Archeage

The AMD Ryzen 7 9700X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 pairing in Archeage produces a performance profile that is heavily dictated by the game’s age and the GPU’s memory capacity. The RTX 3070, which sits at the 72nd percentile of all GPUs, delivers a playable experience at 1440p, but the data reveals a sharp drop-off at 4K Ultra settings. The Ryzen 7 9700X, positioned at the 89th percentile of all CPUs, provides ample headroom, ensuring that the frame rate is almost exclusively limited by the graphics card. The measured FPS across three resolutions and four settings presets provides a clear picture of where this combo excels and where it struggles.

FAQ

Q: What is the average frame rate at 1080p with High settings?

A: The system achieves an average of 102.9 FPS at 1920x1080 with High settings, indicating a very smooth experience for a game of Archeage's era.

Q: How much faster is the CPU at 4K Low compared to 4K Ultra?

A: At 3840x2160, the average frame rate jumps from 24.6 FPS on Ultra to 67.8 FPS on Low. This is an increase of 43.2 FPS, showing that the Ultra preset is highly demanding on the GPU.

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo to maintain a 60+ FPS average?

A: The data shows that at 2560x1440, the system averages 70.2 FPS on High and 102.3 FPS on Medium. Even at 4K, the Low preset yields 67.8 FPS, so a 60+ FPS average is achievable at 1440p with high settings or 4K with lower settings.

Q: How does the RTX 3070 compare to its closest rival in raw performance?

A: The RTX 3070 has an average benchmark score of 28238, which is 0.9% higher than the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT's score of 27985. It also holds a 1% advantage over the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti.

Q: Is the Ryzen 7 9700X significantly faster than the Intel Core i5-14500HX?

A: The Ryzen 7 9700X’s average benchmark score is 36029, which is 0.2% higher than the Intel Core i5-14500HX’s score of 35940. The performance difference between these two processors is negligible.

Q: Does the game's performance scale with the CPU's multi-threading capabilities?

A: The CPU’s mark of 9771 in the 3dmark_max_threads test suggests strong multi-threading, but the FPS data shows a larger variance when changing GPU settings. This indicates that the RTX 3070 is the primary bottleneck in Archeage, not the CPU.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 is built on the Ampere architecture with 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing a memory bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s. The GPU’s boost clock is rated at 1725 MHz, and its FP32 performance is 20.31 TFLOPS. In Archeage, these specifications are the determining factor for the frame rate ceiling, especially at higher resolutions. The RTX 3070 scores 22214 in the PassMark G3D benchmark and 3162 in the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test, placing it at the 72nd percentile of all GPUs. Its average benchmark score of 28238 is 0.9% higher than the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, which is its closest performance rival.

The GPU's memory capacity is a critical constraint at 4K resolution. With only 8 GB of VRAM, the card can struggle with the memory footprint required by Ultra textures, which is reflected in the 4K Ultra average of just 24.6 FPS. The 4K High preset, averaging 42.4 FPS, shows that dropping from Ultra to High reduces the memory pressure enough to yield a significant performance gain. The GPU’s compute score of 11195 in PassMark GPU Compute further confirms its capability, but the data suggests that the card is best suited for 1440p gaming in this title. At 2560x1440, the GPU is able to maintain an average of 70.2 FPS on High settings, demonstrating that the card’s raw compute power is sufficient for the game’s rendering demands when the memory bus is not overwhelmed.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a clear pattern of performance degradation as resolution increases, which is characteristic of a GPU-bound scenario. Moving from 1920x1080 to 2560x1440 on High settings, the average frame rate drops from 102.9 FPS to 70.2 FPS, a reduction of 32.7 FPS. Scaling further to 3840x2160 at High settings yields an average of 42.4 FPS, which is a further drop of 27.8 FPS from the 1440p result. This linear decline suggests that the RTX 3070’s rendering throughput is the limiting factor, as the CPU has sufficient headroom to feed the GPU at all resolutions.

The scaling is even more pronounced on the Ultra preset. The jump from 1080p Ultra (73.8 FPS) to 1440p Ultra (49.3 FPS) represents a 24.5 FPS loss, while the move from 1440p Ultra to 4K Ultra (24.6 FPS) results in another 24.7 FPS loss. This steep drop at 4K indicates that the GPU is not just compute-bound but also memory-bandwidth-limited, as the 448.0 GB/s bandwidth is insufficient to handle the increased pixel count and texture data at that resolution. In contrast, the Low preset shows the smallest relative drop, from 176.5 FPS at 1080p to 67.8 FPS at 4K, which still represents a playable frame rate. The data indicates that the limiting component is unequivocally the GPU, as the CPU’s single-thread score of 4459 in Cinebench R23 suggests it can process the game logic well ahead of the GPU’s render rate.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers a wide range of performance depending on the settings preset. The Low preset achieves an average of 176.5 FPS, which is the highest measured frame rate in the dataset. Medium settings follow at 154.9 FPS, and High settings drop to 102.9 FPS. The Ultra preset at 1080p yields an average of 73.8 FPS, which is still above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. This shows that at 1080p, the RTX 3070 has ample performance for all but the most demanding preset.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates scale down considerably. The Low preset maintains a high average of 116 FPS, while Medium settings achieve 102.3 FPS. High settings produce a respectable 70.2 FPS, but the Ultra preset falls to 49.3 FPS, which is below the ideal 60 FPS mark for many players. This suggests that 1440p Ultra is the first configuration where the GPU starts to show its limits, requiring a compromise in visual fidelity for a smoother experience.

At 3840x2160, the performance is heavily constrained. The Low preset is the only option that remains fully playable, with an average of 67.8 FPS. Medium settings drop to 56.9 FPS, while High settings average 42.4 FPS. The Ultra preset is nearly unplayable, with an average of just 24.6 FPS. This breakdown confirms that 4K gaming with this combo is only viable with significant reductions in graphical quality, and the 8 GB VRAM capacity is a major contributor to the Ultra preset's poor performance.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 9700X is a Zen 5 architecture processor with 8 cores and 16 threads, running on the AM5 socket. It has a base clock of 3.80 GHz and a boost clock of 5.50 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. The CPU’s benchmark results show strong single-thread and multi-thread performance, with a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 31588 and a single-core score of 4459. Its 3DMark scores scale effectively with thread count, from 2525 with 2 threads to 9771 with max threads, indicating that the processor is well-suited for games that can utilize multiple cores.

In Archeage, an MMORPG from 2014, the CPU’s role is to handle game logic, player positions, and network processing, which the Ryzen 7 9700X does with ease. The measured FPS data shows that the CPU is not the bottleneck, as the frame rate drops consistently with increased GPU load. For instance, at 1080p Low, the system hits 176.5 FPS, which is a high enough frame rate to expose any CPU limitations, but the processor’s scores, such as the PassMark single-thread score of 4654, suggest it can handle this load without issue. The CPU’s performance is so strong that it is effectively neutral in this pairing, allowing the RTX 3070 to be the sole determinant of frame rate.

The CPU’s 89th percentile ranking and its average benchmark score of 36029, which is 0.2% higher than the Intel Core i5-14500HX, further confirm that it is a high-end part. The data indicates that even in a demanding MMO setting with many players on screen, the Ryzen 7 9700X would provide consistent frame pacing, as its 8 cores and 16 threads are more than sufficient for the game’s threading model. The CPU’s 32 MB of shared L3 cache also helps reduce memory latency, which is beneficial for the game's real-time data processing.