Undisputed

The AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D and Intel Arc B570 combination delivers a playable experience in Undisputed, but its ranking is surprisingly low relative to other tested system configurations. The data shows that the optimal way to play this title is at 1440p with Medium settings, which balances the GPU's capabilities against the CPU's substantial headroom, offering a 102 FPS average with a minimum of 86 FPS. While the CPU is a top-tier performer, the GPU becomes the definitive bottleneck at higher settings and resolutions, making the Medium preset the clear choice for consistent performance.

Settings Recommendations

The benchmark results for this combination point to Medium settings as the definitive sweet spot. At 1080p, the average frame rate jumps from 116 FPS on High to 141 FPS on Medium, a 21.5% improvement, while the 1% low is reported at 120 FPS. This is a significant margin that ensures smooth gameplay during intense boxing exchanges. In contrast, the jump from Medium to Low at 1080p yields a gain to 195 FPS, but this comes at a considerable visual cost and the frame rate is already far beyond the refresh rate of most monitors, making the visual trade-off not worthwhile.

At 1440p, the case for Medium is even stronger. It delivers an average of 102 FPS with a minimum of 86 FPS, which is comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold for a smooth experience. The High preset at 1440p drops the average to 84 FPS, a more noticeable 17.6% reduction. While still playable, the Medium preset provides a more stable frame rate floor, which is crucial for a game that relies on precise timing. The Ultra preset is not recommended at any resolution, as it cuts the average frame rate by nearly half compared to High, resulting in a 75 FPS average at 1080p and a 54 FPS average at 1440p.

For 4K, the data suggests that High settings are the limit for a consistently playable experience, with an average of 53 FPS. The Medium preset at 4K achieves a 64 FPS average but with a minimum of 55 FPS, which could lead to occasional stutters. Low settings are the only way to get a high frame rate at 4K, hitting 89 FPS, but this severely underutilizes the visual capabilities of the system. Ultimately, the measured data indicates that the best experience is found at 1440p Medium, as it offers a high average frame rate with a solid minimum FPS, making it the most balanced and responsive configuration for this title.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B570 is the primary limiting factor in this system for Undisputed. The GPU's specifications, including its 10 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 160-bit bus with 380.0 GB/s of bandwidth, are sufficient for the game, but its raw compute power is the constraint. The card has 2304 shading units, 144 TMUs, and 80 ROPs, with a boost clock of 2500 MHz. This translates to 11.52 TFLOPS of FP32 performance, which is a modest figure that struggles to maintain high frame rates at higher settings and resolutions.

The data clearly illustrates this limitation. At 1080p, the GPU is already showing signs of strain as settings increase, with the average frame rate dropping from 195 FPS on Low to 75 FPS on Ultra. This is a 61.5% reduction in performance from Low to Ultra, indicating that the GPU is being heavily utilized. However, the fact that the 1080p Low preset reaches 195 FPS shows the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU well beyond what is needed for typical displays.

The GPU's role becomes more pronounced at 4K. Here, the Ultra preset is nearly unplayable at 34 FPS, and even High settings only manage 53 FPS. The card's 10 GB of VRAM is not the issue, as the game is not likely to exceed that at 4K, but rather the sheer pixel-pushing demand is too much for the Arc B570's compute resources. The data suggests that the Arc B570's performance is more aligned with 1440p gaming, where it can deliver respectable frame rates at medium settings, but it lacks the headroom for high-refresh-rate 4K gaming in this title.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D is an extremely powerful processor, and its role in Undisputed is to provide ample headroom so that the GPU is always the limiting factor. With 8 cores and 16 threads based on the Zen 5 architecture, clocked at a base of 4.70 GHz and a boost of 5.60 GHz, this CPU is more than capable of handling the game's logic and physics. Its substantial 96 MB of shared L3 cache is particularly beneficial for gaming, as it reduces memory latency and improves data throughput.

This is confirmed by the benchmark results. At 1080p with Low settings, the system achieves an average of 195 FPS. This high frame rate is a direct result of the CPU's ability to process game frames quickly, unburdened by complex GPU work. The fact that the frame rate scales down significantly as GPU load increases—from 195 FPS on Low to 75 FPS on Ultra—shows that the CPU is not the bottleneck in any scenario.

The CPU's performance percentile is in the 92nd percentile of all CPUs, and its average benchmark score of 58386 is 0.1% ahead of the Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M and 0.5% ahead of the Intel Core i9-14900. This places it among the fastest consumer processors available. In Undisputed, this raw power translates to a system that is never constrained by the processor. The data indicates that the CPU is waiting for the GPU at every setting and resolution, meaning that any performance gains from overclocking or a more powerful CPU would be negligible in this specific title. The system is firmly GPU-bound.

How This Combo Ranks

The overall ranking for this specific combination in Undisputed is 2256 out of 2813 tested combos. This is a surprisingly low rank, placing it in the bottom 20% of all systems. This ranking is not a reflection of the CPU's capabilities, but rather a direct consequence of pairing a top-tier processor with a mid-range GPU. The data suggests that the system's overall performance is dragged down by the Arc B570's inability to keep pace with the CPU's potential.

This low rank is further underscored by the GPU's own benchmark standing. The Intel Arc B570 has an average benchmark score of 20556, placing it in the 65th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile, has a score of 20534, a delta of 0.1%, showing they are statistically tied. This places the GPU in the mid-range segment, which is a poor match for the CPU's 92nd percentile ranking. The mismatch between the two components is clear, and the combo ranking reflects this imbalance.

In the context of Undisputed, this means the system will perform like a mid-range machine, not the high-end system the CPU alone would suggest. The game's frame rates are more in line with what one would expect from a GPU like the Arc B570, rather than the potential of the Ryzen 7 9850X3D. While the experience is playable, the system does not leverage its most powerful component effectively, resulting in a lower standing compared to other tested combinations that may feature a more balanced pairing.

Resolution Scaling

The data shows a predictable and significant drop in frame rates as resolution increases, which is a classic sign of a GPU-bound system. Moving from 1080p to 1440p at Medium settings, the average frame rate falls from 141 FPS to 102 FPS, a 27.7% reduction. This is a substantial decrease, but the resulting frame rate is still very playable. The step from 1440p to 4K at the same settings is even more dramatic, with the average dropping from 102 FPS to 64 FPS, a 37.3% reduction. This steep decline at higher resolutions confirms that the GPU is the primary bottleneck.

The pattern is consistent across all settings. At High settings, the average frame rate falls from 116 FPS at 1080p to 84 FPS at 1440p, and then to 53 FPS at 4K. At Ultra settings, the numbers are even lower, going from 75 FPS at 1080p to 54 FPS at 1440p, and finally to 34 FPS at 4K. The resolution scaling is not linear, with the 4K performance being disproportionately worse, indicating that the GPU is running out of raw pixel-pushing power.

This scaling behavior tells a clear story: the CPU has more than enough headroom to handle any of these resolutions, as its performance does not degrade. The bottleneck is almost entirely on the GPU side. If the system were CPU-bound, we would expect to see a smaller difference between 1080p and 1440p, as the CPU would be the limiting factor at both resolutions. Instead, the data shows a steep, GPU-influenced drop, confirming that the Intel Arc B570 is the component that dictates the playable resolutions and settings for this combination in Undisputed.

Measured FPS Breakdown

This section details the exact average frame rates measured for this combination across all tested presets and resolutions.

At 1920x1080, the system delivers its highest performance. With Low settings, the average frame rate is 195 FPS. Moving to Medium settings, the average drops to 141 FPS, with a minimum of 120 FPS and a maximum of 162 FPS. The High preset yields an average of 116 FPS. The Ultra preset brings the average down to 75 FPS. For this resolution, the data shows a wide range of performance, allowing for high refresh rate gaming on lower presets or more visually demanding settings at 75 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the performance scales down as expected. The Low preset achieves an average of 141 FPS. Medium settings average 102 FPS, with a minimum of 86 FPS and a maximum of 117 FPS. High settings average 84 FPS. The Ultra preset is the most demanding, resulting in an average of 54 FPS. This resolution offers a strong balance, with Medium settings providing a high, stable frame rate that is ideal for competitive play.

At 3840x2160, the GPU is pushed to its limits. The Low preset delivers an average of 89 FPS. Medium settings average 64 FPS, with a minimum of 55 FPS and a maximum of 74 FPS. High settings average 53 FPS. The Ultra preset is the most taxing, producing an average of just 34 FPS. The data shows that 4K gaming is only viable at Low or Medium settings, and even then, the frame rates are not as high as what is achievable at lower resolutions.