Inside

FAQ

Q: Is the AMD Ryzen 5 8400F + Intel Arc B580 combination capable of running Inside at 4K Ultra settings?

A: Yes, but just barely. The measured average FPS at 3840x2160 Ultra is 58 FPS, which is slightly below the 60 FPS threshold that many players consider smooth. At 4K High, the average rises to 61 FPS, indicating that a single settings step down provides a more comfortable margin above 60 FPS.

Q: How does the Ryzen 5 8400F compare to its closest rival in CPU benchmarks?

A: The Ryzen 5 8400F has an average benchmark score of 25005, which is 0.2% higher than the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F's score of 24964. The data shows this is a statistically negligible difference, meaning the two CPUs offer essentially identical synthetic performance.

Q: What is the biggest performance gap between the Ryzen 5 8400F and its nearest CPU rivals?

A: The largest delta is against the AMD EPYC 9474F, where the Ryzen 5 8400F trails by 0.4%. Against the Intel Core i7-11850H and Intel Core i7-13620H, the Ryzen 5 8400F leads by 0.3% and 0.4%, respectively. All four rivals fall within a 0.8% total spread.

Q: How does the Intel Arc B580's benchmark score compare to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080?

A: The Arc B580 has an average benchmark score of 23021, which is 0.6% higher than the RTX 2080's score of 22895. This places the B580 marginally ahead of the RTX 2080 in aggregate synthetic testing.

Q: What is the best settings preset for 1080p gaming with this combo?

A: At 1920x1080, the Medium preset delivers 217 FPS average with a minimum of 185 FPS, while High achieves 136 FPS and Ultra reaches 129 FPS. Medium offers the best balance, providing nearly double the refresh rate of most monitors while maintaining a high minimum frame rate.

Q: Does the resolution scaling from 1080p to 4K suggest a CPU or GPU bottleneck?

A: The data shows a consistent and substantial FPS drop at every settings level when moving from 1080p to 4K. For example, High settings drop from 136 FPS at 1080p to 61 FPS at 4K, a 55% reduction. This pattern indicates the GPU becomes increasingly limiting at higher resolutions, while the CPU's performance headroom is sufficient across all tested configurations.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B580 is built on the Xe2-HPG architecture and features a base and boost clock of 2670 MHz. Its 12 GB of GDDR6 memory operates across a 192-bit bus, delivering 456.0 GB/s of bandwidth. This memory configuration is particularly relevant for Inside, as the game's dark, atmospheric environments rely on rapid texture streaming and post-processing effects.

The GPU's 2560 shading units and 80 ROPs contribute to its pixel rate of 213.6 GPixel/s, while the 160 texture mapping units enable a texture rate of 427.2 GTexel/s. For a puzzle platformer like Inside, these specifications translate to smooth handling of the game's layered parallax backgrounds and dynamic lighting effects.

Benchmark results show the Arc B580 achieves a Passmark G3D score of 15748 and a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 3068. Its average benchmark score of 23021 places it at the 68th percentile among all GPUs. The nearest rival data reveals a tight competitive cluster: the Arc B580 is 0.6% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080, 0.2% behind the AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP, and 0.7% behind the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080.

In the context of Inside, the GPU's role becomes clear when examining measured FPS data. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 271 FPS, but at 4K Ultra, that figure drops to 58 FPS. The GPU's 13.67 TFLOPS of FP32 compute and DirectX 12 Ultimate support ensure compatibility with the game's rendering pipeline, though the data indicates that higher resolutions and quality presets push the Arc B580 toward its limits.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data provides clear guidance for optimal settings at each resolution. At 1920x1080, the Low preset achieves 271 FPS, which far exceeds any display's refresh rate capability. However, the Medium preset at 217 FPS with a minimum of 185 FPS offers a better visual experience while still providing headroom for high-refresh-rate displays. The High preset at 136 FPS and Ultra at 129 FPS remain playable but offer diminishing returns given the game's art style.

At 2560x1440, Medium is the recommended choice, delivering 156 FPS average with a 133 FPS minimum. This provides a smooth experience on 144Hz monitors. The High preset at 98 FPS and Ultra at 93 FPS are both viable for 60Hz displays, but Medium offers the best combination of visual quality and performance margin.

For 3840x2160, the data suggests a careful approach. Ultra runs at 58 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS target, while High achieves 61 FPS. Medium provides 98 FPS with a minimum of 83 FPS, making it the clear choice for 4K gaming. The substantial gap between Medium and High at 4K — 98 FPS versus 61 FPS — indicates that the High preset introduces rendering demands that disproportionately affect performance on this GPU.

Across all resolutions, Medium consistently offers the best balance. The measured minimum FPS values for Medium are 185 FPS at 1080p, 133 FPS at 1440p, and 83 FPS at 4K, all of which remain comfortably above the 60 FPS playability threshold.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F + Intel Arc B580 combination ranks 2764 out of 3716 tested combos for Inside. This places the pairing in the 26th percentile of all tested systems, meaning roughly three-quarters of tested combinations deliver higher average FPS in this game.

This ranking reflects the Arc B580's mid-range positioning rather than any deficiency in the CPU. The GPU's average benchmark score of 23021 places it at the 68th percentile among all GPUs, yet the combo's rank in Inside is lower than that percentile would suggest. This discrepancy indicates that Inside's rendering workload is particularly demanding on the B580's architecture, or that the game's optimization favors other GPU designs.

The CPU-side data tells a different story. The Ryzen 5 8400F sits at the 77th percentile among all CPUs with an average benchmark score of 25005. Its nearest rivals include the Ryzen 5 7500F (0.2% higher), Core i7-11850H (0.3% lower), and Core i7-13620H (0.4% lower). This clustering suggests the CPU is not a limiting factor in achieving higher ranks.

The rank of 2764 out of 3716 combos indicates that while this system is fully capable of playing Inside, it does not deliver the high frame rates seen in top-tier configurations. For a puzzle platformer where frame rate consistency matters more than absolute maximums, this rank is adequate, but users seeking 4K Ultra performance above 60 FPS would need to explore more powerful GPU options.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear pattern of performance degradation as resolution increases from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160. At Low settings, the average FPS drops from 271 at 1080p to 195 at 1440p (a 28% reduction), then further to 123 at 4K (a 37% reduction from 1440p). The cumulative drop from 1080p to 4K at Low settings is 55%.

At Medium settings, the scaling is similar: 217 FPS at 1080p, 156 FPS at 1440p (28% drop), and 98 FPS at 4K (37% drop from 1440p). High settings show 136 FPS at 1080p, 98 FPS at 1440p (28% drop), and 61 FPS at 4K (38% drop from 1440p). Ultra settings follow the same trajectory: 129 FPS at 1080p, 93 FPS at 1440p (28% drop), and 58 FPS at 4K (38% drop from 1440p).

This consistent scaling pattern across all four settings presets indicates that the GPU is the primary limiting component. The nearly identical percentage drops at each settings level suggest that pixel throughput — not texture complexity or shader work — is the bottleneck. The Arc B580's 456.0 GB/s memory bandwidth and 213.6 GPixel/s pixel rate determine how many pixels can be processed per frame, and quadrupling the pixel count from 1080p to 4K predictably reduces performance by roughly half.

The CPU does not appear to constrain performance at any resolution. If the CPU were the bottleneck, we would expect to see smaller FPS differences between 1080p and 4K, since the CPU workload remains relatively constant while GPU load increases. The data shows substantial drops at every resolution step, confirming the GPU-bound nature of this configuration in Inside.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers its highest frame rates. Low settings produce an average of 271 FPS. Medium achieves 217 FPS with a minimum of 185 FPS and a maximum of 250 FPS. High settings average 136 FPS, while Ultra averages 129 FPS. The gap between High and Ultra at 1080p is only 7 FPS, suggesting the Ultra preset's additional effects have minimal impact at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, performance remains strong but shows the expected reduction. Low averages 195 FPS. Medium delivers 156 FPS with a minimum of 133 FPS and a maximum of 180 FPS. High averages 98 FPS, and Ultra averages 93 FPS. The High-to-Ultra gap narrows further to 5 FPS at this resolution.

At 3840x2160, the system approaches its limits. Low averages 123 FPS, maintaining playability. Medium averages 98 FPS with a minimum of 83 FPS and a maximum of 113 FPS. High drops to 61 FPS, and Ultra falls to 58 FPS. The High-to-Ultra gap at 4K is only 3 FPS, indicating that both presets are constrained by the same GPU bottleneck.

The Medium preset consistently shows the tightest minimum-to-maximum range relative to its average: 65 FPS spread at 1080p, 47 FPS at 1440p, and 30 FPS at 4K. This narrower range suggests more consistent frame pacing compared to other presets, which is valuable for a game like Inside where precise timing is essential.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 4 architecture (codenamed Phoenix). It operates with a base clock of 4.20 GHz and a boost clock of 4.70 GHz. The CPU's 16 MB of shared L3 cache, combined with 1 MB of L2 cache per core, provides sufficient on-chip storage for game logic and physics calculations.

In synthetic benchmarks, the 8400F demonstrates strong single-thread performance with a 3DMark single-thread score of 951 and a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2943. Multi-threaded performance is equally robust, with a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 20851 and a Passmark multithread score of 24389. The CPU's 3DMark 16-thread score of 6091 closely matches its max-thread score of 6165, indicating that all 12 threads scale efficiently.

For Inside, a puzzle platformer with relatively modest CPU demands, the 8400F provides ample headroom. The game's physics, character animation, and environmental interactions are unlikely to stress even a single core significantly, let alone all 12 threads. The CPU's Passmark single-thread score of 3685 ensures responsive frame delivery, while the 4 nm process node and 65 W TDP keep thermal output low.

The nearest rival data reinforces the 8400F's positioning. Its average benchmark score of 25005 is within 0.4% of the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F, Intel Core i7-11850H, Intel Core i7-13620H, and AMD EPYC 9474F. This clustering indicates that any of these CPUs would perform identically in Inside, confirming that the CPU is not a differentiating factor in this game's performance.

The 8400F supports DDR5 memory with dual-channel configuration and 83.2 GB/s bandwidth. While Inside does not appear to be memory-bandwidth-sensitive based on the FPS scaling data, the fast memory subsystem ensures that the CPU can quickly feed data to the GPU without introducing stalls. The PCIe Gen 4 interface with 20 lanes provides adequate bandwidth for the Arc B580's PCIe 4.0 x8 connection.