Archeage

The Intel Core i7-14700KF and Intel Arc B580 combination in Archeage is a study in contrast: the processor is a high-core-count Raptor Lake-R part with 20 cores and 28 threads, while the GPU is a Battlemage-generation card with 12 GB of GDDR6 memory and 456.0 GB/s of bandwidth. Measured in Archeage, this combo ranks 1360th out of 1727 tested combinations, meaning the majority of tested hardware configs deliver higher average frame rates in this MMORPG.

How This Combo Ranks

The comboRankInGame value places the i7-14700KF + Arc B580 at rank 1360 out of 1727 combos. That is not a strong position for an MMORPG that is not typically viewed as a graphics showcase. The data indicates that most other tested combinations produce better playability in Archeage at the settings and resolutions measured.

The individual components tell a different story. The i7-14700KF is in the 96th percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 70104. Its closest rivals in the database are Intel Core i7-14700K at 70074, AMD EPYC 9115 at 69887, AMD Ryzen 9 9950X at 70420, and Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 at 71056. The deltaPct values for those CPUs are 0, 0.3, -0.4, and -1.3, respectively. So the CPU itself is near the top of the processor field.

The Arc B580 sits in the 66th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 23021. Its nearest rival list includes AMD Radeon 760M at 22999, NVIDIA P106-100 at 22950, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 at 23181, and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile at 22729. The deltaPct values are 0.1, 0.3, -0.7, and 1.3, respectively. The gap between the CPU’s high percentile and the combo’s low in-game ranking suggests that Archeage’s frame rates are not being set by lack of processor compute, but rather by the graphics subsystem.

This is an important distinction. A CPU in the 96th percentile paired with a GPU in the 66th percentile should generally produce a CPU-heavy bottleneck profile. But the combo rank in this specific game says otherwise: the 1360 of 1727 placement is closer to the GPU’s percentile than to the CPU’s. The benchmark results therefore point to the Arc B580 as the component that governs how well this pair performs in Archeage.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B580 uses the BMG-G21 chip and Xe2-HPG architecture, built on a 5 nm process at TSMC. The die contains 19,600 million transistors and measures 272 mm², with a transistor density of 72.1M per mm². Its base clock and boost clock are both 2670 MHz, and the memory clock is 2375 MHz, or 19 Gbps effective.

The memory subsystem is a major part of this GPU’s identity. It has 12 GB of GDDR6 on a 192-bit bus, yielding 456.0 GB/s of bandwidth. In an MMORPG like Archeage, texture streaming and large draw distances can put pressure on memory throughput. The measured results show that the B580’s memory and raster resources scale predictably with settings.

At 1080p Ultra, the combo averages 50 FPS. That is playable, but it is far from the 125.3 FPS achieved at 1080p Low. The difference between High and Ultra is also large: 75.8 FPS at High versus 50.0 FPS at Ultra. This suggests that the high preset is already approaching a significant GPU workload, and Ultra adds enough shading and memory pressure to cut the frame rate by a substantial margin.

At 4K, the GPU role becomes even clearer. The B580 manages 45.9 FPS at 4K Low, 41.3 FPS at 4K Medium, 30.0 FPS at 4K High, and 17.5 FPS at 4K Ultra. The steep drop from High to Ultra at 4K is consistent with a GPU that is limited by its fixed execution resources. With 2560 shading units, 160 TMUs, 80 ROPs, and 20 RT cores, the B580 has enough raw capability for 1080p and 1440p play, but 4K Ultra in Archeage is beyond its comfortable range.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data for this combo shows a clear resolution penalty at every preset. At Low settings, the average frame rate moves from 125.3 FPS at 1080p to 82.5 FPS at 1440p and then 45.9 FPS at 4K. That is more than a 2.5x reduction from 1080p to 4K when using the exact numbers from the dataset, though the raw values speak for themselves.

Medium settings follow a similar path: 107.8 FPS at 1080p, 75.7 FPS at 1440p, and 41.3 FPS at 4K. High settings start at 75.8 FPS at 1080p, fall to 50.2 FPS at 1440p, and end at 30.0 FPS at 4K. Ultra is the heaviest workload of the set: 50.0 FPS at 1080p, 34.0 FPS at 1440p, and 17.5 FPS at 4K.

The pattern is consistent: each step up in resolution removes a significant number of frames, and the drop exists even at Low settings. This indicates that the limiting factor scales with pixel output and memory demand rather than CPU thread scheduling. If the i7-14700KF were the bottleneck, the 1080p Low result of 125.3 FPS would likely be closer to the 1440p Low result. Instead, the frame rate falls sharply as the GPU is asked to fill more pixels.

The biggest absolute loss from 1080p to 4K occurs at Low settings, where 125.3 FPS becomes 45.9 FPS. That makes sense because Low settings reduce CPU-side scene complexity, allowing the GPU to become the primary constraint even more directly. At Ultra, the 1080p result is already only 50.0 FPS, leaving less headroom to lose as resolution climbs. The resolution scaling therefore supports a GPU-bound interpretation of this combo’s Archeage results.

FAQ

Q: How does the Intel Core i7-14700KF + Intel Arc B580 rank in Archeage?

A: The combo ranks 1360th out of 1727 tested combinations.

Q: What is the Arc B580’s memory configuration?

A: It has 12 GB of GDDR6 on a 192-bit bus, with a memory clock of 2375 MHz and 456.0 GB/s of bandwidth.

Q: What average FPS can this combo produce at 1080p?

A: At 1080p, the averages are 125.3 FPS on Low, 107.8 FPS on Medium, 75.8 FPS on High, and 50.0 FPS on Ultra.

Q: What happens at 4K?

A: At 4K, the averages are 45.9 FPS on Low, 41.3 FPS on Medium, 30.0 FPS on High, and 17.5 FPS on Ultra.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor?

A: The data points to the GPU. The CPU is in the 96th percentile of all CPUs, while the GPU is in the 66th percentile, and the combo still ranks 1360 of 1727 in this game.

Q: What are the i7-14700KF’s core specifications?

A: It has 20 cores, 28 threads, a 3.40 GHz base clock, a 5.60 GHz boost clock, and 33 MB of shared L3 cache.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data covers three resolutions and four settings levels. The dataset records average FPS only, with no minimum or maximum frame rates.

| Resolution | Settings | Avg FPS |

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

| 3840x2160 | High | 30 |

| 3840x2160 | Low | 45.9 |

| 3840x2160 | Medium | 41.3 |

| 3840x2160 | Ultra | 17.5 |

| 2560x1440 | High | 50.2 |

| 2560x1440 | Low | 82.5 |

| 2560x1440 | Medium | 75.7 |

| 2560x1440 | Ultra | 34 |

| 1920x1080 | High | 75.8 |

| 1920x1080 | Low | 125.3 |

| 1920x1080 | Medium | 107.8 |

| 1920x1080 | Ultra | 50 |

Looking at the table, the strongest result in the entire set is 125.3 FPS at 1080p Low. The weakest is 17.5 FPS at 4K Ultra. The 1440p results occupy a middle ground, with High and Ultra producing 50.2 FPS and 34.0 FPS, respectively. These numbers reinforce the idea that the Intel Arc B580 can carry this combo through 1080p and some 1440p presets in Archeage, but 4K Ultra should be avoided if a high average frame rate is the goal.