Archeage

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo in Archeage?

A: The data shows 1920x1080 is the only resolution where the Intel Arc B370 and AMD Ryzen 5 7500F combination delivers consistently playable frame rates. At 1080p Low, the average FPS is 65, and at Medium it drops to 57, making 1080p the practical ceiling for this game with these components.

Q: How does this combo perform at 4K?

A: At 3840x2160, all settings yield average FPS below 30. The Low preset produces 25 FPS average, Medium drops to 22 FPS, High falls to 15 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 10 FPS. These results indicate 4K is not viable for Archeage with this hardware pairing.

Q: Which settings preset offers the best balance of visual quality and performance?

A: At 1920x1080, the Medium preset delivers 57 FPS average with a minimum of 49 FPS and maximum of 66 FPS. This represents a meaningful improvement over High (39 FPS average) while staying above the 60 FPS threshold for most of the scene, making it the best measured compromise in the data.

Q: What is the combo's ranking among tested configurations for this game?

A: The combination ranks 2546 out of 2761 tested combos in Archeage. This places it in the bottom portion of the database, indicating that this pairing is not competitive with most other tested configurations for this particular title.

Q: How does the Arc B370 compare to its nearest GPU rivals?

A: The Arc B370's average benchmark score is 1184, which is nearly identical to the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 (1186, -0.2% delta) and the ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1190, -0.5% delta). It sits slightly ahead of the AMD FirePro M2000 (1168, +1.4% delta) and slightly behind the AMD Radeon HD 7650M (1192, -0.7% delta).

Q: Does the Ryzen 5 7500F hold back the system in this game?

A: The CPU's benchmark results are strong, with a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 22799 and a single-core score of 3218. However, the measured FPS data shows the GPU is the limiting factor, as even at 1080p Low the system only reaches 65 FPS average, far below what the CPU's compute capabilities would suggest is possible.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data provides a clear hierarchy of playability across the three tested resolutions. At 3840x2160, every preset falls below 30 FPS average, with Ultra at 10 FPS and High at 15 FPS. These numbers make 4K unusable for Archeage with this combination, regardless of visual preferences. The Medium preset at 4K does provide a minimum FPS of 19 and maximum of 25, but the 22 FPS average still fails to meet basic smoothness expectations.

At 2560x1440, the situation improves but remains marginal. Low settings yield 43 FPS average, which is playable but not smooth by modern standards. Medium produces 39 FPS average with a minimum of 33 FPS and maximum of 44 FPS, offering a narrow but functional band of performance. High drops to 26 FPS average, and Ultra falls to 18 FPS, both below acceptable thresholds.

The 1920x1080 resolution is where this combination finds its footing. Low settings achieve 65 FPS average, which is the only preset across all resolutions that crosses the 60 FPS threshold. Medium delivers 57 FPS average with a minimum of 49 FPS and maximum of 66 FPS, showing that the preset is capable of sustained mid-50s performance with occasional dips. High drops to 39 FPS average, and Ultra falls to 27 FPS.

The recommended preset is 1080p Medium. This choice provides a 57 FPS average, which is within striking distance of 60 FPS, while delivering substantial visual improvements over Low (65 FPS average). The minimum FPS of 49 at Medium indicates that even in demanding scenes, the frame rate stays above 45 FPS, avoiding the worst stuttering. The maximum FPS of 66 shows headroom for less intensive areas. For players prioritizing frame rate above all else, 1080p Low offers the only measured configuration that maintains an average above 60 FPS.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F and Intel Arc B370 ranks 2546 out of 2761 tested combos in Archeage. This places the pairing in the 92nd percentile of worst-performing combinations, meaning roughly 92% of tested configurations deliver better results in this game. The rank reflects the significant bottleneck created by the GPU, which holds back an otherwise capable CPU.

The GPU's percentile ranking of 5 among all tested GPUs underscores this point. The Arc B370 sits at the bottom of the performance distribution, with only 5% of GPUs performing worse. Its average benchmark score of 1184 in the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test places it in direct competition with decade-old discrete graphics solutions like the ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1190, -0.5% delta) and the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 (1186, -0.2% delta).

The CPU, by contrast, ranks in the 77th percentile among all tested CPUs. The Ryzen 5 7500F's average benchmark score of 24964 places it within 0.1% of the Intel Core i7-11850H (24935) and 0.2% of the Intel Core i7-13620H (24911), while sitting slightly behind the AMD Ryzen 5 8400F (25005, -0.2% delta). This CPU is firmly in the mid-to-upper range of desktop processors.

The mismatch between the CPU's 77th percentile ranking and the GPU's 5th percentile ranking explains the overall combo position. The system is CPU-capable but GPU-limited to an extreme degree. In Archeage, a game that scales with both CPU and GPU depending on scene complexity, this imbalance manifests as the low combo rank. The data indicates that pairing this CPU with a more capable GPU would likely yield dramatically better results, while upgrading the GPU alone would be the most effective path to improving this combination's standing.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data covers three resolutions and four settings presets, producing a total of twelve data points. The results show a consistent pattern of performance degradation as resolution and settings increase, with the GPU's limitations becoming more pronounced at higher workloads.

3840x2160:

• Ultra: 10 FPS average
• High: 15 FPS average
• Medium: 22 FPS average (minimum 19, maximum 25)
• Low: 25 FPS average

At 4K, the spread from Low to Ultra is 15 FPS, showing that even reducing settings to their minimum cannot bring the frame rate to playable levels. The Medium preset's narrow range of 19 to 25 FPS indicates the GPU is consistently saturated at this resolution.

2560x1440:

• Ultra: 18 FPS average
• High: 26 FPS average
• Medium: 39 FPS average (minimum 33, maximum 44)
• Low: 43 FPS average

At 1440p, the gap between Low and High is 17 FPS, with Medium providing a 39 FPS average that sits between the extremes. The Medium preset's minimum of 33 FPS and maximum of 44 FPS shows a 11 FPS variance, suggesting scene-dependent performance swings.

1920x1080:

• Ultra: 27 FPS average
• High: 39 FPS average
• Medium: 57 FPS average (minimum 49, maximum 66)
• Low: 65 FPS average

At 1080p, the performance scaling becomes more pronounced. Low achieves 65 FPS average, Medium reaches 57 FPS, High drops to 39 FPS, and Ultra falls to 27 FPS. The Medium preset's minimum of 49 FPS is the highest minimum across all tested configurations, indicating that even in the most demanding scenes at this resolution, the frame rate stays above 45 FPS.

The data shows that going from Low to Medium at 1080p costs 8 FPS on average, while going from Medium to High costs 18 FPS, and High to Ultra costs 12 FPS. This non-linear scaling suggests that the Medium preset occupies a sweet spot where the GPU can still maintain reasonable performance without the overhead of higher-quality effects.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B370 is the dominant factor in this combination's performance. Built on Intel's 3 nm process with the Xe3-LPG architecture, the GPU features 1280 shading units, 40 texture mapping units, and 20 raster operation units. It operates at a base clock of 300 MHz and a boost clock of 2400 MHz, producing a pixel rate of 48.00 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 96.00 GTexel/s.

The GPU's memory configuration is notable for its absence of dedicated VRAM. The memory size is listed as "System Shared," with the memory type also "System Shared" and a bus width of "System Shared." The memory bandwidth is "System Dependent," meaning the GPU relies entirely on the system's DDR5 memory rather than having its own dedicated memory pool. This architecture choice has significant implications for gaming performance, particularly in a title like Archeage where texture streaming and asset loading can stress memory bandwidth.

The GPU's compute capabilities are modest, with an FP32 throughput of 6.144 TFLOPS and FP16 of 12.29 TFLOPS (2:1). The 10 ray tracing cores and support for DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4 indicate modern API support, but the raw compute power is limited. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 benchmark score of 1184 places the GPU in the 5th percentile among all tested GPUs, with nearest rivals including the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 (1186, -0.2% delta) and the ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1190, -0.5% delta).

In Archeage, the GPU's limitations manifest clearly in the FPS data. The game's MMORPG nature means large open-world scenes with many players, which can stress both geometry processing and texture bandwidth. The shared memory configuration likely contributes to the steep performance drops at higher resolutions, as the GPU competes with the CPU for memory bandwidth. The 25 W TDP and IGP form factor confirm that this is not designed for demanding 3D workloads, and the measured results reflect this positioning.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F provides the computational foundation for this combination, but its capabilities far exceed what the GPU can utilize in Archeage. The CPU features 6 cores and 12 threads based on the Zen 4 architecture, codenamed Raphael, manufactured on TSMC's 5 nm process. It runs at a base clock of 3.70 GHz with a boost clock of 5.00 GHz, and its 65 W TDP reflects efficient power management.

The CPU's cache hierarchy includes 64 KB of L1 cache per core, 1 MB of L2 cache per core, and 32 MB of shared L3 cache. This amounts to a substantial 32 MB L3 pool that helps with game data locality. Memory support includes DDR5 with dual-channel configuration and a bandwidth of 83.2 GB/s, which is relevant for the GPU's shared memory architecture. The CPU supports ECC memory and connects via PCIe Gen 5 with 24 lanes.

Benchmark results confirm the CPU's strength. The Cinebench R23 multicore score of 22799 and single-core score of 3218 demonstrate strong multi-threaded and single-threaded performance. Geekbench scores of 12362 multicore and 2374 single-core reinforce this picture. The PassMark multithread score of 26825 and single-thread score of 3841, along with a physics score of 1788, indicate solid gaming-relevant performance.

The CPU's percentile ranking of 77 among all tested CPUs places it in the upper quartile, with nearest rivals including the Intel Core i7-11850H (24935, 0.1% delta) and AMD Ryzen 5 8400F (25005, -0.2% delta). In Archeage, which is a 2014 MMORPG with CPU-bound scenarios in crowded areas, the Ryzen 5 7500F's 6 cores and 12 threads provide sufficient processing power.

However, the measured FPS data shows that the CPU is not the limiting factor in this combination. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 65 FPS average, which is below what the CPU's benchmark scores would suggest is possible if the GPU could keep up. The CPU's high single-thread performance (974 in 3DMark single-thread) and strong multi-core results indicate it could drive much higher frame rates with a more capable GPU. The bottleneck is clearly the Arc B370's limited rendering throughput and shared memory architecture.