Microsoft Flight Simulator

# Microsoft Flight Simulator: AMD Ryzen 7 5700 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090

This combination of AMD's Ryzen 7 5700 and NVIDIA's flagship RTX 5090 delivers a highly capable Microsoft Flight Simulator experience, placing 60th out of 1,795 tested combos. That top 3.3% ranking reflects a pairing where the GPU's immense rendering power is complemented by a solid eight-core CPU, though the data reveals some interesting scaling behavior across resolutions and settings. The measured frame rates show this system can handle the game's demanding flight dynamics and detailed scenery, but the relationship between CPU and GPU workload shifts noticeably as resolution changes.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo rank of 60 out of 1,795 tested configurations places this system firmly in the elite tier of Microsoft Flight Simulator setups. This percentile position indicates that the AMD Ryzen 7 5700 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 together outperform the vast majority of tested hardware combinations. The ranking reflects a balanced system where neither component becomes a bottleneck in the game's standard flight scenarios.

Looking at the CPU's standalone standing, the Ryzen 7 5700 sits in the 84th percentile among all tested CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 27,220. This places it in close competition with several notable rivals: it edges out the Intel Core i9-9900K by 0.7%, leads the Intel Core i7-12700H by 0.8%, and holds a 0.8% advantage over the Intel Core i7-1370P. The closest competitor is the AMD Ryzen AI 5 340, which trails by 1.2%. These tight margins suggest the CPU is performing near its expected level, contributing solidly to the overall combo ranking.

On the GPU side, the RTX 5090's 94th percentile ranking among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 84,306, reinforces its role as the dominant component in this pairing. Its nearest rivals include the RTX 5090 D (0.1% ahead), RTX 5050 Mobile (0.2% ahead), and AMD Radeon PRO W6600 (1.3% ahead), while the NVIDIA CMP 40HX posts a 1.6% higher score. The GPU's high percentile directly supports the combo's strong overall position, as Microsoft Flight Simulator's visual fidelity relies heavily on graphics processing power.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 brings substantial resources to Microsoft Flight Simulator, with 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus delivering 1.79 TB/s of bandwidth. This memory configuration is particularly relevant for the game's high-resolution textures and complex scenery, ensuring that data flows efficiently to the GPU's 21,760 shading units. The 176 ROPs and 680 texture mapping units handle pixel and texture processing, while the 170 RT cores and 680 tensor cores provide dedicated hardware for ray-traced effects and AI-accelerated features.

Clock speeds reach a boost of 2407 MHz from a 2017 MHz base, with memory running at 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective). The GPU's architectural capabilities, built on the Blackwell 2.0 design using TSMC's 5 nm process, translate to substantial compute throughput: 104.8 TFLOPS for both FP32 and FP16 operations. The pixel rate of 423.6 GPixel/s and texture rate of 1,636.8 GTexel/s indicate the GPU can sustain high fill rates, which matter for rendering the game's dense environmental details.

The RTX 5090's benchmark results underscore its dominance. In 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, it scores 14,411, while Geekbench OpenCL and Vulkan tests yield 380,114 and 379,571 respectively. Passmark G3D performance reaches 39,650, with GPU compute at 26,756. These figures position the GPU at the 94th percentile, and in Microsoft Flight Simulator, this translates to frame rates that remain playable even at Ultra settings across all tested resolutions.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 provides eight cores and sixteen threads, built on the Zen 3 architecture (Cezanne codename) using TSMC's 7 nm process. Operating at a base clock of 3.70 GHz and boost clock of 4.60 GHz, this CPU delivers solid single-threaded performance, which is critical for Microsoft Flight Simulator's simulation logic. The 16 MB L3 cache (with 512 KB L2 and 64 KB L1 per core) helps keep frequently accessed data close to the cores, reducing memory latency.

The CPU's benchmark scores show strong multi-threaded capabilities: Cinebench R23 multicore reaches 20,655, while single-core scores 2,916. Passmark multithread performance sits at 24,303, with single-thread at 3,296. The 3DMark tests reveal scaling from 1,762 (2 threads) to 6,617 (max threads), with 8-thread performance at 5,585. This scaling pattern indicates the CPU can effectively utilize its core count, though the game's primary thread demands are met by the strong single-core results.

Memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s via dual-channel DDR4 support is adequate for the CPU's needs, and ECC memory support adds reliability. The CPU's 65 W TDP keeps power consumption modest, while PCIe Gen 3 with 20 lanes provides sufficient connectivity for the GPU and storage. In Microsoft Flight Simulator, the CPU's role in physics and flight model calculations is supported by its balanced core configuration, though as resolution increases, the GPU becomes the primary performance driver.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 3840x2160 (4K), the RTX 5090 demonstrates its power across settings. Low settings produce 139.0 FPS average, which jumps to 110.9 FPS at Medium, 84.4 FPS at High, and 79.5 FPS at Ultra. The scaling from Low to Ultra shows a 42.8% performance drop, reflecting the game's increasing graphical demands at 4K resolution.

Moving to 2560x1440, frame rates improve substantially. Low settings deliver 161.7 FPS, Medium reaches 147.9 FPS, High maintains 113.3 FPS, and Ultra stays at 107.2 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra narrows to 33.7%, indicating the GPU has more headroom at this resolution. The jump from 4K Ultra to 1440p Ultra represents a 34.8% improvement, showing the resolution's impact on GPU load.

At 1920x1080, the system delivers its highest frame rates. Low settings achieve 172.5 FPS, Medium reaches 157.2 FPS, High produces 141.2 FPS, and Ultra maintains 131.5 FPS. The performance curve from Low to Ultra shows a 23.8% reduction, the smallest drop across all resolutions. This suggests that at 1080p, the CPU begins to play a more significant role, capping maximum frame rates even with the powerful GPU.

Comparing settings across resolutions, the RTX 5090 shows remarkable consistency. At Ultra settings, the system delivers 79.5 FPS at 4K, 107.2 FPS at 1440p, and 131.5 FPS at 1080p. These numbers indicate that even at the most demanding settings, the combination maintains playable frame rates, with the GPU's 32 GB memory ensuring texture data remains readily available.

FAQ

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested configurations in Microsoft Flight Simulator?

A: This combination ranks 60th out of 1,795 tested combos, placing it in the top 3.3% of all configurations tested for this game.

Q: What is the performance difference between 4K and 1080p at Ultra settings?

A: At 3840x2160 Ultra, the system averages 79.5 FPS, while at 1920x1080 Ultra it reaches 131.5 FPS, representing a 65.4% performance increase when dropping resolution.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The Ryzen 7 5700's average benchmark score of 27,220 is 0.7% higher than the Intel Core i9-9900K, 0.8% higher than both the Core i7-12700H and Core i7-1370P, and 1.2% higher than the AMD Ryzen AI 5 340.

Q: What is the frame rate at 1440p Medium settings?

A: At 2560x1440 with Medium settings, the system achieves an average of 147.9 FPS, which is 33.4% higher than the 110.9 FPS at 4K Medium.

Q: How much does the GPU's memory bandwidth contribute to performance at high resolutions?

A: The RTX 5090's 32 GB GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus provides 1.79 TB/s bandwidth, which supports the high texture and geometry loads at 4K resolution, where the system still maintains 79.5 FPS at Ultra.

Q: What is the CPU's multi-threaded performance score in Cinebench R23?

A: The Ryzen 7 5700 scores 20,655 in Cinebench R23 multicore, with a single-core score of 2,916, indicating strong performance for both multi-threaded and single-threaded workloads.