Archeage

Archeage is an MMORPG released on January 14, 2014. The measured configuration uses an AMD Ryzen 5 8400F and an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070. The rows cover 1920x1080, 2560x1440, and 3840x2160 at Low, Medium, High, and Ultra presets. Average FPS in this set goes from 107.6 at 1920x1080 Low down to 20.0 at 3840x2160 Ultra. The combo is ranked 1451 out of 1727 tested combos in Archeage.

Resolution Scaling

At 1920x1080, the High preset averages 65.7 FPS. At 2560x1440, that average drops to 41.3 FPS. At 3840x2160, it falls to 24.1 FPS. The Low preset follows the same direction: 107.6 FPS at 1920x1080, 71.7 at 2560x1440, and 39.4 at 3840x2160. Medium goes from 96.1 to 61.9 to 37.0. Ultra goes from 45.6 to 26.8 to 20.0.

The 3840x2160 column is revealing. Low averages 39.4, Medium 37.0, High 24.1, and Ultra 20.0. The preset results sit in a narrow band, which indicates that the GPU is the limiting component at that resolution; lowering settings cannot lift the frame rate into a smooth range. At 1920x1080, the preset spread is much wider, which indicates that the CPU has enough headroom to feed the GPU across settings and that the GPU workload scales strongly with preset quality.

The shape of the scaling curve matters for choosing a monitor. At 2560x1440, Low and Medium are the only presets with clearly higher averages than the others: 71.7 and 61.9 versus 41.3 and 26.8. Moving from 2560x1440 to 3840x2160 produces the largest FPS loss per resolution step, reinforcing that the GTX 1070 determines playability at high pixel counts.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 is a Pascal-generation card on TSMC's 16 nm process, with the GP104 chip, 7,200 million transistors, and a 314 mm² die. It has 8 GB of GDDR5 on a 256-bit bus, providing 256.3 GB/s of memory bandwidth. Its base clock is 1506 MHz and its boost clock is 1683 MHz, with 1920 shading units, 120 texture units, and 64 ROPs. The card's TDP is 150 W.

The GPU's average benchmark score is 12331, putting it at the 51st percentile of all GPUs in the database. The nearest rivals are the Quadro K4200 at 12241 (deltaPct 0.7), the GTX 880M at 12490 (deltaPct -1.3), the GTX 1650 SUPER at 12504 (deltaPct -1.4), and the Tesla K20Xm at 12547 (deltaPct -1.7). The 1070 sits in a tight cluster around the mid-range, slightly ahead of the Quadro K4200 and slightly behind the GTX 880M and GTX 1650 SUPER.

In Archeage, these GPU limits appear clearly. At 3840x2160, Ultra averages 20.0 FPS and High averages 24.1. The 8 GB frame buffer and 256.3 GB/s bus are not enough to make the high-resolution presets playable. At 2560x1440, High is 41.3 and Ultra is 26.8, so even moderate resolution with high quality pushes this card to the edge. The 1920x1080 results are the only place where the card reaches good frame rates on the higher presets.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F has 6 cores and 12 threads, with a base clock of 4.20 GHz and a boost clock of 4.70 GHz. It is a Zen 4 part on the AMD Socket AM5 platform, built on TSMC's 4 nm process. Cache is 64 KB L1 per core, 1 MB L2 per core, and 16 MB shared L3. The CPU uses dual-channel DDR5 with 83.2 GB/s of memory bandwidth, and its TDP is 65 W.

In synthetic tests, the 8400F scores 20851 in Cinebench R23 multicore and 2943 in single-core. PassMark single-thread is 3684 and PassMark multithread is 24530. The 3DMark 16-thread score is 6091 and the single-thread score is 951. Its average benchmark score is 25064, placing it in the 82nd percentile of all CPUs. Nearest rivals include the Ryzen 7 2700X at 25057 (deltaPct 0), the Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340 at 25099 (deltaPct -0.1), the EPYC 9474F at 25103 (deltaPct -0.2), and the Ryzen 5 7500F at 24993 (deltaPct 0.3). These scores put the 8400F in the same performance neighborhood as those parts.

For Archeage, the most informative CPU result is the 1920x1080 Low run at 107.6 FPS, the highest average in the measured set. That number shows the 8400F can drive the GTX 1070 to 107.6 FPS when the GPU is lightly loaded. Since the frame rate falls as resolution and preset quality increase, the CPU is not the binding constraint in the higher-load portions of the data. The single-core strength visible in the benchmark scores supports the idea that this processor is a capable match for an MMORPG at resolutions where the GPU can keep up.

Settings Recommendations

The best preset depends on the target. At 1920x1080, Low averages 107.6, Medium 96.1, High 65.7, and Ultra 45.6. If image quality matters, High is the highest preset with a strong average. If keeping a larger margin is more important, Medium is the better choice. Ultra is not recommended for smooth play because its best result is 45.6 at 1920x1080.

At 2560x1440, Low averages 71.7 and Medium averages 61.9. High and Ultra are below those at 41.3 and 26.8. That leaves Medium as the only quality preset with a usable average at this resolution. At 3840x2160, the data does not support a high-quality target. Low averages 39.4, Medium 37.0, High 24.1, and Ultra 20.0. For players using this combo, the measured rows suggest 1920x1080 High as the best overall balance, with 2560x1440 Medium as a fallback for higher resolution at 61.9.

How This Combo Ranks

In Archeage, this CPU/GPU combination is ranked 1451 out of 1727 tested combos. The rank puts it behind most of the field. The component-level data explains why: the Ryzen 5 8400F averages 25064 and sits in the 82nd percentile, while the GTX 1070 averages 12331 and sits in the 51st percentile. A strong CPU paired with a middle-of-the-pack GPU results in an overall combination that ranks low among complete systems in this game. The measured frame rates at high resolutions are the practical consequence of that GPU limitation.

FAQ

Q: What average FPS does this combo produce at 1920x1080 High?

A: The measured average is 65.7 FPS. At 2560x1440 it drops to 41.3, and at 3840x2160 it drops to 24.1.

Q: Is 3840x2160 playable with this setup?

A: The best measured 3840x2160 result is Low at 39.4 FPS. Medium averages 37.0, High averages 24.1, and Ultra averages 20.0. None of the 3840x2160 presets reaches a higher average than Low.

Q: How does the Ryzen 5 8400F compare to the Ryzen 7 2700X in overall benchmarks?

A: The 8400F averages 25064 in synthetic benchmarks, while the Ryzen 7 2700X averages 25057. The deltaPct is 0, so they are effectively tied in average score.

Q: How does the GTX 1070 compare to the GTX 1650 SUPER?

A: The GTX 1070 averages 12331 in GPU benchmarks. The GTX 1650 SUPER averages 12504, with a deltaPct of -1.4, meaning the 1070 trails by 1.4%.

Q: Which preset gives the best balance for a consistent frame rate?

A: At 1920x1080, High averages 65.7 FPS and Medium averages 96.1 FPS. At 2560x1440, only Medium reaches 61.9 FPS. The measured data supports 1920x1080 High as the highest-quality preset with a strong average.

Q: What is the combo's rank in Archeage?

A: It is ranked 1451 out of 1727 tested combos, placing it in the lower portion of the ranking.