Dave The Diver

The Intel Core Ultra 7 265 paired with the Intel Arc B370 integrated graphics presents a peculiar combination for Dave The Diver. This is not a discrete GPU setup; the Arc B370 is an integrated graphics processor (IGP) part of the Panther Lake generation, sharing system memory. The benchmark data shows this combo can run the game, but the experience is defined by the GPU's limitations rather than the CPU's substantial capabilities. The Core Ultra 7 265, with its 20 cores and 20 threads, is a high-end desktop processor that ranks in the 93rd percentile against all CPUs, but it is paired with a graphics solution that ranks in the 5th percentile against all GPUs. This mismatch creates a system where the frame rate is almost entirely dictated by the integrated graphics.

FAQ

Q: Can the Intel Arc B370 integrated GPU run Dave The Diver at a playable frame rate?

A: Yes, at 1920x1080 with Low settings, the average frame rate is 98 FPS. At Medium settings, it drops to 82 FPS, and at High settings, it is 73 FPS. Even at Ultra settings on 1080p, it manages an average of 65 FPS. The data shows that playable frame rates are achievable at 1080p across all tested settings, with only the 4K Ultra preset falling below 30 FPS.

Q: How does the CPU's performance compare to its closest rivals?

A: The Intel Core Ultra 7 265 has an average benchmark score of 64640. Its nearest rival, the AMD EPYC 4464P, has a score of 64823, which is a 0.3% difference. The Intel Core Ultra 7 265F is 0.3% faster with a score of 64438, and the AMD EPYC 7343 is 0.7% faster with a score of 64202. These are very close margins, indicating the 265 is performing exactly as expected for its class.

Q: What is the performance difference between the 1080p and 4K resolutions for this combo?

A: Moving from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160 causes a significant performance drop. For example, at High settings, the average FPS falls from 73 at 1080p to 55 at 1440p and then down to 37 at 4K. At Low settings, the drop is from 98 FPS at 1080p to 74 FPS at 1440p and 49 FPS at 4K. This indicates a heavy scaling penalty as resolution increases, which is characteristic of a GPU-limited scenario.

Q: What is the launch MSRP of the processor in this combo?

A: The Intel Core Ultra 7 265 has a launch MSRP of $394. This information is for the CPU only, as the Intel Arc B370 is an integrated graphics processor with no separate launch MSRP listed.

Q: How does the Arc B370's benchmark score compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The Arc B370 has an average benchmark score of 1184. Its closest rival, the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570, scored 1186, which is a 0.2% difference. The ATI Radeon HD 5770 is 0.5% faster with a score of 1190, and the AMD FirePro M2000 is 1.4% slower with a score of 1168. These scores are all very close, showing the Arc B370 is in the same performance tier as these older discrete GPUs.

Q: Which is the limiting factor in this system for Dave The Diver?

A: The benchmark results clearly indicate the Intel Arc B370 is the limiting component. The GPU's 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score is only 1184, which places it in the 5th percentile of all GPUs. The CPU, by contrast, is in the 93rd percentile. The scaling of frame rates with resolution and settings is consistent with a GPU bottleneck.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B370 is an integrated graphics processor, not a discrete card. Its memory is "System Shared," meaning it draws from the main system memory rather than having its own dedicated VRAM. The data shows no dedicated VRAM size, bus width, or bandwidth for the GPU; instead, these are listed as "System Shared" and "System Dependent." This is a critical detail because it means the GPU's performance is tied to the speed and capacity of the system's DDR5 memory, which the Core Ultra 7 265 supports in a dual-channel configuration with a bandwidth of 102.4 GB/s.

The GPU's clocks are set at a base of 300 MHz and a boost of 2400 MHz. It has 1280 shading units, 40 texture mapping units, and 20 raster output units. It also includes 10 ray tracing cores. The pixel rate is 48.00 GPixel/s, and the texture rate is 96.00 GTexel/s. The FP32 performance is 6.144 TFLOPS. These specifications are modest for modern gaming, which is reflected in its 5th percentile ranking among all GPUs.

In the context of Dave The Diver, these specifications produce a specific set of results. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the average FPS is 98, which suggests the GPU can handle the game's basic rendering at a high frame rate. However, as settings increase, the load on the GPU grows. At 1080p Ultra, the average FPS drops to 65. This is a 33 FPS loss from Low to Ultra, indicating that the GPU is sensitive to the increased visual fidelity. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1184 is a general indicator of its graphical compute capability. This score, when compared to its nearest rivals, shows it is roughly on par with the ATI Radeon HD 5770, a GPU from a much older era. The lack of dedicated VRAM means that at higher resolutions and settings, the system memory bandwidth becomes a factor, further limiting performance. The data shows that the Arc B370 is the clear bottleneck for this game, as the CPU has far more headroom than the GPU can use.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data for this combination shows a clear and predictable pattern: performance degrades significantly as resolution increases. This is a classic sign of a GPU-bound system. The CPU is not the limiting factor; the integrated graphics are struggling to fill more pixels.

At Low settings, the average FPS drops from 98 at 1920x1080 to 74 at 2560x1440, a 24 FPS decrease. Moving to 3840x2160, the average FPS falls to 49, which is exactly half of the 1080p score. This indicates that the GPU's workload is scaling with the pixel count, and the Arc B370 is unable to maintain its performance as the resolution increases.

At High settings, the pattern is similar but with lower absolute numbers. The average FPS is 73 at 1080p, 55 at 1440p, and 37 at 4K. The drop from 1080p to 4K is 36 FPS, a 49% reduction. At Medium settings, the average FPS goes from 82 at 1080p to 62 at 1440p and 41 at 4K. The Ultra settings show the same trend, with 65 FPS at 1080p, 49 at 1440p, and 33 at 4K. The 4K Ultra average of 33 FPS is the lowest recorded result in the data set.

This scaling behavior tells a clear story. The frame rate drops are proportional to the resolution increase, which is the definition of a GPU bottleneck. If the CPU were the limiting factor, we would expect to see similar frame rates across different resolutions, as the CPU's workload (draw calls, physics, game logic) does not change with resolution. Instead, the data shows a consistent and significant drop in performance as resolution increases, confirming that the Intel Arc B370 is the component holding the system back. For a player, this means that 1080p is the only practical resolution for a smooth experience, and even then, the higher settings will tax the GPU heavily.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a comprehensive look at how this combination performs across different resolutions and settings. All data points are measured averages, with some entries including minimum and maximum FPS values.

At 1920x1080, the resolution shows the best performance. With Low settings, the average FPS is 98. Medium settings produce an average of 82 FPS, with a minimum of 70 and a maximum of 94. High settings yield an average of 73 FPS. Ultra settings drop the average to 65 FPS. This shows a clear scaling from Low to Ultra, with a 33 FPS difference between the lowest and highest settings. The frame rate at Low is nearly double that at Ultra, indicating the GPU is heavily impacted by the graphical preset.

At 2560x1440, performance takes a noticeable hit across the board. Low settings average 74 FPS. Medium settings average 62 FPS, with a minimum of 52 and a maximum of 71. High settings average 55 FPS. Ultra settings average 49 FPS. The relative scaling between settings is similar to 1080p, but the absolute numbers are lower. The difference between Low and Ultra at this resolution is 25 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the performance is the weakest. Low settings average 49 FPS. Medium settings average 41 FPS, with a minimum of 35 and a maximum of 47. High settings average 37 FPS. Ultra settings average 33 FPS. This resolution is clearly too demanding for the Intel Arc B370 to provide a consistently smooth experience, with even the Low preset barely hitting 50 FPS on average.

The data reveals several key insights. First, the minimum FPS values are only provided for the Medium settings at each resolution. At 1080p Medium, the minimum is 70 FPS, which is still a playable frame rate. At 1440p Medium, the minimum is 52 FPS, and at 4K Medium, the minimum is 35 FPS. This suggests that the frame time consistency degrades as resolution increases. Second, the difference between Low and Ultra settings is substantial at all resolutions, indicating that the game's visual effects have a significant impact on this GPU. The data shows that for a target of 60 FPS or higher, 1080p Low and Medium settings are the only viable options. For 1440p, only Low settings approach a playable average of 74 FPS. At 4K, no setting achieves an average of 50 FPS or higher.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database, this specific combination of the Intel Core Ultra 7 265 and Intel Arc B370 is ranked 2642 out of 2867 tested combos for Dave The Diver. This puts it in the bottom 8% of all tested systems. This low ranking is not surprising given the GPU's performance metrics. The Intel Arc B370 is in the 5th percentile of all GPUs, meaning it performs worse than 95% of the GPUs in the database. When paired with a top-tier CPU like the Core Ultra 7 265, the result is a system with a massive performance imbalance.

The ranking indicates that this combo is not well-suited for this game. The CPU is more than capable of handling the game's logic and physics, but the integrated GPU cannot translate that capability into high frame rates. The 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 1184 for the GPU places it in the same league as much older ATI Radeon HD 5000 series cards, which are from a different era of gaming. This explains why the combo ranks so poorly. The high CPU performance is irrelevant when the GPU is the limiting factor.

Looking at the nearest rivals for the GPU, we see that the ATI Radeon HD 5770 has a very similar average score of 1190, and the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 has a score of 1186. These are all within a 1% performance margin of the Arc B370. This means that in terms of raw 3D rendering capability, the Arc B370 is comparable to these older discrete cards. For a modern game like Dave The Diver, which was released in 2023, this level of performance is insufficient for high-resolution or high-settings gaming. The combo rank of 2642 out of 2867 reflects this reality. It is a system that can run the game, but it will not provide a high-quality experience compared to the vast majority of other tested configurations.

CPU Role

The Intel Core Ultra 7 265 is a 20-core, 20-thread processor based on the Arrow Lake architecture, built on a 3 nm process by TSMC. It has a base clock of 2.40 GHz and a boost clock of 5.30 GHz. The CPU has a 30 MB shared L3 cache and its TDP is 65 W. It supports DDR5 memory on a dual-channel bus, with a total memory bandwidth of 102.4 GB/s. These are specifications of a high-end desktop processor, which is reflected in its benchmark scores and its 93rd percentile ranking against all CPUs.

The CPU's benchmark results are strong. In Cinebench R23, it scores 42216 in multi-core and 5960 in single-core. In PassMark, it scores 49682 for multithread, 4689 for single-thread, and 172776 for floating point math. Its average benchmark score is 64640. Compared to its nearest rivals, the AMD EPYC 4464P has a score of 64823, which is essentially identical, with a delta of -0.3%. The Intel Core Ultra 7 265F is also very close, with a delta of 0.3%. This shows that the 265 is performing exactly as expected for its class, with no anomalies.

In the context of Dave The Diver, the CPU's role is to handle game logic, physics, and other non-graphics tasks. Given its high benchmark scores, the Core Ultra 7 265 has ample processing power for these tasks. The PassMark data compression score of 522983 and encryption score of 40456 are indicative of its strong general-purpose compute capabilities. The CPU's high single-thread score of 4689 in PassMark is also beneficial, as many game engines rely heavily on a few main threads.

However, the benchmark data for this combo shows that the CPU's performance is not the limiting factor. The frame rates are consistently low across all settings and resolutions, which is a sign of a GPU bottleneck. If the CPU were the bottleneck, we would expect to see frame rates that are more consistent across different resolutions, as the CPU's workload would be the same. Instead, the data shows a clear and significant drop in frame rates as resolution increases, which is a classic symptom of the integrated GPU being maxed out. The CPU is performing its role admirably, but the Arc B370 simply cannot keep up. The 20 cores and 20 threads of the Core Ultra 7 265 are largely underutilized in this scenario because the GPU is the component that determines the final frame rate. This is a case where a powerful CPU is paired with a weak GPU, leading to a system that is not balanced for gaming performance.