Archeage

CPU Role — cores, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The Intel Core i5-14400F is a 10-core, 16-thread desktop processor built on Intel's Raptor Lake architecture, with a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.70 GHz. This configuration places it in the 83rd percentile of all CPUs in the benchmark database, with an average benchmark score of 32,279. Its closest performance rival, the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U, scores 32,233, a negligible 0.1% difference, while the Intel Core i9-11900 trails by just 0.2% at 32,226. The AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS edges ahead by 0.2% at 32,354, and the Intel Core i7-12800H is 0.5% behind at 32,121. These near-identical scores indicate that the i5-14400F sits squarely in a competitive mid-range performance tier, where synthetic benchmarks show no clear winner among these four rivals.

For Archeage, an MMORPG originally released in 2014, the CPU's role is substantial. The game's engine relies heavily on single-thread performance for game logic, networking, and UI rendering, areas where the i5-14400F's 4.70 GHz boost clock is a strong asset. In Cinebench R23, the processor scores 3,055 in single-core and 21,645 in multi-core, demonstrating that while it excels at single-threaded tasks, its multi-threaded capability is also robust with 10 cores and 16 threads. The L3 cache is 20 MB shared, which helps maintain data locality in large open-world scenarios typical of MMORPGs. The CPU supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory in a dual-channel configuration, though the data does not specify memory bandwidth numbers.

In the context of the measured FPS results, the CPU appears to be a limiting factor at lower resolutions. At 1080p with Low settings, the combo achieves 162 FPS average, which is nearly 2.5 times the 4K Ultra result of 26 FPS. However, when comparing 1080p Low (162 FPS) to 1440p Low (109 FPS), the drop is 33%, suggesting that at lower settings, the CPU's ability to feed frames becomes the bottleneck before the GPU's rendering capacity is fully taxed. The processor's PassMark single-thread score of 3,701 and multithread score of 25,470 reinforce that it provides a solid foundation for maintaining high frame rates in a game that may not fully utilize all 16 threads, but benefits from fast single-core execution.

GPU Role — VRAM, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT is a RDNA 2.0 architecture GPU with 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, delivering 432.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth. Its base clock is 2150 MHz, with a boost clock of 2600 MHz and a game clock of 2495 MHz. The GPU has 2,560 shading units, 160 texture mapping units, and 64 raster operation units, along with 40 ray tracing cores. It achieves 13.31 TFLOPS of FP32 performance and has a pixel rate of 166.4 GPixel/s with a texture rate of 416.0 GTexel/s. In the benchmark database, the RX 6750 XT sits in the 71st percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 26,011.

Its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks are notably older or mobile parts: the AMD Radeon R9 M395X scores 25,891 (0.5% behind), the AMD FirePro W7100 scores 25,856 (0.6% behind), the AMD FirePro D700 scores 25,842 (0.7% behind), and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile scores 25,740 (1.1% behind). This suggests that while the RX 6750 XT is not a top-tier card, it outperforms these specific competitors in aggregate benchmark scores, though the margin is slim. The GPU's PassMark G3D score of 20,700 and DirectX 12 score of 80 indicate strong DirectX 12 capability, which is relevant for modern rendering paths.

For Archeage, the GPU's role becomes more pronounced at higher resolutions and settings. At 4K Ultra, the combo drops to 26 FPS average, which is unplayable for most users, while 4K High yields 38 FPS and 4K Medium 56 FPS. The 12 GB VRAM is ample for this older title, as even at 4K Ultra, memory capacity is unlikely to be a constraint — instead, the GPU's raw compute and memory bandwidth are the limiting factors. At 1080p Low, the combo reaches 162 FPS, indicating that the GPU is more than capable at lower resolutions. The RX 6750 XT's 432.0 GB/s bandwidth and 13.31 TFLOPS are sufficient to push high frame rates at 1080p and 1440p, but the 4K results show a clear ceiling where the GPU's processing power cannot maintain playable frame rates at higher quality settings.

FAQ

Q: What is the best settings/resolution combination for this CPU-GPU pair in Archeage?

A: Based on measured data, 1080p Medium delivers 144 FPS average (min 123, max 166), while 1440p Medium achieves 97 FPS (min 83, max 112). For a balance of visual quality and performance, 1440p High at 66 FPS is viable, but 4K is only playable at Low settings (62 FPS) or Medium (56 FPS).

Q: How does the CPU compare to its closest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The Intel Core i5-14400F has an average benchmark score of 32,279, which is 0.1% higher than the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U (32,233) and 0.2% higher than the Intel Core i9-11900 (32,226). It is 0.2% lower than the AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS (32,354) and 0.5% higher than the Intel Core i7-12800H (32,121).

Q: What is the GPU's performance percentile and how does it rank against specific rivals?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT is in the 71st percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 26,011. It beats the AMD Radeon R9 M395X (25,891) by 0.5%, the AMD FirePro W7100 (25,856) by 0.6%, the AMD FirePro D700 (25,842) by 0.7%, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile (25,740) by 1.1%.

Q: Does the game scale well from 1080p to 4K?

A: No, the scaling is poor at higher settings. At Ultra settings, the average FPS drops from 67 at 1080p to 45 at 1440p (a 33% drop) and then to 26 at 4K (a 42% drop from 1440p). At Low settings, the drop is from 162 at 1080p to 109 at 1440p (33% drop) and then to 62 at 4K (43% drop from 1440p), showing that the GPU becomes the primary bottleneck at 4K regardless of settings.

Q: What are the CPU's single-core and multi-core benchmark scores?

A: In Cinebench R23, the CPU scores 3,055 in single-core and 21,645 in multi-core. In Geekbench, it scores 2,058 in single-core and 11,268 in multi-core. PassMark single-thread score is 3,701, and multithread score is 25,470.

Q: Is the GPU's memory bandwidth sufficient for 4K gaming in this title?

A: The GPU has 432.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth with 12 GB of GDDR6 memory. While this is adequate for 4K Medium (56 FPS), the 4K Ultra result of 26 FPS suggests that bandwidth alone is not the limiting factor — the GPU's compute throughput (13.31 TFLOPS) and pixel rate (166.4 GPixel/s) are insufficient for the highest quality settings at 4K resolution.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i5-14400F and AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT ranks 1,713 out of 3,708 tested combos in Archeage, placing it in the 46th percentile of all tested system pairings. This mid-pack ranking reflects a balanced pairing where neither component is drastically overpowered relative to the other, but also where the system does not reach the upper echelons of performance. The rank suggests that for this specific game, there are 1,713 combinations that perform better, which is a significant number, but the system still outperforms 1,995 other combinations.

The CPU's 83rd percentile ranking among all CPUs is notably higher than the GPU's 71st percentile ranking among all GPUs. This discrepancy indicates that the processor has more headroom relative to its peers than the graphics card does, meaning that in CPU-bound scenarios (such as 1080p Low settings), the i5-14400F is the stronger component. Conversely, at 4K Ultra, the GPU's lower relative standing becomes apparent, as the system's frame rate drops to 26 FPS. The combo's overall rank of 1,713 reflects this imbalance — the system is neither CPU-limited nor GPU-limited at moderate settings, but at the extremes, the GPU holds the system back more than the CPU.

Compared to the CPU's nearest rivals, the i5-14400F's performance is essentially tied with the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U (0.1% delta), the Intel Core i9-11900 (0.2% delta), and the AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS (0.2% delta), while being 0.5% ahead of the Intel Core i7-12800H. This tight clustering means that any of these CPUs paired with a similar GPU would likely produce nearly identical frame rates in Archeage. The GPU's nearest rivals, however, are all notably older or mobile parts — the Radeon R9 M395X, FirePro W7100, FirePro D700, and RTX 3080 Ti Mobile — which suggests that the RX 6750 XT occupies a unique position in the database where few directly comparable desktop GPUs exist nearby in benchmark scores.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a clear and consistent pattern of performance degradation as resolution increases from 1080p to 4K. At Low settings, the average FPS drops from 162 at 1080p to 109 at 1440p, a 32.7% reduction, and then to 62 at 4K, a 43.1% reduction from 1440p. This indicates that the GPU is becoming the limiting factor as resolution increases, since the CPU's workload remains relatively constant while the GPU must render more pixels. The smooth scaling from 162 to 109 to 62 suggests that the GPU's performance scales roughly linearly with pixel count, which is typical for a GPU-bound scenario.

At High settings, the scaling is similar: 98 FPS at 1080p, 66 FPS at 1440p (a 32.7% drop), and 38 FPS at 4K (a 42.4% drop from 1440p). Medium settings show 144 FPS at 1080p, 97 FPS at 1440p (32.6% drop), and 56 FPS at 4K (42.3% drop). Ultra settings show the steepest absolute declines: 67 FPS at 1080p, 45 FPS at 1440p (32.8% drop), and 26 FPS at 4K (42.2% drop from 1440p). The consistency of these percentage drops across all settings — roughly 33% from 1080p to 1440p and 42% from 1440p to 4K — strongly indicates that the GPU is the dominant bottleneck at resolutions above 1080p.

However, the comparison between settings at the same resolution reveals the CPU's influence. At 1080p, the difference between Low (162 FPS) and Ultra (67 FPS) is 95 FPS, which is a 58.6% reduction. At 4K, the difference between Low (62 FPS) and Ultra (26 FPS) is 36 FPS, a 58.1% reduction. The near-identical percentage reduction across resolutions suggests that the CPU is not the primary limiter even at 1080p; rather, the GPU's rendering load increases proportionally with quality settings regardless of resolution. The fact that 1080p Low hits 162 FPS while 1080p Ultra only reaches 67 FPS points to the GPU's fill rate and shader complexity as the limiting factors, not the CPU's ability to issue draw calls.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The following table presents all measured average FPS values from the FACT PACK, organized by resolution and settings:

1920x1080 (1080p)

• Low: 162 FPS average
• Medium: 144 FPS average (min 123, max 166)
• High: 98 FPS average
• Ultra: 67 FPS average

2560x1440 (1440p)

• Low: 109 FPS average
• Medium: 97 FPS average (min 83, max 112)
• High: 66 FPS average
• Ultra: 45 FPS average

3840x2160 (4K)

• Low: 62 FPS average
• Medium: 56 FPS average (min 47, max 64)
• High: 38 FPS average
• Ultra: 26 FPS average

The data reveals that the system can maintain playable frame rates (above 60 FPS) at 1080p across all settings except Ultra, where it drops to 67 FPS — still technically playable but with noticeable stutter potential. At 1440p, only Low (109 FPS) and Medium (97 FPS) exceed 60 FPS, while High (66 FPS) is borderline and Ultra (45 FPS) is below the threshold. At 4K, only Low (62 FPS) manages to stay above 60 FPS, while Medium (56 FPS) is marginally below, and High (38 FPS) and Ultra (26 FPS) are unplayable for smooth gameplay.

The min/max FPS data for Medium settings shows tight frame pacing: at 1080p, the range is 123-166 FPS (a 43 FPS spread), at 1440p it is 83-112 FPS (a 29 FPS spread), and at 4K it is 47-64 FPS (a 17 FPS spread). This narrowing of the frame time variance as resolution increases suggests that at lower resolutions, CPU-side frame generation causes more fluctuation, while at higher resolutions, the GPU's consistent rendering time dominates. The 4K Medium result of 56 FPS average with a 47 FPS minimum indicates that even at playable average frame rates, dips below 50 FPS can occur, which may cause perceptible hitches in an MMORPG environment with many players on screen.

For Ultra settings, only average FPS values are available without min/max data, but the trend is clear: 67 FPS at 1080p, 45 FPS at 1440p, and 26 FPS at 4K. These results indicate that Ultra settings are only viable at 1080p for this combo, and even then, the 67 FPS average may not hold in crowded areas or during large-scale PvP encounters. The system's best experience is at 1080p Medium (144 FPS) or 1440p Medium (97 FPS), where the balance between visual quality and performance is optimal for this hardware pairing.