Overpower

The Intel Core Ultra 5 245 paired with the Intel Arc B580 delivers a balanced 1080p and 1440p experience in Overpower, with 4K remaining a stretch target. The data shows a clear performance hierarchy across the four tested settings, with the combo ranking 2222nd out of 2980 tested combinations. This places it in the lower-middle portion of the database, a position shaped by both the CPU’s strong single-threaded showing and the GPU’s mid-range rasterization muscle.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo in Overpower?

A: The data shows 1920x1080 produces the highest average frame rates across all settings, from 60 FPS at Ultra to 125 FPS at Low. 2560x1440 remains playable, with averages between 54 FPS at Ultra and 111 FPS at Low, while 3840x2160 dips to 46 FPS at Ultra and only reaches 95 FPS at Low.

Q: How does the Ultra preset compare to High at the same resolution?

A: At 1920x1080, Ultra averages 60 FPS versus High’s 72 FPS, a 12 FPS gap. At 2560x1440, the difference is 11 FPS (54 vs 65), and at 3840x2160 it narrows to 9 FPS (46 vs 55). Ultra consistently costs roughly 15-20% performance versus High.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor in 4K?

A: The data indicates the GPU becomes the primary constraint at 3840x2160. The average FPS drops from 72 at 1080p High to 55 at 4K High, a 24% reduction, while the CPU’s single-thread score of 4648 in Cinebench R23 suggests it has ample headroom for frame generation at lower resolutions.

Q: What is the combo’s overall rank among tested systems?

A: The combo ranks 2222nd out of 2980 combinations in Overpower. This places it in the 74th percentile of tested systems, meaning roughly a quarter of all tested combos perform worse in this specific game.

Q: How does the Arc B580 compare to its nearest GPU rivals?

A: The Arc B580’s average benchmark score is 23021, sitting just 0.2% below the AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP (23061) and 0.6% above the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 (22895). It trails the RTX 3080 by 0.7%, which scores 23172.

Q: What is the launch MSRP for both components?

A: The Intel Core Ultra 5 245 has a launch MSRP of $270, and the Intel Arc B580 has a launch MSRP of 249 USD. These are the only pricing figures available in the dataset.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B580 is the heart of this combo’s visual output. It packs 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, delivering 456.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU runs at a base clock of 2670 MHz and a boost clock of 2670 MHz, with memory clocked at 2375 MHz (19 Gbps effective). These specifications translate to a pixel rate of 213.6 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 427.2 GTexel/s, figures that directly influence how quickly the card can fill framebuffers and sample textures in Overpower.

The GPU’s 2560 shading units and 80 ROPs handle the game’s geometry and pixel work, while 20 RT cores provide hardware ray tracing support. The FP32 throughput of 13.67 TFLOPS places the card in the mid-range tier, and the measured FPS data confirms this positioning. At 1080p Medium, the card averages 78 FPS, which climbs to 125 FPS at Low. The jump from Low to Medium costs 47 FPS (a 38% drop), indicating that the Medium preset engages heavier shading workloads that the card handles with moderate efficiency.

At 4K Ultra, the card averages just 46 FPS, a figure that reflects the memory bandwidth ceiling. The 456.0 GB/s bandwidth is ample for 1080p and 1440p but becomes a bottleneck when pushing 8.3 million pixels per frame. The 12 GB frame buffer remains sufficient for Overpower’s textures at all settings, as the game’s release in 2023 predates the extreme VRAM demands seen in later titles. The GPU’s 68th percentile ranking among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 23021, aligns with the measured performance: solid for 1080p, serviceable for 1440p, and marginal for 4K.

The card’s nearest rivals in the database are telling. It sits 0.2% below the RX 580 2048SP, a much older card, and 0.6% above the RTX 2080. Against the RTX 3080, it trails by 0.7%. These deltas are small, meaning the Arc B580 occupies a performance band that spans several generations. In Overpower specifically, the measured FPS at 1440p High (65) and 4K High (55) show that the card’s real-world gaming performance matches its synthetic average.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data provides a clear picture of which preset offers the best experience. At 1920x1080, the Medium preset averages 78 FPS with a minimum of 66 and a maximum of 90. This delivers smooth gameplay with visual fidelity above the bare minimum. High averages 72 FPS, a 6 FPS reduction from Medium, while Ultra drops to 60 FPS exactly. Low reaches 125 FPS but sacrifices the visual features that Overpower’s action genre benefits from.

For 1080p, Medium is the sweet spot. The 78 FPS average comfortably exceeds the 60 FPS threshold for fluid action, and the 66 FPS minimum ensures that demanding scenes rarely stutter. The jump from Medium to High costs 6 FPS (8%), which is noticeable but not crippling. Ultra at 60 FPS is playable but leaves no headroom for dips, as the minimum FPS is not recorded for this setting.

At 2560x1440, the recommendation shifts. Medium averages 70 FPS with a minimum of 59 and a maximum of 80. This is still above the 60 FPS target, though the 59 FPS minimum means occasional frame drops below the ideal threshold. High averages 65 FPS, a 5 FPS reduction. Ultra drops to 54 FPS, which falls below the smoothness target. For 1440p, Medium is the best balance, as it maintains an average above 60 FPS while keeping the minimum close to that mark.

At 3840x2160, no preset achieves a 60 FPS average. Low averages 95 FPS, Medium 59 FPS, High 55 FPS, and Ultra 46 FPS. The Medium preset’s 59 FPS average with a 50 FPS minimum is the only 4K option that approaches playability, but the 68 FPS maximum indicates inconsistent frame pacing. Low is the only 4K preset that delivers a smooth experience, but the visual quality reduction is substantial. For most users, 1440p Medium (70 FPS) or 1080p Medium (78 FPS) provides the best experience per the measured data.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo ranks 2222nd out of 2980 tested combinations in Overpower. This position, in the 74th percentile, indicates that the pairing performs better than a majority of tested systems but falls short of top-tier configurations. The rank reflects the combined capabilities of the Intel Core Ultra 5 245 and the Intel Arc B580, both of which sit in the mid-range of their respective categories.

The CPU’s average benchmark score of 48995 places it in the 90th percentile of all CPUs, with a multithread score of 38706 in Passmark and a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 32924. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5755G (49196, 0.4% higher), the AMD Ryzen 9 7900 (49228, 0.5% higher), the Intel Xeon Gold 5318H (48698, 0.6% lower), and the Intel Core i5-14600K (48618, 0.8% lower). These deltas are all under 1%, meaning the CPU performs on par with a wide range of competing processors.

The GPU’s average benchmark score of 23021 places it in the 68th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals are separated by less than 1%: the RX 580 2048SP (23061), RTX 2080 (22895), RTX 3080 (23172), and P106-100 (23249). The Arc B580’s performance in Overpower, as measured by the FPS data, shows a consistent pattern: it delivers playable frame rates at 1080p and 1440p across all settings, but struggles at 4K Ultra.

The combo’s 2222nd rank out of 2980 means that roughly 758 combinations perform worse in this game. This is not a top-tier gaming rig, but it is far from a weak one. The rank reflects a balanced pairing where the CPU’s strong single-thread performance (Cinebench R23 single-core score of 4648) complements the GPU’s mid-range rasterization capabilities. For users targeting 1080p or 1440p gaming, this combo sits comfortably in the upper half of the database.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals how the combo scales across the three tested resolutions. At High settings, the average FPS drops from 72 at 1920x1080 to 65 at 2560x1440 (a 10% reduction), then to 55 at 3840x2160 (a 24% reduction from 1080p). This scaling pattern indicates that the GPU becomes increasingly stressed as pixel count rises, but the CPU retains enough headroom to avoid becoming the primary bottleneck.

At Low settings, the scaling is more dramatic. The average FPS goes from 125 at 1080p to 111 at 1440p (an 11% drop) and then to 95 at 4K (a 24% drop from 1080p). The 125 FPS at 1080p Low suggests that the CPU is capable of driving high frame rates when the GPU workload is light. The 95 FPS at 4K Low shows that the GPU can still handle 4K when graphical complexity is minimized.

The Medium preset shows a similar pattern: 78 FPS at 1080p, 70 FPS at 1440p (10% drop), and 59 FPS at 4K (24% drop). The Ultra preset drops from 60 FPS at 1080p to 54 FPS at 1440p (10% drop) and then to 46 FPS at 4K (23% drop). Across all settings, the percentage drop from 1080p to 1440p is consistently around 10%, while the drop from 1080p to 4K is consistently around 23-24%.

This consistent scaling pattern points to the GPU as the limiting component at higher resolutions. The CPU’s performance, as measured by its Cinebench R23 multicore score of 32924 and Passmark multithread score of 38706, is sufficient to feed the GPU at 1080p and 1440p. However, the Arc B580’s 456.0 GB/s memory bandwidth and 13.67 TFLOPS FP32 throughput cap the frame rates at 4K. The 24% drop from 1080p to 4K at High settings (72 to 55 FPS) is typical of a mid-range GPU struggling with 8.3 million pixels, while the 10% drop from 1080p to 1440p shows that the card handles the 3.7 million pixel count with relative ease.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a complete picture of the combo’s performance across all tested configurations.

1920x1080:

• Low: 125 FPS average
• Medium: 78 FPS average, 66 FPS minimum, 90 FPS maximum
• High: 72 FPS average
• Ultra: 60 FPS average

2560x1440:

• Low: 111 FPS average
• Medium: 70 FPS average, 59 FPS minimum, 80 FPS maximum
• High: 65 FPS average
• Ultra: 54 FPS average

3840x2160:

• Low: 95 FPS average
• Medium: 59 FPS average, 50 FPS minimum, 68 FPS maximum
• High: 55 FPS average
• Ultra: 46 FPS average

The Medium preset is the only one with recorded minimum and maximum FPS values, appearing in all three resolutions. At 1080p, the 66-90 FPS range shows a 24 FPS spread, indicating moderate frame pacing variance. At 1440p, the range narrows to 59-80 FPS (21 FPS spread), and at 4K it widens to 50-68 FPS (18 FPS spread). The minimum FPS values are consistently 15-16% below the averages, which is a normal pattern for a mid-range GPU under variable load.

The step from Low to Medium is the largest performance hit at every resolution. At 1080p, Low’s 125 FPS drops to Medium’s 78 FPS, a 38% reduction. At 1440p, the drop is from 111 to 70 FPS (37%), and at 4K, from 95 to 59 FPS (38%). This consistent ~38% reduction indicates that the Medium preset enables significant graphical features that heavily tax the GPU. The step from Medium to High is much smaller: 78 to 72 FPS at 1080p (8%), 70 to 65 FPS at 1440p (7%), and 59 to 55 FPS at 4K (7%). The step from High to Ultra follows a similar pattern: 72 to 60 FPS at 1080p (17%), 65 to 54 FPS at 1440p (17%), and 55 to 46 FPS at 4K (16%).

The data shows that the combo can deliver 60+ FPS at 1080p on all presets, 60+ FPS at 1440p on Low and Medium, and 60+ FPS at 4K only on Low. The Medium preset at 1440p (70 FPS average) stands out as the most balanced configuration, offering a smooth experience with moderate visual fidelity.

CPU Role

The Intel Core Ultra 5 245 provides the computational foundation for this combo. It features 14 cores and 14 threads, with a base clock of 3.50 GHz and a boost clock of 5.10 GHz. The CPU draws 65 W TDP and uses the Intel Socket 1851, built on the Arrow Lake architecture with a 3 nm process node from TSMC. The 14 cores are arranged with 192 KB of L1 cache per core, 3 MB of L2 cache per core, and 24 MB of shared L3 cache. This cache hierarchy, combined with the high boost clock, supports strong single-threaded performance.

The CPU’s benchmark results confirm its capability. In Cinebench R23, it scores 32924 multicore and 4648 single-core. The single-core score is particularly relevant for gaming, as Overpower’s action genre likely relies on a few heavily utilized threads. The Passmark single-thread score of 4394 reinforces this strength. The CPU’s 90th percentile ranking among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 48995, places it above the vast majority of processors in the database.

In Overpower specifically, the CPU’s role is evident in the 1080p Low result of 125 FPS. This high frame rate, which exceeds the GPU’s 4K Low performance by 32%, suggests that the CPU can generate frames faster than the GPU can render them at lower resolutions. The 5.10 GHz boost clock and 14 threads provide sufficient processing power to avoid bottlenecking the Arc B580 at 1080p and 1440p. The 24 MB of L3 cache helps maintain consistent performance in scenes with complex game logic.

The CPU’s nearest rivals, including the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5755G (0.4% higher average score) and the Intel Core i5-14600K (0.8% lower average score), show that it performs on par with other mid-range and upper-mid-range processors. The measured FPS data in Overpower reflects this: the combo achieves frame rates that are competitive with systems using similar CPUs and GPUs. The 2222nd rank out of 2980 combos, while not stellar, is consistent with a CPU that excels in single-threaded tasks but lacks the multi-threaded grunt of higher-end chips. For Overpower’s action gameplay, the CPU’s single-thread strength is the more valuable asset, and the data shows it delivers.