Archeage

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data for Archeage with the Intel Core i5-12600KF and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 shows a clear and consistent pattern as resolution increases. At 1920x1080 with High settings, the combo delivers 106.8 FPS. Moving to 2560x1440 at the same settings, the average drops to 73.5 FPS, a reduction of approximately 31%. At 3840x2160 High, the average falls to 40.2 FPS, representing another 45% drop from the 1440p figure. This scaling behavior indicates that the render load is expanding significantly with pixel count, which is typical for a GPU-bound scenario at higher resolutions.

The Low settings data tells a similar story but with larger absolute numbers. At 1080p Low, the system reaches 176.7 FPS. At 1440p Low, it drops to 116.4 FPS, a 34% decline. At 4K Low, the average is 66.5 FPS, a 43% drop from 1440p. The consistency of these percentage declines across settings suggests that the limiting component remains the same throughout — the GPU is being pushed harder as resolution climbs, and the CPU has enough headroom to keep feeding it.

The Ultra settings curve is steeper in relative terms. At 1080p Ultra, the average is 73.1 FPS. At 1440p Ultra, it falls to 45.5 FPS, a 38% drop. At 4K Ultra, the average is 27.6 FPS, a 39% reduction from 1440p. This is below the 30 FPS threshold often considered playable, indicating that at maximum quality settings, the RTX 3070 is simply overwhelmed by the 4K pixel load in this MMORPG.

FAQ

Q: How does the frame rate at 1080p High compare to 4K High?

A: At 1920x1080 High, the average FPS is 106.8, while at 3840x2160 High it drops to 40.2 FPS. This represents a 62% reduction in frame rate when moving from 1080p to 4K at the same quality preset.

Q: Is the system capable of running Archeage at 4K with playable frame rates?

A: At 4K Low settings, the average FPS is 66.5, which is above the 60 FPS standard. However, at 4K Medium the average drops to 58.5 FPS, at 4K High it is 40.2 FPS, and at 4K Ultra it falls to 27.6 FPS. So playability at 4K depends heavily on the selected quality preset.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between Low and Ultra at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440 Low, the average FPS is 116.4, while at 1440p Ultra it is 45.5 FPS. That is a 61% reduction in performance when switching from the lowest to the highest quality settings.

Q: How does the RTX 3070's benchmark score compare to its nearest rival?

A: The RTX 3070 has an average benchmark score of 28238. Its closest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, scores 27985, which is 0.9% lower. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti scores 27956, which is 1% lower.

Q: Does the CPU show any signs of bottlenecking at lower resolutions?

A: The data shows that at 1080p Low, the system achieves 176.7 FPS, while at 1080p Ultra it drops to 73.1 FPS. The large gap between these settings at the same resolution suggests the GPU is still the primary performance limiter, as the CPU would need to be more heavily loaded to show a bottleneck.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 features 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU's base clock is 1500 MHz with a boost clock of 1725 MHz, and it is built on the Ampere architecture using an 8 nm process from Samsung. The card contains 5888 shading units, 184 texture mapping units, and 96 render output units, along with 46 ray tracing cores and 184 tensor cores. Its FP32 performance is rated at 20.31 TFLOPS.

In Archeage, the RTX 3070's memory configuration appears to be a significant factor. The game's measured FPS data shows a steep decline from Medium to High settings at all resolutions. At 1080p, Medium yields 156.5 FPS but High drops to 106.8 FPS. At 1440p, Medium produces 104.5 FPS while High falls to 73.5 FPS. At 4K, Medium averages 58.5 FPS and High averages 40.2 FPS. This pattern suggests that moving from Medium to High substantially increases memory pressure or shader complexity, and the 8 GB VRAM capacity may be a limiting factor at higher resolutions and quality settings.

The GPU's benchmark scores reinforce its mid-to-high-tier positioning. With an average benchmark score of 28238, the RTX 3070 ranks at the 72nd percentile among all GPUs. Its passmark G3D score is 22214, and its passmark GPU compute score is 11195. The nearest rivals in benchmark performance include the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT at 27985 (0.9% lower) and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti at 27956 (1% lower), indicating the RTX 3070 sits slightly above these competing parts.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i5-12600KF and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 ranks 767th out of 1727 tested combos in Archeage. This places the system in the upper-middle portion of the overall distribution — not at the extreme top, but comfortably above the median. The rank reflects the balance between the CPU and GPU in this particular game, where the RTX 3070's strengths in rasterization are moderated by the demands of a large-scale MMORPG environment.

This ranking is notable because the CPU and GPU individually have strong benchmark positions. The i5-12600KF sits at the 84th percentile among all CPUs, and the RTX 3070 sits at the 72nd percentile among all GPUs. The combo's rank of 767 out of 1727 suggests that Archeage does not fully leverage the strengths of either component, or that the game's engine has other bottlenecks that prevent the system from achieving a higher relative position. The measured FPS data supports this interpretation, as the frame rates at 1080p are high but not exceptional, and at 4K they fall significantly.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-12600KF is a 10-core, 16-thread processor based on the Alder Lake architecture, built on Intel's 10 nm process. It has a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 4.90 GHz, with 20 MB of shared L3 cache. The CPU supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory in a dual-channel configuration and connects via PCIe Gen 4 with 20 lanes. It has a TDP of 125 W.

In Archeage, the CPU's role appears to be secondary to the GPU in most scenarios. The measured FPS data shows that at 1080p Low, the system reaches 176.7 FPS, which is a high frame rate that would require substantial CPU throughput to maintain. However, the fact that the frame rate drops to 73.1 FPS at 1080p Ultra indicates that the GPU is being pushed harder as quality increases, rather than the CPU becoming a limiting factor.

The CPU's benchmark scores show strong multi-threaded performance. In Cinebench R23, it scores 23444 in multi-core and 3309 in single-core. In Geekbench, it achieves 12373 in multi-core and 2529 in single-core. Its 3DMark scores are 7956 for 16 threads and 7952 for max threads, with a single-thread score of 1016. These results suggest the i5-12600KF has enough processing power to handle MMO-style workloads with many players and NPCs, but the game's frame rates are still dictated more by the graphics card.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers its highest frame rates. With Low settings, the average FPS is 176.7. Medium settings produce 156.5 FPS. High settings yield 106.8 FPS. Ultra settings drop the average to 73.1 FPS. The progression from Low to Ultra shows a 59% reduction in performance, with the largest single drop occurring between Medium and High.

At 2560x1440, the frame rates are lower but still respectable. Low settings average 116.4 FPS. Medium settings produce 104.5 FPS. High settings yield 73.5 FPS. Ultra settings drop to 45.5 FPS. The gap between Medium and High at 1440p is 31 FPS, which is proportionally similar to the 1080p results.

At 3840x2160, the system struggles at higher quality presets. Low settings average 66.5 FPS, which is above the 60 FPS threshold. Medium settings produce 58.5 FPS, slightly below 60 FPS. High settings yield 40.2 FPS, and Ultra settings drop to 27.6 FPS. The 4K results show that the RTX 3070 can handle Archeage at 4K only at lower quality settings, while higher presets require either reduced resolution or a more powerful GPU.