Archeage

FAQ

Q: What is the comboRankInGame for the Intel Core i5-14400F and AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT in Archeage?

A: This combination ranks 1254 out of 1727 tested combos in Archeage, placing it in the lower-mid tier of all system configurations benchmarked for this game.

Q: What is the best average FPS this combo can achieve at 1080p?

A: The highest measured average FPS is 132.1 at 1920x1080 with Low settings. The same resolution yields 112.4 FPS on Medium and 78.9 FPS on High.

Q: How does the RX 6600 XT compare to its nearest GPU rival in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The RX 6600 XT scores 27985 on average, which is nearly identical to the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti at 27956 (0.1% delta). It trails the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 by 0.9% (28238 vs 27985).

Q: What is the CPU's single-thread performance relative to its closest rivals?

A: The i5-14400F scores 3093 in Cinebench R23 single-core, and its overall average benchmark score of 32508 is essentially tied with the Intel Core i7-12800H (32513, 0% delta) and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645 (32446, 0.2% delta ahead).

Q: Does the GPU have enough VRAM for 4K gaming in Archeage?

A: The RX 6600 XT has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory with a 128-bit bus and 256.0 GB/s bandwidth. At 3840x2160 Ultra, the measured average FPS is 17.9, indicating the VRAM capacity and bandwidth are insufficient for playable 4K Ultra performance.

Q: What is the CPU's launch MSRP?

A: The Intel Core i5-14400F has a launch MSRP of $196.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT is built on the RDNA 2.0 architecture with the Navi 23 chip at 7 nm. Its memory configuration is 8 GB of GDDR6 across a 128-bit bus, delivering 256.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU operates at a base clock of 1968 MHz, a game clock of 2359 MHz, and a boost clock of 2589 MHz. These specifications define its performance envelope in Archeage, an MMORPG from 2014 that does not heavily tax modern GPUs, yet the data shows the GPU still becomes a limiting factor at higher resolutions and settings.

At 1080p Low settings, the combo achieves 132.1 FPS, which is smooth. Moving to Medium drops to 112.4 FPS, and High yields 78.9 FPS. The Ultra setting at 1080p collapses to 51.8 FPS, a dramatic 61% reduction from Low. This pattern indicates that the RX 6600 XT's architectural capabilities — 2048 shading units, 128 TMUs, and 64 ROPs — are sufficient for moderate workloads, but the Ultra preset demands more than the GPU can efficiently deliver. The GPU's FP32 throughput of 10.60 TFLOPS and pixel rate of 165.7 GPixel/s are solid mid-range numbers, yet Archeage's Ultra settings clearly push beyond the card's comfort zone.

The GPU's synthetic benchmark performance places it in the 71st percentile among all GPUs. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti, scores virtually identically (27956 vs 27985, 0.1% delta). However, in gaming, the RX 6600 XT's modern architecture with DirectX 12 Ultimate and Vulkan 1.4 support may provide advantages over that older card, though the measured FPS data in Archeage does not isolate this effect. The GPU's memory bandwidth of 256.0 GB/s is a key constraint: at 4K, the card must move significantly more data, and the 128-bit bus limits effective throughput.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals a GPU-bound scenario at higher resolutions. At Low settings, the combo delivers 132.1 FPS at 1080p, 88.9 FPS at 1440p (a 33% drop), and 49.4 FPS at 4K (a 63% drop from 1080p). This steep decline indicates the GPU's bandwidth and processing power are the primary constraints as pixel count increases. The 256.0 GB/s memory bandwidth and 128-bit bus become increasingly inadequate at 4K, where the render target requires over four times the pixels of 1080p.

At Medium settings, the scaling is similar: 112.4 FPS at 1080p drops to 78.1 FPS at 1440p (31% reduction) and 42.4 FPS at 4K (62% reduction). The consistent ~60% loss from 1080p to 4K across Low and Medium settings suggests a predictable bandwidth-limited behavior. At High settings, 1080p yields 78.9 FPS, 1440p drops to 51.7 FPS (34% reduction), and 4K falls to 30.3 FPS (62% reduction). The Ultra preset shows the most severe scaling: 51.8 FPS at 1080p, 38.7 FPS at 1440p (25% reduction), and 17.9 FPS at 4K (65% reduction). The smaller relative drop from 1080p to 1440p at Ultra suggests the GPU is already saturated at 1080p Ultra, so additional resolution has less proportional impact.

The data indicates that at 1080p, the CPU still has headroom, as evidenced by the large FPS gains from High to Low settings (78.9 to 132.1). At 4K, even Low settings only reach 49.4 FPS, confirming that the GPU is the bottleneck at that resolution regardless of settings.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i5-14400F and AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT combination ranks 1254 out of 1727 tested combos in Archeage. This places it in approximately the 27th percentile of all tested system configurations. Given that the CPU ranks in the 88th percentile among all CPUs and the GPU ranks in the 71st percentile among all GPUs, the combo's lower in-game ranking suggests that Archeage's engine does not fully utilize the strengths of either component, or that the combination is held back by the GPU at higher settings.

The CPU's average benchmark score of 32508 is virtually tied with its nearest rivals — the Intel Core i7-12800H (32513, 0% delta), AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645 (32446, 0.2% delta), AMD Ryzen 7 250 (32584, -0.2% delta), and Intel Core i7-13705H (32586, -0.2% delta). This CPU is clearly a capable mid-range processor. The GPU's average benchmark score of 27985 is nearly identical to the GTX 980 Ti (27956, 0.1% delta) and Radeon R9 M395X (27883, 0.4% delta), but slightly behind the RTX 3070 (28238, -0.9% delta).

The ranking of 1254 out of 1727 indicates that many combinations outperform this pairing in Archeage specifically. The game's 2014 release date means it was designed for older hardware, and the data suggests that the RX 6600 XT's strengths — high clocks and modern features — do not translate into top-tier performance in this title. The combo achieves playable FPS at 1080p Medium and High, but falls short of the performance seen from higher-ranked combos that likely feature more powerful GPUs or better CPU-GPU balance for this specific workload.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS data, the optimal setting for this combo in Archeage is 1080p Medium, which delivers 112.4 FPS. This provides a smooth experience with a substantial improvement over Low settings (132.1 FPS, only 18% faster) while offering much better visual quality. High settings at 1080p yield 78.9 FPS, which is still playable but represents a 30% performance loss compared to Medium. The Ultra preset at 1080p is not recommended, as it drops to 51.8 FPS — a 54% reduction from Medium — for what is likely a marginal visual gain in a 2014 MMORPG.

At 1440p, Medium settings provide 78.1 FPS, which is acceptable for most players. High at 1440p drops to 51.7 FPS, which may be borderline for fast-paced content. Low at 1440p delivers 88.9 FPS, but the visual compromise is significant. At 4K, no setting achieves 60 FPS; the best is Low at 49.4 FPS, followed by Medium at 42.4 FPS. High at 4K manages only 30.3 FPS, and Ultra is unplayable at 17.9 FPS. For 4K users, Low settings are the only viable option, and even then, the experience will not be fully smooth.

The data strongly indicates that this combo is best suited for 1080p gaming with Medium or High settings. The jump from Medium to High costs 33.5 FPS (112.4 to 78.9), while the jump from High to Ultra costs 27.1 FPS (78.9 to 51.8). The diminishing returns from Medium to High are more acceptable than from High to Ultra.

Measured FPS Breakdown

1920x1080 (1080p):

• Low: 132.1 FPS average
• Medium: 112.4 FPS average
• High: 78.9 FPS average
• Ultra: 51.8 FPS average

2560x1440 (1440p):

• Low: 88.9 FPS average
• Medium: 78.1 FPS average
• High: 51.7 FPS average
• Ultra: 38.7 FPS average

3840x2160 (4K):

• Low: 49.4 FPS average
• Medium: 42.4 FPS average
• High: 30.3 FPS average
• Ultra: 17.9 FPS average

The performance deltas between settings are consistent across resolutions. Moving from Low to Medium costs approximately 15% FPS at each resolution (132.1 to 112.4 at 1080p, 88.9 to 78.1 at 1440p, 49.4 to 42.4 at 4K). The Low-to-High penalty is steeper: 40% at 1080p, 42% at 1440p, and 39% at 4K. The Ultra preset exacts a severe toll: compared to High, it costs 34% at 1080p (78.9 to 51.8), 25% at 1440p (51.7 to 38.7), and 41% at 4K (30.3 to 17.9). These percentages indicate that the Ultra preset is disproportionately demanding relative to its visual benefit, likely due to effects that heavily tax the GPU's shading units and memory subsystem.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-14400F is a 10-core, 16-thread processor from the Raptor Lake architecture, running at a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.70 GHz. Its cache hierarchy includes 80 KB of L1 per core, 1.25 MB of L2 per core, and 20 MB of shared L3. The CPU supports DDR4 and DDR5 memory in a dual-channel configuration, and connects via PCIe Gen 5 with 16 CPU lanes. This processor ranks in the 88th percentile among all CPUs, with strong multi-threaded performance: Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 21914 and single-core score of 3093. Its PassMark multi-thread score is 25783, and its single-thread score is 3723.

In Archeage, the CPU's role is less critical than the GPU at higher resolutions, as evidenced by the FPS scaling data. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 132.1 FPS, which suggests the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU adequately at that level. However, the game's MMORPG nature — with many players, NPCs, and effects on screen — can create CPU-bound scenarios in crowded areas, even if the benchmark data does not isolate those cases. The CPU's 10 cores and 16 threads provide ample parallel processing for game logic, AI, and network handling, while the 4.70 GHz boost clock ensures strong single-thread performance for the main game thread.

The CPU's nearest rivals show it is a well-balanced mid-range part: it matches the Intel Core i7-12800H (a mobile chip) exactly in average score, and is 0.2% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645. This places it in a competitive position for gaming, though the GPU pairing with the RX 6600 XT may not fully exploit the CPU's potential in this specific title. The CPU's 65W TDP and active production status indicate it is a current, efficient part that should not bottleneck the GPU in most scenarios. However, the combo's overall ranking of 1254 out of 1727 suggests that in Archeage, the GPU is the limiting factor, and a more powerful GPU would yield greater FPS gains than a CPU upgrade.