Archeage

# Archeage with AMD Ryzen 5 8400F + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER delivers a playable Archeage experience across most tested configurations, though the data shows clear limits at higher resolutions and demanding presets. This 6-core, 12-thread Zen 4 processor combined with an 8 GB Turing-generation GPU produces a combo that ranks 2624th out of 3708 tested combinations, placing it in the lower-middle portion of the database. The measured frame rates reveal a system that handles 1080p gaming comfortably but struggles to maintain smooth performance at 4K Ultra settings.

FAQ

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

A: The data shows 1920x1080 as the strongest resolution, with average FPS ranging from 53 at Ultra to 129 at Low. At 2560x1440, averages drop to between 36 and 87 FPS, while 3840x2160 ranges from 20 to 50 FPS.

Q: How does the RTX 2060 SUPER compare to its nearest GPU rivals?

A: The GPU holds an average benchmark score of 18093, placing it 0.4% behind the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile, 0.5% behind the AMD Radeon Pro 5700, and 1.5% to 1.6% behind the AMD Radeon RX 460 and Intel Arc A770M. Its percentile ranking sits at 62 among all GPUs.

Q: Is the Ryzen 5 8400F a strong processor for this game?

A: The CPU ranks in the 77th percentile among all processors, with an average benchmark score of 25005. Its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F, scores nearly identically at 24964, showing a 0.2% difference in the 8400F's favor.

Q: What settings preset provides the most balanced experience at 1080p?

A: Medium settings at 1920x1080 deliver 115 FPS average with a minimum of 97 and maximum of 132 FPS. This offers a substantial improvement over High settings (78 FPS) while maintaining better visual quality than Low (129 FPS).

Q: Can this combo handle 4K gaming in Archeage?

A: At 3840x2160, performance is limited. Low settings achieve 50 FPS, Medium drops to 44 FPS with a 38 FPS minimum, High falls to 30 FPS, and Ultra reaches only 20 FPS. The system can run 4K at lower presets but lacks headroom for demanding settings.

Q: How does the CPU's multi-threaded performance compare to its rivals?

A: In Cinebench R23 multi-core testing, the Ryzen 5 8400F scores 20851, while its single-core score is 2943. The 3DMark max-thread score reaches 6165, with 16-thread performance at 6091, indicating strong scaling across its 12 threads.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data points to Medium settings as the optimal choice for this hardware combination in Archeage. At 1920x1080, Medium produces 115 FPS average with a minimum of 97 FPS, keeping frame times consistently above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. This preset delivers more than double the frame rate of Ultra (53 FPS) while providing a 47% improvement over High settings (78 FPS).

At 2560x1440, Medium settings continue to offer the best balance, achieving 77 FPS average with a 66 FPS minimum. This represents a 40% drop from 1080p but remains comfortably playable. High settings at 1440p drop to 52 FPS, which approaches the threshold where stutter becomes noticeable in fast-moving MMO combat scenarios.

For 3840x2160, the situation changes fundamentally. Medium settings produce 44 FPS average with a 38 FPS minimum, which falls below the ideal smoothness threshold. Low settings at 4K achieve 50 FPS but sacrifice visual fidelity. Users prioritizing 4K should accept Low or Medium presets; those prioritizing visual quality should consider 1440p with Medium or High settings instead.

Ultra settings are not recommended at any resolution. At 1080p Ultra yields 53 FPS, at 1440p it falls to 36 FPS, and at 4K it reaches only 20 FPS. The performance cost of Ultra over Medium is substantial at every resolution, with frame rates dropping by 54% at 1080p, 53% at 1440p, and 55% at 4K.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals a system increasingly constrained by GPU throughput as resolution rises. At Medium settings, the transition from 1920x1080 (115 FPS) to 2560x1440 (77 FPS) represents a 33% drop, while moving from 1440p to 3840x2160 (44 FPS) costs another 43%. The cumulative loss from 1080p to 4K at Medium settings is 62%.

This scaling pattern indicates that the RTX 2060 SUPER's 448.0 GB/s memory bandwidth and 7.181 TFLOPS FP32 performance become the limiting factors at higher resolutions. The CPU's 83.2 GB/s memory bandwidth and 6-core, 12-thread configuration provide sufficient processing headroom at lower resolutions, as evidenced by the strong 1080p performance.

At Low settings, the scaling follows a similar trajectory: 129 FPS at 1080p drops to 87 FPS at 1440p (33% decrease) and further to 50 FPS at 4K (61% total decrease). The consistency of this pattern across settings presets suggests that the GPU's raw fill rate and memory bandwidth, rather than CPU limitations, govern performance as pixel count increases.

High settings exhibit slightly less severe scaling between 1080p (78 FPS) and 1440p (52 FPS), a 33% reduction, but the 4K result of 30 FPS represents a 62% total drop. Ultra settings show the worst absolute performance but follow the same proportional pattern. The data confirms that this hardware combination is fundamentally optimized for 1080p gaming, with 1440p viable at reduced presets and 4K only at minimal settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the full settings spectrum is measured. Low settings deliver 129 FPS average, representing the highest performance point in the entire dataset. Medium settings achieve 115 FPS with a minimum of 97 FPS and maximum of 132 FPS, offering both high average performance and consistent frame delivery. High settings drop to 78 FPS, while Ultra settings bottom out at 53 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at 1080p is 76 FPS, demonstrating the significant GPU load that Ultra presets impose.

At 2560x1440, performance scales down proportionally. Low settings produce 87 FPS, Medium achieves 77 FPS with a 66 FPS minimum and 89 FPS maximum, High reaches 52 FPS, and Ultra falls to 36 FPS. The Medium preset at 1440p maintains a minimum above 60 FPS, making it the only setting at this resolution that consistently avoids frame drops below the smoothness threshold.

At 3840x2160, the limitations of this hardware become apparent. Low settings yield 50 FPS, Medium produces 44 FPS with a 38 FPS minimum and 51 FPS maximum, High drops to 30 FPS, and Ultra reaches only 20 FPS. The Medium preset's 38 FPS minimum indicates that even the most balanced setting at 4K will experience noticeable frame stutters during intensive gameplay moments.

The minimum FPS data available for Medium settings across all resolutions shows a consistent pattern: 97 FPS at 1080p, 66 FPS at 1440p, and 38 FPS at 4K. These figures represent drops of 16%, 14%, and 14% from their respective averages, suggesting that frame time variance remains relatively stable regardless of resolution.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER features 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing 448.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth. Its TU106 chip contains 2176 shading units, 136 texture mapping units, and 64 ROPs, with base and boost clocks of 1470 MHz and 1650 MHz respectively. The GPU's 7.181 TFLOPS FP32 performance and 224.4 GTexel/s texture rate define its capability to process Archeage's visual effects.

The GPU's memory configuration proves adequate for Archeage at 1080p and 1440p, where the measured frame rates indicate no VRAM capacity limitations. At 4K, however, the combination of higher memory pressure and the GPU's limited compute throughput creates the performance bottleneck evident in the 30-50 FPS range. The 12 nm TU106 die, containing 10,800 million transistors across 445 mm², operates at 175 W TDP.

The RTX 2060 SUPER's average benchmark score of 18093 places it in the 62nd percentile among all GPUs. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile, scores 18159, a 0.4% margin. The AMD Radeon Pro 5700 scores 18189 (0.5% ahead), while the AMD Radeon RX 460 and Intel Arc A770M score 18373 and 18383 respectively, placing them 1.5% to 1.6% ahead in synthetic benchmarks.

In passmark testing, the GPU shows its strengths in DirectX 9 (218) and DirectX 11 (130) workloads, with lower DirectX 12 performance (61). The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2011 provides an additional reference point. These synthetic results correlate with the measured Archeage performance, where the game's engine benefits from the GPU's OpenGL 4.6 and Vulkan 1.4 API support.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F provides 6 cores and 12 threads based on the Zen 4 architecture, manufactured on TSMC's 4 nm process. Its base clock of 4.20 GHz boosts to 4.70 GHz, with 64 KB L1 cache per core, 1 MB L2 per core, and 16 MB shared L3 cache. The processor supports DDR5 memory with dual-channel configuration and 83.2 GB/s memory bandwidth, connected via PCIe Gen 4 with 20 lanes.

The CPU's benchmark results show strong multi-threaded capability for its class. Cinebench R23 multi-core score reaches 20851, while single-core performance hits 2943. The 3DMark scores demonstrate scaling across thread counts: 1874 for 2 threads, 3563 for 4 threads, 5275 for 8 threads, 6091 for 16 threads, and 6165 for max threads. Passmark multi-thread performance reaches 24389 with a single-thread score of 3685.

This processor ranks in the 77th percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 25005. Its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F, scores 24964 (0.2% lower), while the Intel Core i7-11850H scores 24935 (0.3% lower) and the Intel Core i7-13620H scores 24911 (0.4% lower). The AMD EPYC 9474F scores 25103, placing it 0.4% ahead. These margins indicate that the 8400F sits in a tightly competitive performance band.

For Archeage specifically, the CPU's 6-core, 12-thread configuration provides ample processing power for the game's MMO workloads. The high single-thread performance (2943 in Cinebench R23 single-core) ensures responsive gameplay, while the multi-thread capabilities handle background tasks and large player populations. The 65 W TDP and unlocked multiplier offer efficiency and overclocking potential, though the measured performance does not require additional tuning.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination of AMD Ryzen 5 8400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER ranks 2624th out of 3708 tested combos in Archeage, placing it in the 29th percentile of all tested configurations. This ranking reflects the hardware's mid-range positioning: the CPU performs well relative to its peers (77th percentile), while the GPU sits lower (62nd percentile), creating a system where graphics performance limits overall capability.

The measured frame rates support this assessment. At 1080p Medium settings, the combo achieves 115 FPS, which represents strong performance for everyday gaming. The CPU's high percentile ranking ensures that processor-related bottlenecks are minimal, while the GPU's lower ranking manifests in the significant frame rate drops when moving to higher resolutions or Ultra presets.

The combo's rank of 2624 suggests that approximately 71% of tested configurations outperform it in Archeage. This positioning is consistent with the GPU's mid-tier status and the CPU's strong but not top-tier performance. Users seeking higher frame rates at 1440p or 4K would require a more powerful GPU, while those satisfied with 1080p gaming at Medium to High settings will find this combo well-suited to their needs.