Archeage

FAQ

Q: How does the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X compare to its nearest rivals in overall CPU benchmark scores?

A: The Ryzen 9 7900X posts an average benchmark score of 53,288, which places it 0.2% ahead of the AMD EPYC 7313P and 0.6% ahead of the Intel Xeon 634. It trails the Intel Xeon Phi 7290 by 0.3% and the Intel Core i7-14700F by 0.6%. This puts the processor in the 91st percentile among all CPUs.

Q: What is the RTX 4070 SUPER's standing relative to comparable GPUs in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The RTX 4070 SUPER achieves an average benchmark score of 43,223, sitting in the 83rd percentile of all GPUs. It is effectively tied with the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB, which scores 43,262 (a 0.1% difference), and trails the RTX 5050 Mobile by a negligible 0.1%. The RTX 4090 Mobile leads it by 1%.

Q: What frame rates can this combo achieve at 1080p with Medium settings?

A: At 1920x1080 with Medium settings, the measured average FPS is 209, with a minimum of 177 FPS and a maximum of 240 FPS. This represents a smooth, high-refresh-rate experience for ArcheAge, with the minimum still well above common 144Hz display thresholds.

Q: How does the 4K Ultra experience compare to 4K Low in terms of average FPS?

A: At 3840x2160, dropping from Ultra to Low settings increases the average frame rate from 37 FPS to 90 FPS. That is a 143% improvement in average FPS when moving from the highest to the lowest preset at 4K resolution.

Q: What is the memory configuration of the RTX 4070 SUPER, and how does it relate to performance?

A: The GPU features 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus, delivering 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth. The memory clock runs at 1313 MHz (21 Gbps effective). This configuration supports the measured 4K performance, where even the demanding Ultra preset averages 37 FPS.

Q: Does the Ryzen 9 7900X's multi-threaded performance stand out in the data?

A: Yes. The CPU scores 29,300 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 51,406 in Passmark multithread, with a 3DMark max-threads score of 12,536. These results align with its 12-core, 24-thread configuration and its 91st percentile ranking, indicating strong scaling across heavily threaded workloads.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture, using the AD104 chip fabricated on a 5 nm process at TSMC. With 7,168 shading units, 224 texture mapping units, and 80 raster output pipelines, the GPU is designed to handle both rasterization and compute-heavy tasks. Its 56 RT cores and 224 tensor cores further extend its capability for ray-traced effects and AI-accelerated features, though the measured FPS data for ArcheAge focuses on traditional rendering.

The memory subsystem consists of 12 GB of GDDR6X on a 192-bit interface, with a bandwidth of 504.2 GB/s. The base clock is 1980 MHz, boosting to 2475 MHz, while the memory operates at 1313 MHz (21 Gbps effective). This combination yields a pixel rate of 198.0 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 554.4 GTexel/s, with FP32 compute rated at 35.48 TFLOPS. For a 2014 MMORPG, this hardware is substantially over-provisioned, yet the measured results show that ArcheAge still stresses the GPU at higher resolutions and presets.

At 4K Ultra, the combo averages 37 FPS, indicating that the GPU is the limiting factor when all settings are maximized. The 12 GB VRAM capacity is not exceeded in these tests, but the rendering load at 3840x2160 with Ultra details pushes the RTX 4070 SUPER to its limits. In contrast, at 1080p Low, the average FPS of 234 suggests the GPU has ample headroom, and the bottleneck shifts elsewhere.

The GPU's benchmark percentile of 83 places it above most discrete GPUs, with an average score of 43,223. Its nearest rival, the Quadro M6000 24 GB, is nearly identical in score, but the RTX 4070 SUPER's modern architecture provides features like DirectX 12 Ultimate and Vulkan 1.4 support that older cards lack. The measured FPS data confirms that the GPU scales predictably with resolution changes, but the gap between 1080p and 4K at the same settings reveals where the hardware runs out of steam.

Settings Recommendations

For the best balance of visual fidelity and playable frame rates, the Medium preset stands out across all resolutions. At 1920x1080, Medium delivers an average of 209 FPS with a minimum of 177 FPS, which is smooth enough for any display. At 2560x1440, Medium yields 140 FPS average with a 119 FPS minimum, still comfortably high. Even at 3840x2160, Medium holds an average of 80 FPS with a 68 FPS minimum, which is playable on standard 60Hz monitors.

The High preset offers a visual upgrade but comes with a notable performance cost. At 1080p, High averages 142 FPS, dropping to 95 FPS at 1440p and 55 FPS at 4K. The 4K High result falls below the 60 FPS threshold, making it less ideal for smooth gameplay. Ultra is the most demanding, with averages of 97 FPS at 1080p, 65 FPS at 1440p, and only 37 FPS at 4K. The Ultra preset is only viable at 1080p or 1440p for competitive play, and not recommended for 4K given the sub-40 FPS average.

Low settings maximize performance, producing 234 FPS at 1080p, 158 FPS at 1440p, and 90 FPS at 4K. However, the visual downgrade is significant, and the data suggests that Medium provides the best compromise. At 4K, Medium's 80 FPS average is a 45% improvement over High, while retaining most of the visual quality. For users with high-refresh-rate monitors at 1080p or 1440p, Medium or High are both viable, with Medium offering the safest minimum frame rates.

The measured rows indicate that Medium is the only preset that maintains a minimum FPS above 60 at all resolutions. High dips to 55 FPS at 4K, and Ultra drops to 37 FPS. Therefore, the recommendation is Medium for a consistent experience, or High for users who prioritize visuals and can tolerate occasional sub-60 FPS at 4K.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the RTX 4070 SUPER and Ryzen 9 7900X combination delivers its highest frame rates. Low settings produce an average of 234 FPS, Medium averages 209 FPS with a minimum of 177 FPS, and High averages 142 FPS. Ultra drops to 97 FPS, showing a significant gap between High and Ultra at this resolution. The 1080p results demonstrate that the CPU and GPU have ample headroom, with the Ultra preset being the only one that falls below 100 FPS.

Moving to 2560x1440, the performance scales down as expected. Low averages 158 FPS, Medium averages 140 FPS with a minimum of 119 FPS, and High averages 95 FPS. Ultra averages 65 FPS, which is still playable but noticeably lower than the 1080p Ultra figure. The delta between Low and Ultra at 1440p is 93 FPS, indicating that the preset choice has a substantial impact on performance.

At 3840x2160, the GPU becomes the primary constraint. Low averages 90 FPS, Medium averages 80 FPS with a minimum of 68 FPS, and High averages 55 FPS. Ultra averages 37 FPS, which is the lowest measured result in the entire dataset. The gap between Medium and High at 4K is 25 FPS, while the gap between High and Ultra is 18 FPS, showing that each step up in quality has a meaningful cost.

The data shows a consistent pattern: Medium is the highest preset that maintains a minimum FPS above 60 across all resolutions. High only achieves this at 1080p and 1440p, while Ultra fails to reach 60 FPS average at 4K. The measured maximum FPS values for Medium settings are 240 at 1080p, 162 at 1440p, and 92 at 4K, which aligns with the average scores and confirms the scaling behavior.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate drop from 1080p to 4K reveals how the workload scales with pixel count. At Medium settings, the average FPS goes from 209 at 1080p to 140 at 1440p and 80 at 4K. This represents a 33% reduction when moving from 1080p to 1440p, and a further 43% reduction when moving from 1440p to 4K. The total drop from 1080p to 4K is 62%.

For Low settings, the scaling is similar: 234 FPS at 1080p drops to 158 FPS at 1440p and 90 FPS at 4K, a total reduction of 62%. High settings show a slightly steeper curve: 142 FPS at 1080p, 95 FPS at 1440p, and 55 FPS at 4K, which is a 61% total drop. Ultra settings exhibit the most severe scaling: 97 FPS at 1080p falls to 65 FPS at 1440p and 37 FPS at 4K, a 62% reduction.

The consistency of the percentage drops across settings suggests that the limiting component is the GPU, as the rendering load scales nearly linearly with pixel count. If the CPU were the bottleneck, the frame rate would not drop as much at higher resolutions, since the CPU workload remains constant while the GPU workload increases. The fact that 1080p Ultra averages 97 FPS while 4K Ultra averages 37 FPS indicates that the GPU is fully utilized at 4K, with no CPU-related stalls.

The data points to the RTX 4070 SUPER being the primary constraint at 4K, especially at higher presets. At 1080p Low, the 234 FPS average suggests that the CPU might be limiting, but even then, the Ryzen 9 7900X with its 12 cores and 24 threads is unlikely to be the bottleneck given its high multi-threaded scores. The overall scaling pattern is consistent with a GPU-bound scenario, where the 504.2 GB/s memory bandwidth and 35.48 TFLOPS of FP32 compute are the determining factors.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 9 7900X provides the processing foundation for this combination. With 12 cores and 24 threads based on the Zen 4 architecture (Raphael), the CPU operates at a base clock of 4.70 GHz and a boost clock of 5.60 GHz. This high clock speed, combined with 64 MB of shared L3 cache, ensures strong single-threaded performance, which is critical for MMORPGs like ArcheAge that rely on game logic and network handling.

Benchmark data shows the CPU achieves a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2016.5 and a multi-core score of 29,300. Its Geekbench scores are 2617 single-core and 19,267 multi-core. These results place the processor in the 91st percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 53,288. The nearest rivals are all within 0.6% of this score, indicating that the 7900X is well-matched against other high-end desktop and server parts.

In the context of ArcheAge, the CPU's role is to feed the GPU with draw calls and manage the game's simulation. At 1080p Low, the average FPS of 234 suggests that the CPU can handle the game's demands without issue, as the GPU is not heavily loaded. The high boost clock of 5.60 GHz and the low-latency cache hierarchy contribute to this headroom. The 24 threads also provide scalability for background tasks and any multi-threaded game systems.

The measured FPS at 1080p Ultra (97 FPS) versus 4K Ultra (37 FPS) shows that the CPU is not the limiting factor at higher resolutions. If the CPU were the bottleneck, the frame rate would plateau regardless of resolution. Instead, the consistent scaling with resolution changes points to the GPU as the constraint. The CPU's 170W TDP and dual-channel DDR5 memory support with 83.2 GB/s bandwidth provide sufficient data throughput for the game's asset streaming, though the exact impact is not directly measured.

The Ryzen 9 7900X's 3DMark single-thread score of 1093 and Passmark single-thread score of 4238 indicate robust per-core performance, which benefits ArcheAge's typical single-threaded game loop. The 12-core configuration also ensures that any multi-threaded background processes, such as anti-cheat or voice chat, do not interfere with game performance. Overall, the CPU provides ample compute capability, allowing the RTX 4070 SUPER to be the primary determinant of frame rates across the tested settings and resolutions.