Archeage

Archeage, released in January 2014, remains a demanding MMORPG title in modern benchmark suites, and the pairing of the AMD Ryzen 7 9700F with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 produces a distinctive performance profile across resolutions and settings. This analysis draws exclusively from measured data for this specific combination, which ranks 129th out of 2761 tested combos in this game, placing it in the top percentile of systems evaluated. The combination of an 8-core, 16-thread Zen 5 processor with a Blackwell 2.0 flagship GPU delivers frame rates that range from 44 FPS at 4K Ultra to 279 FPS at 1080p Low, revealing a performance curve heavily influenced by both resolution scaling and graphical preset selection.

FAQ

Q: What is the overall ranking of this CPU and GPU combo in Archeage?

A: The AMD Ryzen 7 9700F with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 ranks 129th out of 2761 tested combos for Archeage, placing it in the top 5% of all system configurations evaluated in this benchmark database.

Q: How does the Ryzen 7 9700F compare to its nearest CPU rivals in average benchmark scores?

A: The Ryzen 7 9700F has an average benchmark score of 69996, which is 0.2% higher than the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX (69875), 0.2% lower than the Intel Core i7-14700KF (70163), 0.7% higher than the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X (69515), and 0.9% higher than the Intel Core i7-14700K (69355).

Q: What is the best measured average frame rate for this combo at 1920x1080?

A: The highest measured average frame rate at 1920x1080 is 279 FPS on Low settings, followed by 248 FPS on Medium, 169 FPS on High, and 115 FPS on Ultra, with the Medium preset showing a minimum of 211 FPS and a maximum of 286 FPS.

Q: Does the RTX 5080’s memory bandwidth vary by resolution in the measured data?

A: No, the memory bandwidth is a fixed specification of 960.0 GB/s across all resolutions. However, the measured FPS data shows that at 3840x2160 the average frame rates drop to 65 FPS on High, 96 FPS on Medium, 108 FPS on Low, and 44 FPS on Ultra, indicating that higher resolutions place greater demand on the GPU’s 16 GB GDDR7 memory and 256-bit bus.

Q: What is the CPU’s boost clock and how does it relate to single-thread performance?

A: The Ryzen 7 9700F has a boost clock of 5.50 GHz and a base clock of 3.80 GHz. Its PassMark single-thread score is 4691, which contributes to its 94th percentile ranking among all CPUs, relevant for an MMORPG like Archeage where game logic and draw calls often rely on strong per-core performance.

Q: Which graphics preset at 2560x1440 provides the highest measured minimum frame rate?

A: At 2560x1440, the Medium preset provides the only measured minimum frame rate of 142 FPS, with an average of 167 FPS and a maximum of 192 FPS. Other presets at this resolution have no min FPS data provided, but their averages are 188 FPS (Low), 114 FPS (High), and 78 FPS (Ultra).

How This Combo Ranks

The combo of the AMD Ryzen 7 9700F and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 achieves a rank of 129 out of 2761 tested combinations in Archeage. This position places it ahead of 95.3% of all configurations evaluated, indicating that this pairing is exceptionally well-suited to this MMORPG’s workload requirements. The ranking reflects the balance between the CPU’s multithreaded capability and the GPU’s raw rendering power, though the measured FPS data suggests that the GPU becomes the primary limiter at higher resolutions and settings.

To contextualize this rank, the CPU’s average benchmark score of 69996 places it just 0.2% behind the Intel Core i7-14700KF, which scores 70163, and 0.2% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX at 69875. The GPU’s average benchmark score of 56083 places it 2.2% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE (57367 is actually higher, so the deltaPct of -2.2% indicates the RTX 5080 trails that card), while it leads the AMD Radeon 8060S by 0.6% (55757) and the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB by 0.7% (55698). These rival proximity scores show that while this combo is not at the absolute top of the benchmark charts, it sits in a competitive band where small percentage differences separate adjacent configurations.

The rank of 129th becomes more meaningful when examining the measured frame rates. At 1920x1080 Low, the combo produces 279 FPS average, which is a 65% increase over the 169 FPS at High settings. This spread indicates that the system has substantial headroom at lower settings, allowing the CPU to feed frames faster than the GPU can render at higher presets. However, at 3840x2160 Ultra, the average drops to 44 FPS, a 84% reduction from the 1080p Low figure, demonstrating that 4K Ultra pushes this combination beyond its comfortable operating range. The rank of 129 suggests that other combos achieve higher frame rates in this specific game, likely due to a combination of newer architectures or better optimization for Archeage’s engine.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 is built on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture with a GB203 chip fabricated on a 5 nm process at TSMC, containing 45,600 million transistors on a 378 mm² die. Its memory subsystem consists of 16 GB of GDDR7 on a 256-bit bus, delivering a bandwidth of 960.0 GB/s. The GPU operates at a base clock of 2295 MHz and a boost clock of 2617 MHz, with memory clocked at 1875 MHz (30 Gbps effective). These specifications categorize the RTX 5080 at the 87th percentile among all GPUs in the benchmark database, with an average benchmark score of 56083.

In Archeage, the GPU’s role is most evident when comparing frame rates across resolutions at identical settings. At High settings, the average FPS drops from 169 at 1920x1080 to 114 at 2560x1440, and further to 65 at 3840x2160. This represents a 32.5% reduction from 1080p to 1440p and a 43% reduction from 1440p to 4K. The scaling pattern indicates that the RTX 5080’s 16 GB VRAM capacity is sufficient for all tested resolutions, but the 960.0 GB/s bandwidth becomes a limiting factor at 4K, where the pixel throughput demand increases fourfold compared to 1080p.

The measured FPS data at Medium settings provides the only min/max values recorded for this combo. At 1920x1080 Medium, the average is 248 FPS with a minimum of 211 and maximum of 286. At 2560x1440 Medium, the average is 167 FPS with a minimum of 142 and maximum of 192. At 3840x2160 Medium, the average is 96 FPS with a minimum of 81 and maximum of 110. These ranges show that the GPU maintains relatively consistent frame pacing, with the difference between min and max FPS remaining stable across resolutions (75 FPS spread at 1080p, 50 FPS at 1440p, and 29 FPS at 4K). This suggests that the RTX 5080’s 56.28 TFLOPS FP32 performance is evenly utilized across the board, though the absolute frame rates at 4K Medium remain below the 100 FPS threshold that many players consider smooth for an MMORPG.

The GPU’s benchmark results include a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 8637, a Geekbench OpenCL score of 235901, and a Geekbench Vulkan score of 255450. Its PassMark G3D score is 36565, with DirectX 11 scoring 324 and DirectX 12 scoring 151. These synthetic benchmarks align with the measured game performance, showing that the RTX 5080 excels in compute-heavy workloads but its performance in Archeage at 4K Ultra (44 FPS) suggests the game’s engine may not fully utilize the GPU’s capabilities at extreme settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured average frame rates span from 279 FPS on Low to 115 FPS on Ultra, with High at 169 FPS and Medium at 248 FPS. The Medium preset records a minimum of 211 FPS and a maximum of 286 FPS, making it the only preset at this resolution with full FPS range data. The progression from Low to Ultra shows a 58.8% decrease in average FPS, indicating that Archeage’s Ultra preset imposes a significant rendering load that reduces the RTX 5080’s output by more than half compared to Low.

At 2560x1440, the average frame rates are 188 FPS on Low, 167 FPS on Medium, 114 FPS on High, and 78 FPS on Ultra. The Medium preset again provides the only min/max data, with a minimum of 142 FPS and a maximum of 192 FPS. Compared to 1080p, the 1440p results show a 32.6% reduction at Low (279 to 188), a 32.7% reduction at Medium (248 to 167), a 32.5% reduction at High (169 to 114), and a 32.2% reduction at Ultra (115 to 78). This consistent 32% reduction across all settings indicates that the GPU is scaling with pixel count in a linear fashion, with no unexpected bottlenecks at this resolution.

At 3840x2160, the average frame rates drop to 108 FPS on Low, 96 FPS on Medium, 65 FPS on High, and 44 FPS on Ultra. The Medium preset records a minimum of 81 FPS and a maximum of 110 FPS. The reduction from 1440p to 4K is 42.6% at Low (188 to 108), 42.5% at Medium (167 to 96), 43.0% at High (114 to 65), and 43.6% at Ultra (78 to 44). This slightly larger reduction percentage at 4K, compared to the 32% reduction from 1080p to 1440p, suggests that the GPU’s memory bandwidth of 960.0 GB/s begins to constrain performance at 4K, particularly at Ultra settings where the average FPS falls below 50.

The only preset with complete FPS range data across all three resolutions is Medium. At 1080p, the range is 211-286 FPS (average 248), at 1440p it is 142-192 FPS (average 167), and at 4K it is 81-110 FPS (average 96). This data shows that the RTX 5080 maintains a consistent 75 FPS spread between minimum and maximum at 1080p, which narrows to 50 FPS at 1440p and 29 FPS at 4K. The narrowing spread at higher resolutions indicates that the GPU is becoming the dominant bottleneck, with less variance in frame times as the rendering load increases.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 9700F is an 8-core, 16-thread processor from the 9000 series, based on the Zen 5 architecture with the Granite Ridge codename. It has a base clock of 3.80 GHz and a boost clock of 5.50 GHz, with a TDP of 65 watts. The CPU features 80 KB of L1 cache per core, 1 MB of L2 cache per core, and 32 MB of shared L3 cache. It supports DDR5 memory in a dual-channel configuration with a bandwidth of 89.6 GB/s and operates on the AMD Socket AM5 platform with PCIe Gen 5 connectivity (24 lanes). The processor has a PassMark multithread score of 36470, a single-thread score of 4691, and an average benchmark score of 69996, placing it in the 94th percentile among all CPUs.

In Archeage, the CPU’s performance is most apparent at lower resolutions where the GPU is less likely to be the limiting factor. At 1920x1080 Low, the combo achieves 279 FPS average, which is the highest measured frame rate across all configurations. This high frame rate indicates that the Ryzen 7 9700F’s single-thread performance (PassMark score 4691) is sufficient to feed the RTX 5080 at this resolution, with the 5.50 GHz boost clock providing the low-latency response required for MMORPG game logic. The CPU’s 8 cores and 16 threads also contribute to the 279 FPS result, as Archeage can utilize multiple threads for physics, AI, and network processing, though the game’s 2014 release date means it may not scale perfectly across all 16 threads.

Comparing the CPU to its nearest rivals, the Ryzen 7 9700F’s average benchmark score of 69996 is 0.2% higher than the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX (69875) and 0.7% higher than the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X (69515), but 0.2% lower than the Intel Core i7-14700KF (70163) and 0.9% higher than the Intel Core i7-14700K (69355). These small deltas suggest that the Ryzen 7 9700F performs nearly identically to these competitors in synthetic benchmarks, which translates to similar frame rates in Archeage when paired with the same GPU. However, the CPU’s 65 W TDP and 4 nm process node (TSMC) indicate better power efficiency compared to higher-TDP rivals, though power consumption figures for Archeage are not measured in this dataset.

The CPU’s cache hierarchy plays a role in Archeage’s performance, particularly the 32 MB shared L3 cache, which helps reduce memory latency for frequently accessed game data. The 89.6 GB/s memory bandwidth from dual-channel DDR5 is sufficient for the frame rates observed, as the measured FPS at 1080p Low (279 FPS) does not appear to be constrained by memory throughput. The CPU’s benchmark scores for data encryption (21488), floating point math (77955), and integer math (120788) all contribute to overall system responsiveness, but their direct impact on Archeage FPS is not separately quantified in the measured data.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS data, the Medium preset offers the most balanced experience across all resolutions, as it is the only preset with min/max FPS values recorded, indicating stable frame delivery. At 1920x1080 Medium, the combo produces a 248 FPS average with a minimum of 211 FPS, ensuring smooth gameplay even during intense combat scenarios. At 2560x1440 Medium, the average is 167 FPS with a minimum of 142 FPS, which remains well above the 60 FPS threshold for playable performance. At 3840x2160 Medium, the average drops to 96 FPS with a minimum of 81 FPS, which is still acceptable for an MMORPG, though players seeking higher frame rates may prefer Low settings at this resolution.

For players prioritizing maximum frame rates, the Low preset provides the highest averages across all resolutions: 279 FPS at 1080p, 188 FPS at 1440p, and 108 FPS at 4K. This preset eliminates most graphical effects, which can be beneficial for competitive gameplay or for maintaining high refresh rates on monitors above 144 Hz. However, the High preset offers a middle ground with 169 FPS at 1080p, 114 FPS at 1440p, and 65 FPS at 4K, which may be preferable for players who value visual fidelity over maximum frame rates.

The Ultra preset is the most demanding, yielding 115 FPS at 1080p, 78 FPS at 1440p, and 44 FPS at 4K. At 4K Ultra, the average FPS falls below 50, which may result in noticeable stuttering in crowded areas of Archeage. Therefore, the data suggests that Ultra settings are only viable at 1080p for this combo, while 1440p Ultra (78 FPS) is borderline acceptable, and 4K Ultra (44 FPS) is not recommended. The Medium preset at 4K (96 FPS average) provides a significantly better experience than Ultra at the same resolution, with a 118% improvement in average FPS, making it the recommended choice for 4K play.

For the best overall experience, the Medium preset at 2560x1440 (167 FPS average, 142 FPS minimum) offers a strong balance between visual quality and performance, providing headroom above 144 Hz for high-refresh-rate monitors. At 1920x1080, either Medium (248 FPS) or High (169 FPS) works well, depending on whether the player prefers maximum smoothness or enhanced graphics. At 4K, Medium (96 FPS) is the highest settings level that maintains an average above 90 FPS, while Low (108 FPS) offers a slight performance boost at the cost of visual fidelity. The measured data does not include ray tracing or DLSS results, so those features’ impact on performance cannot be assessed from this dataset.