Evolve

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F paired with the Intel Arc B370 produces a limited set of benchmark data for Evolve, with results confined to four distinct quality presets across three resolutions. The data shows a clear performance ceiling for this combination, making the choice of settings the single most critical factor for achieving a playable experience.

Settings Recommendations

The measured rows for this combo reveal a steep performance penalty for each step up in quality. At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers an average of 80 FPS, which is the highest score recorded for this configuration. Moving to Medium drops the average to 62 FPS, a 22.5% reduction from Low, while High further reduces it to 49 FPS. The Ultra preset is the most demanding, yielding only 34 FPS on average at this resolution.

Given these numbers, the Low preset at 1080p is the only setting that provides a consistently fluid experience above the 60 FPS threshold. The Medium preset at 62 FPS is playable, but the margin above 60 FPS is thin, and the minimum FPS recorded for this setting is 53, indicating potential dips below the target. For users prioritizing frame rate stability, Low is the recommended choice.

At 2560x1440, the situation becomes more constrained. Low produces 54 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS target but still within a range that many consider acceptable. Medium drops to 42 FPS, and High falls to 33 FPS. The Ultra preset at this resolution is nearly unplayable at 23 FPS. The data suggests that 1440p gaming with this combo requires accepting the Low preset for a semi-fluid experience, or dropping to 1080p for higher frame rates.

At 3840x2160, no setting achieves a playable frame rate. The Low preset manages only 31 FPS, with Medium at 24 FPS, High at 19 FPS, and Ultra at 13 FPS. These numbers indicate that 4K resolution is not viable for this hardware in Evolve, regardless of quality settings. The best experience per the measured rows is unequivocally the Low preset at 1920x1080, which offers the highest average FPS and the most headroom above the minimum playability threshold.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B370 is an integrated graphics solution based on the Xe3-LPG architecture, built on Intel's 3 nm process. Its performance profile in Evolve is severely limited, as evidenced by its benchmark scores. The GPU scores 1184 points in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, placing it in the 5th percentile of all GPUs. This low percentile is reflected in its nearest rivals, which include the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 and the ATI Radeon HD 5770, with delta percentages of -0.2% and -0.5% respectively.

The GPU's clock speeds are 300 MHz base and 2400 MHz boost, but the memory configuration is entirely system-shared, with bandwidth dependent on the host system. This shared memory architecture likely contributes to the performance bottlenecks observed at higher resolutions. The Arc B370 has 1280 shading units, 40 TMUs, and 20 ROPs, with a pixel rate of 48.00 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 96.00 GTexel/s.

In the context of Evolve, the GPU's role is the primary limiting factor. The FP32 compute rating of 6.144 TFLOPS is insufficient for the demands of this game at higher settings. The data shows that even at 1080p, the Ultra preset only achieves 34 FPS, indicating that the GPU cannot sustain the graphical load of maximum quality settings. The transition from Low to Medium at 1080p costs 18 FPS, and from Medium to High costs another 13 FPS, demonstrating a sharp scaling curve that is characteristic of a GPU operating near its computational limits.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 8400F and Intel Arc B370 ranks 2639 out of 2872 tested combos in Evolve. This places it in the bottom 8.1% of all configurations, which is consistent with the GPU's low percentile ranking. The ranking reflects the overall performance ceiling imposed by the integrated graphics solution, despite the CPU's relative strength.

The CPU itself has a percentile ranking of 77 among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 25005. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F with a delta of 0.2%, the Intel Core i7-11850H with a delta of 0.3%, and the Intel Core i7-13620H with a delta of 0.4%. These rival CPUs all have similar average scores, indicating that the 8400F is a capable processor. However, the GPU's performance anchors the combo's overall ranking, as the CPU's computational headroom cannot compensate for the GPU's limitations in this game.

The disparity between the CPU's 77th percentile and the GPU's 5th percentile is stark. The combo rank of 2639 suggests that the GPU is the dominant constraint, and the data supports this interpretation. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 80 FPS, which is likely near the CPU's limit for this game, but at higher settings, the GPU becomes the bottleneck, and FPS drops proportionally to the increase in graphical workload. This ranking indicates that for Evolve, the Arc B370 is the defining component, and the combination should be evaluated primarily on the GPU's capabilities.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a complete picture of performance across all tested configurations. At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers an average of 80 FPS. The Medium preset averages 62 FPS, with a minimum of 53 FPS and a maximum of 72 FPS. High averages 49 FPS, and Ultra averages 34 FPS. The range from Low to Ultra at this resolution spans 46 FPS, showing a dramatic reduction in performance with each quality increase.

At 2560x1440, the Low preset averages 54 FPS. Medium averages 42 FPS, with a minimum of 35 FPS and a maximum of 48 FPS. High averages 33 FPS, and Ultra averages 23 FPS. The performance delta between 1080p and 1440p is significant; for the Low preset, the drop is 26 FPS, for Medium it is 20 FPS, for High it is 16 FPS, and for Ultra it is 11 FPS. This pattern indicates that the GPU's load is scaling with resolution, but the relative performance loss is less pronounced at higher settings because the baseline is already low.

At 3840x2160, the Low preset averages 31 FPS. Medium averages 24 FPS, with a minimum of 20 FPS and a maximum of 27 FPS. High averages 19 FPS, and Ultra averages 13 FPS. No settings at 4K produce a playable frame rate, and the Ultra preset is effectively a slideshow. The minimum FPS values are only provided for the Medium settings at each resolution, which show that the frame rate consistency degrades with resolution; the difference between minimum and maximum at 1080p Medium is 19 FPS, at 1440p Medium it is 13 FPS, and at 4K Medium it is 7 FPS, indicating that the GPU is running out of headroom.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution and settings combo for this hardware in Evolve?

A: The best measured result is at 1920x1080 with the Low preset, achieving an average of 80 FPS. This is the only configuration that exceeds the 60 FPS threshold by a substantial margin.

Q: Is this combination capable of 4K gaming in Evolve?

A: No. At 3840x2160, the highest average FPS recorded is 31 on the Low preset. The Ultra preset only achieves 13 FPS, making all 4K settings unplayable.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F has an average benchmark score of 25005, which is within 0.4% of the Intel Core i7-13620H and 0.3% of the Intel Core i7-11850H. It is 0.2% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F.

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

A: At 2560x1440, the Low preset averages 54 FPS, while the Ultra preset averages 23 FPS. This represents a 31 FPS reduction, or a 57.4% drop in performance.

Q: Does the GPU have sufficient VRAM for this game?

A: The Intel Arc B370 uses System Shared memory, meaning it relies on the host system's memory. The data shows that at 1080p Ultra, the combo only achieves 34 FPS, indicating that the shared memory architecture is not sufficient for high-quality settings.

Q: What is the combo's rank among all tested configurations?

A: The combination ranks 2639 out of 2872 tested combos in Evolve, placing it in the bottom 8.1% of all configurations.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 4 architecture, manufactured on a 4 nm process. It has a base clock of 4.20 GHz and a boost clock of 4.70 GHz. The CPU's cache configuration includes 64 KB of L1 per core, 1 MB of L2 per core, and 16 MB of shared L3 cache. Its TDP is 65 W, and it supports DDR5 memory with a dual-channel bus, providing a memory bandwidth of 83.2 GB/s.

In benchmark tests, the CPU shows strong multi-threaded performance, scoring 20851 in Cinebench R23 multicore and 8757 in Cinebench R20 multicore. Single-thread performance is also solid, with a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2943. The CPU's average benchmark score of 25005 places it in the 77th percentile of all CPUs, indicating it is a competent processor for gaming workloads.

In the context of Evolve, the CPU's role is to provide a stable frame rate floor. The data suggests that the CPU is not the limiting factor at lower settings; at 1080p Low, the combo achieves 80 FPS, which is likely near the CPU's maximum for this game. However, as settings increase, the GPU becomes the bottleneck, and the CPU's high single-thread performance cannot overcome the GPU's limitations. The CPU's 12 threads are more than sufficient for Evolve, as the game's engine does not require extreme multi-core scaling, and the 4.70 GHz boost clock ensures responsive frame times.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS data shows a clear pattern of performance degradation as resolution increases. At 1080p Low, the combo averages 80 FPS. At 1440p Low, this drops to 54 FPS, a 32.5% reduction. At 4K Low, the average is 31 FPS, a 61.3% reduction from 1080p. This scaling is consistent with a GPU-limited scenario, where the frame rate is inversely proportional to the number of pixels rendered.

For the Medium preset, the scaling is similar: 62 FPS at 1080p, 42 FPS at 1440p, and 24 FPS at 4K. The percentage drops from 1080p to 4K are 61.3% for Low and 61.3% for Medium, showing a consistent pattern. The High preset drops from 49 FPS at 1080p to 33 FPS at 1440p and 19 FPS at 4K, a 61.2% reduction. The Ultra preset drops from 34 FPS at 1080p to 23 FPS at 1440p and 13 FPS at 4K, a 61.8% reduction.

This uniformity in scaling percentages across all settings indicates that the GPU is the sole limiting factor at every resolution. If the CPU were the bottleneck, we would expect to see smaller FPS drops at higher resolutions, as the CPU would maintain a similar frame rate regardless of pixel count. Instead, the consistent ~61% reduction from 1080p to 4K across all settings confirms that the Intel Arc B370's rendering throughput is the primary constraint. The data also shows that the FPS loss from 1080p to 1440p (around 32%) is larger than the loss from 1440p to 4K (around 42% of the 1440p value), which is typical for a GPU with limited pixel fill rate, as the 4K resolution overwhelms the 20 ROPs and 48.00 GPixel/s pixel rate.