Archeage

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 delivers a wide spread of performance across Archeage’s four presets and three resolutions, with measured average frame rates ranging from 43 FPS at 4K Ultra to 245 FPS at 1080p Low. This combination ranks 280th out of 3,708 tested combos in this game, placing it in the top 7.6% of all configurations. The data reveals a system that is heavily GPU-limited at higher settings, while the CPU’s six Zen 4 cores prove sufficient to push very high frame rates at lower graphical loads.

FAQ

Q: What is the best measured average FPS for this combo in Archeage?

A: The highest measured average frame rate is 245 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings. The next best is 236 FPS at 1080p Medium, followed by 181 FPS at 1440p Low.

Q: How does the combo rank among all tested configurations in Archeage?

A: The combo ranks 280th out of 3,708 tested combinations, which places it in the top 7.6% of all entries in the database for this game. This rank reflects a high-performing pairing relative to the full field of tested hardware.

Q: What is the lowest measured average FPS for this combo?

A: The lowest measured average is 43 FPS at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings. This is the only measured scenario that falls below the 60 FPS threshold, indicating a heavy load on the GPU at 4K with maximum quality.

Q: Does the CPU or GPU show a larger performance gap between 1080p and 4K?

A: The data shows a dramatic drop in frame rates as resolution increases, particularly at High settings where the average falls from 163 FPS at 1080p to 63 FPS at 4K, a 61% reduction. This large scaling penalty indicates the GPU becomes the limiting component at higher resolutions.

Q: Is there a measured frame rate with min/max values available?

A: Only the Medium preset includes min and max FPS values. At 1080p Medium, the range is 200 to 271 FPS with a 236 average. At 1440p Medium, the range is 137 to 186 FPS with a 161 average. At 4K Medium, the range is 79 to 106 FPS with a 92 average.

Q: How does the RTX 4080 compare to its nearest rival in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The RTX 4080 has an average benchmark score of 54,247, which is 0.1% higher than the RTX 4080 SUPER’s score of 54,209. It also outperforms the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X by 1.1%, the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB by 2.6%, and the AMD Radeon 8060S by 2.7%.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo rank of 280 out of 3,708 tested configurations places this pairing in the 92.4th percentile of all tested combos in Archeage. This is a strong result, though not a top-tier placement, which suggests that while the hardware is capable, other combinations in the database achieve higher frame rates in this specific title. The rank of 280 means that 3,428 other combos scored worse, while 279 scored better. This positions the Ryzen 5 8400F and RTX 4080 as a high-performing pair, but one that is not at the absolute pinnacle of the database’s tested results for Archeage.

The data indicates that the combo’s ranking is influenced by the game’s demanding nature at higher settings. At 4K Ultra, the average FPS of 43 is below the 60 FPS target that many users consider the baseline for smooth gameplay. This suggests that the combo’s ranking is pulled down by its performance at maximum settings and 4K resolution. Conversely, at 1080p Low, the 245 FPS average would be among the higher scores in the database, but the overall rank reflects the aggregate performance across all measured scenarios. The 280th rank out of 3,708 represents a balanced view of the combo’s capabilities across twelve distinct resolution and settings combinations.

Comparing the CPU and GPU individually, the Ryzen 5 8400F has a percentile rank of 77 against all CPUs, while the RTX 4080 has a percentile rank of 86 against all GPUs. The GPU is therefore relatively stronger in synthetic benchmarks than the CPU, which is consistent with the observed frame rate scaling. In Archeage, the GPU’s higher percentile rank suggests it is the primary driver of performance, particularly at higher resolutions where the frame rate drops more sharply. The CPU’s 77th percentile rank still indicates solid performance, but the data points to the GPU as the more dominant component in this pairing.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture and features 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus, providing a memory bandwidth of 716.8 GB/s. The GPU’s base clock is 2205 MHz with a boost clock of 2505 MHz, and it has 9,728 shading units, 304 TMUs, and 112 ROPs. These specifications place the RTX 4080 in the 86th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 54,247. In synthetic tests, it scores 34,457 in Passmark G3D and 20,671 in Passmark GPU Compute, indicating strong rasterization and compute performance.

In Archeage, the GPU’s role is clearly evident in the measured FPS data. At 4K resolution, the average frame rate drops from 104 FPS at Low settings to 43 FPS at Ultra settings, a 59% reduction. This steep decline is a direct result of the GPU’s workload increasing with higher quality presets. The memory bandwidth of 716.8 GB/s is likely a key factor in maintaining playable frame rates at 4K, where texture and geometry data demands are highest. The 16 GB VRAM capacity ensures that the GPU does not run out of memory at any tested settings, even at 4K Ultra, which would otherwise cause severe frame rate drops or stuttering.

The RTX 4080’s boost clock of 2505 MHz contributes to its performance in Archeage, a game that does not heavily utilize ray tracing or DLSS features. The measured frame rates at 1440p High (110 FPS) and 1080p High (163 FPS) show that the GPU can handle high-quality rendering at lower resolutions with ample headroom. At 4K High, the average drops to 63 FPS, which is still above the 60 FPS threshold but shows the GPU is nearing its limits. The transition from Medium to Ultra at 4K causes the largest single-setting drop, from 92 FPS to 43 FPS, which highlights the GPU’s sensitivity to the Ultra preset’s additional graphical effects. This pattern indicates that the RTX 4080 is the primary bottleneck in Archeage, particularly at 4K and Ultra settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its highest frame rates across all settings. Low settings produce an average of 245 FPS, Medium produces 236 FPS, High produces 163 FPS, and Ultra produces 111 FPS. The Medium preset also has measured min and max values of 200 FPS and 271 FPS, respectively, showing a consistent frame delivery with a 71 FPS range. The gap between Low and Medium is small at just 9 FPS, but the jump to High costs 73 FPS, and Ultra costs another 52 FPS. This suggests that the High and Ultra presets introduce significant GPU load even at 1080p.

At 2560x1440, the frame rates scale down but remain high. Low settings average 181 FPS, Medium averages 161 FPS with a min of 137 FPS and max of 186 FPS, High averages 110 FPS, and Ultra averages 75 FPS. The drop from 1080p to 1440p at the same settings is substantial: Low falls from 245 to 181 FPS (a 26% reduction), Medium falls from 236 to 161 FPS (a 32% reduction), High falls from 163 to 110 FPS (a 33% reduction), and Ultra falls from 111 to 75 FPS (a 32% reduction). This consistent reduction across settings indicates that the GPU is handling a proportionally higher workload at 1440p.

At 3840x2160, the frame rates drop further. Low settings average 104 FPS, Medium averages 92 FPS with a min of 79 FPS and max of 106 FPS, High averages 63 FPS, and Ultra averages 43 FPS. The 4K Medium preset has the tightest min-to-max range of the measured data, with a spread of 27 FPS, suggesting stable performance. The drop from 1440p to 4K is even more pronounced: Low falls from 181 to 104 FPS (a 43% reduction), Medium falls from 161 to 92 FPS (a 43% reduction), High falls from 110 to 63 FPS (a 43% reduction), and Ultra falls from 75 to 43 FPS (a 43% reduction). This consistent 43% reduction across all settings at 4K is a strong indicator of GPU-bound performance.

The Ultra preset at 4K is the only configuration that falls below 60 FPS, with a 43 FPS average. This is a critical finding, as it shows that the RTX 4080 cannot maintain a smooth frame rate at maximum settings and 4K resolution in Archeage. The High preset at 4K barely exceeds the 60 FPS threshold with a 63 FPS average, while Medium and Low provide comfortable margins with 92 FPS and 104 FPS averages, respectively.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals the limiting component in this system. At Low settings, the average FPS drops from 245 at 1080p to 181 at 1440p, and then to 104 at 4K. This represents a 26% reduction from 1080p to 1440p and a 43% reduction from 1440p to 4K. The total reduction from 1080p to 4K is 58% (from 245 to 104 FPS). At High settings, the reduction is similar: 163 FPS at 1080p drops to 110 FPS at 1440p (a 33% reduction) and then to 63 FPS at 4K (a 43% reduction), for a total of 61% from 1080p to 4K.

These scaling patterns are typical of a GPU-bound scenario. If the CPU were the limiting factor, the frame rates would remain relatively flat across resolutions, as the CPU’s workload does not change significantly with resolution. Instead, the data shows that increasing the resolution from 1080p to 4K reduces frame rates by 58-61% across Low, Medium, and High settings. This magnitude of reduction indicates that the GPU is the primary bottleneck, as its rendering workload scales with the number of pixels.

The Ultra preset shows a slightly different scaling pattern. From 1080p (111 FPS) to 1440p (75 FPS), the reduction is 32%, and from 1440p to 4K (43 FPS), it is 43%, for a total reduction of 61% from 1080p to 4K. The similarity in scaling across High and Ultra settings suggests that the GPU’s load is dominated by resolution rather than by the specific graphical features of each preset. The fact that Low settings show a 58% reduction, while High and Ultra show 61% reductions, indicates that even at Low settings, the GPU is still the limiting factor, just with less absolute workload.

The 43% reduction from 1440p to 4K is consistent across all four presets, which is a strong signal that the GPU’s pixel throughput is the key constraint. With 4K having 2.25 times the pixels of 1440p, a perfectly scaling GPU would show a 56% reduction (100% to 44%), but the measured 43% reduction suggests that the GPU is not entirely pixel-bound, possibly due to other bottlenecks like memory bandwidth or fill rate. Nevertheless, the data clearly indicates that the RTX 4080 is the component that limits performance as resolution increases, while the Ryzen 5 8400F provides sufficient processing power to avoid becoming a bottleneck at any tested resolution.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 4 architecture, with a base clock of 4.20 GHz and a boost clock of 4.70 GHz. It has 16 MB of shared L3 cache and 1 MB of L2 cache per core, along with 64 KB of L1 cache per core. The CPU supports DDR5 memory with a dual-channel bus, providing a memory bandwidth of 83.2 GB/s. In synthetic benchmarks, the Ryzen 5 8400F achieves a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 20,851 and a single-core score of 2,943, placing it in the 77th percentile of all CPUs.

In Archeage, the CPU’s role is less pronounced than the GPU’s, but still measurable. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 245 FPS, which is a high frame rate that requires strong single-thread performance. The Ryzen 5 8400F’s boost clock of 4.70 GHz and its Zen 4 architecture are well-suited for this task. The single-thread score of 2,943 in Cinebench R23 indicates that the CPU can handle the game’s primary game thread, while the 6 cores and 12 threads provide additional capacity for background tasks and other game systems.

The CPU’s performance in synthetic tests shows that it is a capable processor, with a Passmark multithread score of 24,389 and a Passmark single-thread score of 3,685. In the 3DMark test suite, the CPU scores 951 in single-thread and 6,165 in max-thread tests. These scores are comparable to the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F, which has an average benchmark score of 24,964, just 0.2% higher than the 8400F’s 25,005 average. The Intel Core i7-11850H and i7-13620H are also close rivals, with scores 0.3% and 0.4% higher, respectively. This puts the 8400F in a tight cluster of CPUs with very similar overall performance.

The measured FPS data suggests that the CPU is not a limiting factor in Archeage. At 1080p Low, the 245 FPS average is likely near the CPU’s maximum achievable frame rate in this game, but it is still high enough to avoid being a bottleneck. At 1440p and 4K, the frame rates drop due to GPU load, not CPU limitations. The 6-core configuration is adequate for this MMORPG, which does not heavily utilize multiple cores. The 12 threads provide enough parallelism for the game’s various systems, and the 16 MB L3 cache is sufficient for the game’s data access patterns. Overall, the Ryzen 5 8400F performs its role well, delivering strong single-thread performance that allows the RTX 4080 to reach its full potential at lower resolutions.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS data, the Medium preset offers the best balance of visual quality and performance across all three resolutions. At 1080p Medium, the combo delivers a 236 FPS average with a min of 200 FPS and max of 271 FPS, which is well above the 60 FPS target and provides a smooth experience on high-refresh-rate monitors. At 1440p Medium, the average drops to 161 FPS with a min of 137 FPS, which is still excellent for most displays. At 4K Medium, the average is 92 FPS with a min of 79 FPS, which comfortably exceeds the 60 FPS threshold and provides a playable experience on 4K monitors.

The High preset is also viable, particularly at 1080p and 1440p. At 1080p High, the average is 163 FPS, which is still high, and at 1440p High, the average is 110 FPS. However, at 4K High, the average drops to 63 FPS, which is just above the 60 FPS minimum for smooth gameplay. The Ultra preset is not recommended for 4K, as the 43 FPS average falls below the 60 FPS target, resulting in a less smooth experience. At 1080p Ultra, the 111 FPS average is playable, and at 1440p Ultra, the 75 FPS average is also acceptable, but the visual gains over Medium may not justify the performance cost.

For users with a 1080p display, the Low preset’s 245 FPS average offers the highest possible frame rate, but the Medium preset’s 236 FPS average is nearly as fast while providing better visual quality. For 1440p displays, the Medium preset’s 161 FPS average is the best choice, as it balances quality and speed. For 4K displays, the Medium preset’s 92 FPS average is the recommended setting, as it provides a comfortable margin above the 60 FPS threshold while maintaining good visual fidelity. The High preset at 4K is borderline at 63 FPS, and the Ultra preset should be avoided due to its sub-60 FPS performance.

The measured min FPS values for the Medium preset provide additional insight. At 1080p, the min of 200 FPS indicates that even the lowest frame rates are very high, ensuring no stuttering. At 1440p, the min of 137 FPS is still well above 60 FPS, and at 4K, the min of 79 FPS offers a consistent experience with no drops below the playable threshold. These min values confirm that Medium is a stable choice across all resolutions. The data shows that the RTX 4080 has enough headroom at Medium settings to maintain consistent frame delivery, making it the optimal preset for this combo in Archeage.