Overpower

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D paired with the Intel Arc B370 is a desktop combination built around a 6-core, 12-thread Zen 3 processor with a 96 MB shared L3 cache, and an integrated-class Intel GPU based on the Xe3-LPG architecture. In the 2023 action title Overpower, this pairing produces a narrow range of playable frame rates, with the data showing a hard ceiling even at 1080p Low settings. The benchmark results indicate that the Intel Arc B370, with its 1280 shading units, 40 TMUs, and 20 ROPs, is the dominant limiting factor in most scenarios, while the Ryzen 5 5500X3D’s strong multi-threaded and single-threaded scores provide ample headroom that goes largely unused. This analysis examines the measured FPS across three resolutions and four settings presets, compares the combo’s rank among 2980 tested combinations, and offers practical settings guidance based solely on the provided numbers.

FAQ

*Q: What is the best average frame rate this combo achieves in Overpower?*

A: The highest measured average FPS is 65, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings. At the same resolution, Medium settings yield 41 FPS, High yields 38 FPS, and Ultra drops to 31 FPS.

Q: How does the combo rank among all tested CPU-GPU combinations in this game?

A: It ranks 2742 out of 2980 combos, placing it in the bottom 8 percent of tested pairings. This low percentile aligns with the GPU’s overall benchmark percentile of 5, which is far below the CPU’s 85th percentile.

Q: What are the nearest rival GPUs to the Intel Arc B370, and how close are their scores?

A: The Arc B370’s 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score is 1184. The ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 scores 1186 (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 deltas are all within 1.4 percent, meaning the Arc B370 is statistically tied with decade-old discrete GPUs.

Q: Does the Ryzen 5 5500X3D have any direct rivals in CPU benchmarks?

A: Yes. Its average benchmark score is 37018. The AMD Ryzen 5 5600F scores 36945 (0.2% lower), the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450 scores 37093 (0.2% higher), the Intel Core Ultra 5 225 scores 36938 (0.2% lower), and the Intel Core i9-12900T scores 37112 (0.3% higher). All four are within 0.3 percent, so the CPU performance is essentially identical to these alternatives.

Q: What is the lowest average FPS recorded, and at which settings?

A: The lowest average FPS is 24, measured at 3840x2160 (4K) with Ultra settings. For comparison, 4K High yields 28 FPS, 4K Medium yields 31 FPS, and 4K Low yields 49 FPS.

Q: Are there any min/max FPS values provided for all settings?

A: No. Only the Medium preset includes min and max FPS values. At 1920x1080 Medium, the range is 34 to 47 FPS. At 2560x1440 Medium, it is 31 to 42 FPS. At 3840x2160 Medium, it is 26 to 35 FPS. All other presets have only average FPS.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B370 is an integrated GPU (IGP) with a 25 W TDP, built on Intel’s 3 nm process with the Panther Lake chip and Xe3-LPG architecture. Its base clock is 300 MHz, boosting to 2400 MHz. Memory is system-shared, meaning the GPU uses the same DDR4 memory as the CPU, with bandwidth described as “system dependent.” The GPU has 1280 shading units, 40 texture mapping units, and 20 raster output units, producing a pixel rate of 48.00 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 96.00 GTexel/s. Floating-point performance is 6.144 TFLOPS for FP32 and 12.29 TFLOPS for FP16 (2:1). It supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

The GPU’s benchmark score is 1184 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, which places it in the 5th percentile of all GPUs. This is an extremely low position—the nearest rivals are mobile and desktop GPUs from the early 2010s, such as the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 (1186) and ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1190). In Overpower, this GPU’s limitations are immediately visible: the highest measured average FPS is 65 at 1080p Low, and that drops by more than half at 4K Low (49 FPS). The GPU’s 20 ROPs and 40 TMUs are likely the bottleneck, as the rasterization and texture fill rates are low even by integrated standards. The 2400 MHz boost clock is respectable, but with only 1280 shaders, the compute throughput cannot sustain high frame rates at demanding settings.

The system-shared memory is another constraint. Since there is no dedicated VRAM, the GPU competes with the CPU for memory bandwidth, which is 51.2 GB/s for the dual-channel DDR4 setup. In Overpower, this manifests as steep FPS penalties when moving from Low to Medium settings. At 1080p, Low produces 65 FPS, but Medium drops to 41 FPS—a 37 percent reduction. The same pattern appears at 1440p (58 to 36 FPS) and 4K (49 to 31 FPS). This suggests that the shared memory bandwidth becomes saturated quickly, and the GPU cannot compensate with compute shaders or geometry processing. The RT cores (10) and DirectX 12 Ultimate support are present, but the data shows no ray tracing or advanced effects are viable at playable frame rates.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS across resolutions reveals a clear pattern of GPU-bound scaling. At Low settings, the average FPS is 65 at 1920x1080, 58 at 2560x1440, and 49 at 3840x2160. That is a 10.8 percent drop from 1080p to 1440p, and a 24.6 percent drop from 1080p to 4K. The scaling is relatively mild, which indicates that even at 1080p Low, the GPU is already near its practical limit. If the CPU were the bottleneck, we would expect larger FPS gaps at lower resolutions, but the data does not show that.

At Medium settings, the averages are 41 FPS (1080p), 36 FPS (1440p), and 31 FPS (4K). The drop from 1080p to 1440p is 12.2 percent, and from 1080p to 4K is 24.4 percent. High settings show 38 FPS at 1080p, 34 FPS at 1440p, and 28 FPS at 4K, with drops of 10.5 percent and 26.3 percent, respectively. Ultra settings yield 31 FPS at 1080p, 28 FPS at 1440p, and 24 FPS at 4K, with drops of 9.7 percent and 22.6 percent.

The consistency of these percentage drops—roughly 10 percent from 1080p to 1440p and 24 percent from 1080p to 4K—suggests that the GPU’s pixel throughput is the limiting factor. The 20 ROPs must fill more pixels at higher resolutions, and the 48.00 GPixel/s pixel rate caps the fill rate. At 4K, the GPU simply cannot keep up, but the drop is not catastrophic because the base frame rates are already low. For example, 4K Ultra at 24 FPS is only 22.6 percent lower than 1080p Ultra at 31 FPS. This indicates that the GPU is not hitting a hard memory bandwidth wall; rather, it is consistently underpowered across all resolutions.

The CPU’s role in this scaling is minimal. The Ryzen 5 5500X3D has a passmark single-thread score of 2941 and a multithread score of 20363, both of which are far above the demands of a game running at 24-65 FPS. Even at 1080p Low, the 65 FPS average is likely GPU-limited, as the CPU could push much higher frame rates in a less demanding title. The data shows no evidence of CPU bottlenecks, such as frame rate plateaus across different resolutions. Instead, the FPS scales inversely with resolution in a linear fashion, which is characteristic of GPU-bound performance.

How This Combo Ranks

In Overpower, this CPU-GPU combination ranks 2742 out of 2980 tested combos. That places it in the 8th percentile, meaning only 238 combos perform worse. This is a very low ranking, consistent with the GPU’s 5th percentile overall benchmark position. The CPU, by contrast, is in the 85th percentile of all CPUs, so the ranking is entirely dragged down by the Arc B370.

The delta between the CPU and GPU performance tiers is stark. The Ryzen 5 5500X3D’s nearest rivals—the Ryzen 5 5600F (36945, 0.2% lower), Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450 (37093, 0.2% higher), Core Ultra 5 225 (36938, 0.2% lower), and Core i9-12900T (37112, 0.3% higher)—are all within a fraction of a percent. This means the CPU is a modern, capable part that competes with mid-range desktop and mobile chips. In contrast, the Arc B370’s nearest rivals are the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 (1186, 0.2% higher), ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1190, 0.5% higher), AMD Radeon HD 7650M (1192, 0.7% higher), and AMD FirePro M2000 (1168, 1.4% lower). These are legacy parts from over a decade ago, and the Arc B370’s score of 1184 is virtually identical to them.

The combo’s rank of 2742 out of 2980 means that a user pairing this CPU with almost any other GPU—even a modest discrete card—would likely achieve a higher rank. However, the data only includes this specific combination, so we cannot directly compare to other GPUs in this game. What the rank does tell us is that in the broader database of 2980 tested combos, this pairing is among the weakest. For an action game like Overpower, which presumably benefits from higher frame rates, this rank suggests a poor experience for most players. The only consolation is that the CPU is not the issue; it is the GPU that anchors the combo to the bottom 8 percent.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a complete picture of performance across 12 configurations (3 resolutions × 4 settings). Here is the full breakdown, starting with 1080p:

• 1920x1080, Low: 65 FPS average. This is the highest score in the entire dataset.
• 1920x1080, Medium: 41 FPS average, with a min of 34 and max of 47 FPS.
• 1920x1080, High: 38 FPS average.
• 1920x1080, Ultra: 31 FPS average.

At 1440p, the numbers decline as expected:

• 2560x1440, Low: 58 FPS average.
• 2560x1440, Medium: 36 FPS average, with a min of 31 and max of 42 FPS.
• 2560x1440, High: 34 FPS average.
• 2560x1440, Ultra: 28 FPS average.

At 4K, the frame rates become borderline unplayable for an action game:

• 3840x2160, Low: 49 FPS average.
• 3840x2160, Medium: 31 FPS average, with a min of 26 and max of 35 FPS.
• 3840x2160, High: 28 FPS average.
• 3840x2160, Ultra: 24 FPS average.

The Medium preset is the only one with min/max data. At 1080p Medium, the frame time variance is 13 FPS (34 to 47), which is a 38 percent spread. At 1440p Medium, the spread is 11 FPS (31 to 42), a 35 percent spread. At 4K Medium, the spread is 9 FPS (26 to 35), a 35 percent spread. This consistency in variance suggests that the GPU’s performance is stable relative to its average, but the absolute numbers are low.

Comparing settings at each resolution: at 1080p, Low (65 FPS) is 58 percent faster than Medium (41 FPS), and Medium is 8 percent faster than High (38 FPS), while High is 18 percent faster than Ultra (31 FPS). At 1440p, Low (58 FPS) is 61 percent faster than Medium (36 FPS), Medium is 6 percent faster than High (34 FPS), and High is 18 percent faster than Ultra (28 FPS). At 4K, Low (49 FPS) is 58 percent faster than Medium (31 FPS), Medium is 10 percent faster than High (28 FPS), and High is 14 percent faster than Ultra (24 FPS). The pattern is clear: the jump from Low to Medium costs the most performance, while the differences between Medium, High, and Ultra are smaller but still significant.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured data, the only configuration that provides a consistently playable experience is 1080p Low, which averages 65 FPS. This is the sole preset above 60 FPS across all tested combinations. For an action game, 60 FPS is often considered the minimum for smooth gameplay, and this combo barely hits that at the lowest settings and resolution.

If 1080p Low is too visually basic, the next viable option is 1080p Medium at 41 FPS. The min FPS of 34 suggests occasional drops, but the average is within the 30-45 FPS range that many players tolerate for slower-paced titles. However, Overpower is an action game, and 41 FPS with dips to 34 may feel stuttery during combat. The data shows that 1080p High (38 FPS) and 1080p Ultra (31 FPS) offer diminishing returns—the visual improvements are unlikely to justify the 41 percent and 52 percent frame rate losses compared to Low, respectively.

At 1440p, the best option is Low at 58 FPS. This is close to 60 FPS but not quite there, and the min FPS is not provided, so there is a risk of dips below 50. 1440p Medium (36 FPS) and High (34 FPS) are playable only in the most forgiving scenarios, while 1440p Ultra (28 FPS) is not recommended for action gameplay. At 4K, all settings produce averages below 50 FPS, with the highest being Low at 49 FPS. This is borderline for a single-player action game, but the lack of min/max data for Low settings means stability is unknown. The Medium preset at 4K has a min of 26 FPS, which would be jarring.

Given the data, the recommended path is to prioritize resolution over settings. 1080p Low (65 FPS) is the best experience in terms of frame rate, and 1440p Low (58 FPS) is a reasonable compromise for users with 1440p displays who can tolerate slightly lower FPS. For users who insist on 4K, Low (49 FPS) is the only option above 30 FPS, but it will not be smooth. The Medium preset is not worth the frame rate cost: at 1080p, it drops from 65 to 41 FPS (37 percent loss), at 1440p from 58 to 36 FPS (38 percent loss), and at 4K from 49 to 31 FPS (37 percent loss). Since the GPU is the bottleneck, the only way to improve performance is to lower resolution or settings, and the data shows that Low is the only preset that keeps the combo out of the sub-30 FPS territory at higher resolutions.

In practical terms, a user with this combo should set Overpower to 1080p Low for the best frame rate, or 1440p Low if they have a 1440p monitor and can accept a 7 FPS average penalty. High and Ultra presets are only viable if the user is willing to play at 24-38 FPS, which is not recommended for an action title. The CPU’s 85th percentile performance offers no benefit in this configuration, as the GPU’s 5th percentile ceiling caps all results. This pairing is fundamentally mismatched for Overpower, and the settings recommendations reflect that reality: stick to Low, and if possible, lower the resolution.