Archeage

The Intel Core i3-12100F paired with the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT produces a highly playable experience in Archeage at most settings, but the data reveals a significant performance cliff when moving to Ultra presets. This combination ranks 740th out of 1727 tested combos for this game, placing it in the upper half of all systems benchmarked. The measured FPS demonstrates that the RX 7700 XT provides ample headroom at 1080p and 1440p for High and Medium settings, while the CPU’s 4-core/8-thread configuration appears sufficient for the MMORPG’s demands until the Ultra preset pushes the GPU to its limits.

FAQ

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

A: The measured average FPS at 1920x1080 with High settings is 106.5, which is more than adequate for smooth gameplay in Archeage.

Q: How does the combo perform at 4K resolution?

A: At 3840x2160, the average FPS ranges from 27.8 on Ultra to 69.3 on Low. The High preset yields 43.7 FPS, while Medium delivers 61.3 FPS.

Q: What is the combo's rank among all tested systems for Archeage?

A: The combo ranks 740th out of 1727 total tested combinations, putting it in the 57th percentile of all systems benchmarked for this game.

Q: What is the biggest performance drop between settings at the same resolution?

A: At 1440p, moving from Medium (103.7 FPS) to Ultra (49 FPS) represents a drop of approximately 54.7 FPS, or a 52.7% reduction in average frame rate.

Q: Is the i3-12100F a bottleneck for the RX 7700 XT in this game?

A: At 1080p Low, the combo reaches 173.8 FPS, suggesting the CPU can feed the GPU adequately. However, at 4K Ultra, the 27.8 FPS result indicates the GPU becomes the primary limiting factor.

Q: Does the RX 7700 XT outperform its nearest rival in raw GPU benchmarks?

A: The RX 7700 XT has an average benchmark score of 30097, which is essentially tied with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 (30109), showing a delta of 0%.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT brings 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, delivering 432.0 GB/s of bandwidth. This memory configuration is particularly relevant for Archeage, as the game’s environments and texture streaming benefit from ample VRAM. The GPU’s boost clock of 2544 MHz, with a game clock of 2171 MHz, provides strong compute throughput, reflected in its FP32 rating of 35.17 TFLOPS. The 3456 shading units and 216 texture mapping units contribute to the card’s ability to handle the geometric complexity typical of MMORPG scenes.

The measured FPS data shows that the GPU’s performance scales predictably with resolution. At 1080p High, the card produces 106.5 FPS, which drops to 75 FPS at 1440p High, and further to 43.7 FPS at 4K High. This scaling pattern indicates that the RX 7700 XT is well-suited for 1080p and 1440p gaming in Archeage, where it maintains high frame rates. The Ultra preset, however, presents a significant challenge, with 4K Ultra dropping to 27.8 FPS, suggesting that the most demanding settings consume the GPU’s resources faster than its 245 W TDP can sustain under sustained load.

The GPU’s position in the benchmark hierarchy is solid, with a percentile rank of 73 among all GPUs. Its average benchmark score of 30097 places it nearly identical to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060, which scores 30109, and ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 570 by only 0.2%. This close proximity in raw performance metrics suggests that the RX 7700 XT is a competitive mid-range option, though its actual in-game performance in Archeage is what matters most, as shown by the measured FPS.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo of the Intel Core i3-12100F and AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT achieves a rank of 740 out of 1727 tested combinations in Archeage. This places the system in the upper percentile of all configurations benchmarked, indicating that it delivers strong overall performance for this MMORPG. The CPU component, with an average benchmark score of 13516, ranks in the 72nd percentile among all CPUs, while the GPU ranks in the 73rd percentile among all GPUs. This balanced positioning suggests that neither component is dramatically underperforming relative to the other in synthetic tests.

In terms of CPU rivals, the i3-12100F is nearly identical in average score to the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX, which scores 13534, showing a delta of only -0.1%. It also slightly outperforms the Intel Core i7-1250U by 0.4% and the Intel Core i3-10105 by 0.6%. This indicates that the i3-12100F, despite being a budget-oriented 4-core part, holds its own against much more expensive and higher-core-count processors in these benchmarks. The GPU, meanwhile, is statistically tied with the RTX 5060 and outperforms the RX 570 by a negligible margin, reinforcing its position as a reliable mid-range performer.

The combo rank of 740 out of 1727 suggests that while this system is not at the very top of the leaderboard, it comfortably sits in the top half, which is a strong result for a 4-core CPU paired with a mid-range GPU. The measured FPS data supports this, as the system handles 1080p and 1440p gaming with ease, only struggling at 4K Ultra where the GPU’s 12 GB memory and 432.0 GB/s bandwidth are pushed to their limits.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its best results, with the Low preset achieving 173.8 FPS, Medium at 158.9 FPS, and High at 106.5 FPS. The Ultra preset drops significantly to 70.4 FPS, which still remains above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. This resolution showcases the RX 7700 XT’s ability to handle Archeage at high frame rates, with the i3-12100F providing sufficient single-thread performance to avoid becoming a bottleneck at lower settings.

Moving to 2560x1440, the performance remains strong but shows the expected scaling. The Low preset produces 118.6 FPS, Medium delivers 103.7 FPS, and High maintains 75 FPS. The Ultra preset drops to 49 FPS, marking the first point where the system falls below 60 FPS. This suggests that at 1440p, players should opt for High or Medium settings to maintain smooth gameplay, as the Ultra preset’s demands exceed what the GPU can comfortably handle.

At 3840x2160, the system’s limitations become apparent. The Low preset achieves 69.3 FPS, Medium delivers 61.3 FPS, and High drops to 43.7 FPS. The Ultra preset falls to 27.8 FPS, which is not suitable for competitive or immersive play. These numbers indicate that 4K gaming in Archeage is only viable at Low or Medium settings with this hardware, as the higher presets require more GPU compute power than the RX 7700 XT can provide at this resolution.

Across all resolutions, the gap between Medium and High settings is consistent, with High typically being 30-40% slower than Medium. The jump from High to Ultra is even more pronounced, with Ultra being 35-45% slower than High at every resolution, highlighting the extreme demands of the Ultra preset in this game.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals important insights about the bottleneck characteristics of this system. At High settings, the transition from 1080p to 1440p results in a drop from 106.5 FPS to 75 FPS, a 29.6% reduction. Moving from 1440p to 4K High drops the frame rate further to 43.7 FPS, a 41.7% reduction. This scaling pattern is consistent with a GPU-bound scenario, where increasing pixel count directly impacts rendering load.

At Low settings, the scaling is even more dramatic. The system produces 173.8 FPS at 1080p, 118.6 FPS at 1440p, and 69.3 FPS at 4K. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is 31.7%, and from 1440p to 4K is 41.6%. This consistent reduction suggests that the RX 7700 XT is the primary limiting factor across all settings, as the CPU’s performance headroom is not being fully utilized at lower resolutions where frame rates are higher.

The Ultra preset shows the steepest decline, with 70.4 FPS at 1080p, 49 FPS at 1440p, and 27.8 FPS at 4K. This represents a 30.4% drop from 1080p to 1440p and a 43.3% drop from 1440p to 4K. The fact that the percentage drops remain relatively consistent across settings indicates that the GPU is consistently the bottleneck, with the i3-12100F maintaining adequate performance even at the highest frame rates observed.

The data suggests that for this combo, resolution scaling is purely a GPU limitation. The i3-12100F, with its 4 cores and 8 threads, provides enough compute to keep up with the RX 7700 XT at all tested resolutions, as evidenced by the smooth scaling curves. Players seeking higher frame rates at 4K would need a more powerful GPU, while those targeting 1080p or 1440p can enjoy excellent performance with this combination, particularly at Medium and High settings where the system delivers well above 60 FPS.