Minimum

# Minimum with AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D + Intel Arc B390

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D paired with the Intel Arc B390 delivers a strikingly lopsided performance profile in Minimum, a 2014 third-person shooter. The CPU is a high-end 8-core Zen 3 part with 96 MB of L3 cache, while the GPU is an integrated-class Arc part that ranks in the 9th percentile among all GPUs. Benchmark results show this combination ranks 2602 out of 2939 tested combos, placing it near the bottom of the database. The data reveals a system where the processor vastly outperforms the graphics solution, leading to frame rates that range from playable at 1080p Low to borderline unusable at 4K Ultra.

FAQ

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

A: The measured average FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings is 95 frames per second. This is the highest average frame rate recorded across all tested resolutions and settings for this combination.

Q: How does the CPU benchmark score compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D has an average benchmark score of 27,896. Its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 7 6800U, scores 27,887 — a delta of 0%. The Intel Core i9-10900K scores 27,872 (0.1% slower), the AMD Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340 scores 27,932 (0.1% faster), and the Intel Core i5-12600KF scores 27,799 (0.3% slower).

Q: What is the GPU's 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score?

A: The Intel Arc B390 scores 1,482 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12. This places it in the 9th percentile of all GPUs, with the NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX (1,463) being its closest rival at a 1.3% delta.

Q: What frame rate can players expect at 1440p with Medium settings?

A: At 2560x1440 with Medium settings, the average FPS is 47, with a minimum of 40 and a maximum of 54. This represents a significant drop from the 72 FPS average seen at 1080p with the same settings.

Q: Does the GPU have dedicated VRAM?

A: No. The Intel Arc B390 uses system-shared memory, with the memory size, type, and bus width all listed as "System Shared." Memory bandwidth is described as "System Dependent," meaning it relies on the host system's RAM.

Q: What is the CPU's single-thread performance in Cinebench R23?

A: The Ryzen 7 5800X3D scores 1,452 in Cinebench R23 single-core. Its multi-core score is 14,317, which is roughly 10 times higher, reflecting the 8-core/16-thread design.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B390 is the clear bottleneck in this configuration. This integrated GPU, built on the Xe3-LPG architecture with a 3 nm process from Intel, operates with a base clock of 300 MHz and a boost clock of 2500 MHz. It features 1,536 shading units, 48 texture mapping units, and 24 raster operations units, along with 12 ray tracing cores. The GPU's compute capabilities include 7.680 TFLOPS of FP32 performance and 15.36 TFLOPS of FP16 (at a 2:1 ratio). Pixel rate is rated at 60.00 GPixel/s, and texture rate at 120.0 GTexel/s.

Critically, the Arc B390 has no dedicated VRAM. Its memory configuration is entirely "System Shared," meaning it draws from the same DDR4 memory pool as the CPU. This is a fundamental limitation for gaming, as the GPU must compete with the processor for memory bandwidth — the Ryzen 7 5800X3D supports dual-channel DDR4 with a theoretical bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s. The GPU's memory bandwidth is listed as "System Dependent," which in practice means performance scales with system memory speed and capacity.

The GPU's benchmark presence is minimal — only one test is recorded: 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 with a score of 1,482. This places the Arc B390 in the 9th percentile of all GPUs, indicating it performs worse than roughly 91% of tested graphics cards. Its nearest rivals are all older NVIDIA parts: the GeForce GT 520MX (1,463, +1.3%), GeForce 800M (1,460, +1.5%), GeForce GT 625 OEM (1,446, +2.5%), and GeForce GT 710 (1,443, +2.7%). These deltas are all within 3%, suggesting the Arc B390 sits in a performance class with decade-old entry-level discrete GPUs.

In Minimum, this GPU limitation manifests directly in frame rates. At 1080p Low, the system manages 95 FPS, which suggests the game's older engine is light enough for the GPU to handle at low settings. However, as resolution and settings increase, the lack of dedicated VRAM and low fill rate become apparent. The GPU's 24 ROPs and 60 GPixel/s pixel rate are simply insufficient for high-resolution rendering, and the system-shared memory adds latency and bandwidth contention.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a steep performance cliff as resolution increases from 1080p to 4K. This pattern is classic GPU-limited behavior — the CPU is far more capable than the GPU, so frame rates scale almost inversely with pixel count.

At 1080p Low, the system achieves 95 FPS. Moving to 1440p Low drops this to 61 FPS, a 36% reduction. At 4K Low, the average falls to 33 FPS, which is 65% lower than 1080p Low. This scaling is steeper than the proportional increase in pixels (1080p has about 2.1 million pixels, 1440p has 3.7 million, and 4K has 8.3 million), indicating that the GPU's fill rate and memory bandwidth constraints become more severe at higher resolutions.

The same pattern holds across settings. With High settings, 1080p averages 61 FPS, 1440p averages 39 FPS, and 4K averages 21 FPS. Medium settings show 72 FPS at 1080p, 47 FPS at 1440p, and 25 FPS at 4K. Ultra settings are the most demanding: 46 FPS at 1080p, 30 FPS at 1440p, and just 16 FPS at 4K.

The resolution scaling reveals that the limiting component is the GPU. The Ryzen 7 5800X3D has ample headroom — its multi-threaded benchmark scores (e.g., 14,317 in Cinebench R23 multi-core) are far above what a 2014 shooter would require. If the CPU were the bottleneck, frame rates would remain relatively flat across resolutions. Instead, the data shows near-linear degradation with pixel count, a hallmark of a fill-rate-limited GPU.

At 4K Ultra, the system drops to 16 FPS average — a slideshow. Even at 4K Low, 33 FPS is below the typical 60 FPS target, and the minimum frame rate data (available for Medium settings) shows 21 FPS at 4K, indicating noticeable stutter. The conclusion is clear: this combination is only viable at 1080p, and even then, only at Low or Medium settings for smooth gameplay.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a complete picture across three resolutions and four settings tiers. All measurements are actual test results, not estimates.

1920x1080 (1080p):

• Low: 95 FPS average. This is the best result in the entire dataset and suggests the game runs comfortably at this setting.
• Medium: 72 FPS average, with a minimum of 62 and maximum of 83. The spread of 21 FPS indicates some frame variability, but the minimum stays above 60 FPS.
• High: 61 FPS average. This is right at the 60 FPS threshold, making it playable but with no headroom for demanding scenes.
• Ultra: 46 FPS average. This drops below the 60 FPS target, and with no minimum data recorded, it likely dips further in action sequences.

2560x1440 (1440p):

• Low: 61 FPS average. This matches the 1080p High result, showing that the resolution increase at Low settings costs about the same as moving from Low to High at 1080p.
• Medium: 47 FPS average, with a minimum of 40 and maximum of 54. The 14 FPS range is tighter than at 1080p, but the overall level is below 60 FPS.
• High: 39 FPS average. This is borderline playable but will feel sluggish in a third-person shooter.
• Ultra: 30 FPS average. This is the classic "cinematic" frame rate, but for a fast-paced shooter, it is too low for responsive gameplay.

3840x2160 (4K):

• Low: 33 FPS average. Playable only in the loosest sense; action sequences will feel choppy.
• Medium: 25 FPS average, with a minimum of 21 and maximum of 29. The minimum of 21 FPS indicates severe frame drops.
• High: 21 FPS average. This is below the threshold for comfortable viewing, let alone gameplay.
• Ultra: 16 FPS average. This is effectively a static slideshow.

The data shows a consistent pattern: each step up in resolution at the same settings costs roughly 30-40% of the frame rate. Each step up in settings at the same resolution costs a similar amount. The combination of 4K and Ultra is the worst case, with 16 FPS — a 79% reduction from the best case of 1080p Low at 95 FPS.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D + Intel Arc B390 combination ranks 2602 out of 2939 tested combos in Minimum. This places it in the bottom 11% of all configurations tested, meaning roughly 89% of combinations perform better in this game.

This ranking is unsurprising given the GPU's position in the 9th percentile of all GPUs. The Arc B390's 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 1,482 is within 3% of several NVIDIA parts from the early 2010s — the GT 520MX, GeForce 800M, GT 625 OEM, and GT 710. These are not gaming GPUs by any modern standard; they were entry-level parts designed for basic desktop use and light multimedia.

The CPU, by contrast, is in the 80th percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 27,896. The Ryzen 7 5800X3D's nearest rivals are all respectable processors: the Ryzen 7 6800U (27,887, 0% delta), Core i9-10900K (27,872, +0.1%), Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340 (27,932, -0.1%), and Core i5-12600KF (27,799, +0.3%). This CPU is clearly not the limiting factor.

The low combo rank reflects the extreme imbalance between the two components. The CPU is capable of far higher frame rates than the GPU can deliver. In a game like Minimum, which released in 2014 and is not particularly demanding by modern standards, the GPU's integrated-class performance holds the entire system back. The 2602nd rank out of 2939 combos is a direct consequence of the Arc B390's position at the bottom of the GPU performance hierarchy.

If the same CPU were paired with even a modest discrete GPU, the rank would likely improve dramatically. But as tested, this combo is firmly in the bottom tier for Minimum.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D is a desktop processor from the 5000 series, built on the Zen 3 architecture (codename Vermeer) using a 7 nm process at TSMC. It has 8 cores and 16 threads, with a base clock of 3.40 GHz and a boost clock of 4.50 GHz. The thermal design power is 105 W, and it uses the AMD Socket AM4. The CPU's cache hierarchy includes 64 KB of L1 per core, 512 KB of L2 per core, and a substantial 96 MB of shared L3 cache — this large L3 is the defining feature of the X3D variant, designed to reduce memory latency in gaming workloads.

In terms of memory support, the CPU uses dual-channel DDR4 with a theoretical bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s. It supports ECC memory and provides PCIe Gen 4 with 20 lanes from the CPU. The CPU was released in April 2022 with a launch MSRP of $449 and is now end-of-life.

Benchmark results show strong multi-threaded performance: 14,317 in Cinebench R23 multi-core, 11,765 in Geekbench multi-core, 28,309 in Passmark multi-thread, and 7,299 in 3DMark 16-thread. Single-thread scores are also respectable: 1,452 in Cinebench R23 single-core, 2,017 in Geekbench single-core, and 3,234 in Passmark single-thread. The CPU's 3DMark 8-thread score of 5,906 is close to its 16-thread score of 7,299, indicating that the extra threads provide diminishing returns in some workloads.

For Minimum, a 2014 game, this CPU is massively overqualified. The game's engine was designed for the multi-core CPUs of its era, which typically had 4 cores or fewer. The Ryzen 7 5800X3D's 8 cores and 16 threads, combined with 96 MB of L3 cache, provide far more processing headroom than the game can utilize. The CPU's 80th percentile ranking (above 80% of all CPUs) confirms that it is not the bottleneck.

The measured FPS data supports this conclusion. At 1080p Low, the system hits 95 FPS, which is likely near the game's engine limit or the GPU's maximum at those settings. If the CPU were the constraint, we would expect frame rates to remain similar across resolutions — but they drop by over 60% from 1080p to 4K. This is a textbook GPU-bound scenario.

The CPU's role in this combo is to provide a stable, high-performance foundation that never limits the GPU. In a game like Minimum, the Ryzen 7 5800X3D is effectively idle much of the time, waiting for the Arc B390 to finish rendering each frame. The large L3 cache helps ensure that any CPU-side game logic, physics, or AI calculations are handled with minimal latency, but the GPU's low fill rate means these CPU advantages rarely translate to higher frame rates.

In practical terms, this means players with this combination will see frame rates determined almost entirely by the GPU. The CPU's 16 threads and high boost clock are wasted potential in this pairing. For a game like Minimum, a much weaker CPU would deliver nearly identical results when paired with the Arc B390, since the GPU saturates long before the CPU reaches its limits. The 2602nd combo rank is a reflection of this mismatch — a top-tier CPU paired with a bottom-tier GPU produces bottom-tier gaming performance.