Microsoft Flight Simulator

In Microsoft Flight Simulator, the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 combination ranks 1527 out of 1795 measured combos. The component split is asymmetrical: the CPU sits at the 82nd percentile among all CPUs with an average benchmark score of 24673, while the GPU sits at the 51st percentile among all GPUs with an average benchmark score of 12331. That gap is visible in the measured rows, where the system reaches 81.5 FPS at 1080p Low but only 28.9 FPS at 4K Ultra.

Resolution Scaling

The measured data shows a clear resolution ladder. At Low settings, the average FPS runs 81.5 at 1080p, 64.9 at 1440p, and 47.2 at 4K. At Medium, the same sequence is 62.2, 52.2, and 36.3. High moves from 46.1 at 1080p to 39.9 at 1440p and 29.4 at 4K. Ultra starts at 48 at 1080p, drops to 37.7 at 1440p, and ends at 28.9 at 4K.

The shape of these results indicates that the GTX 1070 becomes the limiting component as resolution increases. The 4K High and Ultra results are close to each other at 29.4 and 28.9, while 4K Medium is 36.3 and 4K Low is 47.2. That pattern is consistent with a GPU that has enough throughput for lighter presets but is saturated by heavy detail at 4K. At 1080p Low, the CPU side is strong enough to allow an 81.5 FPS average, and even 4K Low stays above 45. The CPU percentile being far above the GPU percentile reinforces the read: this is a CPU-capable platform whose frame rate ceiling at higher resolutions is set by the graphics card.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 is a Pascal-generation GPU with 8 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus, yielding 256.3 GB/s of memory bandwidth. Its base clock is 1506 MHz, boost clock is 1683 MHz, and memory runs at 2002 MHz with 8 Gbps effective rate. The GPU has 1920 shading units, 120 texture units, and 64 ROPs, producing 107.7 GPixel/s pixel fill rate, 202.0 GTexel/s texture fill rate, and 6.463 TFLOPS FP32 throughput.

In the benchmark pool, the GTX 1070’s average score of 12331 places it 0.7% above the NVIDIA Quadro K4200 at 12241, and 1.3% below the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 880M at 12490. It is also 1.4% below the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER at 12504 and 1.7% below the NVIDIA Tesla K20Xm at 12547. The 51st percentile placement is consistent with these narrow margins.

Within Microsoft Flight Simulator, the GPU’s role is most visible in the preset spread at 4K. Low produces 47.2, Medium produces 36.3, High produces 29.4, and Ultra produces 28.9. The high and ultra measurements are nearly identical, suggesting that the GPU has reached a hard limit at that resolution before the extra settings can make much additional difference. The 8 GB frame buffer and 256.3 GB/s bandwidth are enough to feed 1080p and 1440p presets at the measured levels, but the 4K results drop below 30 once the preset is set to High or Ultra.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D is an 8-core, 16-thread CPU with a base clock of 3.00 GHz and a boost clock of 4.10 GHz. It uses the Zen 3 architecture on TSMC’s 7 nm process, with 96 MB of shared L3 cache. Benchmark scores include a 3dmark single-thread score of 804 and a 3dmark 16-thread score of 6764. Cinebench R23 results are 3157 single-core and 22366 multi-core, while PassMark reports 2970 single-thread and 26318 multithread.

The CPU’s average benchmark score is 24673, which is 0.2% above the Intel Core i7-1360P at 24627, 0.3% above the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D at 24605, and 0.5% above the Intel Core i5-11600 at 24559. It trails the AMD Ryzen AI Max 385 at 24811 by 0.6%. These small margins place the CPU at the 82nd percentile among all CPUs.

The CPU’s contribution to the measured game results is most visible at low resolution and low detail. The 1080p Low average of 81.5 FPS is the highest measured row in the entire data set, and 1080p Medium still reaches 62.2. Those numbers indicate that the 8-core, 16-thread CPU can keep the frame rate well above the GPU-heavy 4K results. As resolution increases, the gap between Low and Medium narrows less than the gap between Medium and High, pointing to the GPU becoming the active constraint rather than the CPU.

Settings Recommendations

Looking only at the measured rows, Medium is the strongest preset at 1080p and 1440p. At 1080p, Medium yields 62.2 FPS, which is above High at 46.1 and Ultra at 48. Low is faster at 81.5, but Medium is the highest detail level that remains clearly above the 50 FPS mark. At 1440p, Medium again stands out with 52.2 FPS, while Low is 64.9, High is 39.9, and Ultra is 37.7. Medium gives the best balance between the visual step up from Low and the frame rate margin over High and Ultra.

At 4K, the recommendation shifts to Low. The 4K Low row measures 47.2 FPS, which is the only 4K preset above 40. Medium falls to 36.3, and High and Ultra sit at 29.4 and 28.9. Both High and Ultra at 4K remain below 30, which makes them questionable choices from the measured data. Users seeking a playable frame rate at 4K should start with Low, with Medium as a possible alternative if the lower frame rate is acceptable.

FAQ

Q: What are the measured average FPS values at 1080p?

A: Low is 81.5, Medium is 62.2, High is 46.1, and Ultra is 48.

Q: Is 4K Ultra playable with this combination?

A: The measured 4K Ultra average is 28.9 FPS. 4K High is 29.4, 4K Medium is 36.3, and 4K Low is 47.2.

Q: How does the GTX 1070 compare to the GTX 1650 SUPER?

A: The GTX 1070 has an average benchmark score of 12331, while the GTX 1650 SUPER has 12504. The GTX 1070 is 1.4% lower.

Q: What is this combo’s rank among measured combos?

A: It ranks 1527 out of 1795 measured combos in Microsoft Flight Simulator.

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

A: The Ryzen 7 5700X3D scores 24673, which is 0.2% above the Intel Core i7-1360P at 24627, 0.3% above the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D at 24605, 0.5% above the Intel Core i5-11600 at 24559, and 0.6% below the AMD Ryzen AI Max 385 at 24811.

Q: What is the CPU’s percentile ranking?

A: The CPU is at the 82nd percentile among all CPUs, while the GPU is at the 51st percentile among all GPUs.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured data contains 12 rows, all reported as average FPS. The min and max FPS fields are null for every row.

| Resolution | Settings | Avg FPS |

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

| 3840x2160 | High | 29.4 |

| 3840x2160 | Low | 47.2 |

| 3840x2160 | Medium | 36.3 |

| 3840x2160 | Ultra | 28.9 |

| 2560x1440 | High | 39.9 |

| 2560x1440 | Low | 64.9 |

| 2560x1440 | Medium | 52.2 |

| 2560x1440 | Ultra | 37.7 |

| 1920x1080 | High | 46.1 |

| 1920x1080 | Low | 81.5 |

| 1920x1080 | Medium | 62.2 |

| 1920x1080 | Ultra | 48 |

The 1080p ordering is Low, Medium, Ultra, then High. The 1440p ordering is Low, Medium, High, Ultra. The 4K ordering is Low, Medium, High, Ultra. Across the full data set, the only row above 80 FPS is 1080p Low at 81.5, and the only rows below 30 FPS are 4K High at 29.4 and 4K Ultra at 28.9.