Archeage

FAQ

Q: How does the Intel Core i7-14700KF compare to its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The data shows the i7-14700KF scores an average benchmark score of 70163, placing it just 0.2% above the AMD Ryzen 7 9700F (69996) and 0.4% above the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX (69875). It trails the Intel Core Ultra 7 265K by 1%, which scores 70879. In practical terms, this puts the CPU in the 94th percentile of all tested processors.

Q: What is the RX 9070 XT's position relative to other GPUs in the FACT PACK?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT holds a 55th percentile ranking among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 13543. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon HD 7770M, scores 13536 — a delta of just 0.1% — while the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 trails by 0.2% at 13515. These are the only comparable scores provided.

Q: What is the best measured FPS result for this combo in Archeage?

A: The highest measured average FPS is 210, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings. The next best result is 187 FPS at the same resolution with Medium settings, followed by 127 FPS at 1920x1080 with High settings.

Q: How does the combo perform at 4K Ultra settings?

A: At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the combo delivers an average of 33 FPS. This is the lowest measured result across all resolutions and settings. For comparison, 4K High settings reach 49 FPS, 4K Medium reaches 72 FPS, and 4K Low reaches 81 FPS.

Q: Is there a measurable FPS range provided for any settings?

A: Yes, the data includes min and max FPS only for Medium settings at each resolution. At 1920x1080 Medium, the range is 159 to 215 FPS. At 2560x1440 Medium, it is 107 to 145 FPS. At 3840x2160 Medium, it is 61 to 83 FPS. No min or max values are given for Low, High, or Ultra settings.

Q: What is the combo's overall rank among tested configurations for Archeage?

A: This specific CPU-GPU pair ranks 893rd out of 3708 tested combos for Archeage. This places it in roughly the top 24% of all tested combinations, indicating solid but not top-tier performance for this title.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT brings 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, with memory clocked at 2518 MHz and effective bandwidth of 20.1 Gbps, yielding 644.6 GB/s of memory bandwidth. The GPU's boost clock reaches 2970 MHz, with a game clock of 2400 MHz and a base clock of 1660 MHz. These specifications are directly relevant to how the card handles Archeage's rendering load across different settings.

Benchmark results indicate the GPU's raw compute capabilities are substantial: 48.66 TFLOPS of FP32 performance, a pixel rate of 380.2 GPixel/s, and a texture rate of 760.3 GTexel/s. The card has 4096 shading units, 256 TMUs, and 128 ROPs, with 64 ray-tracing cores. In the context of Archeage — an MMORPG from 2014 — the GPU is clearly not the bottleneck at lower resolutions and settings. The measured FPS data supports this: at 1920x1080 Low, the combo reaches 210 FPS, which suggests the CPU is driving performance at that point, or that the game's engine is hitting its own limits.

However, at higher resolutions and quality presets, the GPU's role becomes more pronounced. At 3840x2160 Ultra, the average FPS drops to 33, which is a severe reduction compared to 4K Low's 81 FPS. This 48-FPS gap between Low and Ultra at 4K indicates that the GPU's shading and memory throughput are being taxed heavily by the higher quality settings. The 16 GB VRAM capacity is unlikely to be a limiting factor for a 2014 title even at 4K, but the compute load from Ultra settings clearly overwhelms the card's capabilities in this game.

The GPU's benchmark percentile of 55 is modest, but its nearest rivals — the HD 7770M and GTX 570 — are much older parts, suggesting the average benchmark score is weighted by synthetic tests that may not reflect gaming performance. In Archeage specifically, the measured FPS at 1440p and 1080p are strong, so the card's practical gaming performance is better than its percentile might suggest. The 4K results are the exception, where the card falls below playable thresholds at Ultra.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo of the Intel Core i7-14700KF and AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT ranks 893rd out of 3708 tested combinations for Archeage. This rank places it in the 24th percentile of all combos, meaning roughly three-quarters of tested configurations perform better in this game. That is a notable result given the strong individual components — the CPU sits in the 94th percentile and the GPU in the 55th percentile.

The gap between component-level percentiles and the combo rank suggests that Archeage does not scale well with this particular pairing. The game's 2014 release date and MMORPG genre likely mean it is more dependent on single-threaded CPU performance or specific engine optimizations rather than raw multi-core or GPU throughput. The CPU's single-thread benchmark scores — 6235 in Cinebench R23 single-core and 4480 in Passmark single-thread — are strong, but they may not translate directly to Archeage's engine.

Compared to other combos, this rank of 893/3708 indicates that while the hardware is far from weak, there are many configurations that deliver higher FPS in Archeage. This could be due to the game favoring different architectures or because the RX 9070 XT's driver overhead in a decade-old title hurts performance. The measured FPS data shows playable results at 1080p and 1440p, but the 4K Ultra result of 33 FPS is a clear weak point that drags the overall ranking down.

The fact that the combo ranks in the bottom quarter of tested setups, despite the CPU being in the top 6% of all processors, points to a mismatch. Either the GPU is underperforming relative to its capabilities in this title, or the game's engine simply cannot utilize what this hardware offers. The data does not include comparisons to other combos beyond the rank itself, so it is not possible to isolate whether the CPU or GPU is the larger contributor to the lower-than-expected rank.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its strongest results. Low settings produce an average of 210 FPS, Medium settings average 187 FPS with a range of 159 to 215 FPS, High settings average 127 FPS, and Ultra settings average 87 FPS. The drop from Low to Ultra is 123 FPS, which is a 59% reduction. Even at Ultra, 87 FPS is comfortably playable for an MMORPG.

Moving to 2560x1440, the results scale downward predictably. Low settings average 142 FPS, Medium averages 126 FPS with a range of 107 to 145 FPS, High averages 86 FPS, and Ultra averages 58 FPS. The reduction from 1080p to 1440p at the same settings is consistent: Low drops by 68 FPS, Medium by 61 FPS, High by 41 FPS, and Ultra by 29 FPS. This pattern indicates that the GPU is becoming more of a factor as resolution increases, but at 1440p Ultra the 58 FPS average is still playable for most users.

At 3840x2160, the performance falls off sharply. Low settings average 81 FPS, Medium averages 72 FPS with a range of 61 to 83 FPS, High averages 49 FPS, and Ultra averages 33 FPS. The 4K Ultra result is the only measured setting that falls below 40 FPS, making it marginal for gameplay. The spread from Low to Ultra at 4K is 48 FPS, which is a 59% reduction — the same percentage drop as at 1080p, but starting from a much lower baseline.

The data shows that Medium settings at each resolution provide the only min/max FPS measurements. At 1080p, the 159 FPS minimum is still above the refresh rate of most monitors. At 1440p, the 107 FPS minimum remains smooth. At 4K, the 61 FPS minimum is borderline but workable, while the 83 FPS maximum shows the combo can occasionally hit higher framerates. Overall, the combo is best suited for 1080p and 1440p gaming, with 4K reserved for Low or Medium settings if playability is the priority.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear pattern of resolution scaling. Moving from 1920x1080 to 2560x1440 at the same settings yields the following reductions: Low drops from 210 to 142 FPS (a 32% decrease), Medium drops from 187 to 126 FPS (a 33% decrease), High drops from 127 to 86 FPS (a 32% decrease), and Ultra drops from 87 to 58 FPS (a 33% decrease). The consistency of this 32-33% drop across all settings strongly suggests the scaling is resolution-bound rather than settings-bound.

Moving from 2560x1440 to 3840x2160, the reductions are: Low drops from 142 to 81 FPS (a 43% decrease), Medium drops from 126 to 72 FPS (a 43% decrease), High drops from 86 to 49 FPS (a 43% decrease), and Ultra drops from 58 to 33 FPS (a 43% decrease). The uniform 43% drop from 1440p to 4K, combined with the uniform 32-33% drop from 1080p to 1440p, indicates that the limiting component scales linearly with pixel count.

This pattern points to the GPU as the primary limiter at higher resolutions. The RX 9070 XT's memory bandwidth of 644.6 GB/s and pixel rate of 380.2 GPixel/s are being taxed by the increasing pixel count. The fact that the percentage drop is identical across Low, Medium, High, and Ultra settings at each resolution step is telling — it means the game's rendering load scales consistently with resolution, and the GPU's throughput is the bottleneck.

However, the absolute FPS values at 1080p Low (210 FPS) and Medium (187 FPS) suggest that at lower resolutions, the CPU's 20 cores and 28 threads may be the limiting factor, as the GPU is likely capable of higher framerates than the game engine allows. The CPU's Passmark multithread score of 52425 and Cinebench R23 multicore score of 44167 are strong, but Archeage's engine likely does not scale perfectly across all 20 cores. The result is that at 1080p, the combo is likely CPU-limited, while at 1440p and 4K, the GPU becomes the dominant constraint.

The data shows that the transition from 1080p to 1440p costs about a third of the FPS, and the transition from 1440p to 4K costs another 43%. This compounding effect means that 4K Ultra (33 FPS) is only 16% of the 1080p Low result (210 FPS). For players targeting 4K, the settings must be lowered significantly to maintain playability, but the scaling pattern indicates that even at 4K Low (81 FPS), the GPU is still delivering reasonable performance for a demanding resolution.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-14700KF is a 20-core, 28-thread processor from the Core 14th Gen series, based on Raptor Lake architecture on Intel's 10 nm process. It has a base clock of 3.40 GHz and a boost clock of 5.60 GHz, with 33 MB of shared L3 cache and 2 MB of L2 cache per core. The CPU supports DDR4 and DDR5 memory in dual-channel configuration, and its 125 W TDP is modest for a desktop part with this core count.

Benchmark results show the CPU is exceptionally strong in both single-threaded and multi-threaded workloads. Its Cinebench R23 single-core score of 6235 and multi-core score of 44167 place it in the 94th percentile of all CPUs. The Geekbench scores follow suit: 2578 single-core and 21462 multi-core. Passmark results are similarly robust, with a multithread score of 52425 and a single-thread score of 4480.

In Archeage, the CPU's role is most evident at lower resolutions and settings. At 1920x1080 Low, the combo reaches 210 FPS, which is likely near the game's engine limit for this CPU. The fact that 1080p Medium (187 FPS) is only 23 FPS lower than Low (210 FPS) suggests the CPU is keeping up with the increased GPU load without becoming a bottleneck. Even at 1080p Ultra (87 FPS), the CPU has ample headroom — the 20 cores and 28 threads are more than enough for an MMORPG from 2014.

The CPU's single-thread performance is particularly relevant for Archeage, as older MMORPGs often rely heavily on a single main thread for game logic and network handling. The 5.60 GHz boost clock and 6235 Cinebench R23 single-core score indicate the CPU can handle this workload efficiently. However, the combo's rank of 893/3708 suggests that other CPUs may offer even better single-thread performance or better compatibility with the game's engine.

At higher resolutions, the CPU's role diminishes as the GPU becomes the bottleneck. The uniform 32-33% FPS drop from 1080p to 1440p, and the 43% drop from 1440p to 4K, indicate that the GPU's pixel throughput is the limiting factor. The CPU's 20 cores and 28 threads are likely underutilized at 4K, as the game cannot generate enough draw calls to saturate them.

The CPU's memory support for DDR4 and DDR5 is worth noting, as memory bandwidth can impact performance in large open-world MMORPGs with many players on screen. The 33 MB L3 cache is substantial and should help with game asset caching. The CPU's ECC memory support is a niche feature that most gamers will not use, but it indicates the chip is built to a high standard.

Overall, the data shows that the i7-14700KF is a capable partner for the RX 9070 XT in Archeage, but it is not the primary driver of performance at higher resolutions. The CPU's strength in synthetic benchmarks does not translate into top-tier combo ranking in this game, which suggests that Archeage's engine is not fully utilizing the CPU's capabilities. For players with high-refresh-rate 1080p monitors, this combo will deliver excellent framerates. For 4K gaming, the GPU becomes the clear constraint, and the CPU's power is largely wasted.