tested configurations for Dave The Diver. This ranking is unsurprising given the GPU's hardware profile. The Arc B390 is an integrated graphics solution (IGP) with a 3nm Panther Lake chip, and its 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1482 places it at the 9th percentile among all GPUs. The nearest rivals in GPU benchmarks are all legacy NVIDIA parts from the GT series, with the Arc B390 holding only a 1.3% to 2.7% advantage.

The CPU, in contrast, is a modern desktop part with a 65W TDP, 6 cores and 12 threads based on Zen 3 architecture. Its PassMark average of 36945 puts it at the 85th percentile among all CPUs, and its nearest rivals include the Intel Core Ultra 5 225 (36938), AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D (37018), and AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450 (37093) — all within 0.5% of the 5600F's score. The substantial gap between CPU and GPU performance tiers explains why this combo ranks so low: the processor is capable of much more than the integrated graphics can deliver.

The data indicates that the Arc B390's performance envelope is the dominant factor in this ranking. The GPU's nearest competitor, the GT 520MX, is a entry-level part from over a decade ago, and the B390 only marginally outperforms it. This suggests that for Dave The Diver, the system's frame rates are entirely constrained by the graphics solution, not the CPU.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B390 is an integrated graphics processor built on the Xe3-LPG architecture with a 3nm process node from Intel. It operates with a base clock of 300 MHz and a boost clock of 2500 MHz, delivering a pixel rate of 60.00 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 120.0 GTexel/s. The GPU's FP32 performance is 7.680 TFLOPS, with FP16 at 15.36 TFLOPS (2:1).

Memory configuration is a critical limitation: the B390 uses System Shared memory, meaning there is no dedicated VRAM. Bandwidth is listed as "System Dependent," which means performance scales with the host system's memory controller and DRAM speed rather than a fixed specification. This architecture is common for integrated GPUs but inherently limits performance in memory-intensive scenarios.

The GPU's benchmark results confirm its modest capabilities. In 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, it achieves a score of 1482, which places it at the 9th percentile. DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) support is present, along with OpenGL 4.6 and Vulkan 1.4, so API compatibility is modern. However, the raw performance numbers indicate this is an entry-level graphics solution, and the measured FPS in Dave The Diver reflects that.

For this game, the GPU's role is to render a 2D side-scrolling adventure with pixel art and light 3D effects. The B390 handles 1080p Low at 108 FPS, which is smooth, but the performance degrades quickly as resolution and settings increase. The gap between Low and Ultra at 1080p is 36 FPS, from 108 down to 72, showing that the GPU's shading units and memory bandwidth become saturated as graphical demands rise.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers its most playable results. Low settings produce an average of 108 FPS, which is well above the 60 FPS threshold. Medium settings average 91 FPS with a minimum of 77 FPS and maximum of 104 FPS. High settings drop to 81 FPS average, while Ultra settings yield 72 FPS. All 1080p presets remain above 60 FPS, making this resolution viable for smooth gameplay.

Moving to 2560x1440, performance declines noticeably. Low settings average 82 FPS, Medium averages 68 FPS with a minimum of 58 FPS and maximum of 78 FPS, High averages 61 FPS, and Ultra drops to 54 FPS. The Medium preset's minimum of 58 FPS indicates occasional dips below 60 FPS, and Ultra settings fall entirely below the 60 FPS threshold.

At 3840x2160, the system struggles across all settings. Low averages 55 FPS, Medium averages 46 FPS with a minimum of 39 FPS and maximum of 53 FPS, High averages 41 FPS, and Ultra averages 36 FPS. No 4K preset achieves 60 FPS, and even the Low preset's 55 FPS average leaves little headroom for complex scenes. The Ultra preset at 36 FPS is barely playable for a game like Dave The Diver, which is not action-heavy.

The data shows a clear pattern: the system is capable of 60+ FPS at 1080p across all settings, 60+ FPS at 1440p only on Low and Medium (with Medium's minimum dipping below), and sub-60 FPS at 4K everywhere. This suggests that 1080p is the sweet spot for this configuration, with 1440p viable at lower presets.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate drop from 1080p to 4K reveals the GPU-bound nature of this system. At High settings, performance goes from 81 FPS at 1080p to 61 FPS at 1440p to 41 FPS at 4K. This represents a 24.7% drop from 1080p to 1440p and a 49.4% drop from 1080p to 4K. At Low settings, the progression is 108 FPS to 82 FPS to 55 FPS, a 24.1% drop to 1440p and a 49.1% drop to 4K.

These scaling percentages are significant because they show that doubling the pixel count from 1080p to 4K roughly halves the frame rate. This is a classic signature of a GPU-limited scenario, where the graphics processor cannot keep up with the increased pixel throughput. If the CPU were the bottleneck, the frame rate would remain more stable across resolutions because the processor's workload would not change dramatically.

The Medium settings data provides additional insight. At 1080p, the average is 91 FPS; at 1440p, it drops to 68 FPS; at 4K, it falls to 46 FPS. The minimum FPS follows a similar trajectory: 77 at 1080p, 58 at 1440p, and 39 at 4K. The consistent proportional drops across all settings reinforce the conclusion that the Arc B390's rendering capacity is the limiting factor.

The Ryzen 5 5600F, with its 6 cores and 12 threads, has ample processing power for Dave The Diver, which is not a CPU-intensive title. The CPU's PassMark multithread score of 19236 and single-thread score of 2872 indicate it can handle the game's logic and physics without becoming a constraint. The resolution scaling data confirms this: frame rates scale inversely with pixel count, which is only possible when the GPU is the primary bottleneck.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture (Vermeer codename) manufactured on TSMC's 7nm process. It has a base clock of 3.00 GHz and a boost clock of 4.00 GHz, with a 65W TDP. The CPU features 64 KB L1 cache per core, 512 KB L2 per core, and 32 MB of shared L3 cache, totaling 4,150 million transistors on a 74 mm² die.

In PassMark benchmarks, the 5600F scores 2872 in single-thread tests and 19236 in multithread tests. Its integer math score is 59339, floating point math is 34548, and data compression is 232836. These scores place the CPU at the 85th percentile, with an average benchmark score of 36945. The nearest rivals are all within 0.5% performance: the Intel Core Ultra 5 225 (36938), AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D (37018), AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450 (37093), and Intel Core i9-12900T (37112).

For Dave The Diver, the CPU's role is secondary to the GPU. The game is a 2D adventure with limited physics and simulation demands, so even a modest processor would suffice. The 5600F's 12 threads and 32 MB L3 cache provide substantial headroom, and the benchmark data shows no evidence of CPU bottlenecking. The fact that frame rates scale almost perfectly with resolution confirms that the CPU is not holding back performance.

The CPU's memory support for DDR4 with dual-channel configuration and 51.2 GB/s bandwidth is relevant given the GPU's use of system shared memory. The Arc B390 relies on the same memory subsystem as the CPU, and the 5600F's dual-channel DDR4 bandwidth is adequate for the integrated GPU's needs, though it does not provide the dedicated bandwidth a discrete GPU would have.

The CPU's release date of 2025-09-15 and the GPU's release date of 2026-01-26 indicate a modern pairing, but the GPU's integrated nature limits the overall system. The 5600F's percentile rank of 85 versus the GPU's percentile rank of 9 illustrates the stark mismatch in capabilities. This CPU is more than capable of driving a much stronger GPU, and for users seeking better Dave The Diver performance, upgrading the graphics solution would yield the greatest benefit.