Undisputed

# Undisputed with AMD Ryzen 7 7700X + Intel Arc B390

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700X paired with the Intel Arc B390 produces a combination that ranks 2491 out of 2813 tested combos in Undisputed, placing it in the bottom percentile of system pairings for this title. The Arc B390, an integrated graphics solution based on the Xe3-LPG architecture, delivers playable frame rates only at lower settings and resolutions, while the 8-core Ryzen 7 7700X demonstrates ample CPU headroom that goes largely untapped. The measured data reveals a system where the GPU is unequivocally the performance bottleneck, with frame rates scaling steeply as resolution and quality settings increase.

Resolution Scaling

The resolution scaling behavior in Undisputed exposes a GPU-bound scenario at every measured setting. Moving from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160 at High settings, the average frame rate drops from 76 FPS to 35 FPS — a 54% reduction. This steep decline indicates that the Intel Arc B390's rendering throughput is severely constrained as pixel count quadruples. At Low settings, the same resolution jump reduces average FPS from 127 to 58, a 54.3% drop that mirrors the High setting pattern almost exactly.

The scaling between 1080p and 1440p at Medium settings shows a less dramatic but still significant decline: 91 FPS at 1920x1080 falls to 66 FPS at 2560x1440, a 27.5% reduction. Continuing to 4K at Medium yields 42 FPS, another 36.4% drop from the 1440p figure. This consistent degradation across all quality tiers confirms that resolution is the dominant factor limiting performance — the Arc B390's 60.00 GPixel/s pixel rate and 7.680 TFLOPS FP32 throughput simply cannot sustain high fill rates at larger resolutions.

At Ultra settings, the scaling becomes even more punishing. The 1920x1080 Ultra average of 49 FPS drops to 35 FPS at 2560x1440 (a 28.6% reduction) and further to 22 FPS at 3840x2160 (a 37.1% reduction from 1440p). The 4K Ultra result of 22 FPS is the lowest measured score in the entire dataset, indicating that this combination is fundamentally unsuitable for maximum-quality 4K gaming in Undisputed. The data suggests that resolution scaling follows an expected fill-rate-limited curve, with the integrated GPU's memory bandwidth being "System Dependent" and therefore unable to compensate for increased pixel workloads.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 7 7700X and Intel Arc B390 achieves a rank of 2491 out of 2813 tested combos in Undisputed, placing it in the 11.5 percentile of all system pairings for this game. This low ranking is almost entirely attributable to the GPU component, as the Arc B390's percentileVsAllGpus score of 9 indicates it outperforms only 9% of all GPUs in the benchmark database. In contrast, the Ryzen 7 7700X sits at the 85th percentile among all CPUs, demonstrating a massive disparity between processor capability and graphics output.

The combo rank relative to the CPU's standalone performance reveals a significant imbalance. The Ryzen 7 7700X's average benchmark score of 35909 places it 0.3% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845 (35802), 0.5% ahead of the Intel Core 7 250H (35728), and 0.7% ahead of the Intel Core Ultra 9 185H (35670) among nearest rivals. Yet none of this processing power translates into favorable in-game rankings because the Arc B390's average benchmark score of 1482 places it just 1.3% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX (1463) and 2.7% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce GT 710 (1443) — GPUs from a completely different performance era.

The 2813-combo dataset means that 322 tested combinations perform worse than this pairing in Undisputed, but the overwhelming majority of systems deliver superior frame rates. The data indicates that this combo's ranking is consistent with what would be expected from an integrated GPU solution (IGP form factor, 80 W TDP) paired with a high-end desktop processor. The CPU's 85th percentile standing cannot compensate for a GPU in the 9th percentile, and the resulting in-game rank reflects this fundamental mismatch.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B390 is the decisive component in this system's Undisputed performance, and its specifications explain the measured results. Built on the 3 nm process with the Xe3-LPG architecture (Panther Lake chip), this integrated GPU operates with a base clock of 300 MHz and a boost clock of 2500 MHz. The 1536 shading units, 48 TMUs, and 24 ROPs deliver a pixel rate of 60.00 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 120.0 GTexel/s, with FP32 performance rated at 7.680 TFLOPS.

The memory configuration is particularly relevant to gaming performance: the Arc B390 uses "System Shared" memory with bandwidth listed as "System Dependent." This means the GPU relies on the host system's DDR5 memory (the Ryzen 7 7700X supports dual-channel DDR5 with 83.2 GB/s bandwidth), rather than dedicated VRAM. In a game like Undisputed, where texture streaming and frame buffer operations are memory-bandwidth sensitive, this shared arrangement introduces latency and bandwidth contention that dedicated GPUs avoid.

The Arc B390's benchmark results reinforce its entry-level positioning. Its sole 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1482 places it in the 9th percentile of all GPUs, just 1.3% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX (1463) and 1.5% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce 800M (1460). The nearest rival list reads like a catalog of legacy integrated and low-end discrete parts, which contextualizes the Undisputed frame rates. At 1080p Low, the GPU manages 127 FPS, but this drops to 49 FPS at Ultra — a 61.4% performance penalty purely from quality settings.

The 12 RT cores and DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) API support provide modern feature compatibility, but the raw throughput limits are evident. The measured 4K Ultra result of 22 FPS aligns with the GPU's 9th percentile standing, showing that the Arc B390 cannot handle maximum settings at high resolutions in this sports title. The boost clock of 2500 MHz does help at lower resolutions, but the fundamental fill-rate and memory constraints dominate as workload increases.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured frame rate data, the optimal settings for this combination depend heavily on the target resolution. At 1920x1080, the Medium preset delivers an average of 91 FPS with a minimum of 78 FPS and maximum of 105 FPS, providing the best balance of fluidity and visual quality. The Low preset achieves 127 FPS but sacrifices detail, while High drops to 76 FPS and Ultra to 49 FPS — the latter approaching the threshold where gameplay smoothness becomes questionable.

For 2560x1440, the Low preset is the only setting that maintains consistently high frame rates, averaging 92 FPS. The Medium preset drops to 66 FPS (minimum 56 FPS), which is still playable but noticeably less smooth. High settings at 1440p yield 55 FPS, and Ultra falls to 35 FPS, making these presets less desirable for competitive play. The data suggests that 1440p users should stick to Low or Medium to preserve frame rate stability.

At 3840x2160, no setting achieves a fully smooth experience. The Low preset averages 58 FPS, which is technically playable but with significant dips possible. Medium averages 42 FPS with a minimum of 36 FPS, while High (35 FPS) and Ultra (22 FPS) fall below acceptable thresholds for most players. The measured minimum of 36 FPS at 4K Medium indicates frame pacing issues that could affect gameplay consistency.

The Medium preset at 1080p emerges as the recommended configuration, offering 91 FPS average with a tight 78-105 FPS range. This represents a 43.6% improvement over High settings at the same resolution, with the minimum frame rate (78 FPS) remaining above the 60 FPS threshold that most players consider the baseline for smooth gameplay. For users prioritizing maximum visual fidelity, High at 1080p (76 FPS) is viable, but the jump to Ultra (49 FPS) provides diminishing returns given the 35.5% performance penalty.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the full settings spectrum was measured. Low settings produce the highest average frame rate at 127 FPS, followed by Medium at 91 FPS (minimum 78, maximum 105), High at 76 FPS, and Ultra at 49 FPS. The progression from Low to Ultra represents a 61.4% reduction in average frame rate, with each settings tier incurring a substantial performance cost: 28.3% from Low to Medium, 16.5% from Medium to High, and 35.5% from High to Ultra.

The 2560x1440 results show a similar pattern with lower absolute values. Low settings average 92 FPS, Medium averages 66 FPS (minimum 56, maximum 76), High averages 55 FPS, and Ultra averages 35 FPS. The relative cost of Ultra settings is even more pronounced at this resolution — a 46.2% reduction from High to Ultra, compared to a 36.4% reduction from Low to Medium. The minimum frame rate at Medium (56 FPS) hovers near the 60 FPS target, suggesting occasional dips below smoothness thresholds.

At 3840x2160, the measured averages are 58 FPS (Low), 42 FPS (Medium, with minimum 36 and maximum 48), 35 FPS (High), and 22 FPS (Ultra). The 4K Low result is notable — it exceeds the 1440p High result (58 vs 55 FPS), demonstrating that resolution has a larger impact than quality settings in certain configurations. However, every 4K setting except Low falls below 45 FPS, making 4K gaming practical only at minimal quality.

The complete dataset shows that the Arc B390's performance envelope spans from 127 FPS (1080p Low) down to 22 FPS (4K Ultra), a range of 105 FPS. The only measured minimum frame rates are at Medium settings across all resolutions: 78 FPS at 1080p, 56 FPS at 1440p, and 36 FPS at 4K. These minima indicate that Medium presets provide the most predictable frame delivery, with the 4K Medium minimum of 36 FPS being the lowest recorded floor in the entire dataset.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700X brings substantial processing capability to this combination, though Undisputed's performance data suggests the game does not heavily tax it. With 8 cores and 16 threads based on the Zen 4 architecture (Raphael codename), the CPU operates at a base clock of 4.50 GHz and boosts to 5.40 GHz. The 32 MB shared L3 cache and 1 MB per-core L2 cache provide ample data locality for game logic and physics calculations.

Benchmark results place the Ryzen 7 7700X in the 85th percentile of all CPUs, with a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 19088 and single-core score of 1987. The 3DMark 16-thread score of 8859 and max-thread score of 8852 show excellent multithreaded scaling, while the 2-thread score of 2112 indicates strong single-thread performance. These results position the CPU far above the demands of Undisputed, which is a sports title that typically relies more on GPU throughput than complex CPU simulations.

The disparity between CPU and GPU capability is stark when comparing percentiles: the Ryzen 7 7700X sits at 85th among CPUs, while the Arc B390 languishes at 9th among GPUs. In Undisputed, the measured frame rates at all resolutions and settings are consistent with GPU-bound performance — the CPU's 5.40 GHz boost clock and 16 threads are never the limiting factor. The nearest CPU rivals (AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845 within 0.3%, Intel Core 7 250H within 0.5%, AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 within 0.5%, Intel Core Ultra 9 185H within 0.7%) all show similar average scores, indicating that any of these processors would produce nearly identical frame rates with the same GPU.

The CPU's memory support for DDR5 with dual-channel configuration and 83.2 GB/s bandwidth theoretically benefits the Arc B390's "System Shared" memory architecture, since the GPU draws from the same memory pool. However, the practical impact is limited by the GPU's modest throughput capabilities. The Ryzen 7 7700X's PCIe Gen 5 support with 24 lanes and ECC memory capability are advanced features that exceed what this integrated GPU configuration requires, reinforcing the conclusion that the processor is substantially overqualified for the graphics workload in Undisputed.

FAQ

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

A: Based on measured data, 1920x1080 at Medium settings provides the best experience with 91 FPS average (78 minimum, 105 maximum). At 2560x1440, Low settings (92 FPS) are recommended, while 3840x2160 only achieves playable frame rates at Low (58 FPS).

Q: How does the Intel Arc B390 compare to its nearest GPU rivals?

A: The Arc B390's average benchmark score of 1482 places it 1.3% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX (1463), 1.5% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce 800M (1460), 2.5% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce GT 625 OEM (1446), and 2.7% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce GT 710 (1443). It ranks in the 9th percentile of all GPUs.

Q: Is the AMD Ryzen 7 7700X the bottleneck in this system?

A: No. The Ryzen 7 7700X ranks in the 85th percentile of CPUs with an average benchmark score of 35909, while the Arc B390 ranks in the 9th percentile of GPUs. All measured frame rates in Undisputed are consistent with GPU-limited performance.

Q: What frame rates can be expected at 4K with this combination?

A: At 3840x2160, measured averages are 58 FPS (Low), 42 FPS (Medium, with a 36 FPS minimum), 35 FPS (High), and 22 FPS (Ultra). Only the Low preset approaches smooth gameplay at this resolution.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested systems in Undisputed?

A: The combination ranks 2491 out of 2813 tested combos, placing it in the bottom percentile of system pairings for this game. This ranking primarily reflects the GPU's low performance percentile rather than the CPU's capabilities.

Q: Why does the 1080p Low result (127 FPS) exceed the 1440p High result (55 FPS)?

A: This difference reflects the GPU's fill-rate and memory bandwidth limitations. The Arc B390 uses System Shared memory with System Dependent bandwidth, and the 2.25x increase in pixel count from 1080p to 1440p combined with High quality settings imposes a workload that the GPU cannot sustain.