Fivem

# Fivem Performance Analysis: Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus + Intel Arc B390

The Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus paired with the Intel Arc B390 integrated graphics produces a heavily GPU-limited experience in Fivem, as the data reveals a combination that ranks near the bottom of tested configurations despite featuring a top-tier CPU. The Arc B390, with its 9th percentile standing among all GPUs, becomes the decisive bottleneck across every resolution and settings preset, while the 24-core processor sits idle relative to the graphics workload.

FAQ

Q: How does this CPU+GPU combo rank overall in Fivem?

A: The combination ranks 2,656 out of 3,005 tested combos in Fivem, placing it in the bottom 12% of all configurations tested for this game.

Q: What is the best FPS this combo achieves at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo reaches an average of 88 FPS, which is the highest average recorded across all tested resolutions and settings.

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

A: The Arc B390 scores 1,482 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, which is 1.3% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX (1,463), 1.5% ahead of the GeForce 800M (1,460), and 2.5% ahead of the GeForce GT 625 OEM (1,446).

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

A: At 2560x1440, Low settings yield 58 FPS average, while Ultra settings drop to 29 FPS average, representing a 50% performance reduction from the lowest to highest quality preset.

Q: Does the CPU hold back performance in any scenario?

A: No. The Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus, with its 96th percentile ranking among all CPUs, vastly outperforms the GPU's 9th percentile ranking, meaning the graphics solution is always the limiting factor.

Q: What is the minimum FPS recorded for this combo?

A: The lowest minimum FPS recorded is 22 FPS at 3840x2160 with Medium settings, while the highest minimum is 59 FPS at 1920x1080 with Medium settings.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B390 is an integrated graphics solution based on the Xe3-LPG architecture, built on Intel's 3 nm process node. It operates with a base clock of 300 MHz and a boost clock of 2500 MHz, and critically for this analysis, it uses System Shared memory with bandwidth described as System Dependent. This means the GPU relies entirely on the CPU's DDR5 memory subsystem rather than having dedicated VRAM, which fundamentally shapes its performance characteristics in Fivem.

The GPU's compute specifications are modest: 1,536 shading units, 48 texture mapping units, and 24 raster output pipelines, alongside 12 ray tracing cores. Its pixel rate is 60.00 GPixel/s, texture rate is 120.0 GTexel/s, and it delivers 7.680 TFLOPS of FP32 compute. The 80 W TDP and IGP slot width confirm this is an integrated part, not a discrete card, and its 9th percentile ranking versus all GPUs indicates it sits far below the median graphics solution.

In Fivem specifically, the GPU's shared memory architecture and limited rasterization throughput become apparent through the measured frame rates. The highest average FPS achieved is 88 at 1080p Low, and this drops precipitously as resolution and quality increase. The benchmark results show a clear pattern: the Arc B390 cannot maintain playable frame rates at 4K Ultra (16 FPS average) and struggles even at 1440p with higher settings. The 12 ray tracing cores are likely irrelevant for this title's typical workload, as the game's performance scales almost entirely with the GPU's fill rate and memory bandwidth constraints.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS data reveals a steep resolution penalty that highlights the GPU as the primary bottleneck. Moving from 1920x1080 to 2560x1440 at High settings, average FPS drops from 56 to 37, a 34% reduction. Scaling further to 3840x2160 at High settings yields just 20 FPS average, representing a 64% drop from the 1080p baseline. This scaling pattern is consistent with a GPU that has extremely limited fill rate and relies on system memory rather than dedicated VRAM.

At Low settings, the resolution scaling is even more pronounced in absolute terms: 88 FPS at 1080p falls to 58 FPS at 1440p (34% reduction) and then to 32 FPS at 4K (an additional 45% reduction). The fact that even Low settings cannot maintain 60 FPS at 1440p confirms that the Arc B390's raw throughput is insufficient for higher pixel counts, regardless of quality preset. The 4K results are particularly telling: the spread between Low (32 FPS) and Ultra (16 FPS) at 3840x2160 is only 16 FPS, showing that at this resolution the GPU is so saturated that settings changes have diminishing returns.

The limiting component is unequivocally the GPU. The Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus, with its 24 cores and 24 threads, has a 96th percentile CPU ranking, while the Arc B390 sits at the 9th percentile for GPUs. If the CPU were the constraint, we would expect to see smaller FPS differences between resolutions as the workload shifts toward the graphics hardware. Instead, the dramatic FPS drops across resolution tiers indicate that the integrated GPU's pixel throughput and memory bandwidth are exhausted well before the CPU's capabilities are taxed.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its most usable performance. Low settings produce an average of 88 FPS, which is the only configuration exceeding 80 FPS. Medium settings average 70 FPS with a minimum of 59 FPS and maximum of 80 FPS, providing a mostly smooth experience with occasional dips. High settings average 56 FPS, while Ultra settings fall to 43 FPS average. The 1080p results show that Fivem is playable at lower presets but becomes marginal at High and Ultra.

Moving to 2560x1440, performance degrades notably. Low settings average 58 FPS, just under the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. Medium settings average 46 FPS with a range of 39 to 53 FPS, indicating noticeable frame time variance. High settings average 37 FPS, and Ultra settings drop to 29 FPS average. At this resolution, only Low settings approach an acceptable frame rate, and even that preset cannot consistently hold 60 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the Arc B390 is clearly overwhelmed. Low settings average 32 FPS, Medium settings average 25 FPS with a minimum of 22 FPS and maximum of 29 FPS, High settings average 20 FPS, and Ultra settings average just 16 FPS. None of these configurations provide a playable experience, as even the lowest quality preset fails to reach 35 FPS. The 4K Medium preset's minimum of 22 FPS suggests significant frame drops below the average, which would manifest as stuttering during gameplay.

Across all resolutions, the scaling from Low to Ultra settings shows a consistent pattern: Ultra settings typically deliver roughly half the frame rate of Low settings. At 1080p, the drop is from 88 to 43 FPS (51% reduction); at 1440p, from 58 to 29 FPS (50% reduction); and at 4K, from 32 to 16 FPS (50% reduction). This consistent halving suggests the GPU's shader and ROP throughput scales linearly with the settings workload, with no unexpected bottlenecks or thermal throttling apparent in the data.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo rank of 2,656 out of 3,005 tested configurations places this system in the bottom 11.6% of all combinations tested in Fivem. This low ranking is driven almost entirely by the GPU component, as the CPU's performance class would normally place a system much higher in the rankings. The data shows a stark mismatch: a processor that ranks in the 96th percentile of all CPUs paired with a graphics solution that ranks in the 9th percentile of all GPUs.

The Intel Arc B390's nearest rivals in benchmark scores are all legacy NVIDIA parts: the GeForce GT 520MX (1,463, 1.3% behind), GeForce 800M (1,460, 1.5% behind), GeForce GT 625 OEM (1,446, 2.5% behind), and GeForce GT 710 (1,443, 2.7% behind). These are all entry-level or integrated-class GPUs from previous generations, confirming that the Arc B390's performance class is far below what modern Fivem players would typically use.

Contextualizing the CPU side, the Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus scores 93,785 average benchmark points, placing it essentially even with the Intel Xeon 6520P (93,786, 0% delta) and slightly ahead of the AMD EPYC 4564P (95,183, -1.5%), AMD EPYC 9175F (95,615, -1.9%), and AMD EPYC 4565P (95,764, -2.1%). These are all server-class processors, indicating that the Ultra 7 270K Plus delivers workstation-level CPU performance, which is entirely wasted in this configuration due to the GPU bottleneck.

The rank disparity between components is the key story: a high-end CPU cannot compensate for a GPU that scores in the single-digit percentiles. In Fivem, where the measured FPS at 1080p Ultra (43 FPS) is barely above the 4K Low result (32 FPS) of the same GPU, the ranking reflects that this combo is only suitable for low-resolution, low-settings play.

CPU Role

The Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus is a 24-core, 24-thread processor from the Core Ultra Series 2, built on TSMC's 3 nm process node with 17,800 million transistors on a 243 mm² die. It runs at a 3.70 GHz base clock and 5.50 GHz boost clock, with a 125 W TDP. The cache hierarchy includes 192 KB L1 per core, 3 MB L2 per core, and 36 MB of shared L3 cache. It supports DDR5 memory in dual-channel configuration with 115.2 GB/s bandwidth and ECC memory support, and it connects via PCIe Gen 5 with 20 CPU lanes on the Intel Socket 1851 platform.

In CPU benchmark scores, the Ultra 7 270K Plus demonstrates strong multi-threaded performance: Cinebench R15 multicore scores 6,656, R20 multicore scores 24,461, and R23 multicore scores 44,253. Single-core results are equally competitive: R15 single-core at 354, R20 at 3,453, and R23 at 2,439. The PassMark suite shows 68,574 for multithread, 5,068 for single-thread, 4064 for physics, and strong results in integer math (175,986) and floating point math (229,491). Data compression scores 804,322, data encryption scores 59,097, and extended instructions score 63,506.

Given this CPU's capability, the measured FPS in Fivem cannot be attributed to processor limitations. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 88 FPS average, but at 4K Ultra it drops to 16 FPS average, a performance spread that tracks the GPU's workload rather than CPU throughput. The 24 threads are far more than Fivem, a multiplayer title with typically modest CPU demands, would require, and the 5.50 GHz boost clock ensures rapid single-threaded response for game logic and network handling.

The processor's 96th percentile ranking versus all CPUs, coupled with the GPU's 9th percentile ranking, creates a configuration where the CPU is effectively never the limiting factor. In any scenario where this combo produces low frame rates, the cause is the Arc B390's inability to rasterize frames quickly enough, not the processor's inability to feed it data. Users seeking better Fivem performance would need to pair this CPU with a substantially more powerful discrete GPU, as even the Arc B390's nearest rivals (GT 520MX, GeForce 800M, GT 625 OEM, GT 710) are all similarly aged low-end parts that would not meaningfully improve the experience.