Archeage

The Intel Core i5-13400F paired with the Intel Arc B370 is a lopsided combination for Archeage: a modern, capable processor driving a very weak integrated GPU. The recorded data makes the imbalance obvious within a few frames of benchmark output, and the short version of this analysis is that the CPU is not the problem, the graphics side is. Archeage is an MMORPG released in 2014, which normally makes it an easy target for modern hardware, but the Arc B370 sits in the bottom tier of the database's GPU rankings, and that shows up at every resolution tested.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The database holds four presets per resolution for this pairing: Low, Medium, High, and Ultra. Here is the full picture.

At 1920x1080, the best result comes from the Low preset, which averages 65 FPS. Medium averages 57 FPS with a recorded minimum of 49 and a maximum of 66, meaning frame rates dip below the 60 FPS playability threshold during normal play. High averages 39 FPS and Ultra averages 27 FPS, both far from smooth.

At 2560x1440, everything degrades further. Low averages 43 FPS, Medium averages 39 FPS with a minimum of 33 and a maximum of 44, High manages 26 FPS, and Ultra drops to 18 FPS. Not a single preset at this resolution approaches the threshold.

At 3840x2160, the numbers collapse entirely. Low averages 25 FPS, Medium 22 FPS with a minimum of 19 and a maximum of 25, High 15 FPS, and Ultra 10 FPS. At 4K Ultra, this pairing is rendering at a rate most players would describe as a slideshow.

The pattern is consistent and predictable: each step up in resolution or settings cuts frame rates substantially, and only one configuration out of twelve clears the 60 FPS threshold. The Medium preset is the only one with recorded minimum and maximum values across all three resolutions, and those min/max spreads (49 to 66 at 1080p, 33 to 44 at 1440p, 19 to 25 at 4K) confirm that the lows track the averages down proportionally. There is no hidden headroom in the lows.

CPU and GPU Roles

The scaling data tells the story of a GPU-bound setup. Going from 1920x1080 Low to 3840x2160 Low cuts the average from 65 FPS to 25 FPS, a drop of roughly 61 percent, purely from quadrupling the pixel count with identical settings. If the CPU were the limiting factor, resolution changes would barely move the frame rate, because the processor's workload does not scale with pixels. Here it clearly does. The same holds across presets: High falls from 39 FPS at 1080p to 15 FPS at 4K, and Ultra falls from 27 to 10.

The settings scaling reinforces this. At a fixed 1080p, dropping from Ultra to Low more than doubles the frame rate, from 27 to 65 FPS. Visual quality changes move the numbers dramatically, which is the signature of a graphics bottleneck rather than a compute or thread bottleneck.

The CPU side has plenty of headroom for an MMORPG. The Core i5-13400F brings 10 cores and 16 threads, a 4.60 GHz boost clock, and sits at the 77th percentile of all CPUs in the database, with strong recorded results across Cinebench R23 (22604 multi-core, 3191 single-core), Geekbench (11068 multi-core, 1996 single-core), and Passmark (25032 multithread, 3634 single-thread). MMORPGs are often cited as CPU-sensitive in crowded scenes, but a chip with this kind of thread throughput is not what is holding Archeage back. The data shows the Arc B370, at the 5th percentile of all GPUs with a 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 1184, is the component setting the ceiling at every resolution.

Similar Performance Alternatives

On the CPU side, the database lists hardware that behaves nearly identically to the Core i5-13400F. The AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS matches it with a 0 percent delta, the Intel Core 5 120 and AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D sit within 0.3 percent, and the AMD Ryzen 7 6800H is within 0.4 percent. Any of these processors would produce essentially the same result in this game, which again underlines that swapping the CPU would change nothing here.

On the GPU side, the Arc B370's nearest rivals are all aging parts: the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 (within 0.2 percent), the ATI Radeon HD 5770 (within 0.5 percent), the AMD Radeon HD 7650M (within 0.7 percent), and the AMD FirePro M2000, which the Arc B370 actually beats by 1.4 percent. Anyone familiar with those older cards has an accurate mental model of what this graphics solution delivers: enough for older or lightweight titles at reduced settings, not enough for comfortable modern gaming. The practical takeaway for a builder is that moving up meaningfully from this tier requires a GPU from a substantially higher bracket, since every nearby alternative performs the same or slightly worse.

How This Combo Ranks

Out of 3708 tested combinations in the database for Archeage, this pairing ranks 3423rd. That places it in the bottom tenth of all recorded setups, which matches the raw FPS data. It is worth remembering the ranking reflects the pair as a whole; a stronger GPU paired with this same processor would climb dramatically, because the Core i5-13400F is a mid-upper-tier CPU stuck alongside a bottom-tier graphics solution. As tested, though, the combination is one of the slower ways to run this game in the entire database, and the rank makes that plain without needing to interpret a single frame counter.

The Verdict

Can this PC run Archeage? Barely, and only under one condition.

The database applies a 60 FPS playability threshold, and the verdict by resolution is unambiguous. At 1920x1080, only the Low preset qualifies, averaging 65 FPS, and it is listed as the best playable setting. At 2560x1440, no preset is playable: the best result, Low at 43 FPS, falls 17 FPS short of the threshold. At 3840x2160, no preset is playable, with the best result being Low at 25 FPS.

So the answer is yes at 1080p Low, and no everywhere else. Medium at 1080p, averaging 57 FPS with dips to 49, is close but not clean, and players sensitive to frame drops will notice the lows in busy areas. The practical advice: if this is the hardware on hand, run 1920x1080 at Low and accept the reduced visuals, and treat 1440p and 4K as off the table entirely. If the goal is higher settings or higher resolutions, the graphics side of this pairing is the component to replace first, by a wide margin.

FAQ

Q: Can the Intel Core i5-13400F + Intel Arc B370 run Archeage at 60 FPS?

A: Yes, but only at 1920x1080 on the Low preset, where the average is 65 FPS. Every other resolution and preset combination falls below the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: What frame rate does this combo get at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, averages range from 18 FPS on Ultra to 43 FPS on Low, with Medium delivering 39 FPS (minimum 33, maximum 44). None of these are playable by the 60 FPS standard.

Q: Is the CPU or the GPU the bottleneck in Archeage?

A: The GPU. Frame rates drop sharply as resolution rises, from 65 FPS at 1080p Low to 25 FPS at 4K Low, which is the classic signature of a graphics bottleneck. The Core i5-13400F sits at the 77th percentile of CPUs and has ample headroom.

Q: How close is 1080p Medium to being playable?

A: Very close but not quite. It averages 57 FPS with a minimum of 49 and a maximum of 66, so it straddles the 60 FPS line rather than clearing it.

Q: How does this pairing rank against other tested combinations?

A: It ranks 3423rd out of 3708 tested combos for this game, placing it in the bottom tenth of the database.

Q: Which GPUs perform similarly to the Arc B370?

A: The database lists the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570, ATI Radeon HD 5770, AMD Radeon HD 7650M, and AMD FirePro M2000 as nearest rivals, all within about 1.4 percent of its average benchmark score.