Road 96

# Road 96 with AMD Ryzen 5 7600X + Intel Arc B370

This combination places in the 2680th position out of 2903 tested combos for Road 96, putting it in the lower percentile of system pairings. The Intel Arc B370, an integrated graphics solution based on the Xe3-LPG architecture, delivers frame rates that range from playable at 1080p Low to borderline at 4K Ultra, while the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X provides substantial headroom that the GPU cannot fully exploit in this title.

FAQ

Q: What is the best performance this combo achieves in Road 96?

A: The highest average frame rate recorded is 85 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings. At Medium settings the same resolution delivers 62 FPS average, while High produces 50 FPS and Ultra drops to 39 FPS.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested systems for Road 96?

A: It ranks 2680th out of 2903 tested combinations. This places it in the bottom 8% of all tested system pairings, indicating that the GPU component is a significant limiting factor for this particular game.

Q: Is the Intel Arc B370 considered a discrete or integrated GPU?

A: The Arc B370 is an integrated graphics processor (IGP) with a slot width of IGP and no power connectors. It uses system shared memory, meaning its memory size, type, and bus width are all listed as "System Shared" rather than dedicated VRAM.

Q: What CPU benchmark scores does the Ryzen 5 7600X achieve?

A: The CPU scores 15,236 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 1,965 in single-core. In Geekbench it reaches 13,858 multi-core and 2,603 single-core. Its PassMark multithread score is 28,390, and it averages 27,636 across all benchmark tests.

Q: How does the Arc B370 compare to its nearest GPU rivals in benchmark scores?

A: The Arc B370 scores 1,184 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12. Its nearest rival, the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570, scores 1,186 (0.2% higher), while the AMD Radeon HD 7650M scores 1,192 (0.7% higher). The AMD FirePro M2000 scores 1,168 (1.4% lower).

Q: What frame rate consistency does the combo show at 1440p Medium?

A: At 2560x1440 Medium settings, the system delivers a 40 FPS average with a minimum of 34 FPS and maximum of 46 FPS. This indicates relatively stable performance within a 12 FPS range across the measured session.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo rank of 2680 out of 2903 tested combinations places this system in the lowest tier of results for Road 96. This positioning is heavily influenced by the GPU's performance profile. The Intel Arc B370 sits at the 5th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 1,184. Its nearest rivals in synthetic testing include the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 and ATI Radeon HD 5770, both of which are legacy mobile and desktop parts from an earlier era.

The CPU, by contrast, performs well above average. The AMD Ryzen 5 7600X sits at the 79th percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 27,636. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X and Intel Core i5-12600K, both scoring 27,578 (0.2% lower), and the AMD Ryzen 7 5800 at 27,535 (0.4% lower). The AMD Ryzen 5 8500GE slightly edges it out at 27,712 (0.3% higher).

This creates a substantial imbalance. The CPU is a modern 6-core, 12-thread part based on Zen 4 architecture, built on a 5 nm process at TSMC. The GPU, however, is an integrated solution with a 25 W TDP, 1,280 shading units, and only 20 ROPs. In Road 96, an adventure title that is not typically GPU-intensive, this pairing still falls far short of the median tested combination. The data suggests that the Arc B370's integrated nature and shared memory architecture are the primary bottlenecks, not the CPU's compute capabilities.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B370 is built on the Xe3-LPG architecture, specifically from the Arc Graphics-M (Panther Lake) generation. It operates at a base clock of 300 MHz and boosts to 2400 MHz, with a pixel rate of 48.00 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 96.00 GTexel/s. Its FP32 compute throughput is 6.144 TFLOPS, with FP16 at 12.29 TFLOPS (2:1 ratio).

Memory configuration is the most notable limitation. The GPU uses System Shared memory, with bandwidth listed as "System Dependent." This means the Arc B370 relies on the host system's DDR5 memory rather than dedicated VRAM. In Road 96, this shared memory arrangement likely contributes to the performance degradation at higher resolutions and settings, as the GPU competes with the CPU for memory bandwidth.

The GPU's 25 W TDP and IGP slot width confirm its integrated nature. It has 10 ray tracing cores, though the game's results do not indicate ray tracing is enabled. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1,184 places it at the 5th percentile among all GPUs, with nearest rivals being older ATI/AMD parts. In practical terms for Road 96, this means the GPU struggles to maintain playable frame rates above 1080p, with 4K Ultra producing just 13 FPS average.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system shows its strongest results. Low settings produce an 85 FPS average, which is the highest frame rate recorded across all configurations. Medium settings drop to 62 FPS average, with a minimum of 53 and maximum of 72. High settings deliver 50 FPS, while Ultra falls to 39 FPS. This progression shows a clear linear relationship between settings and performance, with each tier reducing the average by roughly 11-13 FPS.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates decrease substantially. Low settings average 54 FPS, Medium averages 40 FPS with a 34-46 range, High averages 32 FPS, and Ultra drops to 25 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at this resolution is 29 FPS, compared to 46 FPS at 1080p, suggesting the GPU is becoming the limiting factor more uniformly across settings.

At 3840x2160, the results become marginal. Low settings produce 29 FPS average, Medium delivers 21 FPS with a 18-24 range, High drops to 17 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 13 FPS. No configuration at 4K achieves a consistently playable frame rate, with even Low settings falling below the 30 FPS threshold that many consider the minimum for smooth gameplay.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured data, the optimal experience for this combo is at 1080p with Medium settings. This configuration delivers a 62 FPS average with a minimum of 53 FPS, providing smooth gameplay without the visual degradation of Low settings. The 53 FPS minimum ensures that the frame rate stays comfortably above the 30 FPS playability floor, and the 72 FPS maximum indicates there is some headroom for demanding scenes.

At 1440p, Low settings at 54 FPS average is the only viable option for smooth play. Medium at 40 FPS may be acceptable for some users, though the 34 FPS minimum approaches the lower boundary of playability. High and Ultra at this resolution produce 32 and 25 FPS respectively, which are likely to feel stuttery in an adventure game that may have dialogue-driven moments requiring consistent frame pacing.

At 4K, none of the settings configurations reach 30 FPS average. Low at 29 FPS is technically the closest, but the lack of min/max data for this setting makes it difficult to assess consistency. The Medium setting shows a 18-24 FPS range, indicating that even the best-case scenario remains below playable thresholds. For users with 4K displays, the data suggests either reducing resolution or accepting a slideshow-like experience.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600X is a 6-core, 12-thread processor from the 7000 series, based on Zen 4 architecture with the Raphael codename. It operates at a 4.70 GHz base clock and boosts to 5.30 GHz, with a 105 W TDP. The CPU has 64 KB L1 cache per core, 1 MB L2 per core, and 32 MB shared L3 cache. It supports DDR5 memory with dual-channel configuration and 83.2 GB/s bandwidth.

In synthetic benchmarks, the CPU shows strong multi-threaded performance. Its Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 15,236 and Geekbench multi-core of 13,858 indicate that the CPU is not the bottleneck for Road 96. The 3DMark 16-thread score of 6,879 and max-thread score of 6,845 show consistent scaling across thread counts, while the single-thread score of 1,060 in 3DMark and 1,965 in Cinebench R23 demonstrate excellent per-core performance.

The CPU's percentile ranking of 79 places it well above average, and its nearest rivals in average benchmark score (AMD Ryzen 7 5700X, Intel Core i5-12600K, AMD Ryzen 5 8500GE, AMD Ryzen 7 5800) are all within 0.4% delta. This means the 7600X is competitive with mid-range and upper-mid-range CPUs from recent generations. In Road 96, which is an adventure game that likely does not stress all 12 threads heavily, the CPU's single-thread performance is more relevant, and the 2,603 Geekbench single-core score indicates plenty of capability.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate progression from 1080p to 4K reveals the GPU's limitations clearly. At Low settings, the average FPS drops from 85 at 1080p to 54 at 1440p (a 36.5% reduction) and then to 29 at 4K (a 46.3% reduction from 1440p). This steep decline indicates that the GPU is the primary limiting factor, as resolution increases place exponentially more demand on pixel throughput.

At Medium settings, the progression is 62 FPS at 1080p, 40 FPS at 1440p (35.5% reduction), and 21 FPS at 4K (47.5% reduction). The percentage drops are similar to Low, suggesting that the GPU's pixel rate of 48.00 GPixel/s is being saturated at higher resolutions regardless of settings. The 4K Medium result of 21 FPS with an 18-24 range shows that even the minimum frame rate scales proportionally.

The Ultra settings show the most dramatic scaling: 39 FPS at 1080p, 25 FPS at 1440p (35.9% reduction), and 13 FPS at 4K (48% reduction). This consistent pattern across all settings indicates that the limiting component does not change with quality level. The CPU's strong single-thread performance and high clock speeds are not the constraint; rather, the Arc B370's 20 ROPs and shared memory bandwidth are insufficient to fill 4K frames at any quality setting.

The data also shows that the gap between Low and Ultra narrows as resolution increases. At 1080p, the difference is 46 FPS (85 vs 39). At 1440p, it is 29 FPS (54 vs 25). At 4K, it is 16 FPS (29 vs 13). This convergence suggests that at higher resolutions, the GPU becomes so bandwidth-limited that reducing settings provides diminishing returns. For Road 96, users should prioritize resolution over settings when performance is marginal, as the FPS cost of higher settings at 4K is relatively small but the visual impact may be more noticeable.