Archeage

The Intel Core i5-10400F paired with the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT delivers a playable experience in Archeage, but the data clearly shows that the Ultra preset is a performance trap. The sweet spot for this combination is the High preset at 1440p, which balances visual fidelity with a solid 52.8 FPS average, while the 1080p High setting at 79.7 FPS provides an even smoother experience for competitive play. The Low preset offers the highest frame rates—129.2 FPS at 1080p and 89.1 FPS at 1440p—but the diminishing returns in visual quality make Medium the better choice for those prioritizing speed without sacrificing too much detail.

Settings Recommendations

Benchmark results indicate that the Ultra preset should be avoided entirely with this hardware. At 1080p, Ultra drops to 52 FPS, which is a 34.8% decrease from High’s 79.7 FPS. The penalty becomes more severe at higher resolutions: 1440p Ultra yields only 33.4 FPS, and 4K Ultra falls to an unplayable 18.7 FPS. The data suggests that High is the optimal preset for this combo, as it maintains frame rates above the 50 FPS threshold at both 1080p and 1440p.

For users with 1080p displays, the Medium preset at 112.2 FPS offers a better experience than High, with only a 40.7% drop in performance compared to Low but significantly better visuals. At 1440p, Medium at 74.9 FPS is still highly playable and represents the best balance for this resolution. The Low preset is only recommended for competitive scenarios where maximum frame rates are critical, as it pushes 1440p to 89.1 FPS and 1080p to 129.2 FPS.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT features 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus with 448.0 GB/s bandwidth, which proves adequate for Archeage’s demands. The GPU’s boost clock of 1905 MHz and game clock of 1755 MHz, built on the 7 nm RDNA 1.0 architecture, deliver strong rasterization performance. The data shows that the GPU is the primary driver of frame rates at higher settings, as evidenced by the steep drop from Low to Ultra presets across all resolutions.

The card’s 2560 shading units and 64 ROPs contribute to its 121.9 GPixel/s pixel rate and 304.8 GTexel/s texture rate. These specs translate to a PassMark G3D score of 16277, placing it in the 68th percentile of all GPUs. The RX 5700 XT’s average benchmark score of 24731 puts it nearly on par with the NVIDIA RTX A5000 Mobile, which scores 24763, a difference of just -0.1%. This proximity to a mobile workstation-class GPU indicates the RX 5700 XT has ample headroom for MMO titles like Archeage.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals a clear GPU-bound scenario at higher settings. At High preset, the frame rate drops from 79.7 FPS at 1080p to 52.8 FPS at 1440p (a 33.8% reduction) and further to 31 FPS at 4K (a 61.1% reduction from 1080p). This steep decline indicates that the RX 5700 XT’s compute resources are fully utilized at higher resolutions, with the 8 GB VRAM and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth becoming limiting factors.

The Low preset shows a more moderate scaling pattern: 129.2 FPS at 1080p drops to 89.1 FPS at 1440p (31.0% reduction) and 47.3 FPS at 4K (63.4% reduction from 1080p). Interestingly, the Medium preset at 4K (42.9 FPS) outperforms Ultra at 1440p (33.4 FPS), suggesting that the Ultra preset’s additional effects tax the GPU disproportionately. The data indicates that the CPU, with its 6 cores and 12 threads, becomes less of a bottleneck as resolution increases, making the GPU the dominant factor in 4K performance.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for this CPU/GPU combo in Archeage?

A: The data shows 1440p with the Medium preset at 74.9 FPS offers the best balance of visual quality and smoothness. For competitive play, 1080p Low at 129.2 FPS is optimal, while 4K is only viable at Low settings with 47.3 FPS.

Q: How does the Ultra preset compare to High in terms of performance?

A: The Ultra preset causes a dramatic frame rate loss: at 1080p, it drops from 79.7 FPS (High) to 52 FPS (Ultra), a 34.8% reduction. At 1440p, the drop is from 52.8 FPS to 33.4 FPS, and at 4K, it falls to 18.7 FPS, making Ultra unplayable at higher resolutions.

Q: Is the 8 GB VRAM sufficient for Archeage?

A: Based on the measured results, 8 GB of GDDR6 memory is sufficient, as the GPU maintains playable frame rates at 1440p High and Medium. The 448.0 GB/s bandwidth helps sustain performance, though 4K Ultra at 18.7 FPS suggests VRAM capacity is not the sole limiting factor.

Q: How does the CPU’s performance compare to its rivals?

A: The Intel Core i5-10400F scores 14168 in average benchmarks, placing it 0.4% ahead of the AMD EPYC 7552 (14115) and 1.1% ahead of the Intel Core i5-8500 (14332, with a delta of -1.1% for the i5-10400F). It trails the AMD Ryzen 3 7320C by 0.8%.

Q: What frame rate can I expect at 1080p with High settings?

A: The measured average FPS at 1920x1080 with High settings is 79.7 FPS. This is well above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay and represents a 34.8% improvement over the Ultra preset.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination of the Intel Core i5-10400F and AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT ranks 1309 out of 1727 tested combos in Archeage, placing it in the 24.2% percentile of all configurations. This ranking indicates that while the combo is capable, it sits below the median performance level for this game. The GPU’s 68th percentile ranking among all GPUs suggests that the CPU is the more significant bottleneck in this pairing.

The CPU’s 73rd percentile ranking among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 14168, shows it is a competent mid-range processor. However, the combo’s relatively low in-game rank compared to the individual component percentiles suggests that Archeage’s optimization may favor other hardware configurations. The nearest CPU rival, the AMD EPYC 7552, scores nearly identically (14115, deltaPct 0.4%), indicating that the i5-10400F is well-matched to its peers in raw compute.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-10400F provides 6 cores and 12 threads with a base clock of 2.90 GHz and a boost clock of 4.30 GHz. This Comet Lake architecture processor, built on the 14 nm process, delivers a PassMark multithread score of 12115 and a single-thread score of 2541. Its 12 MB of shared L3 cache and 42.7 GB/s memory bandwidth are adequate for MMO workloads, where the data shows the CPU maintains frame rates above 47 FPS even at 4K Low.

The CPU’s performance in synthetic benchmarks, such as Cinebench R23 multi-core at 10297 and single-core at 1453, indicates solid multithreaded capability. However, the measured FPS data reveals that the CPU is not the primary constraint in Archeage. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 129.2 FPS, which is close to the CPU’s practical limit for this game. The 3DMark 8-thread score of 3929 and 16-thread score of 4748 show scaling efficiency, but the GPU becomes the limiting factor at higher settings and resolutions.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers 129.2 FPS on Low, 112.2 FPS on Medium, 79.7 FPS on High, and 52 FPS on Ultra. The performance drop from Low to Ultra is 59.7%, showing that the Ultra preset is particularly demanding on the GPU.

At 2560x1440, the results are 89.1 FPS on Low, 74.9 FPS on Medium, 52.8 FPS on High, and 33.4 FPS on Ultra. The transition from 1080p to 1440p at High settings reduces frame rates by 33.8%, while at Low, the reduction is 31.0%.

At 3840x2160, the frame rates fall to 47.3 FPS on Low, 42.9 FPS on Medium, 31 FPS on High, and 18.7 FPS on Ultra. The 4K Ultra result is 85.5% lower than the 1080p Low result, highlighting the extreme performance ceiling of this hardware. The data consistently shows that Medium and High presets offer the best playability across resolutions, with Ultra only being viable at 1080p for those who accept a 52 FPS average.