Microsoft Flight Simulator

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT and Intel Arc B390 combination produces playable results only at the lowest detail settings and 1080p resolution in Microsoft Flight Simulator, with measured performance falling well below the average for tested systems. The Arc B390, an integrated GPU based on the Xe3‑LPG architecture, ranks in the 9th percentile of all GPUs, while the 6‑core, 12‑thread CPU holds a far more respectable 74th percentile. This pairing therefore yields a combination rank of 3302 out of 3714 combos, placing it in the bottom 11% of all systems tested for this flight sim.

Resolution Scaling

The measured frame rates drop consistently as resolution increases, with the same relative slide across every settings preset. At the Low preset, the system averages 56 FPS at 1080p, 45 FPS at 1440p, and 33 FPS at 4K — a decline of about 19.6% from 1080p to 1440p and 26.7% from 1440p to 4K, yielding a total 41% reduction for the full 1080p→4K jump.

The High preset shows a similar pattern: 33 FPS at 1080p, 26 FPS at 1440p, and 19 FPS at 4K. That is a ‑21.2% step down to 1440p, then ‑26.9% further to 4K. Medium settings move from 43 FPS (1080p) → 35 FPS (1440p) → 26 FPS (4K), which is ‑18.6% and ‑25.7% respectively. Ultra settings drop from 31 FPS at 1080p to 25 FPS at 1440p to 19 FPS at 4K, representing ‑19.4% and ‑24% steps.

The largest absolute difference between resolutions occurs at Low settings: a 56 FPS figure at 1080p falls to 33 FPS at 4K, a 23 FPS loss. At the other end, the smallest absolute gap is between High and Ultra at 1080p, where the difference is only 2 FPS (33 vs. 31). Notably, the percentage drop from 1080p to 4K is similar across settings — always in the 38–42% range — indicating that the limiting factor changes in a predictable way as resolution increases. The GPU’s modest computing capabilities likely become the primary constraint at higher pixel counts, outweighing the CPU’s contribution. The Arc B390’s integrated nature and its 7.680 TFLOPS FP32 rating support that interpretation.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT brings six physical cores and twelve threads on the Zen 3 architecture, running at a base clock of 3.60 GHz and boosting to 4.60 GHz. Its 16 MB L3 cache and 51.2 GB/s of dual‑channel DDR4 bandwidth are standard for a 65 W desktop part. In synthetic benchmarks, the CPU achieves 17,272 in Cinebench R23 multi‑core and 2,438 in single‑core, while a Geekbench multi‑core run yields 7,986 and a single‑core score of 1,843. PassMark multi‑thread figures rise further, with 20,325 for the multithread test.

Compared to the GPU’s 9th percentile ranking (its Steel Nomad score is 1,482), the CPU’s 74th percentile shows a clear gap. The data suggest that, in this combination, the Arc B390 is the primary factor holding back performance. At 1080p the game averages only 56 FPS on low settings—scarcely above the 60 FPS barrier—and at higher resolutions or preset it falls below playable thresholds. Since the CPU’s single‑threaded performance (2,438 Cinebench R23) is competent for a flight simulator, which relies heavily on single‑thread physics and terrain streaming, the results point to the integrated GPU, not the processor, as the speed limiting component. The CPU itself is not a entry‑level product, carrying a launch MSRP of $140, but its strong compute figures do not translate into high frame rates when paired with this low‑performance IGP.

FAQ

Q: What is the average frame rate at 1080p with the Low preset?

A The measured average FPS is 56, which is the highest average across any setting/resolution combination recorded for this combo.

Q: Which settings deliver above 30 FPS at 4K?

A Only the Low preset passes 30 FPS at 3840×2160, averaging 33 FPS. Medium yields 26 FPS, High 19 FPS, and Ultra also 19 FPS.

Q: What are the 1%‑low figures provided for the Medium preset?

A: At 1080p Medium, the min FPS is 37, at 1440p Medium it’s 30, and at 4K Medium it’s 22. The max FPS are 48, 42, and 36 respectively (the data shows a max of 48 for 1080p, 42 for 1440p, and 36 for 4K).

Q: How many cores and threads does the Ryzen 5 5600GT have?

A: It uses six physical cores and twelve threads (6C/12T) with a base clock of 3.60 GHz and a boost of 4.60 GHz. The L3 cache is 16 MB.

Q: What is the GPU’s architecture and shading unit count?

A: The Intel Arc B390 uses the Xe3‑LPG architecture (based on the Panther Lake chip) and contains 1,536 shading units, 48 texture units, and 24 ROPs. It supports DirectX 12 Ultimate and Vulkan 1.4.

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

A: The 5600GT’s average benchmark score is 20,433, which is only 0.3% slower than the Intel Core i5‑12490F (20,802) and just 0.4% slower than the Intel Xeon 6325P (20,821). It also lags the AMD EPYC 7J13 (20,845) by 0.5%.

Settings Recommendations

At all three tested resolutions, the Low graphics preset provides the smoothest experience. At 1080p, Low delivers an average of 56 FPS, which is 43% higher than High (33 FPS) and 81% higher than Ultra (31 FPS). Interestingly, Medium at 1080p yields 43 FPS—a reasonable compromise, though it is still 13 FPS slower than Low. High and Ultra are virtually indistinguishable at 1080p (33 vs. 31 FPS), making High the more efficient choice if you want visual quality without a penalty.

At 1440p, the Low preset averages 45 FPS, the Medium preset 35 FPS, and High/Ultra land at 26 and 25 FPS respectively. Given that the game’s minimum frame times at Medium dip to 30 FPS, those who need a smooth experience will prefer Low. At 4K, no preset reaches 40 FPS: Low yields 33 FPS, Medium 26 FPS, and High or Ultra share 19 FPS. Here, Low is the only setting that surpasses 30 FPS (by a small margin of 3 FPS), though it comes with the least visual detail.

In practice, the sweet spot for this hardware is 1080p with the Medium preset, which runs at 43 FPS on average with a minimum of 29 FPS (result shows min 37 max 48). However, for a framerate‑sensitive flight experience that stays above 50 FPS, the Low preset at 1080p is the only option, delivering 56 FPS. Anyone aiming for a higher resolution should accept the Low preset at 1440p (45 FPS), while 4K should be Limited to Low for even the faintest chance of fluid motion.

How This Combo Ranks

Across the entire pool of CPU‑GPU combinations tested in Microsoft Flight Simulator, the Ryzen 5 5600GT + Arc B390 pairing achieves an rank of 3302 out of 3714 — putting it in the bottom 11% of results. That position indicates that while the CPU component is near the median, the GPU’s constants dominate the outcome. The Arc B390 sits in the 9th percentile of all GPUs, while the Ryzen 5 lands in the 74th percentile of CPUs, which means the graphics component is responsible for keeping the combo rank low.

No other measured combination with a lower rank? Actually, there are 412 combinations that perform worse. So the data shows this pairing is roughly at the 10th percentile from the worst, meaning only 412 configs are more constrained than this one. The low GPU percentile and the mediocre resolution scaling confirm that the 5600GT is being held back by the integrated graphics, exactly the kind of result that yields a bottom-register combo rank in a flight sim.

Measured FPS Breakdown

1920×1080 (1080p)

• Low: Average 56 FPS (min/max not recorded)
• Medium: Average 43 FPS (min 37, max 48)
• High: Average 33 FPS
• Ultra: Average 31 FPS

2560×1440 (1440p)

• Low: Average 45 FPS
• Medium: Average 35 FPS (min 30, max 40)
• High: Average 26 FPS
• Ultra: Average 25 FPS

3840×2160 (4K)

• Low: Average 33 FPS
• Medium: Average 26 FPS (min 22, max 30)
• High: Average 19 FPS
• Ultra: Average 19 FPS

No other resolution or setting pairs returned any higher FPS. The maximum FPS value reported in the entire dataset is 56 FPS at 1080p Low, which is still only on par with a typical 60 Hz panel’s refresh of 60. The 1920×1080 Low preset is the sole combination that keeps an average above 30 FPS; everything else at or below this target. A 1440p Ultra delivers 25 FPS, while 4K any preset struggles to exceed 33 FPS, which is – according to the measurement – the absolute best the combo can do at 4K, and that is with the lowest quality.

The 4K High and 4K Ultra figures are identical (19 FPS), indicating that the renderer hits a hard GPU limit that becomes resolution‑bound. An interesting observation: between Low and Ultra at 4K, the average FPS drops from 33 to 19, a 40% reduction, while the 1080p Low to Ultra drops from 56 to 31, also about 43%. The similarity in relative penalty across resolutions suggests that the graphics pipeline is not only utilized but saturated by the Arc B390’s fill rate and shading capacity.

These measured averages are per‑curable – the data does not include a min/max except for Medium, so the exact consistency of other settings cannot be verified. But the frame times at the Medium preset point to variable refresh – 29 FPS to 48 FPS at 1080p – indicating there is some uncertainty. Overall, the combination does not meet the smooth 30 FPS + for playability in most resolutions unless the player chooses the absolute lowest quality setting. Given the CPU’s strong benchmark numbers, the limiting factor is the integrated graphics part of the package.