Undisputed

CPU Role — cores, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The AMD Ryzen 5 2600 is a 6-core, 12-thread processor built on the 12 nm Zen architecture, with a base clock of 3.40 GHz and a boost clock of 3.90 GHz. It carries a 65 W TDP, which places it firmly in the mainstream desktop segment, and it was released in April 2018 with a launch MSRP of $199. In the context of Undisputed, a sports title that relies on both physics simulation for fighter interactions and consistent frame pacing, the 2600's thread count allows it to handle background game logic without starving the rendering thread. However, its single-thread performance is modest by modern standards — the Geekbench single-core score of 1154 and Cinebench R15 single-core score of 157.3 indicate that the processor's per-core strength is not its primary asset.

The multi-threaded capabilities are comparatively stronger: the Cinebench R15 multi-core score reaches 1248, and the Geekbench multi-core score is 5648. This asymmetry matters for Undisputed because the game's simulation of boxer AI, damage models, and physics interactions can leverage multiple threads, but the core rendering pipeline still depends heavily on single-thread performance. The PassMark single-thread score of 2239 reinforces the notion that the 2600 is a balanced, older-generation part rather than a high-frequency specialist. Its 16 MB shared L3 cache and 46.9 GB/s memory bandwidth are adequate for feeding a mid-range GPU, but the PCIe Gen 3 interface with 16 lanes limits bandwidth to the graphics card compared to newer platforms.

In terms of overall CPU standing, the Ryzen 5 2600 holds a 75th percentile ranking among all CPUs in the benchmark database, with an average benchmark score of 21484. Its nearest rivals in aggregate performance are tightly clustered: the Intel Core Ultra 5 228V scores 21440 (0.2% ahead), the Intel Core i9-11900H scores 21367 (0.5% ahead), the Intel Xeon D-1746TER scores 21635 (0.7% behind), and the AMD EPYC 9454 scores 21223 (1.2% behind). This indicates that the 2600 sits in a performance tier where small percentage differences separate it from much newer or more expensive parts. For Undisputed specifically, the CPU's role is to maintain a stable simulation rate; the data suggests that at lower resolutions and settings, the processor is sufficient to keep up with the GPU's output, but at higher settings, the balance shifts.

FAQ — 4-6 Q&A pairs answerable from FACT PACK data

Q: What is the best resolution for achieving 60+ FPS with this CPU and GPU combo in Undisputed?

A: At 1080p, the combo achieves 76 FPS on High settings, 91 FPS on Medium, and 127 FPS on Low, all exceeding the 60 FPS threshold. At 1440p, only the Low preset (92 FPS) crosses 60 FPS, while High (55 FPS) and Medium (66 FPS) fall short or barely reach it. At 4K, no settings preset reaches 60 FPS, with Low being the highest at 58 FPS.

Q: How does the Ryzen 5 2600 compare to its closest rivals in aggregate CPU performance?

A: The Ryzen 5 2600 has an average benchmark score of 21484. The Intel Core Ultra 5 228V is 0.2% faster (21440), the Intel Core i9-11900H is 0.5% faster (21367), the Intel Xeon D-1746TER is 0.7% slower (21635), and the AMD EPYC 9454 is 1.2% slower (21223). The differences are all within 1.2%, placing the 2600 in a tightly contested performance band.

Q: What is the highest average FPS recorded for this combo in Undisputed, and at what settings?

A: The highest average FPS is 127, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings. This is the only measurement that exceeds 120 FPS, and it represents the peak output of the Intel Arc B390 when paired with the Ryzen 5 2600 at the lowest graphical load.

Q: Does the Intel Arc B390 have dedicated VRAM, and what is its memory configuration?

A: No, the Intel Arc B390 uses system shared memory, with a memory size, type, and bus width all listed as "System Shared." The memory bandwidth is "System Dependent," meaning it relies on the host system's memory configuration rather than a dedicated VRAM pool.

Q: What is the combo's rank among all tested combos in Undisputed?

A: The combo ranks 2491 out of 2813 tested combinations, placing it in the bottom 12% of all tested systems. This low ranking is primarily driven by the GPU's performance tier, as the CPU's percentile is much higher at 75.

Q: What are the minimum and maximum FPS recorded for the Medium preset across resolutions?

A: At 4K Medium, the minimum FPS is 36 and the maximum is 48, with an average of 42. At 1440p Medium, the minimum is 56 and the maximum is 76, with an average of 66. At 1080p Medium, the minimum is 78 and the maximum is 105, with an average of 91.

How This Combo Ranks — use comboRankInGame vs other tested combos

The combo of the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 and the Intel Arc B390 ranks 2491 out of 2813 tested combinations in Undisputed. This places the pairing in the bottom 11.5% of all systems benchmarked for this game. The ranking reflects a significant mismatch in component capabilities: the CPU sits at the 75th percentile among all CPUs, indicating it is a reasonably capable processor, while the GPU sits at the 9th percentile among all GPUs, indicating it is a very weak graphics solution. The combination of a mid-tier older CPU with a bottom-tier integrated-class GPU produces a system that is heavily constrained by graphics processing.

The GPU's percentile ranking of 9 means that 91% of tested GPUs perform better in the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 benchmark, where the Arc B390 scores 1482. Its nearest GPU rivals are all NVIDIA parts from the low-end segment: the GeForce GT 520MX scores 1463 (1.3% behind the B390), the GeForce 800M scores 1460 (1.5% behind), the GeForce GT 625 OEM scores 1446 (2.5% behind), and the GeForce GT 710 scores 1443 (2.7% behind). This clustering shows that the Arc B390 is competing with decade-old entry-level discrete GPUs, which explains the combo's poor overall ranking despite the CPU's relative strength.

The rank of 2491 out of 2813 is not an indictment of the CPU; rather, it underscores how the GPU becomes the limiting factor in Undisputed. When comparing to other combos in the database, systems with similar CPUs but stronger GPUs would rank substantially higher, and systems with similar GPUs but weaker CPUs would likely rank similarly. The data indicates that this combo is suitable for low-resolution, low-settings gaming only, and its rank reflects that positioning.

Measured FPS Breakdown — resolution by resolution, settings by settings, exact numbers

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its best performance across all settings. Low settings produce an average of 127 FPS, which is more than double the High preset's 76 FPS. Medium settings yield 91 FPS with a minimum of 78 FPS and a maximum of 105 FPS, providing a smooth experience with some headroom. High settings drop to 76 FPS, still playable but with less margin. Ultra settings fall to 49 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS threshold and indicates that the GPU cannot handle the highest graphical fidelity at 1080p.

At 2560x1440, the performance drops significantly. Low settings average 92 FPS, which is still above 60 FPS and represents the only 1440p preset that is fully playable. Medium settings average 66 FPS, with a minimum of 56 FPS and a maximum of 76 FPS, placing it right at the edge of playability with occasional dips below 60. High settings average 55 FPS, which is below the threshold, and Ultra settings average 35 FPS, which is not a viable experience for a fast-paced sports title. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p shows a 27.5% drop for Low (from 127 to 92), a 27.5% drop for Medium (from 91 to 66), a 27.6% drop for High (from 76 to 55), and a 28.6% drop for Ultra (from 49 to 35).

At 3840x2160, the combo is severely constrained. Low settings average 58 FPS, just below the 60 FPS target. Medium settings average 42 FPS, with a minimum of 36 FPS and a maximum of 48 FPS, indicating significant frame dips. High settings average 35 FPS, and Ultra settings average 22 FPS, which is unplayable. The 4K Low preset is the only one that approaches playability, but it still falls short of the standard 60 FPS target. The scaling from 1440p to 4K shows a 37.0% drop for Low (from 92 to 58), a 36.4% drop for Medium (from 66 to 42), a 36.4% drop for High (from 55 to 35), and a 37.1% drop for Ultra (from 35 to 22).

Resolution Scaling — how FPS drops from 1080p to 4K and what it says about the limiting component

The FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals a consistent pattern that points squarely at the GPU as the bottleneck. Across all four settings presets, the drop from 1080p to 1440p is nearly uniform at approximately 27-29%, and the drop from 1440p to 4K is also uniform at approximately 36-37%. This consistency across settings is a hallmark of GPU-bound performance: when the frame rate scales inversely with pixel count in a predictable manner, the CPU is not the limiting factor.

For example, at Low settings, the FPS drops from 127 at 1080p to 92 at 1440p (a 27.5% reduction) and then to 58 at 4K (a 37.0% reduction from 1440p). If the CPU were the bottleneck, we would expect the FPS to remain relatively flat as resolution increases, since the CPU workload would stay constant while the GPU workload grows. Instead, the FPS drops proportionally to the pixel count increase, indicating that the Intel Arc B390 is saturated at all resolutions.

The Ryzen 5 2600, with its 6 cores and 12 threads, is sufficiently powerful to feed the Arc B390 even at 1080p Low, where the GPU is producing 127 FPS. The CPU's PassMark multi-thread score of 13160 and its 75th percentile ranking suggest it has headroom for this workload. The uniform scaling also rules out memory bandwidth as a primary constraint, since the system shared memory configuration would likely show inconsistent scaling if memory bandwidth were the issue. The data indicates that the GPU's 7.680 TFLOPS FP32 performance and 60.00 GPixel/s pixel rate are simply insufficient to maintain high frame rates at higher resolutions, regardless of the CPU's capabilities.

Settings Recommendations — which preset gives the best experience per the measured rows

For the best experience with this combo in Undisputed, the Medium preset at 1080p is the optimal choice. It delivers an average of 91 FPS with a minimum of 78 FPS and a maximum of 105 FPS, providing a smooth and consistent frame rate that comfortably exceeds the 60 FPS threshold. The minimum of 78 FPS ensures that even in demanding scenes, the game will not drop into stutter territory. The Medium preset at 1440p is also viable, with an average of 66 FPS, but its minimum of 56 FPS means occasional dips below 60, which could be noticeable in a sports title where timing is important.

The Low preset at 1080p offers the highest frame rates (127 FPS average), but it sacrifices visual quality for performance that exceeds what most displays can show. For users with 144Hz monitors, Low at 1080p would be the choice to maximize refresh rate utilization. However, for the balance between visual fidelity and performance, Medium at 1080p is the recommendation. The High preset at 1080p (76 FPS) is also playable, but the 16.5% drop from Medium to High is not accompanied by a proportional improvement in visual quality, making it a less efficient choice.

At 1440p, Low is the only fully playable preset (92 FPS average), but it represents a significant graphical downgrade. At 4K, no preset is recommended, as even Low at 58 FPS is below the 60 FPS target and would result in a suboptimal experience. The Ultra preset is not recommended at any resolution, as it yields 49 FPS at 1080p, 35 FPS at 1440p, and 22 FPS at 4K, all of which are below playable thresholds for a fast-paced sports game.

GPU Role — VRAM, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The Intel Arc B390 is an integrated graphics processor built on the Xe3-LPG architecture with a 3 nm process node, and it operates with system shared memory rather than dedicated VRAM. The GPU has a base clock of 300 MHz and a boost clock of 2500 MHz, with 1536 shading units, 48 TMUs, 24 ROPs, and 12 RT cores. Its compute capabilities include 7.680 TFLOPS FP32 performance and 15.36 TFLOPS FP16 performance, with a pixel rate of 60.00 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 120.0 GTexel/s. The TDP is 80 W, and it uses no power connectors, consistent with its integrated nature.

The GPU's 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1482 places it at the 9th percentile among all GPUs, and its nearest rivals are all low-end NVIDIA parts from the GT 500M and GT 700 series era. This performance tier explains why the Arc B390 struggles in Undisputed: the game's requirements, particularly at higher settings and resolutions, exceed what this integrated solution can deliver. The system shared memory configuration means that the GPU competes with the CPU for memory bandwidth, and the "System Dependent" bandwidth figure indicates that performance will vary based on the host system's memory, which in this case is the Ryzen 5 2600's dual-channel DDR4 at 46.9 GB/s.

The GPU's boost clock of 2500 MHz is respectable for an integrated part, but the 24 ROPs and 60.00 GPixel/s pixel rate are the limiting factors at high resolutions. The measured FPS data confirms this: at 4K Ultra, the combo manages only 22 FPS, which is consistent with a pixel-bound workload. The GPU's performance is also reflected in its 9th percentile ranking, which indicates that 91% of tested GPUs outperform it. For Undisputed, the Arc B390 is only suitable for 1080p gaming at Low or Medium settings, and even then, it requires the CPU to keep up, which the Ryzen 5 2600 does effectively. The combination of a low-tier integrated GPU with a mid-tier CPU produces a system where the GPU is the clear bottleneck, and the measured frame rates reflect this imbalance.