Archeage

The AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D paired with the Intel Arc B370 produces a very constrained gaming experience in Archeage, as the data shows this combo ranks 2546th out of 2761 tested combinations. The benchmark results indicate that while the CPU is a high-end part with a 92nd percentile ranking among all processors, the integrated graphics solution severely limits frame rates across all tested resolutions. This analysis examines the measured FPS data to determine the optimal settings, the role of each component, and what the resolution scaling reveals about the system's bottlenecks.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data provides a clear hierarchy of playability across the four settings presets tested at each resolution. At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers an average of 65 FPS, which is the highest frame rate recorded for this combination in any configuration. The Medium preset follows with 57 FPS average, while High drops to 39 FPS and Ultra falls to 27 FPS. Based on the data, the Low preset at 1080p is the only configuration that consistently pushes frame rates into a range that could be considered comfortable for an MMORPG, where responsiveness in crowded areas matters more than visual fidelity.

At 2560x1440, the pattern shifts downward significantly. Low produces 43 FPS average, Medium yields 39 FPS, High drops to 26 FPS, and Ultra manages only 18 FPS. The 1440p Low setting is technically playable but represents a substantial step down from the 1080p experience. At 3840x2160, all presets fall below playable thresholds: Low averages 25 FPS, Medium 22 FPS, High 15 FPS, and Ultra just 10 FPS. The data suggests that 4K resolution should be avoided entirely with this hardware combination, as even the lowest settings cannot maintain adequate frame rates.

The best experience per the measured rows is clearly the Low preset at 1920x1080. This configuration achieves 65 FPS average, which is 8 FPS higher than the next best result (57 FPS at 1080p Medium). The gap between Low and Medium at 1080p is only 8 FPS, but the jump from Low to High represents a 26 FPS drop, indicating that the High preset imposes a significant additional load on the GPU. For users who prioritize visual quality over raw frame rate, Medium at 1080p with 57 FPS average and a minimum of 49 FPS provides a more stable experience than High, which has no recorded minimum but averages 26 FPS lower. The data implies that Medium at 1080p is the highest quality preset that remains within reasonable performance bounds, making it the recommended choice for a balance between visuals and playability.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B370 is an integrated graphics processor based on the Panther Lake chip with Xe3-LPG architecture, built on Intel's 3 nm process. Its benchmark presence is minimal, with a single 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1184, placing it in the 5th percentile among all GPUs. The nearest rivals in the data are older discrete cards like the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 (1186 score, 0.2% difference) and the ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1190 score, 0.5% difference), which contextualizes its performance tier as comparable to entry-level hardware from over a decade ago.

The GPU's clock speeds show a base of 300 MHz and a boost of 2400 MHz, but the memory configuration is listed as "System Shared" with "System Dependent" bandwidth. This means the Arc B370 relies on the system's main memory rather than dedicated VRAM, which has profound implications for game performance. In Archeage, the measured FPS data shows that even at the lowest settings, the GPU struggles to maintain high frame rates, dropping from 65 FPS at 1080p Low to 25 FPS at 4K Low. This scaling pattern is consistent with a GPU that is the primary limiter, as the integrated solution's shared memory bandwidth and modest 6.144 TFLOPS FP32 compute capacity cannot keep pace with increasing resolution demands.

The GPU's specifications include 1280 shading units, 40 texture mapping units, and 20 render output units, with 10 ray tracing cores. The pixel rate is listed at 48.00 GPixel/s and texture rate at 96.00 GTexel/s. These figures, while detailed, do not translate into competitive gaming performance in the measured data. The fact that the Arc B370's 3DMark score is within 1.4% of the AMD FirePro M2000 (1168 score) and 0.7% of the AMD Radeon HD 7650M (1192 score) reinforces that this is a low-end graphics solution. In the context of Archeage, the GPU role is to provide minimal rendering capability, and the data shows that it can only achieve acceptable frame rates at 1080p with reduced settings.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS achieved by this CPU-GPU combo in Archeage?

A: The highest measured average FPS is 65, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with the Low settings preset. This is the only configuration that exceeds 60 FPS in the entire dataset.

Q: How does the Arc B370 compare to its nearest GPU rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The Arc B370 scores 1184 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, which is 0.2% lower than the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 (1186), 0.5% lower than the ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1190), and 1.4% higher than the AMD FirePro M2000 (1168). It sits in the 5th percentile among all GPUs.

Q: Is 4K gaming viable with this hardware in Archeage?

A: No. At 3840x2160, even the Low preset only achieves 25 FPS average, and the Ultra preset drops to 10 FPS. All 4K results fall below 25 FPS, indicating the GPU cannot handle this resolution in the game.

Q: What is the performance difference between Low and Ultra settings at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080, the Low preset averages 65 FPS while Ultra averages 27 FPS, representing a 38 FPS drop. The Medium preset sits between at 57 FPS, and High at 39 FPS, showing a steep decline as settings increase.

Q: How does the CPU's overall benchmark score compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The Ryzen 7 9850X3D has an average benchmark score of 58386, which is 0.1% higher than the Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M (58323), 0.5% higher than the Intel Core i9-14900 (58115), and 0.7% lower than the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 (58826).

Q: What is the combo's rank among all tested CPU-GPU combinations for Archeage?

A: This combo ranks 2546th out of 2761 tested combinations, placing it in the bottom portion of the database (approximately 92.2% of tested combos perform better in this game).

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a comprehensive view of performance across three resolutions and four settings presets. At 1920x1080, the results show a clear progression: Low averages 65 FPS, Medium averages 57 FPS with a minimum of 49 and maximum of 66, High averages 39 FPS, and Ultra averages 27 FPS. The Medium preset is the only one with recorded min and max values, indicating a range of 49-66 FPS that suggests some variability but generally stable performance. The 1080p results are the strongest for this combo, with Low exceeding 60 FPS and Medium remaining above 55 FPS.

At 2560x1440, all settings see a significant reduction. Low averages 43 FPS, which is 22 FPS lower than the 1080p Low result. Medium averages 39 FPS with a range of 33-44 FPS, High drops to 26 FPS, and Ultra falls to 18 FPS. The 1440p results indicate that only Low and Medium approach playable territory, but both sit below the 60 FPS threshold that would be ideal for smooth gameplay. The drop from 1080p to 1440p at Low settings represents a 33.8% reduction in frame rate, highlighting the GPU's sensitivity to resolution changes.

At 3840x2160, the performance collapses further. Low averages 25 FPS, Medium averages 22 FPS with a range of 19-25 FPS, High averages 15 FPS, and Ultra averages 10 FPS. None of these results are suitable for active gameplay in an MMORPG where combat responsiveness is crucial. The 4K Low result is 61.5% lower than the 1080p Low result, and the 4K Ultra result is 63% lower than the 1080p Ultra result. The data shows a consistent pattern: each resolution increase roughly halves the frame rate at the same settings, which is characteristic of a GPU-bound scenario where the integrated graphics cannot handle the pixel throughput demands.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo rank of 2546 out of 2761 tested combinations places this system in the 7.8th percentile of all tested hardware pairings for Archeage. This means that 2545 other CPU-GPU combinations achieved higher performance in this game, while only 215 combos ranked lower. The ranking is particularly telling given the CPU's strength: the Ryzen 7 9850X3D has a 92nd percentile ranking among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 58386 that places it near the Intel Xeon w5-2545 (58504, 0.2% higher) and above the Intel Core i9-14900 (58115, 0.5% lower). The CPU is clearly not the limiting factor in this combo's low rank.

The GPU, conversely, is among the weakest in the database. Its 5th percentile ranking among all GPUs means 95% of tested graphics solutions outperform it. The nearest rivals in synthetic testing are all older or lower-end parts: the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570, ATI Radeon HD 5770, AMD Radeon HD 7650M, and AMD FirePro M2000 all score within 1.4% of the Arc B370. This extreme disparity between CPU and GPU performance explains why the combo ranks so low in a game like Archeage, which relies heavily on rendering capabilities for its MMO environments and character models.

The rank data implies that this combination is fundamentally unbalanced, with a top-tier CPU paired with an entry-level integrated GPU. For Archeage specifically, the combo's position near the bottom of the database suggests that users would see substantial improvements from pairing the Ryzen 7 9850X3D with even a modest discrete GPU, though the measured data only covers the current configuration. The 92nd percentile CPU ranking versus the 5th percentile GPU ranking creates a bottleneck where the GPU cannot translate the CPU's processing power into playable frame rates.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D is a high-end desktop processor from the 9000 series, featuring 8 cores and 16 threads based on the Zen 5 architecture (Granite Ridge). It operates with a base clock of 4.70 GHz and a boost clock of 5.60 GHz, with a TDP of 120W. The CPU includes 96 MB of shared L3 cache, 1 MB of L2 cache per core, and 80 KB of L1 cache per core. Its memory support includes DDR5 with dual-channel configuration and 89.6 GB/s bandwidth, along with ECC support. The processor was released with a launch MSRP of $499 and uses the AMD Socket AM5 platform with PCIe Gen 5 (24 lanes from CPU).

In synthetic benchmarks, the Ryzen 7 9850X3D demonstrates strong performance: Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 22807 and single-core of 2228, Cinebench R15 multi-core of 3551 and single-core of 343, and Passmark multi-thread score of 41318 with single-thread of 4704. The CPU's average benchmark score of 58386 places it in the 92nd percentile of all CPUs, with nearest rivals being the Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M (58323, 0.1% lower) and Intel Xeon w5-2545 (58504, 0.2% higher). This data indicates that the CPU is more than capable of handling the computational demands of Archeage, including the complex calculations involved in MMO player interactions, inventory management, and world state updates.

However, the measured FPS data shows that the CPU's capabilities are largely untapped in this configuration. The frame rates scale almost entirely with GPU settings and resolution, with no evidence of CPU-related bottlenecks at any tested configuration. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 65 FPS, but this drops to 43 FPS at 1440p Low and 25 FPS at 4K Low — a pattern that follows GPU load rather than CPU load. The CPU's high single-thread performance (2228 in Cinebench R23 single-core) would be beneficial for an MMORPG like Archeage, which often has significant CPU overhead from game logic, but the GPU's limitations prevent this advantage from manifesting in higher frame rates. The data suggests that the CPU is not the constraint; rather, the GPU's inability to render frames quickly enough masks the CPU's potential contribution to overall performance.

Resolution Scaling

The resolution scaling data reveals a clear GPU-bound scenario. Moving from 1920x1080 to 2560x1440 at Low settings, the average FPS drops from 65 to 43, a 33.8% reduction. Moving from 1440p to 4K at Low settings, the average drops from 43 to 25, another 41.9% reduction. The total drop from 1080p Low to 4K Low is 61.5%, meaning the system loses nearly two-thirds of its frame rate when scaling from Full HD to Ultra HD resolution. This pattern is consistent across all settings presets: at Medium, the drop is from 57 to 39 to 22 FPS (61.4% total reduction), at High from 39 to 26 to 15 FPS (61.5% reduction), and at Ultra from 27 to 18 to 10 FPS (63% reduction).

The consistency of these percentage drops across different settings presets is a strong indicator that the GPU is the limiting component. If the CPU were the bottleneck, we would expect to see frame rates that plateau at lower resolutions — i.e., 1080p and 1440p would show similar FPS because the CPU cannot feed frames fast enough, and only 4K would show a drop as the GPU becomes the constraint. Instead, the frame rates decrease proportionally with resolution at every settings level, which is the signature of a system where the GPU's pixel processing capacity is the primary limitation. The Arc B370's shared memory architecture, with bandwidth listed as "System Dependent," means that higher resolutions require more memory bandwidth that the integrated solution cannot provide, exacerbating the performance decline.

The data also shows that settings changes have a consistent impact across resolutions. At each resolution, the difference between Low and Ultra is roughly the same factor: at 1080p, Ultra (27 FPS) is 41.5% of Low (65 FPS); at 1440p, Ultra (18 FPS) is 41.9% of Low (43 FPS); at 4K, Ultra (10 FPS) is 40% of Low (25 FPS). This uniformity suggests that the graphics pipeline is stressed proportionally by both resolution and settings, with no resolution-specific bottleneck emerging. The implication is that users seeking better performance would need to address the GPU bottleneck directly, as neither lowering resolution nor settings can overcome the fundamental limitation of the integrated graphics solution. The CPU's high performance cannot compensate for the GPU's weakness, and the measured data indicates that this combo is only suitable for 1080p gaming at Low or Medium settings in Archeage.