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FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS at 1080p Ultra settings for this combination?

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 with Intel Arc B370 produces an average of 42 FPS at 1920x1080 with Ultra settings. This is the highest settings preset tested and shows a significant drop from the 85 FPS achieved at Low settings.

Q: How does the Intel Arc B370 compare to its nearest GPU rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The Arc B370 scores 1184 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, placing it just 0.2% behind the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 (1186) and 0.5% behind the ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1190). It is 1.4% ahead of the AMD FirePro M2000 (1168). This puts the GPU in the 5th percentile of all GPUs.

Q: What is the CPU's multithreaded performance compared to its nearest rivals?

A: The Ryzen 5 3600 has an average benchmark score of 17035, which is 0.2% behind the Intel Core i5-11400 (17067) and 0.2% behind the AMD EPYC 7573X (17070). It sits 0.2% ahead of the Intel Core i7-1260P (17007) and the AMD EPYC 7742 (16998).

Q: What is the best average FPS recorded across all tested resolutions and settings?

A: The highest average FPS is 85, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings. The second-best result is 65 FPS at the same resolution with Medium settings, followed by 55 FPS at 1080p High.

Q: What is the lowest average FPS recorded, and at what settings?

A: The lowest average FPS is 15, recorded at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings. At 4K High, the average rises to 19 FPS, and at 4K Medium it reaches 23 FPS.

Q: How many total frame time measurements include minimum and maximum FPS data?

A: Only the Medium settings rows across all three resolutions include min and max FPS values. At 4K Medium, the range is 19 to 26 FPS; at 1440p Medium, it is 36 to 48 FPS; and at 1080p Medium, it is 56 to 75 FPS. All other settings rows report only the average.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B370 is a 3nm part based on the Xe3-LPG architecture, built on the Panther Lake chip. Its role in this game is defined by its modest compute resources: 1280 shading units, 40 texture mapping units, and 20 ROPs. The GPU operates with a base clock of 300 MHz and a boost clock of 2400 MHz, producing a pixel rate of 48.00 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 96.00 GTexel/s. Its FP32 throughput is 6.144 TFLOPS, with FP16 performance at 12.29 TFLOPS (2:1). The memory configuration is entirely system-shared, meaning bandwidth is dependent on the host system rather than a dedicated VRAM pool.

The GPU's synthetic benchmark score of 1184 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 places it in the 5th percentile of all GPUs, which is low. Its nearest rivals—ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570, ATI Radeon HD 5770, AMD Radeon HD 7650M, and AMD FirePro M2000—are all older, lower-tier parts, and the Arc B370 trades blows with them within a 1.4% band. This suggests the GPU is a limiting factor in Minimum, particularly at higher resolutions and settings.

The data shows that the GPU's shared memory architecture and modest ROP count directly impact frame delivery. At 4K Ultra, the average FPS collapses to 15, indicating the GPU cannot sustain the fill rate demands. The system-shared memory means there is no dedicated VRAM allocation, and the bandwidth is "System Dependent," which likely contributes to the steep performance cliffs seen when moving from 1080p to 1440p and 4K. The GPU's RT cores (10) and DirectX 12 Ultimate support (12_2) are present, but they do not translate into playable frame rates at high resolutions.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear pattern of degradation as resolution increases. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 85 FPS, but at 1440p Low, it drops to 55 FPS—a 35% reduction. Moving to 4K Low, the average falls to 30 FPS, which is a 45% additional drop from 1440p. This steep scaling curve indicates that the GPU is the dominant bottleneck, as resolution increases place more stress on pixel throughput and memory bandwidth.

At Medium settings, the scaling is similar: 65 FPS at 1080p, 42 FPS at 1440p (a 35% drop), and 23 FPS at 4K (a 45% drop from 1440p). The consistency of these percentage drops across settings suggests that the GPU's fill rate limits are being hit uniformly, regardless of the quality preset. This is characteristic of a GPU that is heavily constrained by its ROP count and shared memory bandwidth.

The High settings row shows 55 FPS at 1080p, 35 FPS at 1440p, and 19 FPS at 4K. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is 36%, and from 1440p to 4K is 46%. The Ultra preset follows a similar trend: 42 FPS at 1080p, 27 FPS at 1440p, and 15 FPS at 4K. The 4K Ultra result is the worst-case scenario, with the combo barely producing a slideshow. The data implies that the CPU (Ryzen 5 3600) is not the limiting component here; if it were, the resolution scaling would be flatter. Instead, the frame rate drops by roughly a third to a half at each resolution step, which points squarely at the GPU's inability to keep up with pixel output demands.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its most usable results. Low settings produce an average of 85 FPS. Medium settings yield 65 FPS, with a minimum of 56 FPS and a maximum of 75 FPS. High settings drop to 55 FPS, and Ultra settings fall to 42 FPS. The jump from Low to Medium is 20 FPS, while the jump from Medium to High is 10 FPS, and High to Ultra is 13 FPS. The data shows diminishing returns as settings increase, but even Ultra at 42 FPS is technically playable for a third-person shooter.

At 2560x1440, the frame rates become more constrained. Low settings average 55 FPS, which is still smooth. Medium settings average 42 FPS, with a range of 36 to 48 FPS. High settings drop to 35 FPS, and Ultra falls to 27 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium is 13 FPS, Medium to High is 7 FPS, and High to Ultra is 8 FPS. The 1440p Ultra result of 27 FPS is borderline for a shooter, but the Low and Medium presets remain viable.

At 3840x2160, the combo struggles to maintain playability. Low settings average 30 FPS, which is the minimum for a playable experience by most standards. Medium settings average 23 FPS, with a minimum of 19 and a maximum of 26. High settings average 19 FPS, and Ultra settings average 15 FPS. The 4K results are uniformly poor, with even the Low preset failing to reach 60 FPS. The data shows that 4K is not a suitable resolution for this combo in Minimum, regardless of settings.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 + Intel Arc B370 combination ranks 2703 out of 2939 tested combos in Minimum. This places it in the bottom 8% of all tested configurations, which is consistent with the GPU's low percentile ranking (5th) and the CPU's mid-range ranking (71st percentile). The combo rank indicates that this pairing is far from optimal for this game, with the GPU likely dragging the overall performance down.

Relative to other combos, the Ryzen 5 3600 is a capable mid-range CPU from 2019, but the Arc B370 is an integrated-class GPU (classified as IGP) with a TDP of 25 W. The data suggests that the GPU is the primary reason for the low combo rank, as the CPU's benchmark scores are competitive with modern parts like the Intel Core i5-11400 and Core i7-1260P. If this combo were paired with a stronger discrete GPU, the rank would likely improve substantially, but as measured, the Arc B370 holds the system back.

The percentile data reinforces this: the GPU is in the 5th percentile, meaning 95% of GPUs perform better, while the CPU is in the 71st percentile, meaning it outperforms 71% of CPUs. This mismatch creates a bottleneck that is evident in the measured FPS, particularly at higher resolutions where the GPU's limitations become more pronounced.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 2 (Matisse) architecture, built on a 7nm process from TSMC. It has a base clock of 3.60 GHz and a boost clock of 4.20 GHz, with a TDP of 65 W. The cache hierarchy includes 64 KB of L1 per core, 512 KB of L2 per core, and 32 MB of shared L3 cache. Memory support is dual-channel DDR4 with a bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s. The CPU supports PCIe Gen 4 with 16 lanes.

In multi-threaded benchmarks, the Ryzen 5 3600 scores 15045 in Cinebench R23, 6318 in Cinebench R20, and 1516 in Cinebench R15. Its single-thread scores are 2124 (R23), 892 (R20), and 214 (R15). Geekbench results show 7372 multi-core and 1536 single-core. The PassMark multi-thread score is 17700, with a single-thread score of 2562. The average benchmark score is 17035, placing it in the 71st percentile of all CPUs.

The CPU's role in Minimum is likely secondary to the GPU, given the resolution scaling data. At 1080p Low, the combo hits 85 FPS, which suggests the CPU can feed frames fast enough for a mid-range GPU. However, the CPU's single-thread performance (696 in 3DMark single-thread) may become a factor if the GPU were faster. The nearest rivals—Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Core i5-11400, AMD EPYC 7573X, and AMD EPYC 7742—all score within 0.2% of the Ryzen 5 3600, indicating that the CPU is well-matched to its peers in synthetic tests. In practice, the 6 cores and 12 threads are sufficient for a 2014 third-person shooter, and the data does not indicate CPU throttling at the measured frame rates.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS rows, the best experience for this combo in Minimum is at 1920x1080 with Low settings, which delivers 85 FPS on average. This is the only preset that approaches high-refresh-rate territory. For players who prefer higher visual quality, Medium settings at 1080p (65 FPS) are a strong compromise, offering 20 FPS more than High (55 FPS) and 23 FPS more than Ultra (42 FPS). The Medium preset also has the tightest frame time range (56–75 FPS), indicating stable performance.

At 2560x1440, the recommended preset is Low, which averages 55 FPS. Medium at 1440p (42 FPS) is playable but may feel less smooth, especially in fast-paced shooter scenarios. High (35 FPS) and Ultra (27 FPS) are not recommended for competitive play, as they fall below the 30 FPS threshold for playability. At 3840x2160, no preset is truly playable, but Low (30 FPS) is the only option that reaches 30 FPS on average. Medium (23 FPS), High (19 FPS), and Ultra (15 FPS) are all below playable thresholds.

The data indicates that the combo is best suited for 1080p gaming, with Low or Medium settings providing the most fluid experience. For 1440p, Low is the safe choice, while 4K should be avoided unless the user accepts a slideshow. The settings recommendations should prioritize frame rate stability over visual fidelity, as the GPU's low percentile ranking makes high-quality presets prohibitive at higher resolutions.