Fortnite

The Intel Core i7-13700K and Intel Arc B580 combination has been measured in Fortnite across three resolutions and four presets. The data set places this pairing at the 2779th position among 3700 tested combos, a result that lies within the lower quartile of all measured systems. The numbers show a 16-core, 24-thread CPU driving a 12GB GPU, producing playable session rates in most low and medium settings, though high and ultra presets impose a steep penalty, especially at 2160p.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average frame rate this combo ever reaches in the measured data?

A: The absolute peak is 200 FPS at 1920x1080 on Low settings. At the same resolution, High returns 109 FPS, Medium 141 FPS, and Ultra 72 FPS.

Q: How does the Intel Arc B580 compare to the RTX 2080 and RTX 3080 in the GPU benchmark field?

A: The B580's average benchmark score is 0.6% above the RTX 2080 and 0.7% below the RTX 3080. Among the listed rivals, it also sits 0.2% below the RX 580 2048SP and 1.0% below the P106-100.

Q: What is the CPU's relative position among all tested processors?

A: The i7-13700K holds the 89th percentile of all CPU benchmarks. Its average benchmark score is 46881, which puts it 0.2% behind the AMD Ryzen 9 5900, 0.3% behind the Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 375, and 0.5% ahead of both the Ryzen 9 7845HX and Intel Xeon w3-2535.

Q: Which settings deliver at least 60 FPS on average at 2560x1440?

A: Low (127 FPS), Medium (89 FPS), and High (69 FPS) all exceed the 60 FPS average threshold. The Ultra preset only reaches 46 FPS on average, breaking the mark.

Q: Are there any frame-time data reported besides the average?

A: For the Medium preset, the full min–max range appears at every resolution: 40–54 FPS at 3840x2160, 76–103 FPS at 2560x1440, and 120–162 FPS at 1920x1080. All other presets list average FPS only.

Q: What is the combo rank within the site's Fortnite dataset?

A: The pairing is listed at rank 2779 of 3700 total tested combinations.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-13700K brings 16 physical cores and 24 threads, a base frequency of 3.40 GHz and a boost clock of 5.40 GHz. That boost speed is directly relevant to Fortnite's frame pacing, as the game often favors high single-thread throughput. The measured CPU single-core result in Cinebench R23 is 2116, paired with a multi-core score of 30745. Under the older Cinebench R20, the result is 2299 for the single-core test and 16292 for multi-core. The multi-threaded Passmark score is 45887, and the single-thread Passmark is 4333. In the 3DMark multi-threading suite, the processor returns 10717 at 16 threads and 12412 at maximum threads. These values position the CPU at the 89th percentile among all processors in the database, with an average total benchmark score of 46881. It also uses 125W TDP typical power and a 30 MB L3 cache, which together explain why an unlocked enthusiast part can handle heavy compute loads. In Fortnite, this CPU appears to provide enough horsepower to feed the Arc B580 across all resolutions, but the GPU becomes the dominant factor above 1088p.

The nearest rivals in the CPU benchmark list show how tightly contested the 13700K is at its performance tier. The average score of the Ryzen 9 5900 is 0.2% higher than this Intel chip, while the Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 375 sits 0.3% higher. In the other direction, the Ryzen 9 7845HX is 0.5% lower and the Intel Xeon w3-2535 is also 0.5% lower. Those minute deltas in raw synthetic tests do not translate into visible FPS gaps in the Fortnite results, as the CPU percentile (89%) is far stronger than the combination's actual rank would suggest. Instead, the game's measured output is limited by the graphics card.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B580 uses the Xe2-HPG architecture and carries 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, resulting in a bandwidth of 456 GB/s. Its boost clock and base clock are both 2670 MHz, which aligns with the straightforward single-speed design. The chip includes 2560 shading units, 160 texture mapping units, and 80 render output units, pr along with 20 raytracing cores. For compute, the card provides an FP32 of 13.67 TFLOPS and FP16 of 27.34 TFLOPS (2:1). These hardware injected directly into known game metrics: on the PassMark G3D test, the B580 scores 15748, while the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 result is 3068. The PassMark GPU compute score is 7729. All of this yields a identical percentile of 68 among all GPUs, which is below the CPU percentile by 21 points.

Compared to its rivals in the benchmark table, the Arc B580 edges out the RTX 2080 by 0.6% and exceeds the RTX 3080 by a slim 0.7% margin. The RX 580 2048SP is just 0.2% above, and the P106-100 is exactly 1.0% higher. Those figures place the Arc B580 as a capable mid-range one, but they also explain the Fortnite results: at 2160p Ultra, the card drops to an average 24 FPS, and at 1440p Ultra it reaches only 46 FPS. The card maintains playable numbers at high quality only when resolution is restrained. The 5 GB of GDDR6 and 5.60GB/s memory bandwidth are enough for high-quality textures at 1088p, but the 2670 MHz clock and 190W TDP set a hard ceiling.

The Fortnite data corroborates this. At each resolution, lowering the preset from High to Medium brings about a predictable jump: +10 FPS at 1088p (from 109 to 141), +20 FPS at 1440p (from 69 to 89), +10 FPS at 2160p (from 37 to 47). In other words, the integrated ratio of each settings level is highly consistent, which suggests that the data reflects a shader-limited pipeline. The 12GB frame buffer never appears to be the bottleneck; instead, the GPU accelerates the rendering workload.

Settings Recommendations

The measured rows divide the results into clear tiers by resolution.

At 1920×1080, the High preset yields 109 FPS on average, which is well above the 60 FPS threshold and still delivers good visual fidelity. Ultra offers 72 FPS, which looks better but brings a 37 FPS drop from High. Because the average of 72 FPS is still fairly close to a desired zone but the visual cost is substantial, High becomes the most balanced choice. The Medium preset with 141 FPS is the fastest setting that remains visually acceptable, but High strikes the best ratio of frame rate to quality. A 7 lonely note: those who prefer maximum quality should accept the 72 FPS average of Ultra, as it is still playable.

At 2560×1440, the picture market is about hitting measurable thresholds. High sits at 69 FPS, which clears the 60 FPS mark but leaves little headroom. Medium surpasses that with 89 FPS and also reports a health min‑FPS of 76, so framerate drops are less likely. The Low preset 127 FPS is the fastest option, but the visual degradation is overkill for the median competitive player. For this resolution, Medium is the clear choice: it keeps 89 FPS in the average and 76 FPS in the 0.Estimate, which is adequate for a shooter.

At 3840×2160, no preset enters the same performance realm. Low yields 67 FPS, Medium drops to 47 FPS, High to 37 FPS, and Ultra bottom out at 14 FPS. Only the Low preset meets the 60 FPS threshold; the data shows that anyone who wants to play Fortnite at 4K must put every button on the low end and accept a less detailed scene. Medium at 47 FPS is technically above a 45 FPS cutoff, but the gap to Low is so large that a Low ranking is the only recommendation that does not hazard near the 30 FPS range. Therefore the expected balance is: 4K only with Low graphics, 1440p with Medium, and 1083p with High or Medium.

How This Combo Ranks

Among all tested combos in the Fortnite dataset, this pairing takes the 2779th slot out of 3700. That is equivalent to the 42nd percentile of all combos? Actually rank 2779 of 3700 corresponds to a relative position of 2779/3700 = 0.7459, which means it is better than 921 combos and worse than 2779. In other words, about 26% of the tested configurations are slower, while about 74% are faster. The CPU's own percentile of 89 is high, and the GPU's is 68, yet the overall rank is not high, indicating that the system’s power is not converted into a top-tier Fortnite performer.

Several factors explain the distribution. The CPU is near the top tier in the benchmark hierarchy, and the GPU retains a solid mid-range position; however the FPS data reveal that at high presets the system must rely on the GPU’s 12GB VRAM and 2670MHz frequencies to keep up with Fortnite’s heavy visual effects, especially at 2160p. As a result, the ranking is largely a function of the best GPU limited by the lower aspect of its own percentile than the CPU’s. The secure place across the quartile means that users will get consistent 60+ FPS at 1088p and 1440p, but they won’t push ultra high resolutions or fps records.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The full set of measurements is straightforward:

3840×2160

• High: 37 FPS average
• Low: 67 FPS average
• Medium: 47 FPS average (min 50, max 60)
• Ultra: 24 FPS average

2560×1440

• High: 69 FPS average
• Low: 127 FPS average
• Medium: 89 FPS average (min 76, max 10)
• Ultra: 46 FPS average

1920×1080

• High: 109 FPS average
• Low: 200 FPS average
• Medium: 141 FPS average (min 20, max 62)
• Ultra: 72 FPS average

The line of min and max values indicates a steady frame pacing for Medium quality, especially at 1440p (88 avg, 76 min, 103 max), which is a good standard deviation. At every resolution, Low performs as the highest frame rate, but the gap between Low and Medium narrows as the resolution falls—from a 20 FPS difference at 3840×2160 to a 59 FPS difference at 1080p. The Ultra preset always trails at even more steep loss, making it clear that the B580 cannot handle Fortnite’s highest visual quality at higher frame rates. All numbers suggests a balanced system for the mid-range, but the ranking does not show top-tier weight needed for extreme visual settings.