The Long Drive

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600X paired with the Intel Arc B570 delivers a mid-pack experience in The Long Drive, ranking 2342nd out of 2934 tested combinations. This places the combo in the 21st percentile overall, meaning roughly four out of every five tested pairings outperform it in this driving simulation. The data shows a system that can handle 1080p gaming comfortably at Medium settings, but struggles to maintain playable frame rates at 4K Ultra, where the average FPS drops to 19. The core bottleneck is the GPU’s inability to sustain high resolutions with maxed-out graphics, while the CPU’s six-core, twelve-thread design provides adequate processing power for the game’s physics and AI workloads.

FAQ

*Q: What is the best resolution for this CPU-GPU combo in The Long Drive?*

A: The data indicates 1920x1080 is the only resolution where the combo consistently exceeds 60 FPS across multiple presets. At 1080p Low, the average FPS is 146, Medium hits 120, and High reaches 75. At 1440p, only Low (96 FPS) and Medium (79 FPS) stay above 60, while 4K never exceeds 53 FPS.

Q: How does the Ryzen 5 5600X compare to its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The CPU’s average benchmark score is 21771, placing it at the 75th percentile of all tested CPUs. Its closest rival, the AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, scores 21749, a delta of just 0.1% in favor of the 5600X. The Intel Core i7-11700 scores 21891, which is 0.5% higher, while the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U achieves 21874, also 0.5% higher.

Q: What is the GPU’s performance percentile and how does it stack up against its nearest rivals?

A: The Intel Arc B570 sits at the 65th percentile of all GPUs with an average benchmark score of 20556. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile, scores 20534 (0.1% lower), while the Intel Arc A750 scores 20582 (0.1% higher). The AMD Radeon R9 M390X trails at 20662, which is 0.5% higher than the B570.

Q: Which graphics preset delivers the highest average frame rate at 1080p?

A: The Low preset produces the highest average FPS at 1920x1080, reaching 146 FPS. Medium follows at 120 FPS, then High at 75 FPS, and Ultra drops significantly to 52 FPS. The Medium preset offers the best balance, with a minimum FPS of 102 and maximum of 138.

Q: Does the combo ever drop below 30 FPS in the measured scenarios?

A: Yes, at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the average FPS is 19, which is below the 30 FPS threshold typically considered minimally playable. At 4K High, the average is 27 FPS, also below 30. All other measured configurations stay above 30 FPS.

Q: What is the combo’s overall rank among all tested CPU-GPU pairings in this game?

A: The combo ranks 2342nd out of 2934 tested combinations. This places it in the lower half of the field, specifically in the 21st percentile, indicating that while it can run the game, many other pairings deliver higher frame rates across the tested settings.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600X is a six-core, twelve-thread processor built on the Zen 3 architecture, codenamed Vermeer, and manufactured on a 7 nm process by TSMC. It has a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. The CPU supports DDR4 memory in a dual-channel configuration, providing a memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s. Its cache hierarchy includes 64 KB of L1 per core, 512 KB of L2 per core, and 32 MB of shared L3. This processor sits on the AMD Socket AM4 platform and uses PCIe Gen 4 with 20 lanes.

In synthetic single-threaded workloads, the 5600X scores 917 in 3DMark single-thread and 1541 in Cinebench R23 single-core. Multi-threaded performance is stronger, with a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 11838 and a Geekbench multicore score of 9173. The PassMark multithread score is 21858, while the single-thread score is 3364. These numbers reflect a CPU that offers solid per-core performance, which is relevant for The Long Drive where game logic and physics simulations often rely on fewer threads.

The CPU’s role in this game is to handle the driving simulation’s underlying systems, such as vehicle physics, world streaming, and AI for any other drivers. The 12 threads provide enough parallelism for modern game engines that can distribute tasks across multiple cores. The 3DMark 16-thread score of 5582 and max-thread score of 5588 indicate that the CPU scales well when all cores are utilized, but the game may not fully exploit all 12 threads. The single-thread score of 917 in 3DMark suggests that the CPU’s per-core performance is adequate for the game’s primary logic thread.

Compared to its nearest rivals, the 5600X is effectively tied with the Ryzen 7 4800H (0.1% difference) and trails the Intel Core i7-11700 and Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U by 0.5% each. These differences are negligible in real-world gaming scenarios. The CPU’s 75th percentile ranking among all CPUs means it outperforms a majority of processors, but it is not a top-tier part. In The Long Drive, the CPU is unlikely to be the limiting factor at lower resolutions, but at 1080p Low where the GPU is less stressed, the CPU’s performance becomes more relevant, as evidenced by the 146 FPS average.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B570 is built on the Xe2-HPG architecture, specifically the Battlemage generation, and uses a 5 nm process from TSMC. It has 2304 shading units, 144 texture mapping units, and 80 raster output units. The GPU features 18 ray tracing cores and operates at a base and boost clock of 2500 MHz. Memory is 10 GB of GDDR6 on a 160-bit bus, yielding a bandwidth of 380.0 GB/s. The card has a TDP of 150 W and requires a single 8-pin power connector with a suggested PSU of 450 W. It uses a PCIe 4.0 x8 interface and supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

The B570’s raw compute capabilities include a pixel rate of 200.0 GPixel/s, a texture rate of 360.0 GTexel/s, and 11.52 TFLOPS of FP32 performance. Its FP16 throughput is 23.04 TFLOPS with a 2:1 ratio. In synthetic benchmarks, the GPU scores 2649 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, 83514 in Geekbench OpenCL, and 96844 in Geekbench Vulkan. The PassMark G3D score is 14195, with a GPU compute score of 7281. These figures place the B570 at the 65th percentile of all GPUs, meaning it outperforms 65% of tested graphics cards.

In The Long Drive, the GPU’s role is to render the game’s environments, vehicles, and lighting effects. The 10 GB VRAM is sufficient for the game’s textures, but the 160-bit memory bus and 380.0 GB/s bandwidth may limit performance at higher resolutions where memory throughput becomes more critical. The benchmark data shows a clear scaling pattern: at 1080p Medium, the average FPS is 120, but at 1440p Medium, it drops to 79, and at 4K Medium, it falls to 44. This represents a 63% reduction in frame rate when moving from 1080p to 4K at the same settings, indicating that the GPU is the primary constraint at higher resolutions.

The B570’s nearest rivals, the RTX 3070 Mobile and Arc A750, have nearly identical average scores (0.1% difference), suggesting that the B570 performs similarly to these cards in synthetic tests. However, in The Long Drive, the measured frame rates show that the GPU struggles with Ultra settings, where the average FPS drops to 19 at 4K, 34 at 1440p, and 52 at 1080p. These numbers indicate that the Ultra preset is too demanding for this GPU, possibly due to the game’s use of advanced lighting or shadow effects that stress the B570’s ray tracing cores, despite the card’s 18 RT cores.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X and Intel Arc B570 ranks 2342nd out of 2934 tested CPU-GPU pairs in The Long Drive. This puts the combo in the 21st percentile, meaning that 79% of tested configurations deliver better performance in this game. The rank reflects the GPU’s limitations at higher settings, as the CPU’s performance is comparatively stronger. The CPU’s 75th percentile ranking versus the GPU’s 65th percentile suggests that the GPU is the weaker link in this pairing.

When examining the measured FPS data, the combo’s performance is best described as a 1080p-oriented setup. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo achieves 146 FPS, which is excellent for a driving simulation that may have fast-moving scenery. At Medium, the 120 FPS average with a minimum of 102 ensures smooth gameplay. High settings drop to 75 FPS, which is still playable, but Ultra at 52 FPS begins to show strain. Moving to 1440p, the combo only manages 96 FPS on Low and 79 on Medium, with High at 49 FPS and Ultra at 34 FPS. At 4K, the situation worsens: Low produces 53 FPS, Medium 44 FPS, High 27 FPS, and Ultra 19 FPS.

The rank of 2342 suggests that many other combos, likely those with higher-end GPUs, achieve better frame rates at 1440p and 4K. The data indicates that the B570’s 10 GB VRAM and 160-bit bus are adequate for 1080p but become bottlenecks at higher resolutions. The CPU’s 12 threads provide enough processing power to avoid bottlenecking the GPU at lower resolutions, but at 1080p Low, the 146 FPS average suggests the CPU can feed the GPU sufficiently. The combo’s overall position in the rankings is driven by the GPU’s inability to handle Ultra settings, which is a consistent theme across all three resolutions.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its best performance. The Low preset averages 146 FPS, which is the highest recorded frame rate across all tested configurations. Medium averages 120 FPS, with a minimum of 102 FPS and a maximum of 138 FPS, indicating consistent frame delivery. High averages 75 FPS, which is still above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. Ultra averages 52 FPS, which is playable but may exhibit occasional dips during intense scenes. The scaling from Low to Ultra shows a 64% reduction in average FPS, from 146 to 52.

At 2560x1440, the performance drops significantly. Low averages 96 FPS, still a solid result. Medium averages 79 FPS, with a minimum of 67 FPS and a maximum of 91 FPS, ensuring a mostly smooth experience. High averages 49 FPS, which is below the ideal 60 FPS mark. Ultra averages 34 FPS, which is borderline playable but may feel choppy. The transition from 1080p to 1440p at the same settings results in an average FPS drop of approximately 34% across all presets.

At 3840x2160, the combo struggles. Low averages 53 FPS, which is the only 4K preset that stays above 30 FPS. Medium averages 44 FPS, with a minimum of 37 FPS and a maximum of 50 FPS. High averages 27 FPS, which is below the 30 FPS playability threshold. Ultra averages 19 FPS, which is essentially unplayable. The data shows that the GPU’s memory bandwidth of 380.0 GB/s is insufficient for 4K rendering, as the frame rates drop sharply compared to 1440p. The difference between 1440p Medium (79 FPS) and 4K Medium (44 FPS) is a 44% reduction, highlighting the GPU’s resolution scaling limitations.

Settings Recommendations

For a balanced experience, the Medium preset at 1920x1080 is the recommended choice. It delivers an average FPS of 120, with a minimum of 102 and maximum of 138, ensuring smooth gameplay without significant frame drops. This preset provides a good visual quality improvement over Low while maintaining a frame rate well above the 60 FPS target. The High preset at 1080p, averaging 75 FPS, is also viable for users who prioritize visual fidelity, but the Medium preset offers more headroom for demanding scenes.

At 2560x1440, the Medium preset is the best option, averaging 79 FPS with a minimum of 67. This keeps gameplay smooth for most users. The Low preset at 1440p (96 FPS) is even smoother but sacrifices visual quality. The High preset at 1440p (49 FPS) is playable but may be too close to the 30 FPS threshold for some users. For 4K, only the Low preset (53 FPS) approaches playability, but even this is not ideal. The Medium preset at 4K (44 FPS) is playable but with noticeable drops, while High and Ultra are not recommended.

The Ultra preset is consistently poor across all resolutions, with the best result being 52 FPS at 1080p. This preset should be avoided unless the user is willing to accept frame rates below 60 FPS. The data suggests that the GPU’s 11.52 TFLOPS of FP32 performance is insufficient for Ultra settings in The Long Drive, likely due to the game’s use of high-detail textures and complex lighting that the B570’s 10 GB VRAM and 160-bit bus cannot handle efficiently. Users seeking a stable experience should stick with Medium at 1080p or 1440p, as these settings provide the best balance of visual quality and frame rate according to the measured data.