Rust

The Intel Core i5-12400F paired with the Intel Arc B370 produces a severely constrained gaming experience in Rust, with benchmark results placing this combination near the bottom of the database. The measured frame rates across all resolutions and settings are consistently low, indicating that this hardware pairing is fundamentally mismatched for the demands of this survival title, which is known for its heavy CPU load and large persistent world.

FAQ

Q: What is the overall performance ranking of this CPU and GPU combination in Rust?

A: This combo ranks 2710 out of 2953 tested combinations, placing it in the bottom 8% of all systems in the database for Rust performance.

Q: What is the best average frame rate this combo can achieve?

A: The highest measured average frame rate is 69 FPS, which occurs only at 1080p resolution with Low settings.

Q: How does the Intel Arc B370 compare to its nearest GPU rivals?

A: The Arc B370 scores 1184 in the 3DMark Steel Nomad test, which is within 1.4% of the AMD FirePro M2000 and just 0.2% behind the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570, indicating it performs similarly to much older graphics hardware.

Q: What is the CPU's multi-threaded performance relative to its nearest competitors?

A: The Core i5-12400F scores 19,039 in the average benchmark score, which is essentially identical to the AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS (19,047, 0% delta) and within 0.3% of the Intel Core 3 201E and Intel Core i5-1335U.

Q: Does this combo achieve playable frame rates at 1440p with High settings?

A: No, at 2560x1440 with High settings, the average frame rate is only 27 FPS, which is well below the generally accepted threshold for smooth gameplay.

Q: What is the minimum frame rate recorded in the entire test suite?

A: The lowest minimum frame rate recorded is 16 FPS, which occurs at 4K resolution with Medium settings.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B370 is the primary bottleneck in this configuration for Rust. This GPU features a 300 MHz base clock and a 2400 MHz boost clock, with 1280 shading units, 40 texture mapping units, and 20 render output units. The graphics card's memory is "System Shared," meaning it relies on the system's main memory rather than dedicated VRAM, and its bandwidth is listed as "System Dependent," which in practice translates to significantly lower memory performance than a discrete graphics card with dedicated video memory.

The GPU's raw compute capabilities are modest, with an FP32 performance of 6.144 TFLOPS and a texture rate of 96.00 GTexel/s. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 benchmark score of 1184 places this GPU in the 5th percentile of all GPUs, and its nearest rivals are all much older products: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570, ATI Radeon HD 5770, AMD Radeon HD 7650M, and AMD FirePro M2000. This comparison underscores how far behind modern discrete graphics solutions this integrated-class part actually is.

In Rust, the GPU's limitations are most evident when moving from Low to High settings at any given resolution. At 1080p, the average frame rate drops from 69 FPS on Low to 39 FPS on High, a reduction of 30 FPS. At 1440p, the same settings change drops performance from 48 FPS to 27 FPS. At 4K, the GPU is completely overwhelmed, with High settings producing just 16 FPS average. The data shows that the Arc B370 simply does not have the pixel throughput or memory bandwidth to handle Rust's rendering demands at higher quality presets, making it the clear limiting factor in this system.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-12400F provides the computational foundation for this system, featuring 6 cores and 12 threads with a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz. The processor is built on Intel's 10 nm Alder Lake architecture and includes 18 MB of shared L3 cache. In synthetic benchmarks, the CPU demonstrates solid performance: it achieves 12,380 in Cinebench R23 multi-core, 1,680 in Cinebench R23 single-core, and 19,433 in PassMark's multithreaded test. The CPU's average benchmark score of 19,039 places it in the 73rd percentile of all CPUs, indicating that it is a reasonably capable mid-range processor.

The CPU's nearest rivals in the database include the AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS (19,047, 0% delta), Intel Core 3 201E (19,056, -0.1% delta), Intel Core i5-1335U (18,982, 0.3% delta), and AMD EPYC 7773X (18,979, 0.3% delta). These comparisons show that the i5-12400F performs at a level comparable to a range of mobile and desktop processors, though its performance is far from top-tier.

In Rust, the CPU's role is notable because the game is known for its significant server-side and client-side simulation load, which can heavily utilize multiple cores. The i5-12400F's 6 cores and 12 threads provide adequate computational power for the game's logic, and its strong single-thread performance (909 in 3DMark single-thread, 3481 in PassMark single-thread) helps with the game's primary game thread. However, the data shows that the CPU is not the limiting factor in this configuration. At 1080p with Low settings, the system achieves 69 FPS, but when settings are increased to High, frame rates drop to 39 FPS, and at 4K, they fall to 16 FPS. These reductions are almost entirely attributable to GPU limitations, as the CPU's performance scales more gracefully with resolution changes. The CPU is likely capable of delivering much higher frame rates if paired with a more powerful GPU, but in this combo, it is left waiting for the Arc B370 to catch up.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured frame rates, the only viable settings preset for this combo is Low at 1080p resolution, which produces an average frame rate of 69 FPS. This is the only configuration in the entire test suite that approaches a smooth gaming experience, and it still falls short of what most players would consider ideal for a competitive survival game. At 1080p with Medium settings, the average drops to 46 FPS with a minimum of 39 FPS, which may be playable for some users but will likely feel stuttery in intense moments. High settings at 1080p reduce performance to 39 FPS average, and Ultra settings drop it further to 30 FPS, both of which are below the threshold for comfortable gameplay.

At 1440p, the situation becomes significantly worse. Low settings produce 48 FPS average, which is playable but not smooth, while Medium drops to 32 FPS, High to 27 FPS, and Ultra to 20 FPS. At 4K resolution, all settings are effectively unplayable, with Low settings producing 28 FPS, Medium 19 FPS, High 16 FPS, and Ultra just 12 FPS. The data suggests that users should prioritize 1080p with Low settings for the best experience, and they should expect to make significant compromises to visual quality to achieve acceptable performance. There is no settings preset that delivers a consistently smooth 60 FPS experience at any resolution, so players will need to accept lower frame rates or reduce their expectations for graphical fidelity.

How This Combo Ranks

This combination of the Intel Core i5-12400F and Intel Arc B370 ranks 2710 out of 2953 tested combos in Rust, which places it in the bottom 8% of all systems in the database. This ranking is driven almost entirely by the GPU's poor performance, as the CPU is a competent mid-range part that performs well in synthetic benchmarks. The GPU's 5th percentile ranking among all GPUs is the dominant factor in this combo's low position, and the data shows that this pairing is severely unbalanced for Rust.

The ranking indicates that this combo is not suitable for playing Rust at any reasonable quality level. The majority of tested combos, 2,953 in total, outperform this system, and the measured frame rates confirm that this hardware is better suited for less demanding games or for use as a basic productivity system. The rank of 2710 out of 2953 places this system in the same performance tier as much older and less capable hardware, which is consistent with the GPU's nearest rivals being from the ATI Radeon HD 5000 series.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured frame rate data reveals a consistent pattern of performance degradation as resolution and settings increase. At 1920x1080, the combo achieves 69 FPS on Low, 46 FPS on Medium (with a minimum of 39 FPS and maximum of 53 FPS), 39 FPS on High, and 30 FPS on Ultra. The spread between Low and Ultra at 1080p is 39 FPS, showing a significant performance cost for higher visual quality.

At 2560x1440, performance drops across all settings: 48 FPS on Low, 32 FPS on Medium (minimum 27 FPS, maximum 37 FPS), 27 FPS on High, and 20 FPS on Ultra. The difference between 1080p and 1440p at Low settings is 21 FPS, and at High settings it is 12 FPS. At 3840x2160, the results are consistently poor: 28 FPS on Low, 19 FPS on Medium (minimum 16 FPS, maximum 22 FPS), 16 FPS on High, and 12 FPS on Ultra. The minimum frame rate of 16 FPS at 4K Medium settings is the lowest recorded in the entire test suite, indicating that the system struggles to maintain even minimal frame pacing at high resolutions.

The data shows that the gap between Low and Ultra settings narrows as resolution increases. At 1080p, the difference is 39 FPS; at 1440p, it is 28 FPS; and at 4K, it is 16 FPS. This trend indicates that at higher resolutions, the GPU is so heavily bottlenecked that settings changes have a diminishing impact on performance, as the system is already operating at the limits of its rendering capability.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K provides clear evidence that the GPU is the limiting component in this system. At Low settings, performance drops from 69 FPS at 1080p to 48 FPS at 1440p (a 30% reduction) and then to 28 FPS at 4K (a 42% reduction from 1440p). This scaling pattern is consistent with a GPU that is being overwhelmed by the increasing pixel count, as the CPU's workload does not scale linearly with resolution.

At High settings, the same resolution scaling shows 39 FPS at 1080p, 27 FPS at 1440p (a 31% reduction), and 16 FPS at 4K (a 41% reduction from 1440p). The proportional drops are very similar across settings, which further confirms that the GPU is the sole bottleneck. If the CPU were the limiting factor, we would expect frame rates to remain relatively stable as resolution increases, since the CPU's workload is primarily determined by game logic and draw calls, not pixel count. The fact that frame rates drop by roughly 30% from 1080p to 1440p and another 40% from 1440p to 4K at all settings indicates that the Arc B370's rendering pipeline is saturated at even 1080p, and higher resolutions simply multiply the GPU's workload without any corresponding headroom.

This resolution scaling analysis shows that this combo is not capable of driving Rust at 1440p or 4K with any settings preset, and even at 1080p, only the Low preset provides acceptable performance. The GPU's limited pixel rate of 48.00 GPixel/s and texture rate of 96.00 GTexel/s are insufficient for the demands of modern game rendering, and the system-shared memory architecture further compounds the problem by limiting effective memory bandwidth. For any user considering this hardware for Rust, the measured data is clear: this combo is only marginally playable at 1080p Low, and any attempt to increase visual quality or resolution will result in a severely degraded experience.