Archeage

The Intel Core i3-12100F paired with the AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT delivers a wide spread of frame rates in Archeage, with the most demanding preset at 4K producing 28.2 FPS and the lightest workload at 1080p reaching 164 FPS. This 5.8x performance envelope across the measured configurations reveals a system that is heavily influenced by both resolution and graphical settings, but the scaling pattern points to a specific bottleneck that shifts as the workload changes.

Resolution Scaling

The measured data shows a pronounced drop in frame rate as resolution increases, but the severity of that drop depends entirely on the preset. At Low settings, the transition from 1920x1080 to 2560x1440 reduces average FPS from 164 to 109.1, a 33.5% decline. Moving further to 3840x2160 at Low yields 63.8 FPS, which is 41.5% below the 1440p result and 61.1% below the 1080p result. This steep, consistent decline at Low settings indicates that the GPU is becoming the primary limiting factor as pixel count rises, since the CPU has ample headroom to feed frames when the visual load is light.

The Medium preset follows a similar but slightly less dramatic trajectory. At 1080p, the system produces 143 FPS, which drops to 99.3 at 1440p and then to 53 at 4K. The 1440p result represents a 30.6% reduction from 1080p, while the 4K result is 46.6% lower than 1440p and 62.9% lower than 1080p. This pattern reinforces the GPU-bound behavior at higher resolutions, although the smaller gap between 1080p and 1440p compared to the Low preset suggests that other factors, such as driver overhead or CPU draw calls, begin to play a minor role even at Medium.

At High settings, the scaling becomes more erratic. The 1080p result is 99.7 FPS, which falls to 63.3 at 1440p, a 36.5% reduction. However, the jump to 4K only drops the average to 37.3 FPS, a 41.1% reduction from 1440p. This is a smaller relative decline than what was observed between 1080p and 1440p, which hints that the CPU is starting to constrain performance at the lower resolutions. The absolute numbers tell a clearer story: the High preset at 1440p delivers 63.3 FPS, which is nearly identical to the Low preset at 4K (63.8 FPS). This convergence suggests that at these points, the system is hitting a similar performance ceiling, likely due to the combination of CPU processing limits and GPU rendering demands.

The Ultra preset shows the most extreme scaling. At 1080p, the average is 67.4 FPS, which drops to 44.4 at 1440p (a 34.1% reduction) and then to 28.2 at 4K (a 36.5% reduction from 1440p). The 4K Ultra result is the lowest measured value in the entire dataset, and the consistent 34-37% reductions across each resolution step indicate that the GPU is fully saturated at this preset. The data overall demonstrates that the RX 6750 XT can handle 1080p gaming with ease at most settings, but the transition to 1440p and especially 4K requires significant setting compromises to maintain playable frame rates.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i3-12100F is a 4-core, 8-thread processor with a base clock of 3.30 GHz and a boost clock of 4.30 GHz. Its benchmark results show a single-thread score of 893 in 3dmark_single_thread and a multicore score of 4051 in 3dmark_16_threads, which places it in the 72nd percentile of all CPUs tested. The 3dmark_4_threads score of 2859 and the 3dmark_8_threads score of 4026 reveal that the processor scales well up to 8 threads, but the max threads score of 4023 is nearly identical to the 8-thread result, confirming that the 4 physical cores are the primary resource.

In Archeage, the CPU's role becomes evident when comparing the Low and Medium presets at 1080p. The Low preset produces 164 FPS, while Medium produces 143 FPS, a 12.8% reduction. This gap is smaller than the one between Low and High at the same resolution, where High yields 99.7 FPS, a 30.3% reduction from Low. The fact that the frame rate does not scale linearly with the GPU load suggests that the CPU is handling the game's draw calls and game logic efficiently enough to support over 140 FPS at lower settings, but the jump to High and Ultra introduces enough additional CPU work to limit the frame rate to the 67-100 FPS range.

The 3dmark_single_thread score of 893, which is the lowest single-thread result in the CPU's benchmark suite, indicates that the i3-12100F relies on its boost clock of 4.30 GHz to maintain responsiveness. In a game like Archeage, which is an MMORPG with a 2014 release date, the CPU's ability to process many simultaneous entities and player actions is critical. The data shows that at 1440p High, the frame rate is 63.3 FPS, which is nearly identical to the 4K Low result of 63.8 FPS. This equivalence suggests that the CPU is not the limiting factor at these settings, as the GPU is likely the constraint. However, at 1080p Ultra, the 67.4 FPS result is only slightly higher than the 1440p High result, indicating that the CPU may be reaching its processing limit when combined with the geometry and effects of the Ultra preset.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data provides a clear hierarchy for selecting the optimal preset based on the target resolution. At 1920x1080, the Medium preset delivers 143 FPS, which is a significant improvement over High's 99.7 FPS while still being visually superior to Low. The Ultra preset at 1080p drops to 67.4 FPS, which is still playable but represents a 52.9% reduction from Medium. For users prioritizing smoothness over visual fidelity, Medium at 1080p offers the best balance, as the jump to High costs 30.3% of the frame rate for what is likely a modest visual improvement.

At 2560x1440, the Medium preset produces 99.3 FPS, which is close to the 100 FPS threshold that many users consider ideal for competitive play. The High preset at this resolution drops to 63.3 FPS, a 36.3% reduction, while Ultra falls to 44.4 FPS. Given that Medium at 1440p maintains a frame rate above 90, it is the recommended choice for this resolution. The Low preset at 1440p yields 109.1 FPS, but the visual trade-off may be too severe for most users, as the game would appear noticeably less detailed.

At 3840x2160, the situation is more constrained. The Medium preset produces 53 FPS, which is playable but not ideal for fast-paced combat. The High preset drops to 37.3 FPS, and Ultra falls to 28.2 FPS, both of which are below the threshold for smooth gameplay. The Low preset at 4K yields 63.8 FPS, which is the only 4K configuration that exceeds 60 FPS. For 4K users, the data suggests that Low settings are the only viable option for maintaining a consistent frame rate, while Medium is a compromise that sacrifices some smoothness for improved visuals. The measured results indicate that this system is best suited for 1080p and 1440p gaming, with 4K requiring significant setting reductions to remain playable.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i3-12100F and the AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT ranks 837th out of 1727 tested combos in Archeage, placing it in the 51.6th percentile of all combinations. This mid-pack ranking reflects the system's ability to deliver playable frame rates at 1080p and 1440p, but its struggles at 4K Ultra prevent it from climbing higher in the rankings. The CPU's position in the 72nd percentile of all CPUs and the GPU's position in the 79th percentile of all GPUs suggest that the pairing is well-matched, with neither component dramatically outperforming the other.

The CPU's nearest rivals provide context for its performance. The AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX has an average score of 13534, which is 0.1% higher than the i3-12100F's average of 13516. The Intel Core i7-1250U scores 13462, which is 0.4% lower, and the Intel Core i3-10105 scores 13430, which is 0.6% lower. The Intel Core i7-7700K scores 13280, which is 1.8% lower. These narrow deltas indicate that the i3-12100F is positioned in a competitive segment where small differences in benchmark scores translate to similar real-world performance. The 4-core, 8-thread configuration is sufficient for Archeage, as the game does not appear to require high thread counts based on the measured frame rates.

The GPU's nearest rivals show a similar pattern. The AMD Radeon RX 5600M has an average score of 35264, which is 0.2% lower than the RX 6750 XT's 35327. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile scores 35435, which is 0.3% higher, and the AMD Radeon 880M scores 35646, which is 0.9% higher. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 scores 35787, which is 1.3% higher. These small deltas suggest that the RX 6750 XT is performing as expected for its class, and the combo ranking of 837 out of 1727 reflects a system that is neither a top performer nor a weak one. The data indicates that this combo is capable of handling Archeage at moderate settings, but it does not have the headroom to dominate at high resolutions or maxed-out presets.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT is built on the RDNA 2.0 architecture with a 7 nm process and features 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, providing 432.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU has a base clock of 2150 MHz, a game clock of 2495 MHz, and a boost clock of 2600 MHz, with 2560 shading units and 64 ROPs. Its pixel rate is 166.4 GPixel/s and its texture rate is 416.0 GTexel/s, which are substantial figures for a card in its class. The GPU's benchmark results show a 3dmark_steel_nomad_dx12 score of 2548 and a passmark_g3d score of 20700, placing it in the 79th percentile of all GPUs.

In Archeage, the GPU's role is most apparent at 4K resolutions. The transition from 1440p Medium (99.3 FPS) to 4K Medium (53 FPS) represents a 46.6% reduction, which is a larger drop than the 30.6% reduction seen from 1080p Medium (143 FPS) to 1440p Medium. This indicates that the GPU's memory bandwidth of 432.0 GB/s and its 12 GB frame buffer are sufficient for 1440p gaming but become strained at 4K, where the higher pixel count demands more memory throughput. The 4K Ultra result of 28.2 FPS confirms that the GPU is the limiting factor at this resolution, as the CPU is likely not the constraint given its performance at lower resolutions.

The GPU's 40 RT cores and support for DirectX 12 Ultimate provide modern feature support, but these are not heavily utilized in Archeage, which is a 2014 MMORPG. Instead, the GPU's raw rasterization performance, as indicated by its 13.31 TFLOPS FP32 throughput, is what drives the measured results. The comparison to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, which has an average score that is 1.3% higher, shows that the RX 6750 XT is close to that card's overall benchmark performance, but in Archeage, the measured frame rates at 4K Ultra indicate that the GPU's 12 GB of memory and 192-bit bus are adequate for most settings but not for maxed-out 4K. The data suggests that the GPU is best utilized at 1080p and 1440p, where it can maintain high frame rates across most presets, while 4K requires the Low preset to stay above 60 FPS.