Microsoft Flight Simulator

FAQ

Q: How does the AMD Ryzen 5 7600 compare to its closest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The Ryzen 5 7600 posts an average benchmark score of 26617, placing it at the 83rd percentile among all CPUs. Its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, scores 26574, making the Ryzen 5 7600 just 0.2% faster. The Intel Core i9-12900HK scores 26672, which is 0.2% faster than the 7600, while the AMD EPYC 8024P trails by 0.2% and the Intel Core i9-11900K by 0.3%.

Q: What is the GPU's synthetic performance position relative to its nearest competitors?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 achieves an average benchmark score of 30109, sitting at the 73rd percentile of all GPUs. It is statistically tied with the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT, which scores 30097 with a 0% delta. The AMD Radeon RX 570 scores slightly higher at 30158 (0.2% ahead), while the NVIDIA Tesla M60 is 0.5% behind and the RTX 5070 Mobile is 0.6% behind.

Q: What are the CPU's core and clock specifications?

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 7600 features 6 cores and 12 threads based on the Zen 4 architecture, built on a 5 nm process. Its base clock is 3.80 GHz with a boost clock of 5.10 GHz. The processor includes 64 KB of L1 cache per core, 1 MB of L2 cache per core, and 32 MB of shared L3 cache, with a TDP of 65 W.

Q: What memory specifications does the GPU feature?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 comes with 8 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 128-bit bus, delivering 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The memory clock runs at 1750 MHz with 28 Gbps effective speed. The GPU has a base clock of 2280 MHz and a boost clock of 2497 MHz.

Q: What is the combo's overall ranking in Microsoft Flight Simulator?

A: This combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 7600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 ranks 878th out of 1795 tested combos in Microsoft Flight Simulator. This places it near the middle of the tested combinations, suggesting balanced but not top-tier performance in this specific title.

Q: How does the GPU perform in DirectX API benchmarks?

A: The RTX 5060 shows varied results across DirectX benchmarks: it scores 225 in DirectX 9, 200 in DirectX 11, 127 in DirectX 10, and 77 in DirectX 12. The GPU also achieves 120785 in Geekbench OpenCL and 116626 in Geekbench Vulkan, with a Passmark G3D score of 20891.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 serves as the primary rendering engine in this configuration, and its VRAM capacity and clock speeds directly influence Microsoft Flight Simulator's performance. The GPU carries 8 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 128-bit bus, yielding 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth. This memory configuration is adequate for the game's texture streaming demands at lower resolutions, but the data suggests it becomes a limiting factor as resolution increases.

The GPU's base clock of 2280 MHz and boost clock of 2497 MHz drive its shading units, of which there are 3840. With 120 texture mapping units and 48 raster output pipelines, the card achieves a pixel rate of 119.9 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 299.6 GTexel/s. These specifications translate to 19.18 TFLOPS of FP32 performance, which is the raw compute throughput available for the game's rendering tasks.

In synthetic benchmarks, the RTX 5060's Passmark G3D score of 20891 and average benchmark score of 30109 place it at the 73rd percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT, is effectively identical in average score (30097, 0% delta), indicating that the 5060 is a mid-range performer in the broader GPU landscape. However, the RTX 5060's specific architecture features—including 30 RT cores and 120 tensor cores—provide hardware support for ray-traced lighting and DLSS, which are relevant to Flight Simulator's visual fidelity options.

The 8 GB VRAM capacity deserves scrutiny in the context of measured results. At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the combo achieves 41.4 FPS, while dropping to Low settings at the same resolution yields 75.2 FPS—a substantial 33.8 FPS improvement. This sensitivity to texture and shading settings indicates that the GPU's memory bandwidth and capacity are being taxed at 4K resolution, particularly when higher quality assets are loaded. The 448.0 GB/s bandwidth is sufficient for 1080p and 1440p workloads, but the data shows a clear performance ceiling at 4K.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600 provides the computational backbone for this combo, and its 6 cores with 12 threads are directly relevant to Microsoft Flight Simulator's simulation logic. The CPU's base clock of 3.80 GHz and boost clock of 5.10 GHz, combined with the Zen 4 architecture's efficiency, allow it to handle the game's physics, weather simulation, and AI traffic calculations.

The processor's cache hierarchy—64 KB L1 per core, 1 MB L2 per core, and 32 MB shared L3—provides low-latency access to frequently used data. In multi-threaded synthetic tests, the 7600 achieves a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 22992 and a Passmark multithread score of 27058. Its single-thread performance is equally notable: a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 3246 and a Passmark single-thread score of 3910. These figures indicate strong per-core performance, which matters for Flight Simulator's primary thread that handles game logic.

The CPU's 83rd percentile ranking among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 26617, places it slightly above the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D (26574, 0.2% delta) and just below the Intel Core i9-12900HK (26672, -0.2% delta). This positioning suggests the 7600 is a capable mid-high range processor that does not bottleneck the GPU in most scenarios, but its 6-core/12-thread configuration may limit performance in heavily threaded workloads.

In the context of measured results, the CPU's role becomes clearer when examining resolution scaling. At 1080p, the combo achieves 125.1 FPS on Low settings, which drops to 101.9 FPS at 1440p and 75.2 FPS at 4K. The relatively modest FPS drop from 1080p to 1440p (23.2 FPS) compared to the drop from 1440p to 4K (26.7 FPS) suggests that the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU at lower resolutions, but the GPU becomes increasingly dominant as the pixel count rises.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 combination ranks 878th out of 1795 tested combos in Microsoft Flight Simulator, placing it at approximately the 49th percentile of all tested configurations. This mid-pack ranking reflects a balance between the CPU's strong synthetic performance and the GPU's mid-range positioning.

The CPU's 83rd percentile ranking among all processors is notably higher than the GPU's 73rd percentile among all GPUs. This disparity suggests that the GPU is the more limiting component in this pairing, as the CPU has more headroom relative to its peers than the GPU does. In practical terms, the combo's rank of 878 indicates that roughly half of tested configurations outperform it, which aligns with the GPU's mid-range standing.

Looking at the measured FPS data across all resolutions and settings, the combo's performance is consistent with its overall rank. The highest average FPS recorded is 125.1 at 1080p Low settings, while the lowest is 41.4 at 4K Ultra settings. These extremes bracket the combo's capabilities, with more typical usage at Medium or High settings yielding 97.6 and 73.1 FPS respectively at 1080p.

The GPU's nearest rival data reinforces this mid-range positioning. The RTX 5060's average score of 30109 is nearly identical to the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT (30097), and the 0% delta between them indicates that these cards perform equivalently in synthetic workloads. However, the measured results in Flight Simulator show the RTX 5060 achieving playable frame rates at 1440p and 1080p across most settings, with 4K performance requiring lower quality presets to maintain acceptable FPS.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals clear resolution scaling patterns that illuminate which component is limiting performance. At 1080p, the combo achieves 125.1 FPS on Low settings, 97.6 FPS on Medium, 73.1 FPS on High, and 67.8 FPS on Ultra. Moving to 1440p, these figures become 101.9 FPS (Low), 79.9 FPS (Medium), 57.3 FPS (High), and 58.2 FPS (Ultra). At 4K, the results drop to 75.2 FPS (Low), 58.5 FPS (Medium), 43.9 FPS (High), and 41.4 FPS (Ultra).

The scaling from 1080p to 1440p shows an average FPS reduction of approximately 20-25% across settings, while the scaling from 1440p to 4K shows a more substantial reduction of roughly 25-30%. This pattern indicates that the GPU becomes the dominant bottleneck at higher resolutions, as the CPU's workload does not scale with resolution but the GPU's does.

Examining specific settings, the Low preset shows a drop from 125.1 FPS at 1080p to 101.9 FPS at 1440p (a 23.2 FPS decrease), then to 75.2 FPS at 4K (a further 26.7 FPS decrease). The Ultra preset shows a drop from 67.8 FPS at 1080p to 58.2 FPS at 1440p (9.6 FPS decrease), then to 41.4 FPS at 4K (16.8 FPS decrease). The larger absolute drops at Low settings suggest that when the GPU is less loaded, the CPU has more headroom, but the GPU still limits the frame rate as resolution increases.

The 4K Ultra result of 41.4 FPS is particularly telling, as it falls below the 60 FPS threshold commonly considered smooth gameplay. Even at 4K Medium, the combo only achieves 58.5 FPS, suggesting that 4K gaming requires Low or Medium settings for this pairing to maintain acceptable performance. In contrast, 1440p High (57.3 FPS) and 1080p Ultra (67.8 FPS) both remain playable, indicating that the sweet spot for this combo lies between 1080p and 1440p with moderate-to-high settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its strongest performance. Low settings produce an average of 125.1 FPS, which is the highest recorded value across all configurations. Medium settings yield 97.6 FPS, while High settings drop to 73.1 FPS. Ultra settings produce 67.8 FPS, which remains comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold. The spread from Low to Ultra is 57.3 FPS, indicating a wide performance range that gives users flexibility to prioritize visual quality or frame rate.

At 2560x1440, the performance scales down proportionally. Low settings achieve 101.9 FPS, maintaining high refresh rate capability. Medium settings produce 79.9 FPS, which is still smooth for most displays. High settings drop to 57.3 FPS, falling just below the 60 FPS mark, while Ultra settings produce 58.2 FPS—notably, Ultra is slightly faster than High at this resolution, which may indicate measurement variability or specific scene differences. The spread from Low to Ultra narrows to 43.7 FPS at 1440p.

At 3840x2160, the performance drops significantly. Low settings produce 75.2 FPS, which is the only 4K configuration above 60 FPS. Medium settings yield 58.5 FPS, High settings drop to 43.9 FPS, and Ultra settings produce 41.4 FPS—the lowest recorded value. The spread from Low to Ultra narrows further to 33.8 FPS, suggesting that at 4K, the GPU is so heavily loaded that even setting changes have diminishing returns.

Across all resolutions, the Low-to-Medium transition shows the smallest FPS impact (27.5 FPS at 1080p, 22.0 FPS at 1440p, 16.7 FPS at 4K), while the High-to-Ultra transition shows the smallest absolute difference (5.3 FPS at 1080p, 0.9 FPS at 1440p, 2.5 FPS at 4K). This pattern suggests that Medium settings offer the best balance of visual quality and performance, while Ultra provides marginal gains that come at a significant FPS cost at higher resolutions.