Archeage

ArcheAge is a demanding MMORPG, and the recorded data for the Intel Core i5-14400F paired with the Intel Arc B390 shows a system that is strictly limited by its graphics component. The benchmark results indicate that this combination can achieve a playable experience, defined as 60 FPS or higher, only at 1920x1080 resolution with specific settings. The Arc B390, which sits in the 9th percentile of all tested GPUs, consistently becomes the primary constraint across all tested configurations.

Best Settings per Resolution

The data records performance at three resolutions: 3840x2160, 2560x1440, and 1920x1080, across four quality presets: Low, Medium, High, and Ultra. At the highest resolution of 3840x2160, no settings preset reaches the 60 FPS playable threshold. The best recorded average at this resolution is 28 FPS on Low settings, followed by 25 FPS on Medium, 17 FPS on High, and 11 FPS on Ultra. Since none of these averages approach 60 FPS, there is no recommended setting for 4K play; the verdict data confirms an empty list of playable settings at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, the situation improves slightly but remains below the playable threshold. The highest average FPS recorded is 48 FPS on Low settings. Medium settings yield an average of 43 FPS, High settings produce 29 FPS, and Ultra drops to 20 FPS. Even the best case at 1440p, Low settings with 48 FPS, falls short of the 60 FPS target. Consequently, the verdict data lists no playable settings for this resolution either.

The only resolution where the system achieves playable performance is 1920x1080. At this resolution, Low settings average 71 FPS, and Medium settings average 64 FPS with a minimum of 54 FPS and a maximum of 73 FPS. High settings drop to 43 FPS, and Ultra settings fall to 29 FPS. The most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Medium, which delivers an average of 64 FPS. The verdict data confirms Medium as the best settings preset at 1080p, with a recorded average of 64 FPS. This is the only combination of resolution and settings in the entire dataset that both clears the 60 FPS threshold and represents the highest quality preset capable of doing so.

CPU and GPU Roles

The data reveals a stark imbalance between the CPU and GPU in this pairing. The Intel Core i5-14400F is a 10-core, 16-thread processor based on Raptor Lake architecture, with a boost clock of 4.70 GHz and a 20 MB shared L3 cache. Its benchmark scores are substantial: a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 21645, a single-core score of 3055, and a Geekbench multi-core score of 11268. The CPU sits in the 83rd percentile of all tested CPUs, indicating strong headroom for gaming workloads. The Intel Arc B390, by contrast, is an integrated graphics solution based on Xe3-LPG architecture with 1536 shading units, 48 TMUs, and 24 ROPs. Its only recorded benchmark, 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, yields a score of 1482, placing it in the 9th percentile of all GPUs.

The scaling between resolutions and presets makes the GPU bottleneck explicit. At 1920x1080, moving from Low to Medium settings reduces the average FPS from 71 to 64, a modest drop. Moving from Medium to High reduces performance from 64 to 43 FPS, a 33% decrease. From High to Ultra, the average falls from 43 to 29 FPS, another substantial drop. At 2560x1440, the same pattern holds: Low averages 48 FPS, Medium 43 FPS, High 29 FPS, and Ultra 20 FPS. At 3840x2160, Low averages 28 FPS, Medium 25 FPS, High 17 FPS, and Ultra 11 FPS. The consistent degradation as settings increase, regardless of resolution, points directly at the GPU as the limiting factor. A CPU-bound system would show less variation across quality presets, especially at lower resolutions where the processor has more relative influence.

Resolution scaling reinforces this conclusion. At Low settings, the average FPS drops from 71 at 1080p to 48 at 1440p, a 32% reduction, and then to 28 at 4K, a further 42% reduction. At Medium settings, the progression is 64 FPS at 1080p, 43 FPS at 1440p, and 25 FPS at 4K. This steep decline as pixel count increases is characteristic of a GPU-limited scenario. The CPU is capable of feeding frames at a much higher rate, as evidenced by its high percentile ranking and strong multi-threaded scores, but the Arc B390 cannot render frames fast enough to utilize that headroom. The CPU matters very little in this configuration at any resolution; the GPU determines the outcome everywhere. Even at 1080p Low, where the CPU could theoretically shine, the 71 FPS average is still constrained by the GPU's raw throughput rather than by processor limitations. The recorded data shows no scenario in this dataset where the CPU becomes the primary bottleneck.

FAQ

Q: Can this system run ArcheAge at 4K resolution?

A: No. At 3840x2160, the highest recorded average FPS is 28 on Low settings. Medium averages 25 FPS, High averages 17 FPS, and Ultra averages 11 FPS. None of these approach the 60 FPS playable threshold, and the verdict data lists no playable settings at this resolution.

Q: What is the best settings preset for 1440p gaming with this hardware?

A: There is no playable preset at 2560x1440. The best average FPS recorded is 48 on Low settings, which falls short of the 60 FPS threshold. Medium averages 43 FPS, High averages 29 FPS, and Ultra averages 20 FPS. The verdict data confirms an empty list of playable settings at this resolution.

Q: Which settings preset achieves the highest frame rate at 1080p?

A: Low settings produce the highest average at 1920x1080, with 71 FPS. Medium settings average 64 FPS. High settings average 43 FPS, and Ultra settings average 29 FPS. Only Low and Medium clear the 60 FPS threshold.

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

A: The Arc B390 has an average benchmark score of 1482. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX with an average score of 1463, which is 1.3% lower, and the NVIDIA GeForce 800M with a score of 1460, which is 1.5% lower. The NVIDIA GeForce GT 625 OEM scores 1446, 2.5% lower, and the NVIDIA GeForce GT 710 scores 1443, 2.7% lower. The Arc B390 is slightly faster than all of these, but the differences are small.

Q: Is the Intel Core i5-14400F a capable processor for this game?

A: The CPU is not the limiting factor. It sits in the 83rd percentile of all tested CPUs with a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 21645. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U with a score of 32233, which is 0.1% lower, and the Intel Core i9-11900 with a score of 32226, which is 0.2% lower. The CPU has ample headroom; the GPU holds the system back.

Q: What frame rates can be expected at 1080p Medium settings?

A: The recorded data shows an average of 64 FPS at 1920x1080 with Medium settings, with a minimum of 54 FPS and a maximum of 73 FPS. This is the best playable preset that still maintains an average above the 60 FPS threshold.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The nearest rivals for the Intel Core i5-14400F provide context for its processing power. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U has an average benchmark score of 32233, which is 0.1% lower than the i5-14400F's average score of 32279. The Intel Core i9-11900 scores 32226, 0.2% lower. The AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS scores 32354, which is 0.2% higher than the i5-14400F, making it the only one of the four that slightly outperforms it. The Intel Core i7-12800H scores 32121, 0.5% lower. These four processors all sit within a narrow band of roughly half a percent of each other in average benchmark score, meaning a system with any of them paired with the same GPU would exhibit nearly identical gameplay performance in ArcheAge. The CPU differences are negligible in the context of this GPU-limited pairing.

The Intel Arc B390 has nearest rivals that are all older NVIDIA integrated or low-end discrete parts. The NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX scores 1463, which is 1.3% lower than the Arc B390's 1482. The NVIDIA GeForce 800M scores 1460, 1.5% lower. The NVIDIA GeForce GT 625 OEM scores 1446, 2.5% lower. The NVIDIA GeForce GT 710 scores 1443, 2.7% lower. The Arc B390 leads this group, but by margins of only a few percent. In practical terms, swapping the Arc B390 for any of these rivals would produce nearly identical frame rates, all of which would be similarly incapable of reaching 60 FPS at 1440p or 4K. At 1080p, the deltas would translate to differences of one or two frames per second, not enough to change which settings are playable.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i5-14400F and the Intel Arc B390 ranks 3297 out of 3708 tested combos in the database for ArcheAge. This places the system in the bottom 11% of all tested configurations, a direct reflection of the GPU's weak performance. The CPU alone ranks in the 83rd percentile, but the pairing drags the overall standing down significantly. A system ranked 3297 out of 3708 is firmly in the lower tier of capable gaming machines. The data shows that the GPU is responsible for this low placement; the CPU is competitive with much higher-ranked processors, but the Arc B390 cannot translate that into playable frame rates at higher resolutions. The rank of 3297 indicates that the vast majority of other tested combos deliver better performance in this specific game.

The Verdict

This PC can run ArcheAge, but only under narrow conditions. The verdict data specifies playable settings at exactly one resolution: 1920x1080, where Low and Medium settings both clear the 60 FPS threshold. The best settings preset at 1080p is Medium, with an average of 64 FPS. At 2560x1440, no settings preset reaches 60 FPS; the best case is Low at 48 FPS. At 3840x2160, no settings preset reaches 60 FPS; the best case is Low at 28 FPS. For a user targeting 1080p, Medium settings provide a playable experience with an average above the threshold, though the minimum recorded FPS of 54 shows some dips below 60. For anyone expecting 1440p or 4K performance, this system falls short at every preset. The CPU is not the issue; the GPU is the definitive bottleneck. Users with this hardware should plan for 1920x1080 Medium as the ceiling for playable performance.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 3840x2160, the recorded averages are 28 FPS on Low, 25 FPS on Medium, 17 FPS on High, and 11 FPS on Ultra. The Medium preset is the only one at this resolution with min and max values recorded, showing a minimum of 21 FPS and a maximum of 28 FPS. These figures are all far below the 60 FPS threshold.

At 2560x1440, the recorded averages are 48 FPS on Low, 43 FPS on Medium, 29 FPS on High, and 20 FPS on Ultra. The Medium preset again has full min and max data, with a minimum of 36 FPS and a maximum of 49 FPS. The best case at this resolution, Low settings at 48 FPS, still misses the playable threshold by 12 FPS.

At 1920x1080, the recorded averages are 71 FPS on Low, 64 FPS on Medium, 43 FPS on High, and 29 FPS on Ultra. The Medium preset has a minimum of 54 FPS and a maximum of 73 FPS. Low and Medium are the only settings across all resolutions that average above 60 FPS. The gap between Medium and High at 1080p is 21 FPS, the largest single-setting drop in the dataset, which further illustrates the GPU's inability to handle increased shading complexity. The complete dataset shows a system that is playable only at 1080p with reduced quality settings.