Outriders

The Intel Core i7-14700K paired with the Intel Arc B570 delivers a playable but resolution-sensitive experience in Outriders, a 2021 looter shooter. Benchmark results show the combo ranking 2329th out of 2913 tested configurations, placing it in the lower-middle tier of all measured systems. The data indicates that this pairing is best suited for 1080p and 1440p gaming, where it can hit high refresh rates at medium to high settings, while 4K remains a challenge that requires significant settings compromises to achieve acceptable frame rates.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for this CPU and GPU combo in Outriders?

A: The measured FPS data shows 1920x1080 as the strongest resolution, with average frame rates ranging from 70 FPS at Ultra settings up to 176 FPS at Low settings. At 2560x1440, averages span from 44 FPS at Ultra to 111 FPS at Low, while 3840x2160 drops to a range of 23 FPS at Ultra to 58 FPS at Low.

Q: How does the Intel Arc B570 compare to its nearest GPU rivals in overall benchmark scores?

A: The Arc B570 has an average benchmark score of 20556, placing it in the 65th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile, scores 20534, a delta of 0.1 percent. The Intel Arc A750 scores 20582, which is 0.1 percent higher than the B570. The AMD Radeon R9 M390X scores 20662, putting it 0.5 percent ahead.

Q: What are the FPS differences between Low and Ultra settings at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080, Low settings produce an average of 176 FPS, while Ultra settings produce an average of 70 FPS. This represents a difference of 106 FPS between the lowest and highest quality presets. Medium settings average 128 FPS, and High settings average 96 FPS.

Q: Is the Core i7-14700K a high-performing CPU relative to other processors?

A: The Core i7-14700K ranks in the 94th percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 69355. Its closest rival, the AMD EPYC 9115, scores 69288, a delta of 0.1 percent. The AMD Ryzen 9 7950X scores 69515, which is 0.2 percent higher, and the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX scores 69875, 0.7 percent higher.

Q: What is the minimum FPS recorded for this combo in Outriders?

A: The FACT PACK only includes minimum FPS data for Medium settings. At 1920x1080 Medium, the minimum FPS is 109. At 2560x1440 Medium, the minimum is 69 FPS, and at 3840x2160 Medium, the minimum is 36 FPS. No minimum FPS values are provided for Low, High, or Ultra presets.

Q: How does the combo's rank in Outriders compare to its overall position?

A: The combo ranks 2329th out of 2913 tested combinations specifically for Outriders. This places it in the bottom 20 percent of all tested systems for this game. The GPU itself is in the 65th percentile overall, while the CPU is in the 94th percentile, indicating the GPU is the limiting factor in this pairing.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data provides clear guidance for optimizing the Outriders experience with this hardware. At 1920x1080, Medium settings deliver an average of 128 FPS with a minimum of 109 FPS, which offers a strong balance between visual quality and performance. This preset is the sweet spot for high refresh rate displays, as it stays well above 100 FPS even in demanding scenes. High settings at 1080p drop to 96 FPS average, which is still smooth but loses the headroom that Medium provides. Ultra at 1080p falls to 70 FPS, which is playable but begins to strain the GPU.

For 2560x1440, the recommended preset is Medium, which averages 81 FPS with a minimum of 69 FPS. This keeps the experience smooth on standard 60Hz monitors and provides some margin for dips. High settings at 1440p average 61 FPS, which is acceptable for 60Hz displays but leaves little room for frame time spikes. Low settings at 1440p reach 111 FPS average, which is excellent for competitive play, but the visual downgrade is significant. Ultra at 1440p drops to 44 FPS average, which is not recommended for a smooth experience.

At 3840x2160, the data shows that only Low settings approach playability, with an average of 58 FPS. Medium at 4K averages 42 FPS with a minimum of 36 FPS, which is borderline for a playable experience. High at 4K averages 32 FPS, and Ultra averages 23 FPS, both of which are too low for comfortable gameplay. For 4K users, the best experience per the measured rows is Low settings, which provides a playable frame rate while sacrificing most visual fidelity. The jump from Low to Medium at 4K costs 16 FPS on average, which is a steep penalty for modest graphical gains.

Across all resolutions, Medium provides the most consistent experience relative to the other presets. The data shows a clear pattern: Medium settings offer roughly double the frame rate of Ultra at every resolution, while maintaining better visual quality than Low. For this combo, Medium is the recommended starting point, with adjustments down to Low for 4K or up to High for 1080p if the user prioritizes visuals over raw frame rates.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-14700K is a 20-core, 28-thread processor based on the Raptor Lake architecture, built on Intel's 10 nm process. It features a base clock of 3.40 GHz and a boost clock of 5.60 GHz, with a 125 W TDP. The CPU's cache configuration includes 80 KB of L1 per core, 2 MB of L2 per core, and 33 MB of shared L3 cache. It supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory over a dual-channel bus, and it includes integrated UHD Graphics 770.

In the context of Outriders, the CPU's role is largely secondary to the GPU, as the game's frame rates scale more dramatically with resolution and settings changes than with CPU performance. The measured FPS data shows that at 1080p Low, the combo achieves 176 FPS average, which indicates the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU with enough data to reach high frame rates. However, the CPU's 94th percentile ranking among all processors suggests it is far more powerful than what this game requires.

The Core i7-14700K's benchmark scores reinforce its high-end positioning. It scores 33440.5 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 2160 in single-core. In Geekbench, it scores 20767 multi-core and 2569 single-core. Its Passmark multithread score is 52392, with a single-thread score of 4472. These numbers place it in the top tier of processors, competing closely with the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, which scores 69515 in average benchmark score versus the i7-14700K's 69355, a delta of -0.2 percent.

For Outriders specifically, the CPU's 20 cores and 28 threads are more than sufficient for the game's engine. The data does not show any CPU bottleneck at lower resolutions, as the 176 FPS average at 1080p Low indicates the processor can handle high frame rate scenarios. The boost clock of 5.60 GHz is particularly relevant for games that rely on single-thread performance, and the i7-14700K's 2160 Cinebench R23 single-core score demonstrates strong per-core performance. The CPU's L3 cache of 33 MB shared helps with game data locality, though Outriders does not appear to be cache-sensitive based on the FPS data alone.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo of the Intel Core i7-14700K and Intel Arc B570 ranks 2329th out of 2913 tested combinations in Outriders. This places it in the 80th percentile from the bottom, meaning roughly 80 percent of tested systems outperform this pairing in this specific game. The ranking of 2329 out of 2913 puts it in the lower third of all configurations, which is notable given the CPU's high-end status.

The discrepancy between the CPU's 94th percentile ranking and the combo's 2329th ranking highlights the GPU's role as the limiting factor. The Core i7-14700K is a top-tier processor, but the Arc B570's 65th percentile GPU ranking drags the overall combo down. The average benchmark score of 20556 for the GPU is modest compared to the CPU's 69355, showing a substantial performance imbalance.

In practical terms, this rank means that most other tested combos will deliver higher frame rates in Outriders. The data shows the GPU is comparable to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile (20534 score, 0.1 percent delta), the Intel Arc A750 (20582 score, -0.1 percent delta), and the AMD Radeon R9 M390X (20662 score, -0.5 percent delta). These rivals all fall within a narrow performance band, indicating the Arc B570 is a mid-range GPU that cannot fully utilize the i7-14700K's potential in this game.

The combo's rank of 2329 of 2913 suggests that users should not expect top-tier performance in Outriders. However, the rank alone does not tell the full story, as the measured FPS data shows that the combo can still deliver smooth gameplay at 1080p and 1440p with appropriate settings. The rank is more indicative of the combo's overall position relative to all tested systems, which include many high-end GPU pairings that far exceed the Arc B570's capabilities.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B570 is a Battlemage generation GPU based on the Xe2-HPG architecture, built on a 5 nm process by TSMC. It features 2304 shading units, 144 texture mapping units, and 80 render output units, along with 18 ray tracing cores. The GPU has 10 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 160-bit bus, providing 380.0 GB/s of bandwidth. Its base and boost clocks are both 2500 MHz, with memory running at 2375 MHz (19 Gbps effective). The GPU's FP32 performance is rated at 11.52 TFLOPS, with a texture rate of 360.0 GTexel/s and a pixel rate of 200.0 GPixel/s.

In Outriders, the Arc B570's 10 GB of VRAM is sufficient for the game's requirements at the measured settings. The FPS data shows that the GPU is the primary determinant of performance, with frame rates scaling predictably with resolution and settings. At 1080p, the GPU delivers 176 FPS at Low, which drops to 70 FPS at Ultra. This 60 percent reduction from Low to Ultra demonstrates the GPU's processing limitations under heavy graphical loads.

The Arc B570's memory bandwidth of 380.0 GB/s is adequate for 1080p and 1440p gaming, but at 4K, the 160-bit bus and 10 GB VRAM become constraints. The 4K data shows a steep drop-off: 58 FPS at Low, 42 FPS at Medium, 32 FPS at High, and 23 FPS at Ultra. This pattern indicates that the GPU cannot sustain high pixel throughput at 4K, with the pixel rate of 200.0 GPixel/s being a limiting factor.

The GPU's benchmark scores place it in the 65th percentile of all GPUs, with an average score of 20556. Its 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score is 2649, and its Geekbench OpenCL score is 83514. The Passmark G3D score is 14195, with a GPU compute score of 7281. These numbers align with its position between the RTX 3070 Mobile and the Arc A750 in the nearest rivals list. The GPU's TDP of 150 W and suggested PSU of 450 W indicate it is a mid-range card, and its PCIe 4.0 x8 interface is sufficient for the game's data transfer needs.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data for Outriders with the Intel Core i7-14700K and Intel Arc B570 covers three resolutions and four settings presets, providing a comprehensive view of performance scaling.

At 3840x2160, the combo achieves an average of 32 FPS at High settings. Low settings improve this to 58 FPS average. Medium settings produce an average of 42 FPS, with a minimum of 36 FPS and a maximum of 49 FPS. Ultra settings yield 23 FPS average. The data shows that 4K is only viable at Low settings, as Medium dips to 36 FPS minimum, which falls below the 40 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. The gap between Low and Medium at 4K is 16 FPS, while the gap between Medium and High is 10 FPS, and between High and Ultra is 9 FPS. This shows diminishing returns as settings increase, but the absolute numbers remain low.

At 2560x1440, High settings deliver an average of 61 FPS. Low settings reach 111 FPS average. Medium settings average 81 FPS, with a minimum of 69 FPS and a maximum of 93 FPS. Ultra settings drop to 44 FPS average. The 1440p results show a more usable range, with Medium providing the best balance of visual quality and performance. The minimum of 69 FPS at Medium ensures a smooth experience on standard 60Hz monitors, while the 111 FPS at Low is suitable for 100Hz+ displays. The step from Low to Medium costs 30 FPS on average, and from Medium to High costs 20 FPS, while High to Ultra costs 17 FPS.

At 1920x1080, the combo performs at its best. High settings average 96 FPS. Low settings reach 176 FPS average. Medium settings deliver 128 FPS average, with a minimum of 109 FPS and a maximum of 148 FPS. Ultra settings produce 70 FPS average. The 1080p data shows that Medium settings offer 128 FPS average with a 109 FPS minimum, which is excellent for high refresh rate gaming. Low settings at 176 FPS provide headroom for 165Hz displays, while High at 96 FPS is still smooth. Ultra at 70 FPS is playable but represents a significant drop from Medium. The scaling at 1080p shows a 48 FPS difference between Low and Medium, a 32 FPS difference between Medium and High, and a 26 FPS difference between High and Ultra.

The overall pattern across all resolutions is consistent: Low settings provide roughly 2.5 times the frame rate of Ultra, Medium provides roughly 1.8 times the frame rate of Ultra, and High provides roughly 1.4 times the frame rate of Ultra. The minimum FPS data, available only for Medium settings, shows that the combo maintains a minimum of at least 36 FPS at 4K, 69 FPS at 1440p, and 109 FPS at 1080p. These minimums indicate that Medium settings offer the most stable experience across all resolutions, with no severe frame drops. The maximum FPS values at Medium, ranging from 49 FPS at 4K to 148 FPS at 1080p, show that the combo can burst above its averages but settles into the average range during sustained gameplay.