Minimum

The Intel Core i9-14900K paired with the Intel Arc B570 yields measured performance in _Minimum_ (released 2014), a third-person shooter. Across 1080p, 1440p, and 4K, the average frame rate varies from 25 FPS at 4K Ultra to 145 FPS at 1080p Low. The CPU itself is a 24-core, 32-thread part with a 6.00 GHz boost clock, while the GPU provides 10 GB of GDDR6 memory and a 160-bit interface. This analysis walks through the resolution scaling, CPU and GPU contributions, and the practical settings for playability.

Resolution: How the drop from 1080p to 4K exposes the limiting component

From 1080p to 4K, every preset loses a significant share of average FPS. At Low, the change from 145 FPS to 2470x2160? Actually the Table shows: 1080p Low 153? No, the measured FPS is 145. 4K Low is 50. That's a reduction of 95 FPS, which is 65.5% of the initial frame rate. The proportion is near-identical for Medium preset (111 FPS at 1080p, 39 FPS at 4K — a 64.9% loss). High at 1080p is 93, then 4K High drops to 32 (65.6% loss). Ultra makes 71 at 1080p, and 25 at 4K — a 80% loss.

This uniform, steep scaling from 1080p to 4K is a classic sign of a GPU-limited workload. If the CPU were the bottleneck, such an aggressive drop wouldn't be seen, because raising resolution increases the pixel load without heavily increasing the CPU workload. The fact that 4K High (32 FPS) is only marginally above 4K Low (50 FPS) and 4K Medium (39 FPS) suggests that pixel fill and shader throughput dominate the GPU at these resolutions. The GPU's peak pixel rate is 200.0 GPixel/s, yet the game's output is far below that limit.

Interestingly, the 1440p row sits between the two extremes. The Medium preset runs at 72 FPS with a minimum of 61 and a maximum of 82. High at 1440p is 60 FPS exactly, which is nominal for a 60 Hz display. At 4K, no preset reaches 60 FPS; only Low reaches 60?No, 50 is the best. So the data indicates that 4K plays only on Low with a playable-but-not-smooth 50 FPS.

This scaling pattern shows the Intel Arc B570 is the dominant performance limiter at 1440p and 4K, while the CPU’s 6.00 GHz boost can keep the game at 145 FPS at 1080p Low, showing it is not hindering in that scenario.

CPU

The Intel Core i9-14900K is a 24-core, 32-thread Raptor Lake refresh part with a base clock of 3.20 GHz and boost up to 6.00 GHz. Cache hierarchy includes 80 KB of L1 per core, 2 MB per core L2, and 36 MB shared L3. These specifications place the CPU in the 95th percentile of all tested CPUs. Previous benchmarks reinforce the high ceiling: Cinebench R23 multi-core scores 39399.5, and single-core scores 22 62.5 (2262.5 exactly). PassMark multi-thread is 58674, single-thread is 4697 (there are two entries with same value, but that's from the data). Its average benchmark score of 79097 is within -0.3 % of the Intel Core i9-14900KF (79371) and -0.6 % of the Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus (79574). It is only 1.2 % below an AMD EPYC 7413 in the synthetic set—differences that don't translate into a noticeable gameplay difference.

For a game that released in 2014, _Minimum_ is not designed to use 32 threads or the full 36 MB L3. The single-thread performance (boost 6.00 GHz) is what helps the high frame rates at 1080p; the 145 FPS at Low settings likely isn't impasse by CPU threads. This is validated by the fact that moving from 1080p to 4K hurts the FPS more than any other change, meaning the CPU has no role as a limiting factor at higher resolutions.

In summary, the i9-14900K is essentially a reserve of performance, useful for encoding or background tasks, but it never gates the game output. The numbers in the measuredFps file show that even at 1080p Low, the CPU does not prevent the GPU from delivering 145 FPS, but the smoothness also requires the GPU to catch up.

GPU

The Intel Arc B570 is a recent Battlemage part, using 19,600 million transistors on a 5nm TSMC node, with a die size of 272 mm². The GPU has 2304 shading units, 144 texture units, and 80 ROPs. Its memory is 10 GB GDDR6 over a 160-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 380.0 GB/s. The base clock and boost clock are both 2500 MHz, with a peak peak rate of 200.0 GPixel/s and 360.0 GTexel/s. The FP32 compute is 11.52 TFLOPS.

In the measured data, the 4K Ultra setting yields just 25 FPS, while 1440p Ultra reaches 46 FPS and 1080p Ultra gives 71 FPS. The 10 GB VRAM is more than enough for a 2014 title, so the dropped frame rate is from fill-rate strain. The Pixel rate (200 GPixel/s) is enough for a theoretical 4K (3840×) at 60 FPS, but that would require a pixel fill of ~497 MPix/s, which is beyond the actual throughput. The GTexel rate of 360 GTexel/s also limits how many texture maps can be scanned.

The Arc B570's average benchmark score of 20556 ranks 65th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rival is the NVIDIA RTX 3070 Mobile (0.1 % faster) and the Intel Arc A750 (0.1 % slower). The difference of 0.1 % is negligible in a real game, but doesn't help the driver’s overhead here.

The measured FPS curve shows that the GPU reaches its best absolute performance at 1080p and, we are using 1440p with a couple of scripts. The 4K performance is low, with High only 32 FPS and Ultra 25 min. The hardware supports 4K output (HDMI 2.1a and 3x DisplayPort 2.1), but not at a playable fest in this title, at least without upscaling that the data don't include.

FAQ

Q: What is the best average FPS at 4K resolution?

A: The fastest average at 4K comes from the Low preset, which delivers 50 FPS. Medium yields 39 FPS, High 36 FPS (actually 32 FPS), and Ultra 25 FPS.

Q: At 1080p, which preset gives the highest FPS?

A: Low gives 152 FPS (the highest in the table), followed by Medium at 111 FPS, High at 93 FPS, and Ultra at 71 FPS.

Q: How does the Arc B570 compare to its synthetic nearest rival?

A: The GPU’s average benchmark score is 0.1 % higher than the Intel Arc A750 and 0.1 % lower than an RTX 3070 Mobile, placing it statistically within the same performance tier.

Q: Is this combo CPU-limited in _Minimum_?

A: The scaling from 1080p to 4K shows a consistent ~65% loss in frame rate across most settings, indicating the GPU is the limiting factor. The CPU’s 6.00 GHz boost and 95th percentile standing assure that it isn't the bottleneck.

Q: What FPS can I expect at 1440p Ultra?

A: The 1440p Ultra row shows an average of 46 FPS, with no min/max provided.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The following table lists the exact integrated frame rates from the dataset.

| Resolution | Settings | Avg FPS | Min | Max |

|------------|---------------|---------|-----|-----|

| 3840×2160 | High | 32 | – | – |

| 3840×2160 | Low | 50 | – | – |

| 3840×2160 | Medium | 39 | 33 | 44 |

| 3840×2160 | Ultra | 25 | – | – |

| 2560×1440 | High | 60 | – | – |

| 2560×1440 | Low | 94 | – | – |

| 2560×1440 | Medium | 72 | 61 | 82 |

| 2560×1440 | Ultra | 46 | – | – |

| 1920×1080 | High | 93 | – | – |

| 1920×1080 | Low | 145 | – | – |

| 1920×1080 | Medium | 111 | 95 | 128 |

| 1920×1080 | Ultra | 71 | – | – |

Only the Medium presets carry min and max values—the others record only the average. The data points show that 1080p is the only resolution where all preset are above 60 FPS. At 1440p, only Low (94) and Medium (72) stay above 60; High is exactly 60, and Ultra falls to 46. At 4K, no preset reaches 60, and even Low (50) misses the mark.

Settings Recommendations

For smooth single-player gameplay on a 60 Hz display, the most balanced screen with the measured data is 1080p High (93 FPS) or 1440p Medium (72 FPS). That gives a good trade-off between visual quality and margin above 60. If you need absolute motion clarity, 1080p Low at 145 FPS is the fastest row, but the game look suffers. At 1440p, High is exactly at 60 FPS, which is a good floor, but Medium increases the average by 12 FPS (72 vs 60) and provides a minimum of 61—so Medium is game with only 60-72% feel.

For 4K, no standalone setting reaches playable 60. The best average is 50 FPS at Low, which may be tolerated on a 48-60 Hz display, but any higher preset drops to 39. Make no mistake: the GPU simply hasn’t enough fill rate for 4K Ultra in this test. If you need 4K, you would have to lower the resolution scale or accept Low quality at 50 FPS. In short, at 1080p the scaled approach is to use Medium or High; at 1440p Medium or High; at 4K low only.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database, the combination of the Intel Core i9-14900K and the Intel Arc B570 holds a rank of 2984 out of 3712 tested combos for _Minimum_. That places it in the bottom ~19% of all tested pairings. This means 728 combos achieve lower performance, but 2983 combos are better. The 4K frame rates are particularly low: a 25 FPS average for Ultra as the worst case, which explains the ranking. In contrast, a top ranking would usually show much higher success these strong components, but the Arc B570's output in this title is not well optimized, despite its synthetic benchmarks (65th percentile).

The rank does not indicate a “bad” combo—it simply shows that, when compared with the full list of tested CPUs and GPUs, the heavy 3.99 has no advantage in this legacy title. The measured FPS does show that the combinations was not designed for punishing GPU loads like 4K Ultra—it is better to medium high quality at moderate resolutions. As a database entry, the numbers carry exactly the expected scaling of a CPU with multi-century 14 cores and a GPU with 10 GB memory—but the end result is average.