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The AMD Ryzen 5 5600G paired with the Intel Arc B370 is a combination that targets a specific, low-power niche. The CPU is a 6-core, 12-thread Zen 3 part with a base clock of 3.90 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz, while the GPU is a 25 W integrated part built on Intel’s 3 nm process. Together, they form the 2634th best combo out of 2851 tested in Thief, placing it in the bottom 8% of all configurations. The data shows this is not a high-performance pairing; it is a functional one, capable of running a 2014 stealth title at playable frame rates only under specific conditions. The following analysis relies exclusively on the measured frames per second, benchmark scores, and hardware specifications provided.

FAQ

Q: What is the best average frame rate this combo achieves in Thief?

A: The highest average frame rate recorded is 78 FPS, which occurs at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings. This is the only configuration in the measured data that exceeds 60 FPS.

Q: Can this combo handle 4K resolution in Thief?

A: The data indicates no. At 3840x2160, the average frame rates are 18 FPS on High, 31 FPS on Low, 24 FPS on Medium, and 17 FPS on Ultra. All of these are below the 30 FPS threshold generally considered playable for a stealth game.

Q: How does the Intel Arc B370 compare to its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The Arc B370 scores 1184 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12. Its nearest rival, the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570, scores 1186, which is 0.2% higher. The AMD Radeon HD 7650M scores 1192 (0.7% higher), and the AMD FirePro M2000 scores 1168 (1.4% lower).

Q: What is the CPU’s performance percentile relative to all tested CPUs?

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 5600G has a percentile rank of 74, meaning it outperforms 74% of all CPUs in the benchmark database. Its average benchmark score is 21088.

Q: What is the minimum frame rate recorded for this combo?

A: The only measured minimum frame rate values are 20 FPS at 3840x2160 Medium, 35 FPS at 2560x1440 Medium, and 50 FPS at 1920x1080 Medium. No minimum frame rate data is provided for other settings.

Q: What is the combo’s overall rank among tested combinations?

A: The combo ranks 2634 out of 2851 tested combinations in Thief. This places it in the lower percentile of all configurations, indicating substantial performance limitations.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B370 is an integrated graphics processor, not a discrete card. Its memory is classified as "System Shared," meaning it draws from the system’s DDR4 memory rather than having its own dedicated VRAM. The memory bandwidth is listed as "System Dependent," which is a critical factor in this pairing. The GPU’s base clock is 300 MHz, with a boost clock of 2400 MHz. It has 1280 shading units, 40 texture mapping units, and 20 render output units. The pixel rate is 48.00 GPixel/s, and the texture rate is 96.00 GTexel/s. The FP32 performance is 6.144 TFLOPS.

These specifications directly influence the measured results in Thief. At 1920x1080, the GPU manages 78 FPS on Low settings, but this drops to 59 FPS on Medium and 45 FPS on High. The Ultra setting yields 43 FPS. This pattern shows a GPU that is heavily constrained by its memory bandwidth and compute capabilities. The lack of dedicated VRAM means the system’s memory bandwidth becomes the bottleneck, especially at higher resolutions. At 2560x1440, the frame rates fall to 53 FPS on Low, 41 FPS on Medium, 31 FPS on High, and 29 FPS on Ultra. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is significant, with the Low setting losing 25 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the GPU is clearly overwhelmed. The best result is 31 FPS on Low, with Medium at 24 FPS, High at 18 FPS, and Ultra at 17 FPS. These numbers are below playable thresholds for most users. The GPU’s 25 W TDP and IGP form factor indicate it is designed for efficiency rather than performance. Its percentile rank of 5 among all GPUs confirms this, placing it in the bottom 5% of the database. The nearest rival scores are tightly clustered, with the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 at 1186 (-0.2% delta), the AMD Radeon HD 7650M at 1192 (-0.7% delta), and the AMD FirePro M2000 at 1168 (1.4% delta). This clustering suggests the Arc B370 is competitive with decade-old mobile and low-end desktop parts.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo rank of 2634 out of 2851 places this pairing in the bottom 7.6% of all tested combinations in Thief. This is a low position, but it is not unexpected given the hardware. The CPU, while respectable with a percentile rank of 74, is paired with a GPU that is in the 5th percentile. The GPU is the primary limiting factor in this combination. The data shows a clear bottleneck: the CPU can feed the GPU, but the GPU cannot keep up with the demands of the game at higher resolutions or settings.

To contextualize this rank, consider the CPU’s nearest rivals. The AMD Ryzen 5 5600G has an average benchmark score of 21088. The Intel Core i3-1220P scores 21066 (0.1% lower), the Intel Core Ultra 7 256V scores 21112 (0.1% higher), the AMD Ryzen 5 7530U scores 21133 (0.2% higher), and the Intel Core Ultra 7 155U scores 21174 (0.4% higher). These deltas are all within 0.4%, meaning the CPU performance is essentially identical to these other parts. This suggests the CPU is not the differentiator in the combo’s low rank; the GPU is.

The GPU’s nearest rivals in the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 benchmark are all older or lower-tier parts. The ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570, ATI Radeon HD 5770, AMD Radeon HD 7650M, and AMD FirePro M2000 all have scores within 1.4% of the Arc B370’s 1184. This places the GPU in a performance class that was considered entry-level over a decade ago. When combined with a modern mid-range CPU, the result is a system that is CPU-heavy but GPU-light, leading to the low combo rank observed.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a detailed picture of how this combo performs across resolutions and settings. The data is divided into three resolutions: 1920x1080, 2560x1440, and 3840x2160, each tested at Low, Medium, High, and Ultra settings.

1920x1080:

• Low: 78 FPS average. This is the only playable setting at this resolution, offering a smooth experience above the 60 FPS threshold.
• Medium: 59 FPS average, with a minimum of 50 FPS and a maximum of 68 FPS. This is borderline playable, with occasional dips below 60 FPS.
• High: 45 FPS average. This is playable but not smooth, with noticeable frame pacing issues likely.
• Ultra: 43 FPS average. Similar to High, this is a marginal experience for a stealth game.

2560x1440:

• Low: 53 FPS average. This is playable, but the drop from 78 FPS at 1080p is substantial.
• Medium: 41 FPS average, with a minimum of 35 FPS and a maximum of 47 FPS. This is below the 60 FPS target and may feel stuttery.
• High: 31 FPS average. This is below the 30 FPS playable threshold for many users.
• Ultra: 29 FPS average. This is not playable for a smooth experience.

3840x2160:

• Low: 31 FPS average. This is the best result at 4K, but it is still below 60 FPS and only marginally above 30 FPS.
• Medium: 24 FPS average, with a minimum of 20 FPS and a maximum of 27 FPS. This is not playable.
• High: 18 FPS average. This is a slideshow.
• Ultra: 17 FPS average. This is the worst result, essentially unplayable.

The pattern is consistent: each step up in resolution or settings reduces the average frame rate significantly. The GPU’s lack of dedicated memory and low compute power (6.144 TFLOPS FP32) is the cause. The data shows that 1920x1080 Low is the only configuration that provides a reliably smooth experience. At 1080p Medium, the average is 59 FPS, but the minimum of 50 FPS indicates potential stutters. At 1440p and above, the frame rates fall below acceptable levels for most gameplay.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured data, the best experience for this combo in Thief is achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings. This yields an average of 78 FPS, which is smooth and responsive. No other setting or resolution combination comes close to this level of performance. The next best option is 1920x1080 Medium, which averages 59 FPS with a minimum of 50 FPS. This is playable, but the lower minimum frame rate may cause occasional hitches during scenes with heavy geometry or AI activity.

For users who prioritize visual quality over frame rate, 1920x1080 High at 45 FPS is an option, but the drop from 78 FPS to 45 FPS is steep. The Ultra setting at 43 FPS offers no meaningful improvement over High, so it should be avoided. At 2560x1440, the only viable option is Low at 53 FPS, but this is a significant downgrade from 1080p Low. The Medium setting at 41 FPS is below the 60 FPS target, and High and Ultra are not recommended.

At 3840x2160, no setting is recommended. The best result is 31 FPS on Low, which is below the 30 FPS threshold for a playable stealth game. The data clearly indicates that this combo is not suited for 4K gaming. The GPU’s system-shared memory and 25 W TDP are insufficient for the demands of 4K rendering, even for a 2014 title.

The practical recommendation is to run Thief at 1920x1080 Low for the best balance of smoothness and responsiveness. If the user insists on higher settings, 1080p Medium is the only other acceptable choice, but they must accept the risk of frame rate dips. For any resolution above 1080p, the user should accept that the experience will be compromised. The CPU’s integrated graphics alternative, the Radeon Vega 7, is not measured here, but the discrete Arc B370’s performance is the limiting factor.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600G is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture, codenamed Cezanne. It is manufactured on TSMC’s 7 nm process with 10,700 million transistors on a 180 mm² die. The base clock is 3.90 GHz, and the boost clock is 4.40 GHz. It has a 16 MB L3 cache, with 64 KB of L1 and 512 KB of L2 per core. The CPU supports dual-channel DDR4 memory with a bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s. It is built on the AMD Socket AM4, uses PCIe Gen 3 with 16 lanes, and has a TDP of 65 W. The launch MSRP is $259.

In synthetic benchmarks, the CPU shows solid performance. Its Cinebench R23 multicore score is 10551, and its single-core score is 1409. Geekbench scores are 8428 multicore and 1801 single-core. Passmark multithread score is 19717, with a single-thread score of 3177. The 3DMark scores are 5455 for max threads, 5451 for 16 threads, 4694 for 8 threads, 3258 for 4 threads, 1705 for 2 threads, and 872 for single thread. These scores place the CPU in the 74th percentile of all CPUs.

The CPU’s role in Thief is to handle game logic, AI, and physics. Given that the GPU is the bottleneck, the CPU has ample headroom. The 6 cores and 12 threads are more than sufficient for a 2014 stealth game, which was designed for the quad-core CPUs of its era. The CPU’s high single-thread performance (3DMark single-thread score of 872) ensures that the game’s main thread is not a limiting factor.

However, the CPU’s performance is not the issue here. The data shows that the combo rank is dragged down by the GPU. The CPU’s nearest rivals, such as the Intel Core i3-1220P and AMD Ryzen 5 7530U, have nearly identical average benchmark scores (within 0.4%), yet the combo rank is low because the GPU cannot translate CPU performance into frame rates. The CPU’s memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s is shared with the GPU, which is a disadvantage. The GPU’s system-shared memory relies on the same DDR4 channels, so heavy CPU and GPU workloads compete for bandwidth.

In practical terms, the CPU is never the limiting factor in the measured FPS results. At 1080p Low, the 78 FPS average is likely GPU-bound, as the CPU can easily feed the GPU at this resolution. At 4K, the GPU is so overwhelmed that the CPU’s performance is irrelevant. The CPU’s role is to provide sufficient processing power without becoming a bottleneck, and it does so. The data indicates that if the GPU were replaced with a more powerful part, the CPU could support higher frame rates, but with the Arc B370, the CPU’s capabilities are largely untapped.

The CPU’s integrated graphics, Radeon Vega 7, is not tested here, but its presence suggests that this CPU is often used in systems without a discrete GPU. In this combo, the Arc B370 is an add-on, but its performance is so low that it provides only a modest improvement over the integrated Vega 7 would likely offer. The CPU’s 51.2 GB/s memory bandwidth is a limiting factor for the GPU, as system-shared memory cannot match the bandwidth of dedicated GDDR6 or GDDR6X. This is why the GPU’s performance drops so sharply at higher resolutions.