Outriders

# Outriders Performance Analysis: Intel Core i7-14700F + Intel Arc B370

This combination pairs a high-end 20-core desktop processor with an integrated-class graphics solution, producing a heavily GPU-limited experience across all tested configurations in Outriders. The benchmark data reveals a system where the CPU's substantial compute resources remain largely idle while the graphics subsystem struggles to maintain playable frame rates at higher resolutions and quality presets.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a steep performance cliff as resolution increases from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160. At Low settings, the average frame rate drops from 104 FPS at 1080p to 65 FPS at 1440p, then further to 34 FPS at 4K. This represents a 67.3% reduction from 1080p to 4K at Low settings. The scaling pattern indicates the Intel Arc B370's rendering throughput is the primary constraint, as the CPU's capabilities far exceed what this GPU can utilize.

At Medium settings, the progression is 75 FPS (1080p) → 48 FPS (1440p) → 25 FPS (4K), showing a 66.7% drop from the lowest to highest resolution. High settings follow a similar trajectory: 57 FPS at 1080p, 36 FPS at 1440p, and 19 FPS at 4K—a 66.7% reduction. Ultra settings deliver 41 FPS at 1080p, 26 FPS at 1440p, and a nearly unplayable 13 FPS at 4K, representing a 68.3% decrease.

The consistency of these percentage drops across all quality presets confirms that resolution scaling is purely GPU-bound. The Arc B370's 1280 shading units and 20 ROPs simply cannot sustain pixel throughput demands at higher resolutions. Notably, the 1440p to 4K transition at Low settings (65→34 FPS, a 47.7% drop) is slightly steeper than the 1080p to 1440p transition (104→65 FPS, a 37.5% drop), suggesting memory bandwidth limitations become more pronounced at 4K.

Settings Recommendations

The data indicates that Low settings provide the only consistently playable experience across all resolutions. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 104 FPS average, which is 38.7% higher than Medium (75 FPS) and 82.5% higher than High (57 FPS). For competitive play or smooth action, 1080p Low is the clear choice, offering more than double the frame rate of 1080p Ultra.

At 1440p, Low settings deliver 65 FPS, which remains playable, while Medium drops to 48 FPS and High falls to 36 FPS. The step from Low to Medium at 1440p costs 17 FPS (26.2% reduction), while Medium to High costs 12 FPS (25% reduction). Ultra at 1440p (26 FPS) is borderline, with frame pacing likely suffering during combat.

At 4K, no preset achieves 60 FPS. Low produces 34 FPS, Medium 25 FPS, and High 19 FPS. The 4K Ultra preset at 13 FPS is effectively a slideshow. For users prioritizing visual fidelity, Medium at 1440p (48 FPS) offers the best balance, as the measured minimum of 40 FPS and maximum of 55 FPS indicate reasonably stable performance. The 1080p Medium preset (75 FPS average, 64 FPS minimum) provides a comfortable margin above 60 FPS and is recommended for those seeking smoother gameplay with moderate visual improvements over Low.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B370 is an integrated graphics processor based on the Xe3-LPG architecture, fabricated on a 3 nm process node. Its clock speeds range from a 300 MHz base to a 2400 MHz boost, with system-shared memory providing variable bandwidth depending on the host platform. The GPU's 1280 shading units, 40 texture mapping units, and 20 ROPs yield a pixel rate of 48.00 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 96.00 GTexel/s. Floating-point performance is rated at 6.144 TFLOPS for FP32 operations.

The benchmark data shows this GPU ranks in the 5th percentile among all tested GPUs, with a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1184. Its nearest rivals include the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 (1186, 0.2% faster), ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1190, 0.5% faster), and AMD Radeon HD 7650M (1192, 0.7% faster)—all legacy parts from over a decade ago. The Arc B370's performance profile aligns with this grouping, confirming its position as an entry-level graphics solution.

In Outriders specifically, the GPU becomes the limiting factor at every resolution and preset combination. The CPU's massive compute headroom cannot compensate for the GPU's throughput limitations. The 25 W TDP and IGP form factor (no external power connectors, portable device dependent display outputs) indicate this is designed for low-power systems rather than gaming performance. The system-shared memory configuration means the GPU draws from the same memory pool as the CPU, potentially creating additional bottlenecks during texture-heavy scenes.

FAQ

Q: Can this system run Outriders at 60 FPS in any configuration?

A: Yes, at 1080p Low settings the average frame rate is 104 FPS. The 1080p Medium preset also achieves 75 FPS average with a 64 FPS minimum, maintaining a 60 FPS floor. No other resolution or preset combination in the measured data reaches 60 FPS.

Q: What is the performance difference between Low and Ultra settings at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, Low produces 65 FPS average while Ultra produces 26 FPS average. This represents a 60% reduction in frame rate when moving from the lowest to highest quality preset at this resolution.

Q: Is the Intel Core i7-14700F bottlenecking the Arc B370 in this game?

A: No. The benchmark data shows consistent GPU-limited scaling across all resolutions and presets. The CPU's 20 cores and 28 threads provide far more compute capacity than the GPU can utilize in Outriders, making the graphics processor the sole performance constraint.

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

A: The Arc B370 scores 1184 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12. Its closest competitors are the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 (1186, 0.2% faster), ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1190, 0.5% faster), and AMD Radeon HD 7650M (1192, 0.7% faster). The AMD FirePro M2000 is 1.4% slower at 1168.

Q: What frame rates can be expected at 4K Medium settings?

A: The measured data shows 25 FPS average at 3840x2160 Medium, with a minimum of 21 FPS and maximum of 29 FPS. This indicates significant frame time variance, making the experience marginal for action gameplay.

Q: Does the Arc B370 support modern graphics APIs needed for Outriders?

A: Yes, the GPU supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. These API capabilities are sufficient for Outriders' rendering requirements, though actual performance remains limited by the GPU's raw throughput.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-14700F is a 20-core, 28-thread processor based on the Raptor Lake architecture, fabricated on Intel's 10 nm process node. It operates with a 2.10 GHz base clock and 5.40 GHz boost clock, drawing 65 W TDP. The CPU supports DDR4 and DDR5 memory in dual-channel configuration, with a 33 MB shared L3 cache and 2 MB L2 cache per core. Its 80 KB L1 cache per core and 257 mm² die size round out the physical specifications.

In synthetic benchmarks, the i7-14700F demonstrates strong performance: Cinebench R23 scores of 35122 multi-core and 4958 single-core, Geekbench scores of 19620 multi-core and 2429 single-core, and PassMark multi-thread and single-thread scores of 41317 and 4257 respectively. The CPU ranks in the 91st percentile among all tested CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 53620. Its nearest rivals include the Intel Xeon 6505P (53701, 0.2% faster), Intel Xeon Phi 7290 (53469, 0.3% slower), AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (53288, 0.6% slower), and AMD EPYC 7313P (53206, 0.8% slower).

Despite this substantial compute capability, the measured FPS data in Outriders shows no evidence of CPU limitation. The frame rates remain consistent with GPU-bound behavior across all tested configurations. The CPU's 5.40 GHz boost clock and 28 threads provide ample headroom for game logic, physics, and AI processing, but the Arc B370 cannot feed frames fast enough to stress the processor. In this pairing, the CPU's role is effectively passive—it waits for the GPU to complete rendering work, never becoming the performance bottleneck.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the full preset range was tested. Low settings deliver 104 FPS average, the highest measured value in the entire dataset. Medium produces 75 FPS average with a 64 FPS minimum and 87 FPS maximum, indicating stable frame delivery. High settings yield 57 FPS average, while Ultra drops to 41 FPS average. The spread from Low to Ultra at 1080p is 63 FPS, representing a 60.6% performance range across quality presets.

At 2560x1440, performance scales down proportionally. Low settings achieve 65 FPS average. Medium delivers 48 FPS average (minimum 40, maximum 55), maintaining reasonable playability. High settings produce 36 FPS average, and Ultra falls to 26 FPS average. The 1440p results show a 39 FPS spread from Low to Ultra, a 60% reduction—consistent with the 1080p scaling pattern.

At 3840x2160, all presets struggle. Low settings produce 34 FPS average, Medium 25 FPS average (minimum 21, maximum 29), High 19 FPS average, and Ultra 13 FPS average. The 4K results show a 21 FPS spread, representing a 61.8% range. The minimum frame data available (21 FPS at 4K Medium) suggests frame pacing becomes increasingly erratic at higher resolutions, with the 8 FPS variance between minimum and maximum at 4K Medium expanding to a 23 FPS variance at 1080p Medium (64-87 FPS).

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i7-14700F + Intel Arc B370 combination ranks 2679 out of 2913 tested combinations in Outriders. This places it in the bottom 8.1% of all configurations tested, reflecting the GPU's severe performance limitation relative to the CPU's capabilities.

This ranking aligns perfectly with the GPU's 5th percentile position among all GPUs, confirming that the graphics processor dominates the system's gaming performance profile. The CPU's 91st percentile ranking is essentially irrelevant for this game's frame rates, as the Arc B370 cannot translate even a fraction of that compute power into rendered frames.

The combination's rank suggests that any system built around the Arc B370 will deliver similar Outriders performance regardless of the CPU paired with it, provided the processor meets minimum requirements. The 20-core i7-14700F represents a massive over-provisioning of CPU resources relative to what this GPU configuration can utilize, making this pairing inefficient for Outriders specifically. Users seeking higher frame rates would need to consider a more powerful discrete GPU, as the measured data shows no configuration where this CPU-GPU combination achieves playable 4K performance or consistent 60+ FPS beyond 1080p Low settings.