The Long Drive

# The Long Drive with Intel Core i5-13400F + Intel Arc B570

This combination of the Intel Core i5-13400F and Intel Arc B570 ranks 2342nd out of 2934 tested combos in The Long Drive, placing it in the lower 20th percentile of all tested systems. The measured frame rates reveal a pairing that is heavily GPU-limited at higher resolutions, while the CPU demonstrates sufficient headroom to push very high frame rates at 1080p on lower presets. The data indicates this is a mid-range configuration that can deliver playable performance at 1440p with settings adjustments, but struggles to maintain smooth frame rates at 4K on demanding presets.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo rank of 2342 out of 2934 tested combinations places this system in the bottom 20% of all tested configurations for The Long Drive. This ranking reflects the Arc B570's position as a mid-range GPU rather than the CPU holding the system back. The Intel Core i5-13400F sits at the 77th percentile among all CPUs in the benchmark database, with an average benchmark score of 25292. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS with an average score of 25284 (0% delta), the Intel Core 5 120 at 25362 (-0.3% delta), the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D at 25365 (-0.3% delta), and the AMD Ryzen 7 6800H at 25201 (0.4% delta). These tight delta percentages indicate the i5-13400F performs essentially identically to its closest competitors, all within a 0.7% band.

The GPU, however, tells a different story. The Arc B570 ranks at the 65th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 20556. Its nearest rivals are the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile at 20534 (0.1% delta), the Intel Arc A750 at 20582 (-0.1% delta), the NVIDIA Quadro M4000M at 20480 (0.4% delta), and the AMD Radeon R9 M390X at 20662 (-0.5% delta). The near-zero delta percentages suggest that in synthetic benchmarks, the Arc B570 trades blows with these rivals, but in The Long Drive specifically, the overall combo ranking indicates the GPU is the limiting factor. The 2934 total combos tested span a wide range of hardware, and this system's position reflects a GPU that is adequate for 1080p gaming but not exceptional for 4K workloads.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B570 is built on the Xe2-HPG architecture, codenamed Battlemage, and fabricated on a 5 nm process at TSMC. The chip contains 19,600 million transistors on a 272 mm² die, giving it a transistor density of 72.1 million per square millimeter. The GPU operates at a fixed base and boost clock of 2500 MHz, with memory clocked at 2375 MHz, providing 19 Gbps effective bandwidth across a 160-bit bus. The 10 GB of GDDR6 memory delivers 380.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which proves critical in The Long Drive's open-world driving environment where texture streaming is constant.

The memory configuration is notable for this game. The 10 GB frame buffer is sufficient for 1080p and 1440p play, but the measured data shows a dramatic drop at 4K Ultra, where the average FPS falls to just 19. This suggests the game's highest preset at 4K either exceeds the memory bandwidth or the pixel throughput capabilities of the card. The GPU's pixel rate is rated at 200.0 GPixel/s, and its texture rate is 360.0 GTexel/s, with FP32 compute at 11.52 TFLOPS. The 2304 shading units, 144 texture mapping units, and 80 ROPs are arranged in a configuration that delivers strong 1080p performance but scales poorly to 4K.

The Arc B570 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, which covers The Long Drive's rendering requirements. The card's 18 ray tracing cores are present but not heavily utilized in this title based on the performance profile. The 150 W TDP and dual-slot design with a single 8-pin power connector suggest a power-efficient card, though the suggested 450 W PSU indicates some headroom is needed for the rest of the system.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear resolution scaling pattern that identifies the GPU as the primary bottleneck. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 146 FPS average, which drops to 96 FPS at 1440p Low (a 34% reduction) and then to 53 FPS at 4K Low (a 64% reduction from 1080p). This steep decline with resolution increase is characteristic of GPU-bound scenarios, where the rendering workload grows quadratically with pixel count.

The Medium preset shows a similar pattern: 120 FPS at 1080p, 79 FPS at 1440p (34% drop), and 44 FPS at 4K (63% drop from 1080p). The High preset follows: 75 FPS at 1080p, 49 FPS at 1440p (35% drop), and 27 FPS at 4K (64% drop). Ultra is the most demanding: 52 FPS at 1080p, 34 FPS at 1440p (35% drop), and 19 FPS at 4K (63% drop). The consistency of these percentage drops across all presets — hovering around 34-35% from 1080p to 1440p and 63-64% from 1080p to 4K — strongly indicates that the GPU is the limiting component at every setting level.

The CPU, with its 10 cores and 16 threads, is clearly not the constraint in this scaling pattern. If the CPU were the bottleneck, we would expect to see smaller FPS differences between resolutions, particularly at lower settings where the GPU workload is lighter. Instead, the consistent resolution scaling points to the Arc B570's rendering throughput as the limiting factor, with the i5-13400F providing ample processing headroom even at 1080p Low where 146 FPS is achieved.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers its strongest performance. Low settings produce an average of 146 FPS, making it highly playable even on high refresh rate monitors. Medium settings yield 120 FPS average, with measured minimums of 102 FPS and maximums of 138 FPS, indicating stable frame pacing. High settings drop to 75 FPS average, still comfortably above 60 FPS for smooth gameplay. Ultra settings fall to 52 FPS average, which is borderline for smooth play but may exhibit occasional stutter in demanding scenes.

Moving to 2560x1440, performance remains playable but with clear reductions. Low settings achieve 96 FPS average, still excellent for competitive play. Medium settings deliver 79 FPS average, with minimums of 67 FPS and maximums of 91 FPS, providing a smooth experience on standard 60 Hz displays and most 144 Hz monitors. High settings produce 49 FPS average, which is below the 60 FPS threshold and may feel less fluid. Ultra settings drop to 34 FPS average, which is marginal for comfortable gameplay.

At 3840x2160, the Arc B570 struggles to maintain playable frame rates. Low settings achieve 53 FPS average, which is passable but not ideal. Medium settings yield 44 FPS average, with minimums of 37 FPS and maximums of 50 FPS, indicating noticeable frame time variance in demanding sections. High settings fall to 27 FPS average, which is below the playability threshold for most users. Ultra settings produce just 19 FPS average, making this preset effectively unplayable at 4K.

The minimum and maximum FPS data available for Medium presets provides insight into frame consistency. At 1080p Medium, the 102-138 FPS range shows a spread of 36 FPS, while 1440p Medium spans 67-91 FPS (24 FPS spread), and 4K Medium spans 37-50 FPS (13 FPS spread). The narrowing range at higher resolutions suggests that the GPU is more consistently saturated, whereas at lower resolutions, CPU or driver variations create larger frame time swings.

FAQ

Q: Is this combo capable of 60 FPS gaming in The Long Drive?

A: Yes, at 1080p with Medium or High settings, the system achieves 120 FPS and 75 FPS respectively. At 1440p, only Low settings (96 FPS) exceed 60 FPS, while Medium averages 79 FPS. At 4K, no preset reaches 60 FPS; the best result is Low at 53 FPS.

Q: How does the Arc B570 compare to its nearest GPU rivals?

A: The Arc B570's average benchmark score of 20556 is within 0.5% of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile (20534), Intel Arc A750 (20582), NVIDIA Quadro M4000M (20480), and AMD Radeon R9 M390X (20662). This places it in a tightly contested performance bracket.

Q: What is the best resolution to play at with this hardware?

A: The 2560x1440 Medium preset offers the best balance of visual quality and performance, delivering 79 FPS average with minimums of 67 FPS. This provides a smooth experience while maintaining reasonable graphical fidelity. 1080p Medium is the highest performing option at 120 FPS if frame rate is prioritized.

Q: Is the CPU strong enough for this game?

A: Yes, the Intel Core i5-13400F ranks at the 77th percentile among all CPUs with an average benchmark score of 25292. Its nearest rivals, including the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS (25284) and AMD Ryzen 7 6800H (25201), all perform within 0.4% of it, confirming adequate processing power for this title.

Q: Why does the 4K Ultra preset perform so poorly?

A: The 4K Ultra preset averages just 19 FPS, which is 63% lower than 1080p Ultra at 52 FPS. This steep drop indicates the Arc B570's rendering throughput and memory bandwidth (380.0 GB/s) are insufficient for the combined pixel count and visual complexity at this setting.

Q: How much VRAM does the Arc B570 have and is it sufficient?

A: The Arc B570 features 10 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 160-bit bus. This capacity is sufficient for 1080p and 1440p play, as evidenced by the playable frame rates at those resolutions. At 4K Ultra, the 19 FPS average suggests the memory subsystem is overwhelmed by the game's demands at maximum settings.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-13400F is a 13th generation Raptor Lake processor built on Intel's 10 nm process, with a die size of 215 mm². It features 10 cores and 16 threads, comprising performance and efficiency core clusters. The base clock operates at 2.50 GHz, boosting up to 4.60 GHz under load. The cache hierarchy includes 80 KB of L1 per core, 1.25 MB of L2 per core, and 20 MB of shared L3 cache. This configuration supports dual-channel DDR4 and DDR5 memory, with PCIe Gen 5 providing 16 lanes for the CPU.

In The Long Drive, the CPU's role is secondary to the GPU, as evidenced by the consistent resolution scaling pattern. The processor's benchmark results show strong multi-threaded performance: Cinebench R23 multicore achieves 22604, while single-core reaches 3191. Geekbench scores are 11068 multicore and 1996 single-core. PassMark multithread score is 25032, with single-thread at 3634. The 3DMark scores range from 1880 for 2-thread to 7314 for 16-thread tests, demonstrating scalable performance across thread counts.

The CPU's 77th percentile ranking among all CPUs, combined with its tight grouping with rivals like the Ryzen 9 6900HS (0% delta) and Ryzen 5 5600X3D (-0.3% delta), confirms it is not the limiting factor in this combination. At 1080p Low, where the GPU workload is lightest, the system achieves 146 FPS, suggesting the CPU can handle even high frame rate scenarios. The 65 W TDP indicates efficient operation, and the processor's active production status ensures ongoing availability.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS data, the optimal settings depend on the target resolution and desired frame rate. For 1080p, Medium settings provide the best experience with 120 FPS average and a minimum of 102 FPS, ensuring smooth gameplay even during demanding scenes. High settings at 75 FPS are also viable for users preferring visual fidelity over raw frame rate, while Low at 146 FPS is ideal for competitive play or very high refresh rate displays. Ultra at 52 FPS is acceptable for single-player exploration but may feel less responsive.

At 1440p, Medium settings deliver 79 FPS average with 67 FPS minimums, making this the recommended preset for the best balance of visuals and performance. Low settings at 96 FPS are preferable for smoother motion, while High at 49 FPS is only suitable for less action-intensive exploration. Ultra at 34 FPS is not recommended for consistent gameplay.

For 4K, the options are limited. Low settings at 53 FPS is the only preset that approaches playable frame rates, but even this may experience dips in complex scenes. Medium at 44 FPS is borderline, and High at 27 FPS or Ultra at 19 FPS are not viable for comfortable play. Users targeting 4K should consider reducing resolution to 1440p or 1080p for a significantly better experience.

The data shows that the Medium preset across all resolutions offers the most consistent frame pacing, as evidenced by the available minimum and maximum values. At 1080p Medium, the 102-138 FPS range demonstrates stable performance, while 1440p Medium's 67-91 FPS range indicates acceptable variance. The 4K Medium range of 37-50 FPS shows tighter frame times but at lower absolute performance. Overall, Medium settings at 1080p or 1440p provide the best combination of visual quality, frame rate, and consistency for this hardware configuration.