Overpower

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data for Overpower reveals a pronounced GPU-bound scaling pattern across resolutions. At 1080p with Low settings, the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X + Intel Arc B390 combo delivers 72 FPS, which drops to 64 FPS at 1440p and further to 54 FPS at 4K. That translates to an 11.1% loss moving from 1080p to 1440p, and a 25% loss from 1440p to 4K. This is a clear indicator that the integrated GPU is the limiting component as pixel count rises.

The pattern intensifies at higher settings. With High settings, the frame rate falls from 42 FPS at 1080p to 37 FPS at 1440p (an 11.9% drop) and then to 32 FPS at 4K (a 13.5% drop from 1440p). The scaling from 1080p to 4K at High settings is a 23.8% reduction, which is consistent with the Low-setting behavior. This consistency suggests the bottleneck remains the GPU across all settings, rather than the CPU.

Ultra settings tell a harsher story. The combo manages 35 FPS at 1080p, 31 FPS at 1440p, and 26 FPS at 4K. The 1080p-to-4K drop here is 25.7%, slightly steeper than at High or Low. The data shows that resolution scaling is nearly linear in terms of percentage loss, regardless of quality preset — a hallmark of a system where the graphics processor saturates well before the CPU becomes relevant.

Medium settings provide the only complete min/max FPS data in the pack. At 1080p Medium, the average is 45 FPS with a minimum of 38 and maximum of 52. At 1440p Medium, the average falls to 40 FPS with a range of 34 to 46. At 4K Medium, the average drops to 34 FPS with a range of 29 to 39. The minimum FPS values scale proportionally with averages, indicating no sudden frame-time spikes or stuttering anomalies — just a steady, predictable performance ceiling.

What does this say about the limiting component? The Arc B390 is an integrated GPU (IGP) with system-shared memory. Its 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1482 places it in the 9th percentile of all GPUs, meaning it performs worse than roughly 91% of tested graphics processors. The CPU, by contrast, sits in the 81st percentile. The performance cliff between resolutions aligns perfectly with the GPU's weak compute throughput. If the Ryzen 5 9600X were the bottleneck, we would expect smaller FPS deltas between 1440p and 4K, because the CPU workload per frame remains relatively constant while the GPU workload scales with pixel count. Instead, the consistent double-digit percentage drops at every resolution step confirm that the Arc B390's fill rate and shading capacity are exhausted early.

FAQ

Q: What is the best setting to use at 1080p for this combo?

A: Low settings deliver 72 FPS average, which is the highest measured frame rate at any resolution or quality preset. Medium drops to 45 FPS, High to 42 FPS, and Ultra to 35 FPS. If playable frame rates are the priority, Low at 1080p is the only setting that approaches a smooth 60+ FPS experience.

Q: Can this combo handle 4K gaming in Overpower?

A: At 4K, the best result is 54 FPS on Low settings. Medium yields 34 FPS, High yields 32 FPS, and Ultra drops to 26 FPS. The data suggests 4K is only viable on Low settings, and even then the frame rate hovers near the edge of playability for fast-paced action games.

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

A: The Intel Arc B390 scores 1482 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12. It sits 1.3% above the NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX (1463), 1.5% above the GeForce 800M (1460), 2.5% above the GT 625 OEM (1446), and 2.7% above the GT 710 (1443). These are all extremely low-end GPUs, and the Arc B390 only marginally outperforms them.

Q: Is the Ryzen 5 9600X holding back the GPU?

A: No. The CPU's single-thread score in 3DMark is 1253, and its Cinebench R23 single-core result is 2183.5. The 81st percentile ranking among all CPUs indicates ample headroom. The measured FPS scaling across resolutions — with consistent percentage drops — points exclusively to the GPU as the limiting factor.

Q: What is the CPU's multi-threaded performance profile?

A: The Ryzen 5 9600X has 6 cores and 12 threads with a base clock of 3.90 GHz and boost clock of 5.40 GHz. Its Cinebench R23 multicore score is 17528.5, and Geekbench multicore is 14438. PassMark multithread reaches 30027. These are strong results for a 65W TDP desktop chip.

Q: How does the combo rank overall in Overpower?

A: The combo ranks 2638 out of 2980 tested combinations in this game. That places it in the bottom 11.5% of all tested combos, which is consistent with the GPU's 9th percentile status and far below the CPU's 81st percentile.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 9600X is a Zen 5 part built on TSMC's 4nm process, with a die size of 70.6 mm² containing 8,315 million transistors. It runs on the AMD Socket AM5 platform with dual-channel DDR5 memory support and a memory bandwidth of 89.6 GB/s. The 6-core, 12-thread configuration is complemented by 32 MB of shared L3 cache plus 1 MB L2 and 80 KB L1 per core. This architecture is designed for strong single-threaded responsiveness, which matters in action games where frame pacing and input latency are critical.

Benchmark data confirms the CPU's capability. The 3DMark single-thread score of 1253 and 2-thread score of 2456 indicate strong per-core performance. The 4-thread score of 4649 scales nearly linearly, while the 8-thread score reaches 6726. The 16-thread score of 7585 and max-thread score of 7590 show only marginal gains beyond 8 threads — this is a chip that excels in lightly-threaded workloads but plateaus quickly. In Overpower, which is an action title, this means the CPU can easily feed frames to the GPU without becoming a constraint.

Cinebench R23 results reinforce this: 2183.5 single-core and 17528.5 multicore. The single-core figure is particularly relevant for gaming, where most game logic runs on one or two threads. PassMark single-thread score of 4570 and floating-point math score of 60081 further demonstrate the CPU's arithmetic throughput. The CPU's 81st percentile ranking among all tested CPUs positions it well above average, while the GPU sits at the 9th percentile — a stark imbalance that explains the measured frame rates.

The Ryzen 5 9600X also includes Radeon integrated graphics, though in this combo the discrete Arc B390 handles rendering. The CPU's 65W TDP and unlocked multiplier make it a flexible desktop part, but in this specific pairing, its role is purely to keep the GPU fed. With a boost clock of 5.40 GHz, the CPU has more than enough frequency headroom. The nearest CPU rivals — the Ryzen 7 PRO 5755GE (0.2% faster), Ryzen 7 7840H (0.5% slower), Ryzen 7 5800XT (0.6% slower), and Ryzen 7 8845HS (0.8% slower) — all perform nearly identically in average benchmark scores, confirming that the 9600X is squarely in the mid-to-upper tier of desktop processors.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X and Intel Arc B390 ranks 2638 out of 2980 tested combos in Overpower, placing it in the bottom 11.5% of all configurations. This is a remarkably poor showing for a CPU that individually ranks in the 81st percentile. The disconnect between CPU and GPU performance tiers explains the outcome: a strong processor paired with a very weak integrated graphics solution produces frame rates that reflect the GPU's limitations almost exclusively.

To contextualize the GPU's contribution, the Arc B390's 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1482 puts it at the 9th percentile. Its nearest rivals are all legacy NVIDIA parts: the GT 520MX (1463, 1.3% slower), GeForce 800M (1460, 1.5% slower), GT 625 OEM (1446, 2.5% slower), and GT 710 (1443, 2.7% slower). The Arc B390 outperforms these by only single-digit percentage points, placing it in the same performance strata as decade-old entry-level GPUs. A combo ranking near the bottom of the database is therefore expected.

The data indicates that swapping the GPU would dramatically change this ranking, but the CPU alone cannot compensate. The measured FPS values — from 72 FPS at 1080p Low down to 26 FPS at 4K Ultra — are entirely consistent with a system where the graphics processor is the sole bottleneck. The combo rank of 2638/2980 is not a reflection of the CPU's capability; it is a direct consequence of pairing an 81st-percentile processor with a 9th-percentile graphics solution. In the context of all tested combos, this pairing sits closer to the bottom than to the median, and the benchmark data gives no indication that driver optimizations or settings adjustments could meaningfully close that gap.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B390 is an integrated graphics processor based on the Xe3-LPG architecture, built on Intel's 3nm process. It features 1536 shading units, 48 texture mapping units, and 24 raster output units, along with 12 ray tracing cores. The base clock is 300 MHz with a boost clock of 2500 MHz. The GPU uses system-shared memory with system-dependent bandwidth, which means its performance is tied to the host system's RAM configuration — in this case, the Ryzen 5 9600X's dual-channel DDR5 setup.

The compute specifications are modest: FP32 performance of 7.680 TFLOPS, FP16 of 15.36 TFLOPS (2:1 ratio), a pixel rate of 60.00 GPixel/s, and a texture rate of 120.0 GTexel/s. These figures place the Arc B390 firmly in the entry-level category. The 80W TDP and IGP slot width confirm its integrated nature — it is not a discrete card but rather a processor-integrated solution intended for portable or compact devices. The display outputs are listed as "Portable Device Dependent," further indicating this is a mobile-oriented chip.

The GPU's single benchmark result — 1482 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 — is its only measured performance data point. The 9th percentile ranking among all GPUs means it outperforms only about 9% of tested graphics solutions. The nearest rivals are all low-end NVIDIA parts, and the Arc B390's margins over them are thin: 1.3% over the GT 520MX, 1.5% over the GeForce 800M, 2.5% over the GT 625 OEM, and 2.7% over the GT 710. These are not meaningful performance advantages; they represent the same performance class.

In Overpower, the GPU's role is decisive. The measured FPS at 1080p Low (72 FPS) is the only result above 60 FPS in the entire dataset. Every other configuration falls below that threshold, with 4K Ultra bottoming out at 26 FPS. The GPU's 24 ROPs and 60 GPixel/s pixel rate limit fill-rate-heavy scenes, while the 7.680 TFLOPS FP32 throughput constrains shader complexity. The system-shared memory architecture adds latency and bandwidth uncertainty, which likely contributes to the consistent frame rates but prevents any headroom for higher resolutions or settings. In short, the Arc B390 defines this combo's performance envelope, and that envelope is small.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The full measured FPS dataset for Overpower with the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X and Intel Arc B390 spans three resolutions and four quality settings, producing twelve data points. Every frame rate falls within a narrow band, and the pattern is consistent: higher resolutions and higher settings both reduce performance, with the GPU as the primary constraint.

At 1920x1080, the results are as follows:

• Low: 72 FPS average
• Medium: 45 FPS average (min 38, max 52)
• High: 42 FPS average
• Ultra: 35 FPS average

The jump from Low to Medium is a 37.5% drop, which is substantial. The step from Medium to High is only 6.7%, and High to Ultra is 16.7%. This suggests that Low settings avoid a significant GPU workload threshold, while Medium, High, and Ultra cluster closer together in terms of rendering demands.

At 2560x1440, the results are:

• Low: 64 FPS average
• Medium: 40 FPS average (min 34, max 46)
• High: 37 FPS average
• Ultra: 31 FPS average

The Low-to-Medium drop here is 37.5%, identical to 1080p. Medium to High is 7.5%, and High to Ultra is 16.2%. The percentage deltas between settings remain remarkably consistent across resolutions, confirming that the GPU's relative performance scaling is resolution-independent.

At 3840x2160, the results are:

• Low: 54 FPS average
• Medium: 34 FPS average (min 29, max 39)
• High: 32 FPS average
• Ultra: 26 FPS average

The Low-to-Medium drop is 37.0%, Medium to High is 5.9%, and High to Ultra is 18.8%. The 4K Ultra result of 26 FPS is the lowest in the dataset, while 1080p Low at 72 FPS is the highest. The spread between best and worst measured performance is 46 FPS, or a 176.9% difference.

The min/max data at Medium settings provides additional insight. At 1080p, the range is 38-52 FPS (a 36.8% spread relative to the min). At 1440p, the range is 34-46 FPS (a 35.3% spread). At 4K, the range is 29-39 FPS (a 34.5% spread). The relative range narrows slightly as resolution increases, but the absolute range shrinks from 14 FPS at 1080p to 10 FPS at 4K. This indicates that frame pacing becomes more consistent at higher resolutions, likely because the GPU is more uniformly saturated. The overall picture is clear: this combo delivers playable frame rates only at 1080p Low, with everything else falling below 60 FPS and the higher-end settings dropping to near-unplayable levels.