Archeage

# Archeage with AMD Ryzen 7 3700X + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

This combination pairs an 8-core, 16-thread AMD Ryzen 7 3700X with a 16 GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER, producing a measured performance profile across four settings presets and three resolutions in Archeage. The data set includes 12 measured FPS rows, with the combo ranking 629th out of 3,708 tested combinations in this MMORPG. The CPU, built on the Zen 2 (Matisse) architecture at 7 nm, offers a base clock of 3.60 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz, while the GPU, based on Ada Lovelace at 5 nm, carries a base clock of 2295 MHz and a boost of 2550 MHz. These specifications directly influence how the game behaves at 1080p, 1440p, and 4K, as detailed in the measured rows.

CPU Role

The Ryzen 7 3700X provides 8 physical cores and 16 threads, a configuration that suits Archeage's MMO workloads where multiple players, NPCs, and world events can create parallel processing demands. Its 32 MB of L3 cache and 64 KB L1 cache per core help with repetitive game logic, while the 512 KB L2 per core handles more immediate data. The CPU's base clock of 3.60 GHz and boost clock of 4.40 GHz are modest by modern standards, but the data shows this is rarely the bottleneck in Archeage at higher resolutions. The processor ranks in the 84th percentile against all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 34,260. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 (average score 34,222, delta 0.1%), the AMD EPYC 4244P (34,220, delta 0.1%), the Intel Core i5-13450HX (34,333, delta -0.2%), and the Intel Core Ultra 7 165H (34,083, delta 0.5%). These deltas are all within 0.5%, indicating the 3700X sits in a tightly packed performance band for general compute.

In Archeage specifically, the CPU's role becomes clearer when examining FPS scaling across resolutions. At 1080p Low, the combo reaches 177 FPS average, which is the highest recorded in the entire data set. This suggests that at lower settings and resolution, the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU enough frames to hit high refresh rates. However, the jump from 1080p Low to 1080p Ultra shows a drop from 177 FPS to 111 FPS, a decline of 66 FPS or about 37%. That drop is not purely CPU-driven; it reflects increased GPU load from higher graphical settings. The 3700X's single-thread performance, measured at 2,656 in Passmark single-thread and 204 in Cinebench R15 single-core, is adequate for Archeage's engine, which is not known for extreme multi-threading. The multi-core scores—2,092 in Cinebench R15, 8,899 in Geekbench multi-core, and 22,458 in Passmark multithread—show solid parallel capability, but the game's frame rates at 4K Ultra (43 FPS) indicate that the GPU, not the CPU, is the limiting factor at that extreme setting.

The CPU's memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s over dual-channel DDR4 is unremarkable, but Archeage does not appear to be memory-bandwidth sensitive based on the measured results. At 1440p High, the combo hits 109 FPS average, which is only 38 FPS below the 1080p High result of 147 FPS. That 26% drop from 1080p to 1440p is larger than the 14% drop from 1440p to 4K at High settings (109 to 62 FPS), suggesting the CPU handles the intermediate resolution well but starts to cede ground to GPU limits at 4K. The 3700X's production status is active, and it launched with an MSRP of $329, but for this analysis, the focus remains on measured game performance rather than cost considerations.

GPU Role

The RTX 4080 SUPER is a high-end Ada Lovelace part with 10,240 shading units, 320 tensor cores, and 80 RT cores, though Archeage does not typically leverage ray tracing. Its 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus provides 736.3 GB/s of bandwidth, which is more than sufficient for Archeage's textures and draw calls at any resolution tested. The GPU's boost clock of 2550 MHz and base clock of 2295 MHz are high, and the 52.22 TFLOPS of FP32 performance gives it substantial raw compute. The GPU ranks in the 86th percentile against all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 54,209. Its nearest rivals are the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 (average score 54,247, delta -0.1%), the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X (54,828, delta -1.1%), the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB (55,698, delta -2.7%), and the AMD Radeon 8060S (55,757, delta -2.8%). The RTX 4080 SUPER is slightly behind the RTX 4080 by 0.1% in average score, which is within noise, but in Archeage, the measured FPS tells a more specific story.

The GPU's role is most evident in the 4K results. At 4K Ultra, the combo averages 43 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS threshold many players target. At 4K High, it improves to 62 FPS, just crossing that line, while 4K Medium reaches 92 FPS and 4K Low hits 103 FPS. The scaling from Ultra to Low at 4K is dramatic: 43 to 103 FPS, a 140% improvement. This indicates that the GPU is heavily taxed by Archeage's Ultra preset, which likely includes high-resolution shadows, post-processing, and draw distances that stress the 16 GB frame buffer and the 736.3 GB/s bandwidth. The 4K Medium row includes a min FPS of 78 and a max of 106, showing a 28 FPS range that suggests some stutter or variability in busy scenes. The GPU's 16 GB VRAM is not a limiting factor in Archeage, as even at 4K Ultra, the game does not appear to exceed that capacity based on the sustained frame rates.

The GPU's passmark G3D score of 34,245 and 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 6,600 are high, but in an MMORPG like Archeage, the actual frame rates are often lower than synthetic benchmarks suggest due to CPU-bound scenarios. At 1080p Low, the 177 FPS average is likely near the CPU's practical limit for this game, as the GPU is underutilized at that setting. Moving to 1080p Ultra, the FPS drops to 111, showing that the GPU begins to take on more work, but the 66 FPS gap between Low and Ultra at 1080p is smaller than the 60 FPS gap at 4K (103 to 43 FPS). This pattern confirms that the RTX 4080 SUPER's performance is the dominant factor at higher resolutions, while the CPU becomes more relevant at lower settings and resolutions.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS recorded for this combo in Archeage?

A: The highest average FPS is 177, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

Q: How does the combo perform at 4K Ultra compared to 1080p Low?

A: At 4K Ultra, the average FPS is 43, while at 1080p Low it is 177, representing a 134 FPS difference or a 76% reduction in frame rate.

Q: Is the RTX 4080 SUPER or the Ryzen 7 3700X the limiting factor at 1440p Medium?

A: At 1440p Medium, the average FPS is 149, with a min of 126 and max of 171. The relatively high frame rate and tight min-max range suggest the GPU is not fully saturated, so the CPU likely plays a larger role at this setting.

Q: What is the combo's rank among all tested combinations in Archeage?

A: The combo ranks 629th out of 3,708 tested combos.

Q: Does the 16 GB VRAM on the RTX 4080 SUPER ever become a bottleneck in this data?

A: No, the measured FPS values do not indicate VRAM exhaustion at any resolution or setting, as the lowest average FPS (43 at 4K Ultra) is more consistent with GPU compute limits than memory capacity issues.

Q: How does the CPU's single-thread performance compare to its nearest rival?

A: The Ryzen 7 3700X has a Passmark single-thread score of 2,656, and its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen AI 7 350, has an average benchmark score that is 0.1% higher, but the single-thread scores are not directly listed for comparison.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data covers four settings (Low, Medium, High, Ultra) at three resolutions (1920x1080, 2560x1440, 3840x2160). At 1080p, the average FPS ranges from 177 (Low) to 111 (Ultra), with Medium at 170 and High at 147. The Medium preset at 1080p shows a min of 144 and a max of 195, a 51 FPS spread that indicates variability in less demanding scenes. At 1440p, the averages are 155 (Low), 149 (Medium), 109 (High), and 74 (Ultra). The 1440p Medium row has a min of 126 and max of 171, a 45 FPS range. At 4K, the averages are 103 (Low), 92 (Medium), 62 (High), and 43 (Ultra). The 4K Medium row provides the only min/max data at that resolution: 78 to 106 FPS, a 28 FPS range.

Looking at the full picture, the 1080p Low result of 177 FPS is the only row above 170, and the 4K Ultra result of 43 FPS is the only row below 60. The median average FPS across all 12 rows is approximately 109, which corresponds to the 1440p High and 1080p Ultra results. The data shows a consistent pattern: as settings increase at a fixed resolution, FPS drops, and as resolution increases at a fixed setting, FPS drops. The steepest single-step decline is from 4K High (62 FPS) to 4K Ultra (43 FPS), a 19 FPS drop or 31% reduction. The smallest decline is from 1080p Low (177) to 1080p Medium (170), a 7 FPS drop or 4% reduction.

The min FPS values are only recorded for Medium settings at each resolution: 144 at 1080p, 126 at 1440p, and 78 at 4K. These min values suggest that Medium is a stable preset, with the 4K Medium min of 78 FPS still being above the 4K High average of 62 FPS. The max FPS values for Medium range from 195 at 1080p to 106 at 4K, indicating that even at 4K, the combo can occasionally exceed 100 FPS in light load scenarios. For the Low and High presets, no min/max data is provided, so the analysis relies on averages alone.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 1440p and then to 4K reveals where the bottleneck shifts. At Low settings, the averages are 177 (1080p), 155 (1440p), and 103 (4K). The drop from 1080p to 1440p is 22 FPS (12%), while the drop from 1440p to 4K is 52 FPS (34%). This suggests that at Low settings, the CPU is the primary limiter at 1080p, but the GPU becomes more involved as resolution increases. At Medium settings, the averages are 170 (1080p), 149 (1440p), and 92 (4K). The 1080p to 1440p drop is 21 FPS (12%), and the 1440p to 4K drop is 57 FPS (38%). At High settings, the averages are 147 (1080p), 109 (1440p), and 62 (4K). The 1080p to 1440p drop is 38 FPS (26%), and the 1440p to 4K drop is 47 FPS (43%). At Ultra settings, the averages are 111 (1080p), 74 (1440p), and 43 (4K). The 1080p to 1440p drop is 37 FPS (33%), and the 1440p to 4K drop is 31 FPS (42%).

The pattern is clear: as settings increase, the percentage drop from 1080p to 1440p grows (12% at Low, 12% at Medium, 26% at High, 33% at Ultra), while the percentage drop from 1440p to 4K remains relatively high (34-43%) across all settings. This indicates that the GPU is the limiting component at 4K regardless of settings, as the RTX 4080 SUPER's raw throughput is taxed by the pixel count. At 1080p, the CPU's capability is more apparent, especially at Low and Medium where the GPU has headroom, resulting in high frame rates above 150. The fact that 4K Low (103 FPS) is higher than 1440p Ultra (74 FPS) is notable: the resolution increase from 1440p to 4K is less punishing than the settings increase from Low to Ultra at 1440p, showing that Archeage's Ultra preset has a disproportionate performance cost.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured rows, the best experience depends on the target resolution and refresh rate. At 1080p, the Medium preset offers an average of 170 FPS with a min of 144, which is well-suited for high-refresh monitors. The High preset at 1080p drops to 147 FPS average, still smooth, but the 23 FPS difference between Medium and High may not be worth the visual gain for competitive play. The Ultra preset at 1080p, at 111 FPS, is playable but represents a 35% reduction from Medium, making it the least efficient choice at this resolution. For players prioritizing visual fidelity at 1080p, High is a reasonable middle ground, but the data suggests Medium provides the best balance of frame rate and likely visual quality, given the 144 FPS minimum.

At 1440p, the Medium preset averages 149 FPS with a minimum of 126, which is excellent for most monitors. The High preset at 109 FPS is still above 60, but the 40 FPS gap between Medium and High is substantial. The Ultra preset at 74 FPS is playable but close to the edge for smooth gameplay, and the Low preset at 155 FPS offers minimal gains over Medium (6 FPS) while likely degrading visuals. For 1440p, Medium is the clear recommendation, as it maintains a high minimum and average while presumably offering better visuals than Low. At 4K, the situation changes: the Medium preset averages 92 FPS with a min of 78, which is the only 4K setting that stays above 60 FPS consistently. The High preset at 62 FPS is borderline, and the Ultra preset at 43 FPS is not recommended for smooth play. The Low preset at 103 FPS is the highest average at 4K, but it may sacrifice too much visual quality for an MMO. For 4K, Medium is the best recommendation, as it balances the 92 FPS average with the 78 FPS minimum, providing a stable experience without dropping to the 43 FPS of Ultra.

Across all resolutions, the Medium preset consistently shows the most stable performance, with min/max data available and reasonable averages. At 1080p, it hits 170 FPS; at 1440p, 149 FPS; and at 4K, 92 FPS. This suggests that Archeage's Medium preset is the sweet spot for this combo, offering high frame rates across the board. The Ultra preset is the most demanding, with the largest FPS drops, while Low offers marginal gains over Medium at lower resolutions but significant gains at 4K (103 vs 92 FPS).

How This Combo Ranks

The combo ranks 629th out of 3,708 tested combinations, placing it in the top 17% of all combos. This ranking reflects the overall capability of the Ryzen 7 3700X and RTX 4080 SUPER pairing across Archeage's various settings and resolutions. The CPU's 84th percentile ranking and the GPU's 86th percentile ranking suggest a balanced system, but the game's performance is not in the top tier, likely due to the CPU's age relative to newer processors. The nearest CPU rivals—the AMD Ryzen AI 7 350, AMD EPYC 4244P, Intel Core i5-13450HX, and Intel Core Ultra 7 165H—all have average benchmark scores within 0.5% of the 3700X, indicating that the CPU is not significantly behind modern mid-range parts in synthetic tests. However, in Archeage, the measured FPS at 1080p Low (177) is the ceiling, and the 4K Ultra result (43 FPS) is the floor, which defines the combo's practical range.

The GPU's nearest rivals—the RTX 4080, Radeon Pro W5700X, RX 6750 GRE 12 GB, and Radeon 8060S—have average scores from -0.1% to -2.8% relative to the RTX 4080 SUPER. This means the GPU is competitive with but slightly behind those parts in raw compute, yet the Archeage results show that the 4080 SUPER can drive 4K Medium at 92 FPS, which is a strong outcome for an MMORPG. The combo rank of 629 out of 3,708 puts it ahead of the majority of tested systems, but not at the very top, where newer CPUs with higher single-thread performance might push frame rates higher at 1080p. The data indicates that for this combo, the GPU is the stronger component relative to the CPU, as evidenced by the larger FPS drops at higher resolutions, while the CPU's 8-core/16-thread configuration is sufficient but not class-leading. Overall, the 629th rank reflects a system that can handle Archeage at high settings and resolutions, with the caveat that 4K Ultra remains a challenge.