Archeage

FAQ

Q: What is the overall performance rank of the Intel Core i5-14400F and Intel Arc B570 combination in Archeage?

A: This combo ranks 2222 out of 2761 tested combos in Archeage, placing it in the lower-mid pack of the database. Given the game's 2014 release date, this suggests the pairing is adequate but far from top-tier for this specific MMORPG.

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

A: The Core i5-14400F posts an average benchmark score of 32279, sitting within 0.5% of its closest competitors. It is 0.1% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U, 0.2% ahead of the Intel Core i9-11900, 0.5% ahead of the Intel Core i7-12800H, and 0.2% behind the AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS.

Q: What is the GPU's percentile ranking among all tested graphics cards?

A: The Intel Arc B570 holds a 65th percentile ranking across all GPUs. Its average benchmark score is 20556, which places it nearly identical to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile (0.1% ahead) and the Intel Arc A750 (0.1% behind).

Q: What is the best settings preset at 1080p for this combo?

A: At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers 110 FPS, while Medium provides 98 FPS (with a minimum of 83 FPS and maximum of 112 FPS). The High preset runs at 66 FPS, and Ultra drops to 45 FPS. For smooth MMO gameplay, Medium offers the best balance with only a 12 FPS penalty over Low.

Q: How much performance is lost going from 1080p to 4K at Medium settings?

A: At Medium settings, the combo delivers 98 FPS at 1920x1080, 66 FPS at 2560x1440, and 38 FPS at 3840x2160. This represents a 61% performance drop from 1080p to 1440p, and an additional 42% drop from 1440p to 4K.

Q: What is the CPU's multi-threaded performance in Cinebench R23?

A: The Core i5-14400F scores 21645 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 3055 in single-core. Its 10 cores and 16 threads, with a base clock of 2.50 GHz and boost of 4.70 GHz, provide strong synthetic throughput for a 65W desktop chip.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B570 brings 10 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 160-bit bus, delivering 380.0 GB/s of bandwidth. Its base and boost clocks are locked at 2500 MHz, with memory running at 2375 MHz (19 Gbps effective). This Xe2-HPG architecture chip, built on TSMC's 5 nm process with 19,600 million transistors, offers 2304 shading units, 144 TMUs, and 80 ROPs. The GPU's FP32 throughput is 11.52 TFLOPS, with pixel rate at 200.0 GPixel/s and texture rate at 360.0 GTexel/s.

In Archeage, the GPU's role appears substantial at higher resolutions. The measured FPS data shows that moving from Low to Ultra settings at any resolution incurs a steep cost. At 1080p, Low hits 110 FPS while Ultra drops to 45 FPS — a 59% reduction. At 1440p, the same comparison yields 74 FPS versus 31 FPS (58% drop). At 4K, Low produces 42 FPS while Ultra falls to just 17 FPS (60% drop). This consistent scaling pattern indicates that the Arc B570's raw compute and memory bandwidth are the primary constraints when pushing higher quality presets.

The 10 GB VRAM capacity is notable for a game from 2014, which likely does not require that much memory even at 4K Ultra. However, the GPU's 160-bit bus and 380 GB/s bandwidth may become limiting factors in large-scale MMO battles with many player characters, where texture streaming and draw calls can spike. The GPU's DirectX 12 Ultimate support (12_2) suggests modern API overhead reduction could help, but Archeage's original engine may not fully leverage these features.

Resolution Scaling

The data reveals a clear pattern of performance degradation as resolution increases. At Medium settings, the average FPS drops from 98 at 1080p to 66 at 1440p, then to 38 at 4K. This represents a 33% loss from 1080p to 1440p, and a further 42% loss from 1440p to 4K. At High settings, the progression is 66 FPS (1080p), 45 FPS (1440p), and 26 FPS (4K) — a 32% drop then a 42% drop.

The scaling behavior suggests that the Intel Arc B570 becomes the limiting component at higher resolutions. The GPU's pixel rate of 200.0 GPixel/s and texture rate of 360.0 GTexel/s are put under increasing strain as pixel count rises. At 4K, even Low settings only manage 42 FPS, indicating that the GPU's fillrate and shading capacity are insufficient for smooth gameplay at that resolution regardless of quality preset.

The CPU appears less of a bottleneck here, given that the Core i5-14400F has strong single-thread performance (3055 in Cinebench R23 single-core, 3701 in PassMark single-thread). The fact that FPS scales nearly linearly with resolution (with some superlinear drops at 4K Ultra) points to GPU-bound behavior. For MMO environments with many concurrent players, the CPU might become more relevant, but the measured data shows the GPU dominating the scaling curve.

Settings Recommendations

For a playable experience, the data points to Medium settings as the sweet spot. At 1080p, Medium delivers 98 FPS with a minimum of 83 FPS and maximum of 112 FPS — comfortably above the typical 60 FPS target for MMO gameplay. The 12 FPS difference from Low (110 FPS) is a minor cost for the visual quality improvement Medium provides over Low.

At 1440p, Medium yields 66 FPS (minimum 56, maximum 76), which remains playable on standard 60Hz monitors. The jump to High drops to 45 FPS, which is borderline for smooth gameplay. Low at 1440p hits 74 FPS, but the visual compromise may not justify it when Medium offers 66 FPS. For 1440p users, Medium is the recommended preset.

At 4K, the situation is more challenging. Medium produces 38 FPS (minimum 32, maximum 43), which is below ideal smoothness but might be tolerable for less action-heavy content. Low at 42 FPS is the only preset that exceeds 40 FPS at 4K. Ultra at 17 FPS is essentially unplayable, while High at 26 FPS is marginal. For 4K, Low is the only acceptable option, and even that may feel sluggish in crowded zones.

The measured FPS ranges at Medium (83–112 at 1080p, 56–76 at 1440p, 32–43 at 4K) show that this preset provides the most consistent experience across resolutions. The variance is tighter compared to extrapolating from Low or High settings. Given that Archeage is a 2014 MMORPG where player density matters more than graphical fidelity, Medium offers the best trade-off between visual clarity and responsiveness.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i5-14400F + Intel Arc B570 combination ranks 2222 out of 2761 tested combos in Archeage, placing it in the 20th percentile of all configurations. This is a modest showing, particularly when considering the CPU's 83rd percentile ranking among all processors and the GPU's 65th percentile among all graphics cards. The gap between component-level percentiles and in-game rank suggests Archeage's engine does not scale well with this particular pairing.

The CPU's average benchmark score of 32279 is nearly identical to its nearest rivals — the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U (32233, delta 0.1%), Intel Core i9-11900 (32226, delta 0.2%), and AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS (32354, delta -0.2%). This indicates the processor is not the limiting factor in most scenarios. The GPU's average score of 20556 is similarly close to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile (20534, delta 0.1%) and Intel Arc A750 (20582, delta -0.1%).

The low combo rank relative to component percentiles could be attributed to driver maturity or game-specific optimizations. The Arc B570 is a Battlemage-generation GPU released in 2025, and Archeage's 2014 engine may not fully utilize its modern architecture features. The measured FPS data shows that even at 1080p Low, the combo only reaches 110 FPS, which is respectable but not exceptional for a 10-core CPU paired with a 2304-shader GPU. The rank suggests that many other combos — likely with older NVIDIA or AMD GPUs — achieve better results in this specific title.

Measured FPS Breakdown

1920x1080:

• Low: 110 FPS average
• Medium: 98 FPS average (minimum 83, maximum 112)
• High: 66 FPS average
• Ultra: 45 FPS average

2560x1440:

• Low: 74 FPS average
• Medium: 66 FPS average (minimum 56, maximum 76)
• High: 45 FPS average
• Ultra: 31 FPS average

3840x2160:

• Low: 42 FPS average
• Medium: 38 FPS average (minimum 32, maximum 43)
• High: 26 FPS average
• Ultra: 17 FPS average

The Medium preset is the only one with reported minimum and maximum FPS values across all resolutions, providing insight into frame time consistency. At 1080p, the range spans 29 FPS (83 to 112), which is a 35% variation from the average. At 1440p, the range is 20 FPS (56 to 76), a 30% variation. At 4K, the range narrows to 11 FPS (32 to 43), a 29% variation. This suggests that as resolution increases, frame pacing becomes more consistent relative to the average, likely because the GPU is consistently saturated.

The performance deltas between presets are relatively uniform. At 1080p, Medium is 12 FPS slower than Low, High is 32 FPS slower than Medium, and Ultra is 21 FPS slower than High. At 1440p, the gaps are 8 FPS (Low to Medium), 21 FPS (Medium to High), and 14 FPS (High to Ultra). At 4K, the gaps are 4 FPS (Low to Medium), 12 FPS (Medium to High), and 9 FPS (High to Ultra). The diminishing returns as resolution increases indicate that the GPU's compute resources are the primary constraint at higher pixel counts.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-14400F is a 10-core, 16-thread processor based on Raptor Lake architecture, manufactured on Intel's 10 nm process. It has a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.70 GHz, with a 65W TDP. The cache hierarchy includes 80 KB of L1 per core, 1.25 MB of L2 per core, and 20 MB of shared L3 cache. Memory support includes both DDR4 and DDR5 in dual-channel configuration, with ECC support available.

In synthetic benchmarks, the CPU demonstrates strong multi-threaded capability: Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 21645, Cinebench R20 multi-core of 9090, and Geekbench multi-core of 11268. Single-thread performance is solid with Cinebench R23 single-core at 3055, Cinebench R20 single-core at 1283, and Geekbench single-core at 2058. PassMark scores show particular strengths in integer math (81524) and floating-point math (61319), while the find prime numbers score is notably low at 86.

For Archeage, an MMORPG from 2014, the CPU's role is likely tied to game logic processing, network handling, and NPC/AI updates rather than raw graphical compute. The 10 cores and 16 threads provide ample parallel processing capacity, but the game's engine may not utilize all of them effectively. The measured FPS data shows that at 1080p Low, the combo reaches 110 FPS — which could be CPU-limited if the game's main thread becomes a bottleneck. However, the fact that FPS scales down significantly at higher resolutions (74 FPS at 1440p Low, 42 FPS at 4K Low) indicates GPU limitation kicks in quickly.

The CPU's 83rd percentile ranking among all processors suggests it is a capable chip overall, but its performance in Archeage is tempered by the GPU pairing. The nearest rival comparisons — with deltas under 0.5% — indicate that swapping to a comparable CPU would yield negligible differences in this game. The real differentiator in Archeage is likely the GPU and its driver efficiency, given the game's age and the Arc B570's modern architecture. The CPU's 2.50 GHz base clock and 4.70 GHz boost provide sufficient headroom for MMO gameplay, but the engine's single-thread dependency may cap performance regardless of the multi-core muscle available.