Undisputed

# Undisputed with AMD Ryzen 5 2600 + Intel Arc B370

The AMD Ryzen 5 2600 paired with the Intel Arc B370 produces a combination that ranks at 2592 out of 2813 tested combos in Undisputed, placing it in the bottom 8% of all configurations. The measured frame rates reveal a system that can handle the game at 1080p with playable results on lower presets, but struggles significantly as resolution and quality settings increase. This analysis breaks down the measured performance data, component limitations, and practical settings guidance based strictly on the benchmark results.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data for this combo shows a clear pattern: lower settings and lower resolutions yield dramatically better performance. At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers an average of 115 FPS, which is the highest measured result across all configurations. The Medium preset at the same resolution produces 83 FPS average with a minimum of 70 FPS and maximum of 95 FPS, while High drops to 68 FPS average and Ultra falls to 44 FPS average.

For the best experience per the measured rows, the Medium preset at 1920x1080 represents the optimal balance. It delivers 83 FPS average, which is comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold typically considered smooth, and the minimum of 70 FPS indicates that frame pacing remains consistent without severe dips. The Low preset at 115 FPS is technically smoother, but the visual quality trade-off is substantial for only a 32 FPS gain over Medium. The High preset at 68 FPS is still playable, but its average sits closer to the edge of acceptable performance, and the Ultra preset at 44 FPS falls below smooth gameplay standards.

At 2560x1440, the Medium preset achieves 60 FPS average with a minimum of 51 FPS and maximum of 69 FPS. This is the only 1440p preset that maintains a 60 FPS average, making it the recommended choice for users with 1440p displays. The Low preset at 83 FPS is smoother but sacrifices visual fidelity, while High at 49 FPS and Ultra at 32 FPS both fall short of smooth gameplay. At 3840x2160, no preset achieves 60 FPS average; the best result is Low at 52 FPS, which is borderline playable but not ideal.

The data indicates that Undisputed scales heavily with both resolution and settings on this hardware. For users prioritizing smoothness, 1080p Medium is the clear choice. For those willing to accept lower frame rates for higher visual quality, 1440p Medium offers the best compromise between performance and fidelity.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo rank of 2592 out of 2813 tested combinations places this system in the bottom 8% of all configurations tested in Undisputed. This low ranking reflects the significant performance limitations of the Intel Arc B370, which has a percentile ranking of 5 among all GPUs and an average benchmark score of 1184 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12. The GPU's nearest rivals include the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 with a score of 1186 and a deltaPct of -0.2, the ATI Radeon HD 5770 with a score of 1190 and a deltaPct of -0.5, and the AMD Radeon HD 7650M with a score of 1192 and a deltaPct of -0.7. The AMD FirePro M2000 trails at 1168 with a deltaPct of 1.4.

These rival comparisons place the Arc B370 in performance territory roughly equivalent to legacy desktop and mobile GPUs from over a decade ago. The GPU's 5th percentile ranking means that 95% of all GPUs in the benchmark database outperform it. This explains why the combo ranks so poorly in Undisputed despite the CPU being a reasonably capable processor.

The CPU itself, the AMD Ryzen 5 2600, has a percentile ranking of 75 among all CPUs, indicating it outperforms 75% of processors in general-purpose benchmarks. Its average benchmark score is 21484, with nearest rivals including the Intel Core Ultra 5 228V at 21440 with a deltaPct of 0.2, the Intel Core i9-11900H at 21367 with a deltaPct of 0.5, and the Intel Xeon D-1746TER at 21635 with a deltaPct of -0.7. The AMD EPYC 9454 trails at 21223 with a deltaPct of 1.2. This places the CPU in a competitive mid-range position, but the GPU bottleneck dominates the gaming performance.

The combination of a solid CPU with a very weak GPU creates a system where the GPU is the clear limiting factor. The combo rank of 2592 out of 2813 reflects this GPU bottleneck, as the system cannot leverage the CPU's relative strength in gaming workloads.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B370 is an integrated graphics solution based on the Xe3-LPG architecture with a Panther Lake chip, built on a 3 nm process. It operates with a base clock of 300 MHz and a boost clock of 2400 MHz. The GPU features 1280 shading units, 40 texture mapping units, and 20 raster output pipelines, along with 10 ray tracing cores. Its pixel rate is 48.00 GPixel/s, texture rate is 96.00 GTexel/s, and FP32 performance is 6.144 TFLOPS.

The memory configuration is entirely system-shared, with no dedicated VRAM. Memory size, type, bus width, and bandwidth are all listed as "System Shared" or "System Dependent," meaning the GPU relies on the system's DDR4 memory through the CPU's dual-channel memory bus, which provides 46.9 GB/s of bandwidth. This shared memory architecture is a fundamental limitation for gaming performance, as the GPU must compete with the CPU for memory bandwidth.

The GPU's 25 W TDP and IGP slot width indicate it is designed for power efficiency rather than raw performance. It supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, which means it can technically run modern games like Undisputed, but the hardware resources are severely constrained.

The benchmark data confirms this limitation. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1184 places the Arc B370 at the 5th percentile of all GPUs, with nearest rivals being legacy GPUs that similarly struggle with modern gaming workloads. The shared memory bandwidth directly impacts performance in Undisputed, as the game's data must be transferred between system memory and the GPU, adding latency and reducing effective throughput.

The measured FPS results reflect this GPU bottleneck. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 115 FPS, but at 4K Ultra, it drops to 20 FPS. This scaling pattern is typical of a GPU that lacks sufficient processing power and memory bandwidth to handle higher resolutions and quality settings.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo in Undisputed?

A: The measured data shows that 1920x1080 provides the best performance, with the Low preset achieving 115 FPS average, Medium at 83 FPS average, High at 68 FPS average, and Ultra at 44 FPS average. At 2560x1440, only the Medium preset reaches 60 FPS average, while at 3840x2160, the best result is 52 FPS average on Low.

Q: How does the Ultra preset perform at different resolutions?

A: The Ultra preset delivers 44 FPS average at 1920x1080, 32 FPS average at 2560x1440, and 20 FPS average at 3840x2160. These results are all below the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay, indicating that Ultra settings are not practical on this hardware.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the main bottleneck in this setup?

A: The data indicates the GPU is the primary bottleneck. The Intel Arc B370 has a 5th percentile ranking among GPUs with an average benchmark score of 1184, while the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 has a 75th percentile ranking among CPUs with an average benchmark score of 21484. The GPU's shared memory architecture and low performance relative to rivals like the ATI Radeon HD 5770 (which scores 1190) limit the system's gaming capability.

Q: What is the FPS range at Medium settings across resolutions?

A: At 1920x1080, the Medium preset averages 83 FPS with a minimum of 70 FPS and maximum of 95 FPS. At 2560x1440, it averages 60 FPS with a minimum of 51 FPS and maximum of 69 FPS. At 3840x2160, it averages 38 FPS with a minimum of 32 FPS and maximum of 43 FPS.

Q: How does this combo rank compared to other tested configurations?

A: The combo ranks 2592 out of 2813 tested combinations in Undisputed, placing it in the bottom 8% of all configurations. This low ranking is consistent with the GPU's 5th percentile performance rating.

Q: Can this system play Undisputed at 4K?

A: The measured data shows that 4K performance is limited. The Low preset averages 52 FPS, Medium averages 38 FPS, High averages 31 FPS, and Ultra averages 20 FPS. Only the Low preset approaches playability, and none reach 60 FPS.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a clear and consistent pattern of performance degradation as resolution increases from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160. At the Low preset, the system delivers 115 FPS at 1080p, 83 FPS at 1440p, and 52 FPS at 4K. This represents a 27.8% drop from 1080p to 1440p, and a 54.8% drop from 1080p to 4K. The Medium preset shows a similar trend: 83 FPS at 1080p, 60 FPS at 1440p, and 38 FPS at 4K, representing a 27.7% drop and a 54.2% drop respectively.

The High preset follows the same pattern: 68 FPS at 1080p, 49 FPS at 1440p, and 31 FPS at 4K, with drops of 27.9% and 54.4%. The Ultra preset delivers 44 FPS at 1080p, 32 FPS at 1440p, and 20 FPS at 4K, with drops of 27.3% and 54.5%. This remarkably consistent scaling pattern across all presets indicates that the performance degradation is primarily driven by resolution rather than settings.

The consistency of the percentage drops across all four presets is notable. The 1080p-to-1440p drop hovers around 27-28% for every preset, and the 1080p-to-4K drop is consistently around 54-55%. This uniformity suggests that the limiting component is affected equally by pixel count regardless of quality settings. The GPU's shared memory architecture and limited processing resources mean that increasing the pixel count directly reduces the frame rate in a predictable, linear fashion.

This scaling behavior points to the GPU as the limiting factor. A CPU bottleneck would typically show less severe degradation at higher resolutions, as the GPU becomes more strained and the CPU has more time to prepare frames. The fact that performance drops by roughly half from 1080p to 4K indicates that the GPU's pixel throughput and memory bandwidth are the primary constraints.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 2600 is a 6-core, 12-thread processor from the 2000 series, based on the Zen architecture with the Zen+ (Pinnacle Ridge) codename. It operates at a base clock of 3.40 GHz and a boost clock of 3.90 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. The processor features a 12 nm process node from GlobalFoundries, with 4,800 million transistors on a 213 mm² die. Its cache configuration includes 96 KB of L1 cache per core, 512 KB of L2 cache per core, and 16 MB of shared L3 cache.

The CPU's benchmark scores demonstrate its capabilities. In Cinebench R15, it scores 1248 in multi-core and 157.3 in single-core. Geekbench results show 5648 in multi-core and 1154 in single-core. PassMark tests reveal a multithread score of 13160, with notable results in integer math at 44518, floating point math at 22942, and data compression at 187062. The single-thread score of 2239 and the 75th percentile ranking among all CPUs indicate that the Ryzen 5 2600 is a solid mid-range processor that handles general workloads well.

The CPU supports DDR4 memory through a dual-channel interface with 46.9 GB/s of memory bandwidth, and it connects via PCIe Gen 3 with 16 lanes. It was released on 2018-04-18 with a launch MSRP of $199, and it is an unlocked multiplier processor, allowing for overclocking.

In the context of Undisputed, the CPU's role is secondary to the GPU. The measured FPS data shows that performance scales almost entirely with resolution and settings, which are GPU-bound factors. The CPU's 6 cores and 12 threads are sufficient to keep up with the game's logic at 1080p, as evidenced by the 115 FPS result at Low settings. However, the GPU's limitations prevent the system from achieving higher frame rates at more demanding settings.

The CPU's percentile ranking of 75 versus the GPU's percentile ranking of 5 highlights the massive imbalance in this pairing. The Ryzen 5 2600 is capable of supporting much higher frame rates than the Arc B370 can deliver, meaning the CPU sits idle waiting for the GPU to complete its work. This is a classic GPU-bottleneck scenario, where the processor's capabilities are underutilized due to the graphics subsystem's constraints.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a complete picture of this combo's performance across three resolutions and four quality presets. At 1920x1080, the system achieves its best results: Low preset averages 115 FPS, Medium averages 83 FPS with a minimum of 70 FPS and maximum of 95 FPS, High averages 68 FPS, and Ultra averages 44 FPS. The Medium preset at 1080p is the only configuration that provides both a high average and a consistent minimum above 60 FPS.

At 2560x1440, performance drops noticeably across all presets. The Low preset averages 83 FPS, which matches the 1080p Medium result. The Medium preset averages 60 FPS with a minimum of 51 FPS and maximum of 69 FPS, making it the only 1440p setting that reaches the 60 FPS average threshold. The High preset falls to 49 FPS average, and the Ultra preset drops to 32 FPS average. These results indicate that 1440p is only viable at Medium settings or below.

At 3840x2160, the system struggles to maintain playable frame rates. The Low preset averages 52 FPS, which is the only 4K result above 50 FPS. The Medium preset averages 38 FPS with a minimum of 32 FPS and maximum of 43 FPS, indicating that even the minimum frame rate is below the 60 FPS threshold. The High preset drops to 31 FPS average, and the Ultra preset falls to 20 FPS average. None of the 4K presets deliver smooth gameplay, and the Ultra preset at 20 FPS is effectively unplayable.

The complete data set shows that the system's performance envelope ranges from a high of 115 FPS at 1080p Low to a low of 20 FPS at 4K Ultra. The Medium preset at 1080p offers the best balance of performance and visual quality, with 83 FPS average and a 70 FPS minimum. Users with 1440p displays can use the Medium preset for a 60 FPS average, while 4K users will need to accept the Low preset's 52 FPS as the best available option. The Ultra preset is not recommended at any resolution, as even at 1080p it only achieves 44 FPS average.