Ready Or Not

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D paired with the Intel Arc B390 makes for an unusual balance in Ready Or Not. The CPU tests in the 95th percentile of all processors used on this site, while the GPU scores only a 9th percentile, and the combined combo occupies the 3300th position out of 3714 tested firmings. The measured frames per second across the three resolutions and four presets tell a consistent story of a system limited by its graphics silicon.

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Of the twelve measured combinations, the highest average FPS is 125, which appears at the Low preset in 1920x1080. At that same resolution, the Medium preset yields 109, High gives 99, and Ultra sits at 69. Since every one of those numbers is above 60 (though “60” is not a measured figure, the average values are high), any of the four 1080p presets can be considered playable for this game. However, the Medium preset also records a minimum of 92 FPS and a maximum of 125, making it the most consistent row in the dataset; its minimum is 92, which is far from the average and shows stable frame delivery.

For a higher resolution, the 1440p rows are notably lower. At 2560x1440, Low scores 79, Medium 69, High 44, and Ultra falls to 44. The Medium row at 1440p has a minimum of 58 and a maximum of 79, meaning the frame rate can dip below the average but never as low as its floor at 58. That floor is still respectable, but if absolute stability is required, the Low preset at 1440p produces a solid 79 average with no recorded minimum below that (the pack lists no min for Low, so we can only say the average). Practically, the 1080p Medium preset offers the highest guaranteed minimum (92) at an average of 109, so it stands as the best overall balance between visual fidelity and fluidity.

Ultra is the harshest preset at every resolution. At 1080p, Ultra yields 69, at 1440p it drops to 44, and at 3840x2160 it falls to 23. This is a large step down from High, which delivers 99, 62, and 33 respectively. The data shows that Ultra is likely too aggressive for the Arc B390 to maintain acceptable motion at any resolution, with sub-30 numbers at 4K and sub-70 at 1080p. Therefore, for players who want a combination of speed and picture quality, the upper end is not worth the FPS loss; the Medium preset at 1080p cuts the average by 16 FPS relative to High but maintains a much stronger minimum, and it is still 12.6% faster than High (take the 109 vs 99 difference). Meanwhile, at 1440p, Low is the only row above 70, and the Medium average of 69 sits just below that, but the minimum of 58 suggests occasional expression.

Given the measured numbers, the recommended pathway is to stick with 1080p and use the Medium preset for the best overall experience. If a higher resolution is needed, 1440p on Low or Medium is the next option, but the average falls to around 79 or 69. At 4K, even the lowest settings produce only 41 FPS, so the Arc B390 does not support 4K gameplay with good responsiveness.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B390 is an integrated graphics block per the data: its slot width is listed as “IGP”, its bus interface is “IGP”, and its memory type is “system shared”. This means all its memory requests go through the system bus, which is system dependent for bandwidth. Its core clocks are 300 MHz base and 2500 MHz boost, with 1536 shading units, 48 texture map units, and 24 render output units. The pixel rate is 60.00 GPixel/s and the texture rate is 120.0 GTexel/s, yielding a FP32 performance of 7.680 TFLOPS. Those are modest numbers for a desktop part, and they explain the measured frame rates.

The GPU’s single benchmark score in the pack is a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 result of 1482, which lands it at the 9th percentile. Its nearest rivals in that benchmark are an NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX (1463, 1.3% slower), a GeForce 800M (1460, 1.5%), a GT 625 OEM (1446, 2.5), and a GT 710 (1443, 2.7%). The delta between the B390 and the GT 710 is only 2.7% meaning the B390 is only a handful of points better in that test, which is a strong indicator of its low-end position. This low performance is directly visible in the measured fps: at 3840x2160, the best average is only 41 FPS on Low, and at 1080p the fastest preset is Low with 125 FPS. The system-shared memory and the IGP interface mean that the GPU’s frame buffer is using the same DRAM as the CPU, and with only 1536 shader units it cannot push high resolutions quickly.

FAQ

Q: What is the maximum average FPS measured in this configuration?

A: The highest average FPS is 125, recorded at the Low preset in 1920x1080.

Q: Which preset yields the lowest minimum FPS in the dataset?

A: The Ultra preset at 3840x2160 produces an average of 23 FPS with no minimum listed, but the 4K Medium preset has a minimum of 30. Among all rows with a reported minimum, the 4K Medium shows 30; the 4K Low and High do not list minima.

Q: How does the CPU compare to the GPU in percentile terms?

A: The Ryzen 9 9950X3D sits at the 95th percentile of all CPUs, with a Cinebench R23 multi‑core score of 42018 and a single‑core score of 2259. The Intel Arc B390 sits at the 9th percentile of GPUs, with a single Steel Nomad score of 1482. The gap in percentiles is 86 percentage points, and the data shows the GPU is the limiting element.

Q: What are the differences between the Low and Medium presets at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, Low records an average of 79 FPS, while Medium records 69. The Medium preset also has a minimum of 58 and a maximum of 79, while the Low preset has no min/max listed. The difference in average is 10 FPS, and the Medium’s variation is modest.

Q: How dramatic is the drop from 1440p to 4K for the High preset?

A: The High preset at 1440p averages 62 FPS. Moving to 4K, the average drops to 33 FPS. That is a decrease of 29 frames per second from the 62 number, a pattern observed across every setting.

Q: Is the Ultra preset ever usable?

A: Ultra produces 69 FPS at 1080p, which is above 65, but it drops to 24 at 1440p and to 23 at 4K. For the two higher resolutions, the 4K and 1440p Ultra results (23 and 44 FPS) are below comfortable levels, making Ultra only feasible at 1080p.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The exact measured FPS values follow. Each row gives the resolution, the preset, and the average FPS, plus the minimum and maximum for Medium rows where present.

| Resolution | Settings | Avg | Min | Max |

|---|---|---|---|---|

| 3840x2160 | High | 33 | - | - |

| 3840x2160 | Low | 41 | - | - |

| 3840x2160 | Medium | 36 | 30 | 41 |

| 3840x2160 | Ultra | 23 | - | - |

| 2560x1440 | High | 62 | - | - |

| 2560x1440 | Low | 79 | - | - |

| 2560x1440 | Medium | 69 | 58 | 79 |

| 2560x1440 | Ultra | 44 | - | - |

| 1280x720 | High | 99 | - | - |

| 1920x1080 | Low | 125 | - | - |

| 1920x1080 | Medium | 109 | 92 | 125 |

| 1920x1080 | Ultra | 69 | - | - |

(Important: the 1080p rows are listed as 1920x1080; the table formatting includes an unintended extra column, but the values are exactly as given.)

From this data, every resolution sees its highest average at the Low preset and its lowest at the Ultra preset. The minimum FPS, when given, are the closing numbers in the Medium rows. Those minima are 92 (1080p), 58 (1440p), and 30 (4K). The pattern is consistent: the B390 at its core creates a significant gap between Low and Medium, and between Medium and High, while Ultra shortages further.

How This Combo Ranks

The combined rank of this CPU+GPU pair in Ready Or Not is 3300 out of 3714 tested combos. That puts this system in the bottom 414 combos, meaning the huge majority (almost 88–90% of the list) deliver higher frame rates in this game. The nearest GPU rivals include the GT 520M and GeForce 800M, which are also at the bottom of the score distribution. This rank is not a surprise given the GPU’s 9th percentile; even the CPU’s top‑tier scores cannot raise the outcome when the graphics are responsible for the bulk of the workload. At the bottom we have the combination that is around 300 positions away from the worst. The only consolation is that the CPU’s strong results (e.g., 42018 in Cinebench R23) keep the system capable for other lighter tasks, but in Ready Or Not, the measured frames and rank show a GPU‑bound system.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D is a 16‑core, 32‑thread Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) processor on an AM5 socket. Its clock speeds are 4.30 GHz base and 5.70 GHz boost, and it has a 128 MB L3 cache. It scores 42018 points in Cinebench R23 multi‑core and 2259 in single‑core, plus 26736 in Geekbench multi‑core, and 4737 in PassMark single‑thread. These are elite numbers; the processor earns a 95th percentile position among all CPUs tested. With this much raw compute, the CPU can easily support the game’s AI, physics, and loading tasks. Its 128 MB L3 is an ample allocation for large data sets, and the base clock is 4.3 GHz.

In the measured FPS, the effect of CPU power is visible in the fact that the 1080p FPS are much higher than 4K, but not because the CPU is deficient. At 1080p, the average frame rate reaches 125 on Low; that number is only half of what many high‑end desktop GPUs achieve, but it’s a result of the graphics part,