Archeage

The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D paired with the Intel Arc B570 lands at rank 2983 out of 3708 tested combinations in Archeage, placing it in the lower third of the database. This is a combination where the processor is clearly the dominant component in raw benchmark terms, but the GPU holds the experience back at higher resolutions. The data shows a 16-core, 32-thread Zen 5 processor with a 128 MB L3 cache working alongside a 10 GB GDDR6 graphics card, and the measured frame rates reveal a system that is playable at 1080p and 1440p on lower settings but struggles to maintain smooth performance at 4K. The results are measured, not estimated, and they paint a consistent picture across all tested settings.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo rank of 2983 out of 3708 places this pairing in the 20th percentile of all tested CPU-GPU combinations for Archeage. That is a low position, and the reason is not the CPU. The Ryzen 9 9950X3D sits in the 95th percentile versus all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 75779. Its nearest rivals in the database are the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 9755 (75738, delta 0.1%), the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 9755X3D (75716, delta 0.1%), and the AMD EPYC 8224P (75582, delta 0.3%). The 9950X3D edges out all of them, but the margins are tiny — less than half a percent. This is a top-tier processor by every synthetic measure, yet the combo rank is dragged down by the GPU.

The Intel Arc B570, by contrast, sits in the 65th percentile versus all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 20556. Its nearest rivals are the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile (20534, delta 0.1%), the Intel Arc A750 (20582, delta -0.1%), the NVIDIA Quadro M4000M (20480, delta 0.4%), and the AMD Radeon R9 M390X (20662, delta -0.5%). The Arc B570 is effectively in a dead heat with these cards, all within a fraction of a percent of each other. That places it in mid-range territory, which is a poor match for a CPU that outperforms its nearest rivals. The combination rank reflects this imbalance: a strong processor cannot compensate for a GPU that is only average in the database’s hierarchy.

Look at the FPS data in context. At 1080p Low, the combo hits 110 FPS, which is fine. But at 4K Ultra, it drops to 17 FPS. That is a 84.5% reduction from the 1080p Low figure, and it shows that the GPU becomes the limiting factor as resolution climbs. The CPU’s 3DMark scores — 17184 for max threads, 16374 for 16 threads, 9259 for 8 threads — indicate massive headroom, but the Arc B570’s 11.52 TFLOPS FP32 and 380.0 GB/s memory bandwidth cannot keep up with the demands of Archeage at higher settings. The combo rank is a warning that this pairing is unbalanced for this specific game.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B570 is built on the Xe2-HPG architecture, fabricated on a 5 nm process at TSMC with 19,600 million transistors on a 272 mm² die. It has 2304 shading units, 144 TMUs, and 80 ROPs, with 18 ray tracing cores. Its base and boost clocks are both 2500 MHz, and the memory runs at 2375 MHz, which translates to 19 Gbps effective on a 160-bit bus. The memory configuration is 10 GB of GDDR6 with a bandwidth of 380.0 GB/s. These are the key numbers that determine how the card behaves in Archeage.

The GPU’s benchmark results are modest. In 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, it scores 2649. In Geekbench OpenCL, it scores 83514, and in Vulkan, 96844. Passmark scores are mixed: DirectX 9 at 164, DirectX 11 at 118, DirectX 12 at 72, and DirectX 10 at 65. The G3D score is 14195, and the GPU compute score is 7281. These numbers place it near the RTX 3070 Mobile and Arc A750, as shown in the nearest rivals data. The Arc B570’s 65th percentile ranking is consistent with these scores — it is not a high-end card, nor is it a low-end one.

In Archeage, the GPU’s role becomes clear when comparing settings at a fixed resolution. At 1080p, the average FPS goes from 110 on Low to 98 on Medium, then drops to 66 on High, and finally to 45 on Ultra. That progression is steep, and it reflects the GPU’s fill rate and shading power. The pixel rate is 200.0 GPixel/s and the texture rate is 360.0 GTexel/s, which are adequate for 1080p but insufficient for 4K. At 4K, the average FPS drops to 42 on Low, 38 on Medium, 26 on High, and 17 on Ultra. The gap between Low and Ultra at 4K is 25 FPS — a 59.5% reduction — which shows that the GPU’s resources are exhausted as settings increase.

The 10 GB VRAM is a relevant factor. At 4K Ultra, the game likely requires more memory bandwidth than the 380.0 GB/s can provide, and the 160-bit bus is a bottleneck. The card’s 2500 MHz clock does not vary between base and boost, so there is no dynamic headroom to exploit. The result is that Archeage at 4K is not a viable experience with this GPU, and even at 1440p, Ultra settings only reach 31 FPS. The GPU is the ceiling here, and the data supports that conclusion.

FAQ

Q: What is the combo rank for this CPU-GPU pairing in Archeage?

A: The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D with Intel Arc B570 ranks 2983 out of 3708 tested combos, placing it in the lower part of the database.

Q: How does the Ryzen 9 9950X3D compare to its nearest CPU rivals?

A: The 9950X3D has an average benchmark score of 75779, which is 0.1% higher than the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 9755 (75738) and the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 9755X3D (75716), and 0.3% higher than the AMD EPYC 8224P (75582).

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

A: The highest measured average is 110 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings. The next highest is 98 FPS at the same resolution with Medium settings.

Q: How does the Intel Arc B570 perform relative to its nearest GPU rivals?

A: The Arc B570 has an average benchmark score of 20556, which is 0.1% higher than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile (20534), 0.1% lower than the Intel Arc A750 (20582), and 0.5% lower than the AMD Radeon R9 M390X (20662).

Q: Is this combo playable at 4K resolution?

A: At 3840x2160, the average FPS ranges from 42 on Low to 17 on Ultra. Only Low settings approach playability, and Ultra is not viable at 17 FPS.

Q: What is the CPU’s single-thread performance, and does it matter for this game?

A: The 9950X3D scores 1292 in 3DMark single-thread and 2259 in Cinebench R23 single-core. These are strong numbers, but Archeage’s frame rates are limited more by the GPU at higher settings, so the CPU’s single-thread advantage does not translate into high FPS at 4K.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured data covers three resolutions and four settings, for a total of 12 data points. All values are average FPS unless otherwise noted.

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers 110 FPS on Low, 98 FPS on Medium, 66 FPS on High, and 45 FPS on Ultra. The Medium setting has a minimum of 83 FPS and a maximum of 112 FPS, showing some variance but staying above 80 FPS. Low and High have no min/max data, but the averages are clear. The step from Low to Medium is 12 FPS, from Medium to High is 32 FPS, and from High to Ultra is 21 FPS. The largest drop occurs between Medium and High, indicating a significant increase in GPU load at that tier.

At 2560x1440, the averages are 74 FPS on Low, 66 FPS on Medium, 45 FPS on High, and 31 FPS on Ultra. The Medium setting shows a minimum of 56 FPS and a maximum of 76 FPS. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is consistent: Low goes from 110 to 74 (a 32.7% reduction), Medium from 98 to 66 (a 32.7% reduction), High from 66 to 45 (a 31.8% reduction), and Ultra from 45 to 31 (a 31.1% reduction). This uniformity suggests the scaling is resolution-driven rather than setting-driven.

At 3840x2160, the averages are 42 FPS on Low, 38 FPS on Medium, 26 FPS on High, and 17 FPS on Ultra. The Medium setting has a minimum of 32 FPS and a maximum of 43 FPS. The drop from 1440p to 4K is severe: Low goes from 74 to 42 (a 43.2% reduction), Medium from 66 to 38 (a 42.4% reduction), High from 45 to 26 (a 42.2% reduction), and Ultra from 31 to 17 (a 45.2% reduction). At 4K, even Low settings cannot reach 60 FPS, and Ultra is below 20 FPS.

The data shows a clear pattern. At 1080p, the combo handles Low and Medium well, but High drops below 70 FPS, and Ultra falls to 45 FPS. At 1440p, only Low and Medium stay above 60 FPS. At 4K, all settings fail to reach 45 FPS. The best experience is 1080p Low, which is the only configuration that exceeds 100 FPS. The worst is 4K Ultra at 17 FPS, which is unplayable by any standard.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is steep and uniform across all settings. At 1080p Low, the average is 110 FPS. At 1440p Low, it falls to 74 FPS, a 32.7% reduction. At 4K Low, it drops to 42 FPS, a 61.8% reduction from 1080p. For Medium, the progression is 98 to 66 to 38, with reductions of 32.7% and 61.2% respectively. High goes from 66 to 45 to 26, with reductions of 31.8% and 60.6%. Ultra goes from 45 to 31 to 17, with reductions of 31.1% and 62.2%.

These percentages are remarkably consistent. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is about 32% for every setting, and the drop from 1080p to 4K is about 61% for every setting. This consistency indicates that the limiting factor is the GPU’s raw throughput, not any specific setting or scene. The Arc B570’s 380.0 GB/s memory bandwidth and 11.52 TFLOPS FP32 performance are fixed, and as the pixel count increases from 2.07 million (1080p) to 3.68 million (1440p) to 8.29 million (4K), the GPU simply runs out of resources.

The resolution scaling also reveals that the CPU is not the bottleneck. If the CPU were limiting, the FPS would stay similar across resolutions because the CPU workload does not scale with pixel count. Instead, the FPS drops by roughly half at 4K compared to 1080p, which is a classic GPU-bound signature. The Ryzen 9 9950X3D has a 3DMark max-thread score of 17184 and a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 42018, so it has ample headroom. The data suggests that at 1080p Low, the combo is partially CPU-bound, but at 4K, the GPU is the sole limiter.

The practical implication is that players targeting 4K should not expect playable frame rates with this combo. Even at Low settings, the 42 FPS average is below the typical 60 FPS target. At 1440p, the combo can hit 74 FPS on Low and 66 FPS on Medium, which is acceptable for an MMORPG. At 1080p, Low and Medium are smooth, but High and Ultra fall short of 70 FPS. The scaling curve is predictable, and the data shows that lower resolutions are the only way to get high frame rates.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D is a 16-core, 32-thread processor from the 9000 series, based on Zen 5 architecture with the Granite Ridge codename. It is manufactured on a 4 nm process at TSMC, with 16,630 million transistors across a dual-die design of 2x 70.6 mm². The base clock is 4.30 GHz, and the boost clock is 5.70 GHz. It has an 80 KB L1 cache per core, a 1 MB L2 cache per core, and a 128 MB L3 cache. The TDP is 170 W, and it supports DDR5 memory on a dual-channel bus with 89.6 GB/s bandwidth. It also features integrated Radeon Graphics, but that is irrelevant for this discrete GPU setup.

The CPU’s benchmark scores are exceptional. In Cinebench R23, it scores 42018 multicore and 2259 single-core. In Geekbench, it scores 26736 multicore and 3064 single-core. The 3DMark results are 17184 for max threads, 16374 for 16 threads, 9259 for 8 threads, 4963 for 4 threads, 2549 for 2 threads, and 1292 for single-thread. Passmark scores include 70255 for multithread, 4737 for single-thread, 159724 for floating point math, and 243209 for integer math. These numbers place it in the 95th percentile versus all CPUs.

In Archeage, the CPU’s role is to feed the GPU with draw calls and game logic. The 3DMark 16-thread score of 16374 and the max-thread score of 17184 show that the CPU can handle massive parallel workloads, and the single-thread score of 1292 is strong for tasks that are not well-threaded. The nearest rivals — the Ryzen 7 PRO 9755, Ryzen 7 PRO 9755X3D, and EPYC 8224P — all have similar average scores within 0.3%, and the 9950X3D beats them all by a small margin. This means the CPU is not the weak link in this combo.

However, the measured FPS data shows that the CPU’s power is not fully utilized. At 1080p Low, the combo reaches 110 FPS, which is respectable but not exceptional for a CPU of this caliber. At 1080p Ultra, the FPS drops to 45, and the CPU is likely idle while the GPU struggles. The 128 MB L3 cache is a significant asset for MMORPGs, which often have large working sets, but it cannot overcome the GPU’s limitations. The CPU’s 5.70 GHz boost clock and 4.30 GHz base clock provide high per-thread performance, but Archeage’s frame rates are dictated by the Arc B570’s output.

The data indicates that this CPU would perform much better with a stronger GPU. The combo rank of 2983 out of 3708 is low, but that is a GPU problem, not a CPU problem. The processor’s 95th percentile ranking and its victory over all nearest rivals confirm that it is a top-tier part. In this specific pairing, the CPU is overqualified for the GPU, and the measured FPS reflects that imbalance. Players with this CPU should consider a more powerful graphics card to unlock its potential in Archeage, though the data only shows this specific configuration.