Undisputed

# Undisputed with AMD Ryzen 5 5600F + Intel Arc B390

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600F paired with the Intel Arc B390 is an unusual combination, and the measured frame rates in Undisputed reveal a system that is heavily constrained by the graphics side at most settings. The Arc B390, operating as an integrated graphics solution with system-shared memory, delivers playable performance only at lower resolutions and settings, while the Ryzen 5 5600F’s six Zen 3 cores provide ample headroom that the GPU simply cannot exploit. Across the twelve measured configurations, the pattern is consistent: this combo ranks 2491 out of 2813 tested combinations, placing it in the lower tier of systems for this boxing title, and the data suggests that users should treat this as a 1080p-oriented setup at best.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a steep and predictable decline as resolution increases from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160, but the magnitude of that drop varies significantly by settings preset. At Low settings, the system delivers 127 FPS at 1080p, which drops to 92 FPS at 1440p, and then to 58 FPS at 4K. That represents a 27.6% reduction going from 1080p to 1440p, and a further 37% reduction from 1440p to 4K, for a total loss of 54.3% between the lowest and highest resolutions. This scaling pattern indicates that even at Low settings, the Arc B390 is the primary bottleneck, since a CPU-limited scenario would show far less resolution sensitivity.

At Medium settings, the resolution scaling is slightly less steep in relative terms but still severe. The system produces 91 FPS at 1080p, 66 FPS at 1440p, and 42 FPS at 4K. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is 27.5%, and from 1440p to 4K is 36.4%, yielding a total decline of 53.8%. Interestingly, the min FPS figures for Medium at 1080p (78 FPS) and 1440p (56 FPS) are both substantially higher than the average FPS at 4K (42 FPS), which suggests that even the worst-case frame times at lower resolutions are better than the average experience at 4K.

High settings show a similar pattern but with lower absolute numbers. The combo achieves 76 FPS at 1080p, 55 FPS at 1440p, and 35 FPS at 4K. The percentage drops are 27.6% from 1080p to 1440p, and 36.4% from 1440p to 4K, nearly identical to the Medium preset’s scaling. This consistency across presets is a strong indicator that resolution scaling is purely GPU-bound; the Ryzen 5 5600F’s performance is not changing with resolution, so the entire observed decline is attributable to the Arc B390’s rendering load increasing with pixel count.

Ultra settings produce the most dramatic scaling, with 49 FPS at 1080p falling to 35 FPS at 1440p (a 28.6% drop) and then to 22 FPS at 4K (a 37.1% drop from 1440p). The total decline from 1080p Ultra to 4K Ultra is 55.1%, the largest percentage loss of any preset. This makes sense, as Ultra settings likely add shader complexity and post-processing effects that disproportionately increase GPU workload at higher resolutions.

What the data reveals about the limiting component is unambiguous. The Ryzen 5 5600F has a PassMark single-thread score of 2872 and a multithread score of 19236, placing it at the 85th percentile of all CPUs, which is clearly not the constraint here. If the CPU were limiting, resolution scaling would be nearly flat. Instead, the Arc B390’s 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1482 places it at only the 9th percentile of all GPUs, and its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX and GT 710 — parts from over a decade ago. The GPU is the bottleneck at every resolution and settings combination, and the resolution scaling data confirms this conclusively.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B390 is built on the Xe3-LPG architecture with a 3 nm process from Intel, using the Panther Lake chip. It has 1536 shading units, 48 texture mapping units, and 24 raster output units, along with 12 ray tracing cores. The base clock is 300 MHz, boosting to 2500 MHz, which gives a pixel rate of 60.00 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 120.0 GTexel/s. The FP32 performance is rated at 7.680 TFLOPS, and FP16 at 15.36 TFLOPS (2:1). The TDP is 80 W, and it operates as an IGP with system-shared memory, meaning there is no dedicated VRAM allocation — memory size, type, bus width, and bandwidth are all listed as "System Shared" or "System Dependent."

The system-shared memory configuration is critical to understanding this GPU’s performance in Undisputed. Unlike a discrete card with dedicated GDDR6 or GDDR6X, the Arc B390 must share the system’s DDR4 memory bandwidth, which is 51.2 GB/s for the Ryzen 5 5600F’s dual-channel setup. This shared memory arrangement likely contributes to the GPU’s low 9th percentile ranking, as memory bandwidth contention between CPU and GPU workloads can cause frame pacing issues, especially at higher resolutions where memory pressure increases.

The measured frame rates reflect this GPU’s limitations clearly. At 4K Ultra, the combo produces only 22 FPS average, which is far below playable for a sports title. Even at 1080p Ultra, the average is 49 FPS, which is borderline for competitive play but acceptable for casual play. The 1080p Medium setting yields 91 FPS average with a minimum of 78 FPS and maximum of 105 FPS, which is the most consistent performance envelope in the dataset. The 1080p Low setting reaches 127 FPS average, but this comes at the cost of visual quality.

The GPU’s boost clock of 2500 MHz is relatively high for an integrated solution, but the architecture’s limited memory bandwidth and modest shading unit count (1536) cap its real-world gaming performance. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1482 places it among the lowest-performing GPUs in the benchmark database, with the nearest rivals being the NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX (1463, 1.3% slower), GeForce 800M (1460, 1.5% slower), GT 625 OEM (1446, 2.5% slower), and GT 710 (1443, 2.7% slower). These are all entry-level parts from previous generations, and the Arc B390 only edges them out by a few percentage points.

For Undisputed specifically, the GPU role is straightforward: it is the limiting factor at all measured settings. The VRAM situation — or lack thereof, since memory is system-shared — means that higher resolution textures and effects will cause performance to degrade rapidly. The data shows that the GPU can handle 1080p Medium with an average of 91 FPS, but pushing to 1440p Medium drops the average to 66 FPS, and 4K Medium falls to 42 FPS. This is not a subtle performance cliff; it is a steep and consistent decline that tracks directly with pixel count.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture (codenamed Vermeer), manufactured on TSMC’s 7 nm process. It has a base clock of 3.00 GHz and a boost clock of 4.00 GHz, with 64 KB of L1 cache per core, 512 KB of L2 cache per core, and 32 MB of shared L3 cache. The TDP is 65 W, and it supports DDR4 memory in dual-channel configuration with 51.2 GB/s bandwidth. It uses the AMD Socket AM4 interface and supports PCIe Gen 4 with 20 lanes from the CPU.

In terms of benchmark performance, the Ryzen 5 5600F scores 2872 in PassMark single-thread tests and 19236 in multithread tests, with an average benchmark score of 36945. This places it at the 85th percentile of all CPUs. Its nearest rivals are the Intel Core Ultra 5 225 (avg score 36938, 0% delta), AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D (37018, -0.2% delta), AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450 (37093, -0.4% delta), and Intel Core i9-12900T (37112, -0.5% delta). These are all competitive mid-range or higher parts, and the Ryzen 5 5600F sits right in the middle of this group.

For Undisputed, the CPU role is largely one of providing consistent frame delivery without becoming the bottleneck. The game is a sports title, which typically has lower CPU demands than strategy or simulation games, but it still benefits from strong single-thread performance for physics and AI. The Ryzen 5 5600F’s single-thread score of 2872 is solid, and its 6-core/12-thread configuration provides enough parallelism for modern game engines.

The data supports the conclusion that the CPU is not the limiting factor in this combo. When comparing the FPS at 1080p Low (127 FPS) to 4K Low (58 FPS), the CPU is clearly capable of driving far more frames than the GPU can render at higher resolutions. Even at 1080p Ultra (49 FPS), the GPU is the constraint, as the CPU could easily handle higher frame rates if the GPU allowed it. The fact that the FPS drops by roughly 27-37% for each resolution step up, regardless of settings preset, is a classic GPU-bound signature.

The Ryzen 5 5600F’s 65 W TDP and 7 nm process make it an efficient part, but its performance characteristics are well understood: it is a capable mid-range CPU that pairs best with a discrete GPU. In this combo with the Arc B390, the CPU’s potential is largely wasted at resolutions above 1080p, because the integrated GPU cannot keep up. At 1080p Low, the CPU might be approaching its limits, as 127 FPS requires significant per-frame CPU work, but the GPU still has headroom to spare.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS data, the best experience for this combo in Undisputed is at 1920x1080 with Medium settings. This configuration produces an average FPS of 91, with a minimum of 78 FPS and maximum of 105 FPS. The minimum FPS of 78 is above the 60 FPS threshold that most players consider minimum for smooth gameplay, and the average of 91 FPS provides a comfortable margin. The 1080p Low setting offers a higher average of 127 FPS, but the visual quality trade-off is significant, and the min FPS data is not provided for Low settings, so frame consistency is unknown.

At 1080p High, the average drops to 76 FPS, which is still playable but noticeably lower than Medium. The lack of min/max data for High settings makes it difficult to assess frame consistency, but the 15 FPS drop from Medium to High suggests that the Arc B390 is struggling with the additional graphical load. The 1080p Ultra setting produces 49 FPS average, which dips below 60 FPS and may cause noticeable stuttering in a fast-paced sports game.

For players with 1440p displays, the options are more limited. The 1440p Medium setting yields 66 FPS average with min 56 FPS and max 76 FPS. The 56 FPS minimum is below 60, which could cause occasional hitches, but the average is acceptable. The 1440p Low setting produces 92 FPS average, which is smooth, but again requires sacrificing visual quality. The 1440p High setting drops to 55 FPS, and 1440p Ultra falls to 35 FPS, both of which are below the 60 FPS threshold.

At 4K, none of the settings provide a consistently playable experience. The 4K Low setting achieves 58 FPS average, which is close to 60 but likely has frame drops that make it feel less smooth. The 4K Medium setting averages 42 FPS with min 36 FPS, which is too low for a responsive sports title. The 4K High (35 FPS) and 4K Ultra (22 FPS) are effectively unplayable for competitive play.

The data strongly suggests that 1080p Medium is the sweet spot for this combo. It offers the best balance of visual fidelity and performance, with an average FPS of 91 and a minimum of 78. The 1080p Low setting is the fallback for players who prioritize frame rate above all else, offering 127 FPS average. Players with 1440p monitors should consider lowering to Low settings (92 FPS) or accepting the 66 FPS average at Medium, but should avoid High and Ultra. The 4K resolutions should be avoided entirely, as even Low settings (58 FPS) are marginal.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600F + Intel Arc B390 combination ranks 2491 out of 2813 tested combos in Undisputed, placing it in the bottom 11.5% of all systems tested. This ranking reflects the Arc B390’s severe GPU limitation, as the CPU is clearly capable of much higher performance. The combo’s rank is consistent with the GPU’s 9th percentile standing among all GPUs, which is far below the CPU’s 85th percentile ranking among all CPUs.

In practical terms, this ranking means that most other tested combinations — including those with significantly weaker CPUs but stronger GPUs — will outperform this setup in Undisputed. The measured FPS data confirms this: even at 1080p Low, the combo achieves 127 FPS, which is respectable, but at higher settings the frame rates fall below what most players would consider acceptable. The GPU’s nearest rivals (GT 520MX, GeForce 800M, GT 625 OEM, GT 710) are all ancient parts, and the fact that the Arc B390 only outperforms them by 1.3-2.7% in 3DMark Steel Nomad underscores its low-end positioning.

The combo rank of 2491 out of 2813 means there are 322 tested combinations that rank worse. These are likely systems with even older or more limited GPUs, or configurations with extreme CPU bottlenecks. However, for a modern system with a Ryzen 5 5600F — a CPU that ranks in the 85th percentile — the overall combo ranking is disappointing. The CPU is not the issue; the GPU is holding back the entire system.

For context, the Ryzen 5 5600F’s nearest CPU rivals (Intel Core Ultra 5 225, AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D, AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450, Intel Core i9-12900T) all have similar average benchmark scores, within 0.5% of each other. If paired with a discrete GPU, any of these CPUs would likely produce much better results in Undisputed. The Arc B390, with its 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 1482, is the clear weak link, and the combo ranking reflects this imbalance.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution and settings combination for this system in Undisputed?

A: The measured data shows that 1920x1080 with Medium settings delivers 91 FPS average, with a minimum of 78 FPS and maximum of 105 FPS. This is the only configuration that provides both an average above 90 FPS and a minimum above 75 FPS, making it the most consistent and playable option.

Q: Can this system run Undisputed at 4K?

A: At 4K, the best result is 58 FPS average at Low settings, which is borderline playable. The 4K Medium setting drops to 42 FPS average with a 36 FPS minimum, and 4K High (35 FPS) and 4K Ultra (22 FPS) are too slow for smooth gameplay. For a consistently smooth experience, 4K is not recommended.

Q: Is the AMD Ryzen 5 5600F or the Intel Arc B390 the bottleneck in this combo?

A: The Intel Arc B390 is clearly the bottleneck. The CPU has a PassMark single-thread score of 2872 and multithread score of 19236, ranking at the 85th percentile of all CPUs. The GPU’s 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 1482 places it at the 9th percentile, and the FPS drops by roughly 27-37% at each resolution step, which is a GPU-bound signature.

Q: How does this combo compare to other tested systems in Undisputed?

A: This combo ranks 2491 out of 2813 tested combinations, placing it in the bottom 11.5%. The GPU’s nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX and GT 710, which are only 1.3-2.7% slower in 3DMark Steel Nomad, indicating that the Arc B390 is a low-end part that limits the system’s overall ranking.

Q: What is the highest FPS this system can achieve in Undisputed?

A: The highest measured average FPS is 127 at 1920x1080 with Low settings. At Medium settings, the maximum FPS reaches 105, and at High settings the average is 76 FPS. The lowest average is 22 FPS at 4K Ultra settings.

Q: What is the Intel Arc B390’s memory configuration and how does it affect performance?

A: The Arc B390 uses system-shared memory, meaning it has no dedicated VRAM. The memory size, type, bus width, and bandwidth are all listed as "System Shared" or "System Dependent," and it shares the Ryzen 5 5600F’s DDR4 dual-channel memory with 51.2 GB/s bandwidth. This shared configuration likely contributes to the GPU’s low 9th percentile ranking and poor performance at higher resolutions.