Archeage

The data in this entry is measured, not estimated, for ArcheAge, an MMORPG, using an Intel Core i7-13700K paired with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090. The combination ranks 23rd out of 1727 tested combos in the database, placing it in the upper tier for this title. Measured average frame rates span from 287.9 fps at 1920x1080 Low to 48.9 fps at 3840x2160 Ultra, so both resolution and quality preset strongly affect the outcome.

Resolution Scaling

Moving from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160 lowers the measured average at every preset. Low goes from 287.9 fps to 114.5 fps. Medium goes from 264 fps to 101.3 fps. High goes from 184 fps to 67.2 fps. Ultra goes from 120.8 fps to 48.9 fps. The drop is consistent across all presets, which indicates that the rendering workload scales directly with pixel count on this hardware.

At 1920x1080 Low and Medium, the averages of 287.9 fps and 264 fps show that the RTX 4090 is being fed with enough data; the i7-13700K is not obviously limiting frame rates in those lighter scenes. At 3840x2160, the averages fall to 114.5 fps on Low and 48.9 fps on Ultra, a pattern pointing to the GPU as the primary limiting component at high resolution. The same trend appears at 2560x1440, where Low is 200 fps, Medium 178.9 fps, High 123.8 fps, and Ultra 83.8 fps. The data suggests that ArcheAge becomes progressively more GPU-dependent as resolution climbs.

FAQ

Q: What is the overall rank of this i7-13700K + RTX 4090 combination in ArcheAge?

A: It ranks 23rd out of 1727 tested combos. The CPU sits in the 93rd percentile among all CPUs, and the GPU sits in the 91st percentile among all GPUs.

Q: Can this setup maintain high frame rates at 3840x2160?

A: Yes, with the right preset. At 3840x2160 Low the average is 114.5 fps, Medium is 101.3 fps, High is 67.2 fps, and Ultra is 48.9 fps. The only measured 4K setting that falls to 48.9 fps is Ultra.

Q: Which 4K preset offers the best balance?

A: High. At 3840x2160 it delivers 67.2 fps, while Medium is 101.3 fps and Ultra is 48.9 fps. High is the highest preset that still sits clearly above the Ultra result.

Q: How does the RTX 4090 compare to its nearest GPU rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: Its average benchmark score is 66473. The nearest rivals are the NVIDIA Tesla T4 at 66733 with a delta of -0.4%, the NVIDIA Tesla P40 at 66127 with +0.5%, the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56 at 67097 with -0.9%, and the NVIDIA Quadro P6000 at 67320 with -1.3%. These are small deltas.

Q: Is the i7-13700K strong in single-threaded performance?

A: Yes. It scores 5505 in Cinebench R23 single-core, 4333 in PassMark single-thread, and 1136 in 3DMark single-thread. Its boost clock is 5.40 GHz. These figures support high frame rates in a game where individual core performance can be important.

Q: Does lowering settings improve frame rates at all resolutions?

A: Yes. At 1920x1080, Low 287.9, Medium 264, High 184, Ultra 120.8. At 2560x1440, Low 200, Medium 178.9, High 123.8, Ultra 83.8. At 3840x2160, Low 114.5, Medium 101.3, High 67.2, Ultra 48.9. Lower settings always produce a higher average FPS in this measured set.

GPU Role

The RTX 4090 is an Ada Lovelace GPU on TSMC's 5 nm process. The AD102 chip contains 76,300 million transistors on a 609 mm² die. Its base clock is 2235 MHz, its boost clock is 2520 MHz, and its memory clock is 1313 MHz, with 21 Gbps effective memory speed. The 24 GB GDDR6X frame buffer connects over a 384-bit bus, giving 1.01 TB/s of memory bandwidth.

These resources relate directly to the measured ArcheAge results. The GPU has 16384 shading units, 512 TMUs, 176 ROPs, 128 RT cores, and 512 tensor cores. At 3840x2160 Ultra, the average is 48.9 fps, while at 3840x2160 High it rises to 67.2 fps. The frame rate response to preset changes shows that the GPU's compute and memory pipeline is handling the main load. In synthetic testing, the RTX 4090 scores 9223 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, 317684 in Geekbench OpenCL, 270615 in Geekbench Vulkan, 38194 in PassMark G3D, and 26613 in PassMark GPU compute. Its average benchmark score is 66473, placing it in the 91st percentile. Its nearest rivals by average score are the NVIDIA Tesla T4 at 66733 (-0.4%), NVIDIA Tesla P40 at 66127 (+0.5%), AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56 at 67097 (-0.9%), and NVIDIA Quadro P6000 at 67320 (-1.3%). The power configuration is a 450 W TDP, a triple-slot cooler, a 1x 16-pin connector, and a suggested 850 W PSU. The launch MSRP is $1,599 USD.

Settings Recommendations

At 1920x1080, every measured preset produces high average frame rates: Low 287.9, Medium 264, High 184, Ultra 120.8. If maximum visual quality is the goal, Ultra delivers 120.8 fps, but High still offers 184 fps. At 2560x1440, Low 200, Medium 178.9, High 123.8, and Ultra 83.8. High's 123.8 fps is a strong compromise between quality and speed, while Ultra remains viable for players who want the full preset at 83.8 fps.

At 3840x2160, the choice is narrower. Low 114.5, Medium 101.3, High 67.2, Ultra 48.9. High is the highest preset that stays clearly above the Ultra result. Medium at 101.3 fps is the faster alternative if visual fidelity can be sacrificed. Taking all three resolutions together, High is the most balanced measured preset: 184 fps at 1920x1080, 123.8 fps at 2560x1440, and 67.2 fps at 3840x2160.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured data contains only average FPS values; min and max are not reported. The full set is below.

| Resolution | Settings | Average FPS |

|---|---|---|

| 1920x1080 | Low | 287.9 |

| 1920x1080 | Medium | 264 |

| 1920x1080 | High | 184 |

| 1920x1080 | Ultra | 120.8 |

| 2560x1440 | Low | 200 |

| 2560x1440 | Medium | 178.9 |

| 2560x1440 | High | 123.8 |

| 2560x1440 | Ultra | 83.8 |

| 3840x2160 | Low | 114.5 |

| 3840x2160 | Medium | 101.3 |

| 3840x2160 | High | 67.2 |

| 3840x2160 | Ultra | 48.9 |

The ordering is identical for all three resolutions: Low is fastest, then Medium, High, and Ultra. The 3840x2160 Ultra result of 48.9 fps is the lowest average in the dataset, while 1920x1080 Low is the highest at 287.9 fps. At each resolution, Ultra offers a substantial frame rate reduction compared to High.

CPU Role

The i7-13700K is a Raptor Lake-S desktop part on Intel's 10 nm process. It has 16 cores and 24 threads, with a base clock of 3.40 GHz, boost clock of 5.40 GHz, L1 cache of 80 KB per core, L2 cache of 2 MB per core, and 30 MB of shared L3 cache. It supports DDR4 and DDR5 memory on a dual-channel bus, uses the Intel Socket 1700, and has a 125 W TDP.

Synthetic CPU results are strong in both multi-threaded and single-threaded workloads. Cinebench R23 multi-core is 39000 and single-core is 5505. PassMark multithread is 45887 and single-thread is 4333. Geekbench multicore is 17731 and singlecore is 2850. 3DMark max threads is 12412 and single-thread is 1136. The average benchmark score is 47282, in the 93rd percentile. Nearest rivals include the Intel Core i7-13700KF at 47334 (-0.1% delta), AMD EPYC 4364P at 47131 (+0.3%), Intel Core i9-12900F at 47081 (+0.4%), and AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 at 47527 (-0.5%). The launch MSRP is $409.

In ArcheAge, the CPU's role is clearest at lower resolutions and lower settings. At 1920x1080 Low, the pair reaches 287.9 fps; at 1920x1080 Medium, 264 fps; at 2560x1440 Low, 200 fps. These high numbers show that the i7-13700K can supply enough work to keep the RTX 4090 busy. At 3840x2160, frame rates drop to 114.5 fps on Low and 48.9 fps on Ultra, indicating that the GPU becomes the limiting factor and the CPU has more headroom than the graphics system in ArcheAge at 4K.