Outriders

# Outriders with Intel Core i7-14700K + Intel Arc B370

The Intel Core i7-14700K paired with the Intel Arc B370 represents one of the most lopsided combinations in the Outriders benchmark database, ranking 2679th out of 2913 tested combos. The CPU is a top-tier desktop processor — sitting in the 94th percentile of all CPUs tested — while the GPU, an integrated-class part built on the Xe3-LPG architecture, lands in the 5th percentile of all GPUs. This pairing produces playable frame rates only at 1080p with reduced settings, and the data clearly shows the graphics solution as the overwhelming bottleneck in nearly every scenario.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate curve from 1080p to 4K tells a textbook story of GPU limitation. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo delivers 104 FPS average. Dropping to 2560x1440 Low yields 65 FPS, a 37.5% reduction, and at 3840x2160 Low the average falls to 34 FPS, which is 67.3% below the 1080p figure. This steep decline with resolution scaling — roughly halving performance each time pixel count increases substantially — indicates the renderer is saturated by the Arc B370's limited throughput.

The scaling behavior persists across all settings presets. At High settings, the combo produces 57 FPS at 1080p, 36 FPS at 1440p, and 19 FPS at 4K. The 1080p-to-1440p drop is 36.8%, and the 1440p-to-4K drop is 47.2%. At Medium settings, the numbers are 75 FPS, 48 FPS, and 25 FPS respectively, with a 36% drop from 1080p to 1440p and a 47.9% drop from 1440p to 4K. Ultra settings show the same pattern: 41 FPS at 1080p, 26 FPS at 1440p, and 13 FPS at 4K.

What the resolution scaling reveals is that the CPU has ample headroom at every resolution. The Core i7-14700K, with 20 cores and 28 threads, is not the limiting component here. The consistent proportional losses as resolution climbs point directly to the GPU's pixel fillrate and shading capacity. The Arc B370's pixel rate is 48.00 GPixel/s and its texture rate is 96.00 GTexel/s — figures that are simply inadequate for 4K rendering in a demanding looter shooter. The data suggests that even at 1080p, the GPU is working near its ceiling, since raising settings from Low to Ultra at that resolution drops performance from 104 FPS to 41 FPS — a 60.6% penalty.

FAQ

Q: Is the Intel Arc B370 capable of running Outriders at 4K?

A: No. The measured data shows average frame rates of 34 FPS at Low, 25 FPS at Medium, 19 FPS at High, and 13 FPS at Ultra at 3840x2160. None of these reach the 60 FPS threshold typically expected for smooth gameplay, and even the best case at Low settings falls well below playable standards.

Q: What is the best settings preset for this combo at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080, Low settings produce 104 FPS average, Medium yields 75 FPS with a minimum of 64 FPS and maximum of 87 FPS, High delivers 57 FPS, and Ultra drops to 41 FPS. The Medium preset offers the best balance, maintaining an average above 60 FPS while providing higher visual quality than Low.

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

A: The Arc B370's average benchmark score is 1184 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12. The nearest rival, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570, scores 1186, which is 0.2% higher. The ATI Radeon HD 5770 scores 1190 (0.5% higher), the AMD Radeon HD 7650M scores 1192 (0.7% higher), and the AMD FirePro M2000 scores 1168 (1.4% lower). These are all legacy or low-end parts, underscoring how far below modern discrete GPUs the Arc B370 sits.

Q: What does the combo's rank of 2679 out of 2913 indicate?

A: The rank places this combination in the bottom 8% of all tested combos for Outriders. Only 234 combinations performed worse. This is consistent with the GPU's 5th percentile standing among all tested GPUs, while the CPU's 94th percentile ranking shows the processor is not the cause of the low placement.

Q: Does the Core i7-14700K bottleneck the Arc B370 at any resolution?

A: The data does not indicate CPU bottlenecking at any tested resolution. The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K follows a pattern consistent with GPU limitation. The CPU's multi-threaded benchmark scores — including 33440.5 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 52392 in Passmark multi-thread — place it far above what Outriders requires, while the GPU's 6.144 TFLOPS FP32 throughput is the constraining factor.

Q: What is the frame time consistency like at Medium settings?

A: The only settings preset with both minimum and maximum FPS recorded is Medium. At 1080p, the range is 64 to 87 FPS around a 75 FPS average. At 1440p, the range is 40 to 55 FPS around a 48 FPS average. At 4K, the range is 21 to 29 FPS around a 25 FPS average. These ranges indicate moderate frame time variance, with the spread narrowing as resolution increases.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B370 is an integrated graphics processor based on the Xe3-LPG architecture, manufactured on Intel's 3 nm process node. Its base clock is 300 MHz with a boost clock of 2400 MHz, and it draws a 25 W TDP. The GPU has 1280 shading units, 40 texture mapping units, 20 ROPs, and 10 ray tracing cores. Its FP32 performance is rated at 6.144 TFLOPS, with FP16 at 12.29 TFLOPS using a 2:1 ratio.

Memory is entirely system shared, with no dedicated VRAM. The memory type, bus width, and bandwidth are all listed as "System Shared" or "System Dependent," meaning the GPU borrows from the host system's DDR4 or DDR5 memory rather than having its own pool. This architecture choice has a direct impact on Outriders performance, as the game must compete with the CPU for memory bandwidth, and the system-dependent nature of bandwidth makes consistent frame delivery harder to achieve.

The GPU's benchmark presence in the database is minimal — a single 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1184. Its percentile ranking of 5 means it outperforms only 5% of all tested GPUs. The nearest rivals are all legacy ATI/AMD parts: the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 (0.2% higher score), ATI Radeon HD 5770 (0.5% higher), AMD Radeon HD 7650M (0.7% higher), and AMD FirePro M2000 (1.4% lower). This competitive context is essential for understanding Outriders results: the Arc B370 is competing with hardware from over a decade ago, not with modern discrete graphics cards.

In Outriders specifically, the GPU's role is decisive. The game's looter shooter genre demands rapid texture streaming, particle effects, and physics calculations, all of which tax the shading units and memory subsystem. The Arc B370's 20 ROPs limit pixel throughput, which explains the steep performance drops at higher resolutions. The 48.00 GPixel/s pixel rate and 96.00 GTexel/s texture rate are the hardware ceilings that manifest as sub-60 FPS averages at 1440p and above, regardless of settings.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i7-14700K + Intel Arc B370 combination ranks 2679th out of 2913 tested combos in Outriders. This puts it in the bottom 8% of all configurations tested, with only 234 combos ranking lower. The placement is almost entirely attributable to the GPU, as the CPU is a top-tier part that would be expected to pair with a high-end discrete graphics card for balanced performance.

The disparity between CPU and GPU capabilities is stark. The Core i7-14700K sits in the 94th percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 69355. Its nearest rivals include the AMD EPYC 9115 (0.1% higher score), AMD Ryzen 9 7950X (0.2% lower), AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX (0.7% lower), and AMD Ryzen 7 9700F (0.9% lower). These are all high-end server or desktop processors, confirming the i7-14700K's position near the top of the CPU hierarchy.

In contrast, the Arc B370's nearest GPU rivals are the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570, ATI Radeon HD 5770, AMD Radeon HD 7650M, and AMD FirePro M2000 — all parts from the late 2000s or early 2010s. The combination of a 94th-percentile CPU with a 5th-percentile GPU creates a severely unbalanced system where the GPU is the sole determinant of gaming performance.

The combo rank of 2679 out of 2913 reflects this imbalance. In Outriders, where GPU requirements dominate, the combo performs as poorly as the GPU alone would suggest. The rank is consistent with the measured FPS data: playable at 1080p Low to Medium, marginal at 1440p Low to Medium, and effectively unplayable at 4K across all settings.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-14700K is a 14th Generation desktop processor built on the Raptor Lake architecture, specifically the Raptor Lake-R refresh. It has 20 cores and 28 threads, with a base clock of 3.40 GHz and a boost clock of 5.60 GHz. The CPU's TDP is 125 W, and it uses Intel Socket 1700. The process node is 10 nm, with a die size of 257 mm². The cache hierarchy includes 80 KB of L1 per core, 2 MB of L2 per core, and 33 MB of shared L3 cache.

In Outriders, the CPU's role is to handle game logic, AI, physics calculations, and draw call submission. The i7-14700K's benchmark results indicate it is more than capable of these tasks. Its Cinebench R23 multi-core score is 33440.5, with a single-core score of 2160. Geekbench results show 20767 multi-core and 2569 single-core. Passmark scores include 52392 multi-thread, 4472 single-thread, 134222 floating point math, and 182876 integer math.

The CPU's nearest rivals in the overall benchmark database are the AMD EPYC 9115, AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX, and AMD Ryzen 7 9700F, all within 1% of the i7-14700K's average score of 69355. This places the CPU in the top tier of processors available, with the 94th percentile ranking confirming its high standing.

In the context of Outriders, the CPU is never the limiting factor. The measured FPS data shows performance scaling that tracks GPU workload, not CPU workload. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 104 FPS, which is respectable but well below what the CPU could drive with a more capable GPU. The fact that Ultra settings at 1080p produce only 41 FPS — a 60.6% drop from Low — further confirms that the GPU is saturated while the CPU waits.

The CPU's 20 cores and 28 threads provide ample parallelism for the game's multi-threaded workload. The 33 MB of shared L3 cache reduces memory latency, and the boost clock of 5.60 GHz ensures strong single-threaded performance for game logic. However, none of these attributes can compensate for the GPU's limited throughput in a graphics-intensive title like Outriders.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its best performance. Low settings produce an average of 104 FPS. Medium settings average 75 FPS, with a minimum of 64 FPS and maximum of 87 FPS. High settings average 57 FPS. Ultra settings average 41 FPS. The progression from Low to Ultra shows a consistent penalty: Medium is 27.9% slower than Low, High is 45.2% slower than Low, and Ultra is 60.6% slower than Low. The Medium preset is the only one that maintains an average above 60 FPS while offering improved visuals over Low.

At 2560x1440, performance drops significantly across all settings. Low settings average 65 FPS, which is 37.5% below the 1080p Low result. Medium settings average 48 FPS, with a minimum of 40 FPS and maximum of 55 FPS — a 36% drop from 1080p Medium. High settings average 36 FPS, a 36.8% drop from 1080p High. Ultra settings average 26 FPS, a 36.6% drop from 1080p Ultra. At this resolution, only Low settings remain consistently playable, while Medium hovers near the edge of acceptable frame rates.

At 3840x2160, the combo struggles to maintain playable performance. Low settings average 34 FPS, which is 47.7% below the 1440p Low result and 67.3% below 1080p Low. Medium settings average 25 FPS, with a minimum of 21 FPS and maximum of 29 FPS — a 47.9% drop from 1440p Medium. High settings average 19 FPS, a 47.2% drop from 1440p High. Ultra settings average 13 FPS, exactly half of the 1440p Ultra result. None of these averages approach the 60 FPS threshold, and even the best case at Low settings falls below 35 FPS.

The overall pattern across all resolutions and settings is consistent: the Arc B370's performance ceiling is approximately 104 FPS at 1080p Low, and every increase in resolution or settings reduces frame rates by substantial margins. The data indicates that this combo is suitable only for 1080p gaming with reduced settings, and even then, the experience will be limited by the GPU's modest capabilities.