Greedfall

The Intel Core i9-14900K paired with the Intel Arc B370 presents a stark contrast in capabilities, with a flagship desktop processor driving an integrated graphics solution. This combination produces a highly constrained gaming experience in Greedfall, where the CPU’s massive compute resources are largely held back by the GPU’s limited rendering throughput. The data indicates a consistent pattern of sub-60 FPS performance across all tested settings and resolutions, with the most demanding configurations falling to unplayable levels.

CPU Role — cores, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The Intel Core i9-14900K is a 24-core, 32-thread processor based on the Raptor Lake architecture, with a base clock of 3.20 GHz and a boost clock of 6.00 GHz. It supports dual-channel DDR4 and DDR5 memory and features 36 MB of shared L3 cache. In synthetic benchmarks, this CPU achieves a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 39399.5 and a single-core score of 2262.5, with a Geekbench single-core result of 2655. Its overall benchmark percentile ranks it in the 95th percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 79097. This places it in a close performance band with rivals such as the Intel Core i9-14900KF (deltaPct -0.3), the Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus (deltaPct -0.6), and the AMD EPYC 7413 (deltaPct -1.2), while it leads the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 by 1.7 percent.

In the context of Greedfall, this processor is vastly overqualified. The measured FPS data shows that at 1080p Low settings, the system achieves 76 FPS, which is the highest frame rate recorded for this combo. This suggests the CPU is capable of driving the game’s simulation and logic well beyond the thresholds needed for smooth gameplay, but the GPU becomes the limiting factor at every measurable point. The CPU’s high single-thread performance, evidenced by its 4697 Passmark single-thread score, is sufficient to handle the game’s engine demands, yet the rendering pipeline is saturated by the Intel Arc B370. The processor does not appear to be the bottleneck at any resolution or setting; the frame rate scaling between settings is entirely consistent with GPU-side limitations.

FAQ — 4-6 Q&A pairs answerable from FACT PACK data

Q: What is the highest average frame rate achieved by this combo in Greedfall?

A: The highest average frame rate recorded is 76 FPS, which occurs at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings.

Q: How much faster is the Intel Core i9-14900K compared to its closest rival, the Intel Core i9-14900KF?

A: The Core i9-14900K has an average benchmark score of 79097, which is 0.3 percent lower than the Core i9-14900KF’s score of 79371, making them effectively identical in performance.

Q: Does the Intel Arc B370 have any dedicated VRAM for gaming?

A: No, the Intel Arc B370 uses system shared memory for its video memory, with a bus width and type listed as "System Shared" and bandwidth described as "System Dependent".

Q: What is the performance difference between Low and Ultra settings at 2560x1440?

A: At 2560x1440, the Low preset achieves 53 FPS average, while the Ultra preset drops to 24 FPS average, representing a decrease of 29 FPS (approximately 55 percent lower).

Q: What is the GPU’s percentile ranking among all GPUs based on its benchmark score?

A: The Intel Arc B370 is in the 5th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 1184 from the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test.

Q: How does the combo rank among all tested combinations in Greedfall?

A: The combo ranks 2699 out of 2938 total tested combinations, placing it in the bottom portion of the database.

Resolution Scaling — how FPS drops from 1080p to 4K and what it says about the limiting component

The measured FPS data shows a clear and predictable drop in performance as resolution increases, which is typical for a system constrained by its graphics processor. At High settings, the average frame rate moves from 54 FPS at 1920x1080, to 38 FPS at 2560x1440, and finally to 22 FPS at 3840x2160. This represents a 59 percent reduction in performance from 1080p to 4K. The same pattern is visible across all settings: Low settings drop from 76 FPS at 1080p, to 53 FPS at 1440p, to 31 FPS at 4K; Medium settings drop from 60 FPS at 1080p, to 41 FPS at 1440p, to 25 FPS at 4K; Ultra settings drop from 35 FPS at 1080p, to 24 FPS at 1440p, to 14 FPS at 4K.

The scaling behavior indicates that the Intel Arc B370 is the limiting component across the entire resolution spectrum. If the CPU were the bottleneck, the frame rate would remain relatively flat regardless of resolution, but the consistent and significant drops with each resolution increase suggest the GPU is overwhelmed by the pixel fill rate and shading demands. At 4K Ultra, the system manages only 14 FPS, which is a clear indication that the integrated GPU cannot handle the rendering load of Greedfall at high resolutions. The delta between 1440p and 4K is proportionally larger than the delta between 1080p and 1440p, showing that the GPU’s memory bandwidth and compute resources are severely strained at the highest resolution.

How This Combo Ranks — use comboRankInGame vs other tested combos

The combination of the Intel Core i9-14900K and Intel Arc B370 ranks 2699 out of 2938 tested combos in Greedfall. This places the system in the bottom 8 percent of all configurations in the database, highlighting that despite the high-end processor, the overall gaming experience is severely hampered by the GPU. The rank is a holistic measure of the system’s ability to run the game across all tested resolutions and settings, and the data shows this combo struggles to maintain playable frame rates in most scenarios.

This ranking is particularly telling when considering the CPU’s own performance percentile of 95, which would normally position a system much higher in a game benchmark. The disparity between the CPU’s strong synthetic scores and the combo’s low game rank underscores the imbalance of this pairing. The CPU is not contributing to a better rank because the GPU’s performance ceiling is so low. For context, the GPU’s nearest rivals in the 3DMark Steel Nomad test include the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 (deltaPct -0.2) and the ATI Radeon HD 5770 (deltaPct -0.5), which are legacy parts, confirming the Arc B370’s very low position in the graphics performance hierarchy.

Settings Recommendations — which preset gives the best experience per the measured rows

Based on the measured FPS data, the Low preset at 1920x1080 provides the best balance of performance and playability, achieving an average of 76 FPS. This is the only configuration that consistently exceeds the 60 FPS threshold, which is generally considered the target for smooth gameplay. The Medium preset at 1080p achieves 60 FPS average, with a minimum of 51 FPS and a maximum of 69 FPS, which can be acceptable for many players, but the Low preset offers a more comfortable margin above the playability threshold.

At 2560x1440, the Low preset yields 53 FPS, which is playable but not ideal, while the High preset drops to 38 FPS, which may introduce noticeable stutter. At 3840x2160, all presets are below playable thresholds, with Low achieving 31 FPS and High achieving 22 FPS. Therefore, the recommendation is to use the Low preset at 1080p for the best experience. The Ultra preset is not recommended at any resolution, as it produces 35 FPS at 1080p, 24 FPS at 1440p, and 14 FPS at 4K, all of which are too low for a responsive experience. The data clearly suggests that users should prioritize resolution over visual fidelity, as the GPU lacks the raw throughput to handle higher settings without a significant frame rate penalty.

Measured FPS Breakdown — resolution by resolution, settings by settings, exact numbers

The complete set of measured average frame rates is as follows. At 1920x1080, the Low preset achieves 76 FPS, the Medium preset achieves 60 FPS (with a minimum of 51 FPS and maximum of 69 FPS), the High preset achieves 54 FPS, and the Ultra preset achieves 35 FPS. At 2560x1440, the Low preset achieves 53 FPS, the Medium preset achieves 41 FPS (with a minimum of 35 FPS and maximum of 48 FPS), the High preset achieves 38 FPS, and the Ultra preset achieves 24 FPS. At 3840x2160, the Low preset achieves 31 FPS, the Medium preset achieves 25 FPS (with a minimum of 21 FPS and maximum of 28 FPS), the High preset achieves 22 FPS, and the Ultra preset achieves 14 FPS.

The data shows a consistent trend where each step up in settings reduces the average frame rate by roughly 15-30 percent. For example, at 1080p, moving from Low to Medium reduces performance by 16 FPS, from Medium to High by 6 FPS, and from High to Ultra by 19 FPS. The largest performance hit occurs when moving from High to Ultra across all resolutions, suggesting that the Ultra preset includes effects or post-processing that are particularly taxing on the Intel Arc B370. The minimum FPS values recorded for the Medium preset are 51 at 1080p, 35 at 1440p, and 21 at 4K, indicating that even the average frame rates mask occasional dips that could cause perceptible lag.

GPU Role — VRAM, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The Intel Arc B370 is an integrated graphics processor based on the Xe3-LPG architecture, built on a 3 nm process node. It has a base clock of 300 MHz and a boost clock of 2400 MHz. The GPU features 1280 shading units, 40 texture mapping units, and 20 render output units, along with 10 ray tracing cores. Its theoretical peak performance is 6.144 TFLOPS for FP32 operations and 12.29 TFLOPS for FP16 operations (2:1 ratio). The GPU’s memory subsystem is entirely system shared, meaning it has no dedicated VRAM, which directly impacts its ability to handle high-resolution textures and large frame buffers.

In Greedfall, the GPU’s limitations are the primary reason for the low frame rates. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 benchmark score of 1184 places the Arc B370 in the 5th percentile of all GPUs, and its closest rivals are the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 and ATI Radeon HD 5770, both of which are from a much older era. The GPU’s TDP is only 25 W, which is typical for an integrated solution, but this severely limits its sustained performance under load. The system shared memory type means that the GPU must compete with the CPU for memory bandwidth, and the "System Dependent" bandwidth further compounds the issue, especially at higher resolutions where memory demands increase. The boost clock of 2400 MHz is respectable, but the low shading unit count and lack of dedicated memory bandwidth cap its real-world performance, as evidenced by the 22 FPS average at 4K High settings. The GPU is simply not designed for demanding titles like Greedfall at high resolutions, and the benchmark results confirm this.