Archeage

Archeage, a 2014 MMORPG, presents a demanding workload for the combination of the Intel Core i5-14600K and the AMD Radeon RX 580. The measured frame rates across various settings and resolutions show a system where the GPU is the primary constraint, with the CPU's substantial headroom unable to compensate for the graphics card's limitations at higher fidelity levels. This analysis details the benchmark results for this specific pairing.

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS at 1080p with High settings?

A: The Intel Core i5-14600K with the AMD Radeon RX 580 achieves an average of 42.4 FPS at 1920x1080 with High settings.

Q: How does the Ultra preset at 4K perform compared to the Low preset at 4K?

A: At 3840x2160, the Ultra preset delivers an average of 9.3 FPS, while the Low preset achieves 25.2 FPS. This represents a substantial performance drop when enabling the highest visual fidelity at this resolution.

Q: What is the best average FPS recorded for this combo in Archeage?

A: The highest average frame rate recorded is 67.2 FPS, which occurs at 1920x1080 resolution with the Low settings preset.

Q: Is the data for this combo measured or estimated?

A: The data is measured, as indicated by the `dataIsMeasured` field being true. This indicates the frame rates come from actual benchmark runs rather than projections.

Q: Where does this CPU and GPU combination rank among all tested combos in Archeage?

A: This combo ranks 1605 out of 1727 tested combinations in the game's database, placing it in the lower percentile of tested systems for this title.

Q: What is the performance delta between the i5-14600K and its closest rival, the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X?

A: In average benchmark scores, the Intel Core i5-14600K scores 49166, which is 0.2% higher than the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X's average score of 49062. This indicates near-identical general processing performance.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 580 is the definitive performance limiter in this configuration for Archeage. The GPU's specifications show a mid-range part from the Polaris generation, built on a 14 nm process with 5,700 million transistors. It features 8 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 256.0 GB/s. The core operates at a base clock of 1257 MHz with a boost clock of 1340 MHz.

The GPU's benchmark percentile of 53, where it ranks near the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 with a 0% delta, illustrates its position in the overall performance hierarchy. This is a card that is now several generations old, and its capabilities are far outstripped by the modern CPU it is paired with. The i5-14600K, with its 14 cores and 20 threads, can process game logic and draw calls far faster than the RX 580 can render the resulting frames. This creates a significant bottleneck where the GPU is saturated, and the CPU's performance is largely irrelevant to the final frame rate. The data confirms this, as the FPS scales directly with the graphical load placed on the GPU.

Resolution Scaling

The performance scaling from 1080p to 4K clearly demonstrates the GPU-bound nature of this system. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo achieves 67.2 FPS. Moving to 2560x1440 with the same Low preset, the average drops to 48.4 FPS, a significant reduction. At 3840x2160 with Low settings, the average further plummets to 25.2 FPS. This pattern is consistent across all settings presets.

This steep drop-off in performance as resolution increases is the classic signature of a graphics card that has hit its fill-rate and memory bandwidth limits. The RX 580's 256.0 GB/s of bandwidth is simply insufficient to feed the framebuffer at higher resolutions. The CPU's role in this scaling is minimal; a more powerful GPU would show a much flatter FPS curve across resolutions, as the i5-14600K has ample headroom to maintain frame delivery. The benchmark results indicate that while the CPU is a top-tier performer, sitting in the 93rd percentile, it is completely hamstrung by the GPU in this title, especially at 4K where even the Low preset struggles to maintain a playable frame rate.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The following data provides a detailed look at the average FPS for each tested configuration.

At 1920x1080:

• Low: The highest performance tier, with an average of 67.2 FPS.
• Medium: Slightly lower, achieving an average of 61.1 FPS.
• High: A significant drop to 42.4 FPS, indicating a major increase in shading load.
• Ultra: The most demanding preset at this resolution, yielding only 30.2 FPS.

At 2560x1440:

• Low: Average FPS falls to 48.4, a drop of 18.8 FPS from the 1080p Low result.
• Medium: The average is 41.2 FPS, showing a smoother degradation from the 1080p Medium result.
• High: Performance dips to 26.6 FPS, which is below the 30 FPS threshold often considered the minimum for smooth gameplay.
• Ultra: The average drops to 17.5 FPS, making this setting combination largely unplayable.

At 3840x2160:

• Low: The average FPS is 25.2, which is barely playable and shows the GPU is heavily overloaded.
• Medium: Performance is similar, with an average of 23.4 FPS.
• High: The average FPS drops further to 19.1.
• Ultra: This is the most demanding configuration, resulting in a very low average of 9.3 FPS, which is a slideshow.

The data shows a clear pattern: the RX 580 is only capable of providing a consistently smooth experience (above 60 FPS) at 1080p with Low settings. For a more standard 60 FPS target at Medium settings, users would need to stay at 1080p, where the card only manages 61.1 FPS. Any attempt to play at higher resolutions or with higher quality presets will result in a significant performance penalty.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database of tested combinations for Archeage, this pairing of the Intel Core i5-14600K and AMD Radeon RX 580 ranks 1605 out of 1727 total combos. This places it in the bottom 7% of all tested systems, which is a surprisingly low position given the strength of the CPU. This ranking is a direct consequence of the GPU's limitations.

The i5-14600K's own benchmark scores are formidable. It achieves a multi-core score of 32881 in Cinebench R23 and a single-core score of 4642. Its average benchmark score of 49166 places it in the 93rd percentile of all CPUs, outperforming the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X by 0.2% and the Intel Core i5-14600KF by 0.4% in average scores. In contrast, the RX 580's average benchmark score is 13559, which puts it in the 53rd percentile of all GPUs, placing it on par with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 with a 0.1% performance delta.

This massive disparity in relative performance between the CPU and GPU is the defining characteristic of this combo. The system's low rank in Archeage is not a reflection of the CPU's capabilities, but rather a signal of how heavily the game's frame rate is dependent on the graphics card. The benchmark results indicate that this pairing is severely unbalanced for this specific MMORPG, with the powerful processor being held back by a graphics card that is simply not equipped for the demands of higher resolutions and detail settings. The combo rank underscores that for this game, the GPU choice is the primary determinant of overall system performance.