Archeage

The Intel Core i5-14400F paired with the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT shows a classic resolution-dependent scaling curve in Archeage. At 1080p with Low settings, the combo produces 212.6 FPS, which drops to 141.1 FPS at 1440p and further to 82.3 FPS at 4K. This represents a 61.3% reduction in frame rate from 1080p Low to 4K Low, indicating that the GPU becomes progressively more stressed as pixel count rises. The scaling pattern shifts dramatically at higher quality presets. With Ultra settings, the system delivers 83.3 FPS at 1080p, 57 FPS at 1440p, and 31.5 FPS at 4K — a 62.2% drop from 1080p to 4K. The gap between Low and Ultra at 1080p is substantial: 212.6 FPS versus 83.3 FPS, a 129.3 FPS difference that points to the graphics card being the limiting factor even at lower resolutions when settings are maxed. At Medium settings, the frame rates sit at 187.2 FPS (1080p), 127.6 FPS (1440p), and 71.8 FPS (4K), showing that the RX 9070 XT scales predictably with resolution when the CPU has headroom. The data suggests the i5-14400F can feed the GPU adequately at 1080p, but the RX 9070 XT's raw throughput becomes the bottleneck at 4K, where even Low settings only reach 82.3 FPS.

FAQ

Q: How does the combo perform at 1080p with High settings?

A: The system averages 127.4 FPS at 1920x1080 with High settings. This is comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold and indicates a smooth experience for most gameplay scenarios in Archeage.

Q: Is the frame rate playable at 4K Ultra?

A: At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the average FPS drops to 31.5. This is below the 60 FPS target and may result in noticeable stuttering in crowded MMORPG scenes, though the experience remains technically playable.

Q: What is the largest frame rate gap between settings at a single resolution?

A: At 1080p, the difference between Low (212.6 FPS) and Ultra (83.3 FPS) is 129.3 FPS. At 1440p, the gap between Low (141.1 FPS) and Ultra (57 FPS) is 84.1 FPS. At 4K, the spread narrows to 50.8 FPS, from 82.3 FPS on Low to 31.5 FPS on Ultra.

Q: Does the CPU or GPU limit performance in this game?

A: Benchmark results indicate the RX 9070 XT becomes the primary limiter at 4K, where even Low settings yield only 82.3 FPS. At 1080p, the CPU appears capable of sustaining high frame rates, as shown by the 212.6 FPS result on Low settings, suggesting balanced performance at lower resolutions.

Q: How does the combo rank among all tested configurations?

A: The combination ranks 468th out of 1,727 tested combos in Archeage. This places it in the upper quartile of tested systems, indicating above-average performance for this title.

Q: What is the difference between Medium and High settings at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, Medium settings produce 127.6 FPS while High settings yield 83.3 FPS — a difference of 44.3 FPS. This suggests that High settings introduce noticeable graphical overhead that impacts frame rates.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-14400F brings a 10-core, 16-thread configuration based on the Raptor Lake-R architecture, fabricated on Intel's 10 nm process node. The processor has a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.70 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. Cache structure includes 80 KB of L1 per core, 1.25 MB of L2 per core, and 20 MB of shared L3 cache. The CPU supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory in a dual-channel configuration, along with PCIe Gen 5 with 16 lanes from the CPU. In synthetic benchmarks, the i5-14400F scores 21,914 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 3,093 in single-core, while Geekbench results show 11,209 multi-core and 2,333 single-core scores. Passmark multithread testing yields 25,783 points, with single-thread performance at 3,723 points. The CPU sits in the 88th percentile among all tested processors, with an average benchmark score of 32,508.

In Archeage, the CPU's role is evident when examining frame rates across resolutions. At 1080p with Low settings, the system reaches 212.6 FPS, demonstrating that the 10-core processor can handle the game's threading demands at high frame rates. However, the CPU's influence diminishes as resolution increases. The frame rate progression from 1080p Low (212.6 FPS) to 1440p Low (141.1 FPS) shows a 71.5 FPS drop, which is primarily GPU-driven. The i5-14400F's boost clock of 4.70 GHz likely contributes to maintaining playable frame rates in less demanding scenes, but the data suggests that Archeage scales more with GPU capability than CPU cores once past the 1080p threshold. The processor's nearest rivals in benchmark scores include the Intel Core i7-12800H (32,513 average score, 0% delta) and the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645 (32,446 average score, 0.2% delta), indicating the i5-14400F sits in a competitive mid-range performance tier. The L3 cache of 20 MB shared across the 10 cores provides adequate data locality for MMORPG workloads, which often involve many small objects and scripted events rather than massive single-threaded computations.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i5-14400F + AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT combination ranks 468th out of 1,727 tested combos in Archeage, placing it in the 73rd percentile of all configurations. This ranking reflects the system's ability to handle the game's engine, which was released in 2014 and may not fully utilize modern hardware. The RX 9070 XT, based on the RDNA 4.0 architecture with 4,096 shading units and 128 ROPs, delivers a Passmark G3D score of 26,795 and sits in the 82nd percentile among all GPUs. The GPU's 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus provides 644.6 GB/s of bandwidth, which is ample for Archeage's texture requirements. The combo ranking suggests that while both components are individually strong — the CPU in the 88th percentile and the GPU in the 82nd percentile — their combined performance in this specific game is constrained by engine limitations. The rank of 468 out of 1,727 means approximately 27% of tested combos outperform this setup in Archeage, likely due to the game's single-threaded tendencies or older DirectX paths. The GPU's nearest rivals in benchmark scores include the AMD Radeon Pro 575 (39,703 average score, -0.1% delta) and the NVIDIA RTX A500 Mobile (39,568 average score, 0.2% delta), showing that the RX 9070 XT performs near parity with those professional or mobile parts in synthetic tests, though its gaming performance is likely superior. The CPU's average benchmark score of 32,508 places it just below the Intel Core i7-13705H (32,586 average score, -0.2% delta), reinforcing its position as a solid mid-range option that doesn't bottleneck the GPU in most scenarios.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its highest frame rates across all settings. Low settings produce 212.6 FPS, which drops to 187.2 FPS at Medium and 127.4 FPS at High. Ultra settings yield 83.3 FPS at 1080p, which is identical to the High setting result at 1440p (83.3 FPS), suggesting a cross-resolution performance parity point. The 1080p data shows a clear hierarchy: each step from Low to Medium reduces frame rate by 25.4 FPS, while the step from Medium to High costs 59.8 FPS, and High to Ultra costs 44.1 FPS. This non-linear scaling indicates that High and Ultra settings introduce significant graphical effects that tax the GPU heavily even at 1080p.

At 2560x1440, the system maintains playable frame rates across all settings. Low settings achieve 141.1 FPS, Medium produces 127.6 FPS, and High drops to 83.3 FPS. Ultra settings fall to 57 FPS at this resolution, which remains above the 30 FPS minimum for playability but below the 60 FPS target for smooth gameplay. The difference between Medium and High at 1440p is 44.3 FPS, similar to the 1080p gap between High and Ultra (44.1 FPS), indicating that the graphical load of High settings at 1440p is comparable to Ultra at 1080p. Low settings at 1440p (141.1 FPS) outperform High settings at 1080p (127.4 FPS) by 13.7 FPS, suggesting that resolution scaling is less impactful than settings changes for this GPU.

At 3840x2160, the RX 9070 XT begins to show its limits. Low settings produce 82.3 FPS, which is still above 60 FPS and playable. Medium settings drop to 71.8 FPS, and High settings fall to 49.7 FPS. Ultra settings at 4K yield only 31.5 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS threshold and may cause noticeable stutter in fast-paced combat. The 4K data shows a consistent pattern: each settings increase reduces frame rate by roughly 10-18 FPS, with the largest drop occurring between High (49.7 FPS) and Ultra (31.5 FPS) at 18.2 FPS. The 4K Low result of 82.3 FPS is identical to the 1440p High result of 83.3 FPS within rounding error, suggesting that the GPU can maintain similar performance when resolution and settings are balanced. Overall, the measured FPS data shows that the combo is best suited for 1080p and 1440p gaming, with 4K requiring settings compromises to maintain playable frame rates.