Archeage

Archeage, a 2014 MMORPG, remains a useful benchmark for mid-range hardware due to its complex scenes and CPU-heavy nature. This analysis examines the AMD Ryzen 5 7400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060, using measured frame rate data across multiple resolutions and settings. The combination ranks 2928 out of 3708 tested combos in this game, placing it in the lower half of the database, which suggests this pairing struggles to deliver consistently high performance in Archeage’s demanding environments. The data reveals a system where the GPU often becomes the limiting factor, especially at higher resolutions, while the CPU’s strong multi-threaded performance helps maintain playable frames in less demanding settings.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average frame rate achieved by this combo in Archeage?

A: The best result comes at 1920x1080 with Low settings, where the system delivers 117 FPS on average. This is the only configuration in the measured data that exceeds the 100 FPS mark.

Q: How does the combo perform at 4K resolution?

A: At 3840x2160, performance drops significantly. With Ultra settings, the average frame rate falls to 19 FPS, while High settings only reach 27 FPS. Even at Low settings, the average is just 45 FPS, indicating the GPU is severely challenged at this resolution.

Q: What is the difference in average FPS between Low and Ultra settings at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, Low settings produce an average of 79 FPS, while Ultra settings drop to 33 FPS. This represents a 46 FPS difference, showing that graphical fidelity has a substantial impact on performance at this resolution.

Q: Does the RTX 2060's 6 GB VRAM appear to be a bottleneck in this game?

A: The data suggests potential VRAM limitations at 4K, where Ultra settings yield only 19 FPS and High settings 27 FPS. The 6 GB GDDR6 memory, paired with a 192-bit bus and 336.0 GB/s bandwidth, may struggle with Archeage’s high-resolution textures, though the GPU’s overall compute power is also a factor.

Q: How does this combo rank compared to all tested combinations in Archeage?

A: The combo ranks 2928 out of 3708 tested combos, placing it in the bottom 21% of all configurations. This indicates that many other CPU-GPU pairings deliver better performance in this specific game.

Q: What is the minimum FPS recorded for this combo at 1080p Medium settings?

A: At 1920x1080 with Medium settings, the minimum FPS is 89, while the average is 104 FPS and the maximum reaches 120 FPS. This shows relatively stable performance, with the frame rate staying above 85 FPS even in demanding moments.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 is built on the Turing architecture with a TU106 chip manufactured on a 12 nm process. It features 1920 shading units, 120 texture mapping units, and 48 raster operation pipelines. The GPU also includes 30 ray tracing cores and 240 tensor cores, though Archeage, being a 2014 title, likely does not utilize these advanced features. The card’s base clock runs at 1365 MHz, with a boost clock of 1680 MHz, and it has a 160 W TDP. Memory consists of 6 GB of GDDR6 on a 192-bit bus, providing 336.0 GB/s of bandwidth, with memory clocks at 1750 MHz or 14 Gbps effective.

In Archeage, the GPU’s role becomes increasingly critical as resolution and settings rise. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo achieves 117 FPS, suggesting the GPU has headroom at lower loads. However, at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the average drops to 19 FPS, a 98 FPS reduction from the 1080p Low result. This dramatic scaling indicates that the RTX 2060’s compute capabilities—6.451 TFLOPS FP32 and a pixel rate of 80.64 GPixel/s—are insufficient for 4K Ultra in this MMORPG. The texture rate of 201.6 GTexel/s also appears to be a limiting factor when high-resolution textures are enabled.

The GPU’s memory subsystem may also play a role. With 6 GB of VRAM, the card could face capacity issues at 4K, where textures and geometry demand more memory than at lower resolutions. The 336.0 GB/s bandwidth is adequate for 1080p and 1440p, but at 4K, the memory bus width of 192-bit may throttle performance. Benchmark results show the GPU’s Passmark G3D score at 14111, with a percentile of 58 against all GPUs, indicating it sits slightly above average but far from high-end. The nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 (0% delta), AMD Radeon 680M (0.1% delta), and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 OEM (0.6% delta), showing that the RTX 2060 performs similarly to much older or integrated solutions in synthetic tests, though its real-world gaming performance is more nuanced.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data for this combo shows a clear trend: performance degrades significantly as resolution increases. At 1920x1080 with Medium settings, the average FPS is 104, with a minimum of 89 and maximum of 120. Moving to 2560x1440 at the same settings, the average drops to 70 FPS, with a minimum of 60 and maximum of 81. At 3840x2160, Medium settings yield an average of 40 FPS, with a minimum of 34 and maximum of 46. This progression from 1080p to 4K represents a 61.5% reduction in average frame rate at Medium settings.

The scaling pattern suggests that the GPU becomes the primary bottleneck at higher resolutions. At 1080p Low, the combo hits 117 FPS, but at 1440p Low, it drops to 79 FPS, and at 4K Low, it falls to 45 FPS. These reductions are roughly 32.5% and 43% respectively, showing that each resolution step incurs a significant performance penalty. The CPU, a 6-core, 12-thread AMD Ryzen 5 7400F with a base clock of 3.70 GHz and boost clock of 4.70 GHz, likely has enough headroom at lower resolutions, but the RTX 2060’s pixel throughput and memory bandwidth cannot keep pace as pixel count rises.

At Ultra settings, the scaling is even more severe. The average FPS at 1080p Ultra is 48, at 1440p Ultra it is 33, and at 4K Ultra it plummets to 19. This represents a 31.3% drop from 1080p to 1440p and a 42.4% drop from 1440p to 4K. The 4K Ultra result of 19 FPS is barely playable, indicating that this combo is not suited for high-fidelity 4K gaming in Archeage. The data also shows that the gap between Low and Ultra settings widens at higher resolutions. At 1080p, the difference between Low and Ultra is 69 FPS (117 vs 48), while at 4K, the difference is 26 FPS (45 vs 19). This suggests that at 4K, the GPU is so constrained that even reducing settings to Low cannot overcome the resolution penalty.

How This Combo Ranks

In the benchmark database, this AMD Ryzen 5 7400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 combination ranks 2928 out of 3708 tested combos for Archeage. This places it in the bottom 21% of all configurations, a relatively low position that reflects the GPU’s limitations in this specific game. The rank of 2928 indicates that the vast majority of other CPU-GPU pairings deliver higher frame rates, likely due to more powerful graphics cards or better optimization for MMORPG workloads.

The CPU itself has an average benchmark score of 32750, with a percentile of 83 against all CPUs, placing it in the top 17% of processors. Its nearest rivals include the Intel Core i5-14600T (0.1% delta), Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (0.2% delta), and AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H (-0.2% delta), showing that the Ryzen 5 7400F is competitive with these mid-range to upper-mid-range chips. However, the GPU’s average benchmark score is 15290, with a percentile of 58, and its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 (0% delta), AMD Radeon 680M (0.1% delta), and AMD Radeon RX 7600 (0.8% delta). This suggests the RTX 2060 is only slightly above average in synthetic tests, and its real-world gaming performance in Archeage is hindered by its aging architecture.

The combination’s rank of 2928 versus the CPU’s strong percentile highlights a mismatch: the processor is capable, but the graphics card holds the system back. In a game like Archeage, which is known for CPU-intensive scenes with many players and objects, one might expect the CPU to be the bottleneck. However, the measured FPS data shows that at higher resolutions and settings, the GPU’s limits are reached first. This is evidenced by the steep FPS drops when moving from 1080p to 1440p and 4K, which are characteristic of GPU-bound scenarios. The combo rank reflects this imbalance, placing it lower than what the CPU alone would suggest.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor from the 7000 series, based on the Zen 4 architecture with the Raphael codename. It is manufactured on a 5 nm process by TSMC, with 6,570 million transistors on a 71 mm² die. The CPU has a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 4.70 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. It supports DDR5 memory in a dual-channel configuration, providing 83.2 GB/s of bandwidth, and includes 64 KB of L1 cache per core, 1 MB of L2 cache per core, and 32 MB of shared L3 cache. The processor also supports PCIe Gen 5 with 24 lanes and has a multiplier unlocked for overclocking.

In Archeage, the CPU’s role is primarily to handle game logic, physics, and AI for many characters and entities. The Ryzen 5 7400F’s multi-threaded performance is strong, as shown by its Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 21765 and Passmark multithread score of 25645. Its single-thread performance is also respectable, with a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 3072 and a Passmark single-thread score of 3689. These scores suggest the CPU can handle the complex calculations required by an MMORPG, where many players’ actions must be processed simultaneously.

However, the measured FPS data indicates that the CPU is not the primary bottleneck in most scenarios. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 117 FPS, which is close to what the CPU can likely sustain given its single-thread capabilities. At 1080p Medium, the average is 104 FPS, and at High it is 71 FPS, showing that the CPU can maintain high frame rates when the GPU is not overloaded. The 1080p Ultra result of 48 FPS suggests that the GPU starts to struggle with the increased graphics load, not the CPU. This is further confirmed by the 4K results, where even Low settings yield only 45 FPS, a clear sign of GPU limitation.

The CPU’s memory bandwidth of 83.2 GB/s via DDR5 is adequate for Archeage, which likely does not require extreme memory throughput. The 32 MB of L3 cache helps with data locality, potentially reducing latency in CPU-bound scenarios. The Ryzen 5 7400F’s release date of 2025-01-08 makes it a modern processor, and its active production status ensures ongoing support. The CPU’s percentile of 83 against all CPUs places it well above average, and its average benchmark score of 32750 is close to rivals like the Intel Core i5-14600T (32707) and AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H (32812), with deltas of 0.1% and -0.2% respectively. This indicates that the CPU delivers competitive performance for its class, but the overall combo is limited by the GPU.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data for this combo covers three resolutions (1920x1080, 2560x1440, and 3840x2160) and four settings levels (Low, Medium, High, and Ultra). At 1920x1080, the average FPS ranges from 117 at Low settings to 48 at Ultra settings. Specifically, Low yields 117 FPS, Medium yields 104 FPS (with a minimum of 89 and maximum of 120), High yields 71 FPS, and Ultra yields 48 FPS. The 1080p results show that the combo can deliver smooth gameplay at lower settings, with even Medium settings staying above 100 FPS on average.

At 2560x1440, performance drops noticeably. Low settings produce an average of 79 FPS, Medium settings produce 70 FPS (with a minimum of 60 and maximum of 81), High settings produce 48 FPS, and Ultra settings produce 33 FPS. The 1440p results indicate that the combo is still playable at Low and Medium settings, but High and Ultra settings fall below the 60 FPS threshold, which may be noticeable in a fast-paced MMORPG environment.

At 3840x2160, the combo struggles significantly. Low settings yield an average of 45 FPS, Medium settings yield 40 FPS (with a minimum of 34 and maximum of 46), High settings yield 27 FPS, and Ultra settings yield 19 FPS. None of the 4K configurations reach 60 FPS, and even Low settings only manage 45 FPS on average, which is below the ideal for smooth gameplay. The 4K Ultra result of 19 FPS is particularly poor, making the game nearly unplayable at maximum fidelity.

The data also shows a consistent pattern: the gap between Low and Ultra settings narrows as resolution increases. At 1080p, the difference between Low and Ultra is 69 FPS (117 vs 48). At 1440p, the difference is 46 FPS (79 vs 33). At 4K, the difference is 26 FPS (45 vs 19). This suggests that at higher resolutions, the GPU is so overwhelmed that lowering settings has diminishing returns, as the resolution itself becomes the dominant factor. For users of this combo, the optimal configuration appears to be 1080p with Medium or High settings, where the system can maintain average FPS above 70, or 1440p with Low settings for a higher resolution experience at 79 FPS. Pushing beyond these settings results in significant frame rate drops, making the game less responsive.