Dave The Diver

# Dave The Diver with Intel Core i5-13400F + Intel Arc B570

This combination of the Intel Core i5-13400F and Intel Arc B570 lands at rank 2282 out of 2867 tested combos for Dave The Diver, placing it in the lower-middle portion of the database. The percentile positioning is notable because the individual components are not weak — the CPU sits at the 77th percentile versus all CPUs and the GPU at the 65th percentile versus all GPUs — yet their pairing in this particular adventure title produces a result that trails a substantial portion of the field. The data suggests this is a case where the GPU becomes the limiting factor at higher resolutions, and the measured frame rates across the board confirm that this combo is more than adequate for smooth play but not exceptional in any single category.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo rank of 2282 out of 2867 represents roughly the 20th percentile of tested combinations for Dave The Diver. This is a surprisingly low placement given that the CPU alone outperforms 77% of all processors in the database, and the GPU outperforms 65% of all graphics cards. What this tells us is that the game's demands are heavily skewed toward one component, and that component is not the CPU. The Core i5-13400F delivers strong synthetic scores — a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 22604 and a single-core score of 3191 — which are far above what this game requires. The Arc B570, meanwhile, produces a Passmark G3D score of 14195 and a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2649, which are respectable but not dominant.

Looking at the nearest rivals for both components provides context. The CPU's closest competitors in average benchmark score are the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS (25284, 0% delta), Intel Core 5 120 (25362, -0.3% delta), AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D (25365, -0.3% delta), and AMD Ryzen 7 6800H (25201, 0.4% delta). These are all mobile or lower-tier desktop parts, yet they land within a fraction of a percent of the i5-13400F's average score of 25292. For the GPU, the nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile (20534, 0.1% delta), Intel Arc A750 (20582, -0.1% delta), NVIDIA Quadro M4000M (20480, 0.4% delta), and AMD Radeon R9 M390X (20662, -0.5% delta). The Arc B570's average benchmark score of 20556 places it essentially at parity with a laptop RTX 3070 and the previous-generation Arc A750.

The combination rank suggests that in Dave The Diver specifically, this pairing does not punch above its weight. The game is likely sensitive to GPU rasterization performance at higher settings, and the Arc B570's mid-tier position becomes the bottleneck. The CPU's strong showing in synthetic benchmarks does not translate into a high combo rank because the game does not appear to be CPU-limited at any tested resolution. The data indicates that the combo is functional and capable, but it will not be breaking any records in this title.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B570 is built on the Xe2-HPG architecture with the BMG-G21 chip, manufactured on a 5 nm process by TSMC. It features 2304 shading units, 144 texture mapping units, and 80 raster operation pipelines, with 18 ray tracing cores. The GPU operates at a base clock of 2500 MHz and boosts to the same 2500 MHz, which is a relatively modest clock speed compared to some competitors. Memory consists of 10 GB of GDDR6 on a 160-bit bus, delivering 380.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The memory clock is 2375 MHz, translating to 19 Gbps effective.

In Dave The Diver, the GPU's role is clearly dominant. The measured FPS scales significantly with resolution and settings, which is the classic signature of a GPU-bound scenario. At 1080p High settings, the combo delivers 124 FPS average, but at 4K High, it drops to 63 FPS — a 49% reduction. This steep drop with resolution indicates that the GPU's fill rate and memory bandwidth are the primary constraints. The 380.0 GB/s bandwidth and 200.0 GPixel/s pixel rate are adequate for 1080p and 1440p but begin to strain at 4K with higher settings.

The GPU's 10 GB of VRAM is not a limiting factor in this game, as Dave The Diver is not a memory-heavy title. Even at 4K Ultra, the measured 55 FPS average suggests the rasterization throughput, not memory capacity, is the bottleneck. The Arc B570's FP32 performance of 11.52 TFLOPS and texture rate of 360.0 GTexel/s are mid-range values that align with its percentile ranking of 65. The GPU's passmark DirectX 11 score of 118 and DirectX 9 score of 164 indicate solid legacy API performance, while the DirectX 12 score of 72 is lower, which may affect how the game utilizes modern rendering paths.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS rows, the optimal settings for this combo depend heavily on the target resolution. At 1080p, all settings presets produce playable frame rates: Low averages 167 FPS, Medium averages 139 FPS with a minimum of 118 FPS, High averages 124 FPS, and Ultra averages 110 FPS. The data suggests that at 1080p, even Ultra settings are viable for smooth gameplay, as the 110 FPS average is well above typical 60 FPS thresholds. However, the jump from High to Ultra costs 14 FPS (from 124 to 110), which is a notable drop for what is likely a marginal visual improvement.

At 1440p, the picture changes. Low averages 125 FPS, Medium averages 105 FPS with a minimum of 89 FPS, High averages 94 FPS, and Ultra averages 83 FPS. The Medium preset appears to be the sweet spot here, as it maintains an average above 100 FPS while keeping the minimum above 89 FPS. High is still playable at 94 FPS, but Ultra at 83 FPS begins to approach the edge of what some users might consider ideal for fast-paced gameplay. The 4K results are more constrained: Low averages 84 FPS, Medium averages 70 FPS with a minimum of 60 FPS, High averages 63 FPS, and Ultra averages 55 FPS.

The recommendation from the data is clear: for 1080p, use Ultra or High depending on preference for visual fidelity versus frame rate headroom; for 1440p, Medium provides the best balance with 105 FPS average and a 89 FPS minimum; for 4K, Low is the only preset that keeps the average above 80 FPS, while Medium is the highest preset that maintains a 60 FPS minimum. The Medium preset at 4K delivers 70 FPS average with a 60 FPS floor, which is acceptable for a game like Dave The Diver where precise timing is not critical.

FAQ

Q: Is this combo capable of running Dave The Diver at 4K?

A: Yes, but with limitations. At 4K Medium settings, the combo averages 70 FPS with a minimum of 60 FPS, which is playable. At 4K High, the average drops to 63 FPS, and at 4K Ultra, it falls to 55 FPS. For a stable 60 FPS experience, Medium settings at 4K are the maximum recommended preset.

Q: How does the Intel Arc B570 compare to the Intel Arc A750 in this context?

A: The Arc B570 has an average benchmark score of 20556, while the Arc A750 scores 20582, a delta of -0.1%. The two GPUs are effectively identical in synthetic performance, so users should expect similar frame rates in Dave The Diver from either card.

Q: What is the CPU utilization pattern in this game?

A: The data indicates the game is GPU-bound rather than CPU-bound. The i5-13400F's Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 22604 and single-core score of 3191 are far above what Dave The Diver requires, as evidenced by the fact that FPS scales more with resolution changes than with CPU-intensive settings.

Q: Does the 10 GB VRAM on the Arc B570 cause any issues?

A: No. Dave The Diver does not appear to be VRAM-constrained at any tested resolution or setting. The 10 GB capacity is sufficient, as the performance drops at 4K are attributable to rasterization throughput rather than memory limitations.

Q: What is the best resolution to play at for a 60 FPS minimum?

A: At 1440p Medium, the combo delivers a 89 FPS minimum, which is well above 60. At 4K Medium, the minimum is exactly 60 FPS. For a guaranteed 60 FPS floor with room to spare, 1440p Medium is the recommended target.

Q: How does this combo's CPU compare to the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D?

A: The i5-13400F has an average benchmark score of 25292, while the Ryzen 5 5600X3D scores 25365, a delta of -0.3%. The two CPUs are statistically tied in overall performance, though the i5-13400F has 10 cores and 16 threads compared to the Ryzen's configuration, which may matter in other workloads.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K in Dave The Diver reveals a clear GPU-bound scenario. Looking at High settings, the combo achieves 124 FPS at 1080p, 94 FPS at 1440p, and 63 FPS at 4K. This represents a 24% drop from 1080p to 1440p, and a further 33% drop from 1440p to 4K. The cumulative drop from 1080p to 4K is 49%, which is consistent with a GPU that is being pushed to its limits at higher pixel counts.

The Low settings preset shows a similar pattern but with less severe degradation: 167 FPS at 1080p, 125 FPS at 1440p, and 84 FPS at 4K. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is 25%, and from 1440p to 4K is 33%, totaling 50% from 1080p to 4K. This consistency across settings presets confirms that resolution scaling is the dominant factor, and the GPU's rendering throughput is the limiting component.

The Medium preset, which is the only one with min/max FPS data, shows 139 FPS average at 1080p (118 min, 160 max), 105 FPS at 1440p (89 min, 121 max), and 70 FPS at 4K (60 min, 81 max). The minimum FPS values scale more steeply than averages: the minimum drops by 25% from 1080p to 1440p, and by 33% from 1440p to 4K. This indicates that frame time consistency degrades with resolution, which is typical for a GPU that is approaching its memory bandwidth limits — the 380.0 GB/s bandwidth becomes a constraint at 4K.

The data implies that the CPU is not the limiting factor at any resolution. If the CPU were the bottleneck, we would expect FPS to remain relatively constant across resolutions, as CPU workload does not scale with pixel count. Instead, FPS drops consistently with resolution, which is the definitive signature of a GPU-limited scenario. The i5-13400F's 10 cores and 16 threads, running at a base clock of 2.50 GHz and boost of 4.60 GHz, are more than sufficient for this game's CPU demands.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-13400F is a 10-core, 16-thread processor based on the Raptor Lake architecture, manufactured on Intel's 10 nm process. It features a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. The cache hierarchy includes 80 KB of L1 per core, 1.25 MB of L2 per core, and 20 MB of shared L3 cache. The CPU supports DDR4 and DDR5 memory in a dual-channel configuration and connects via PCIe Gen 5 with 16 lanes.

In Dave The Diver, the CPU's role is minimal based on the measured data. The game does not appear to stress the processor, as evidenced by the fact that the combo's rank (2282 out of 2867) is lower than what the CPU's individual percentile (77th) would suggest. If the game were CPU-bound, a stronger CPU would result in a higher combo rank. Instead, the GPU becomes the limiting factor, and the CPU's substantial compute capabilities — including a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 22604 and a Passmark multithread score of 25032 — go largely underutilized.

The CPU's nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS (25284, 0% delta), Intel Core 5 120 (25362, -0.3% delta), AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D (25365, -0.3% delta), and AMD Ryzen 7 6800H (25201, 0.4% delta). All of these processors perform within 0.4% of the i5-13400F in average benchmark score, yet they would likely produce similar results in this game because the GPU is the bottleneck. This further confirms that CPU choice has minimal impact on Dave The Diver performance for this class of processor.

The single-thread performance of the i5-13400F, as measured by a 3DMark single-thread score of 960 and a Geekbench single-core score of 1996, is more than adequate for the game's logic and physics. The Passmark single-thread score of 3634 reinforces this. The CPU's 16 threads provide ample headroom for background tasks while gaming, and the 20 MB of L3 cache helps with any data-heavy scenarios, though the game does not appear to require such resources.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its best performance. Low settings produce an average of 167 FPS, Medium averages 139 FPS with a minimum of 118 FPS and maximum of 160 FPS, High averages 124 FPS, and Ultra averages 110 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 57 FPS, which is significant but not unusual for a GPU-bound title. The Medium preset's minimum of 118 FPS ensures smooth gameplay even in demanding scenes.

At 2560x1440, performance drops noticeably. Low averages 125 FPS, Medium averages 105 FPS with a minimum of 89 FPS and maximum of 121 FPS, High averages 94 FPS, and Ultra averages 83 FPS. The Medium preset remains the best balance, as it maintains an average above 100 FPS while the minimum stays above 85 FPS. The drop from 1080p to 1440p at Medium is 34 FPS (from 139 to 105), a 24% reduction.

At 3840x2160, the GPU is clearly stressed. Low averages 84 FPS, Medium averages 70 FPS with a minimum of 60 FPS and maximum of 81 FPS, High averages 63 FPS, and Ultra averages 55 FPS. The Medium preset at 4K delivers the minimum 60 FPS floor, which is the minimum threshold for smooth gameplay. The Ultra preset at 55 FPS is below this threshold and may result in noticeable stutter for some users.

The data shows a consistent pattern across all settings: the FPS scales almost linearly with resolution. At Low settings, the progression is 167 (1080p) → 125 (1440p) → 84 (4K). At High settings, it is 124 → 94 → 63. At Ultra, it is 110 → 83 → 55. This uniformity suggests that the GPU's fill rate and memory bandwidth are the primary constraints, and that the game does not exhibit any unusual optimization quirks across resolutions. The Medium preset, with its min/max data, shows the tightest frame time distribution at 1080p (118-160) and the widest at 4K (60-81), indicating that frame pacing becomes less consistent at higher resolutions.