Microsoft Flight Simulator

Microsoft Flight Simulator is a flight simulation title released on 2020-08-17, and the measured combination of the Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile ranks 784th out of 3714 tested combos in the game. The CPU side is the strongest synthetic component: it sits in the 94th percentile among all CPUs with an average benchmark score of 67469, while the GPU sits in the 84th percentile with an average benchmark score of 45152. The FPS data reflects that split, with huge frame-rate gains available when settings are lowered and the CPU gets room to push.

How This Combo Ranks

| Measure | Value |

|---|---|

| Combo rank in Microsoft Flight Simulator | 784 of 3714 |

| CPU percentile vs all CPUs | 94 |

| CPU average benchmark score | 67469 |

| GPU percentile vs all GPUs | 84 |

| GPU average benchmark score | 45152 |

The rank of 784 out of 3714 puts this combo well ahead of the middle of the field, though not at the very top of the measured leaderboard. In-game FPS varies a great deal by preset and resolution, and the data spans from 173 FPS average at 1920x1080 Low to 57 FPS average at 3840x2160 Ultra.

The CPU's synthetic standing explains part of the result. The Core Ultra 9 275HX averages 67469, which is 0.3% behind the Intel Xeon w5-3525's average of 67673, 0.5% behind the AMD EPYC 4484PX at 67822, 0.6% behind the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX at 67868, and 0.7% ahead of the Intel Xeon 6515P at 67006.

On the GPU side, the RTX 5090 Mobile averages 45152. That is 0.8% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti at 44795, 0.5% behind the AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT at 45384, 1.0% behind the Intel Arc A730M at 45592, and 1.8% behind the NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation at 45972.

These comparisons are based on average benchmark scores, not on direct game FPS comparisons, but they show a CPU that ranks higher among its peers than the GPU does. That pattern is visible in the measured game results: the combo can clear the 100 FPS mark at 4K when settings are low enough, but the heavier presets pull the average down near 60 FPS.

FAQ

Q: What is this combo's overall position in Microsoft Flight Simulator?

A: It ranks 784th out of 3714 tested combos in the game. The CPU is at the 94th percentile and the GPU is at the 84th percentile.

Q: What are the fastest and slowest measured FPS rows in the data?

A: The fastest row is 1920x1080 Low at 173 FPS average. The slowest row is 3840x2160 Ultra at 57 FPS average.

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

A: The CPU's average benchmark score is 67469. It is 0.3% behind the Intel Xeon w5-3525, 0.5% behind the AMD EPYC 4484PX, 0.6% behind the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX, and 0.7% ahead of the Intel Xeon 6515P.

Q: How does the GPU compare to its nearest synthetic rivals?

A: The GPU's average benchmark score is 45152. It is 0.8% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti at 44795, and 0.5% behind the AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT at 45384.

Q: What does the 1440p measured data look like?

A: At 2560x1440, Low averages 139 FPS, Medium averages 109 FPS with a minimum of 92 and maximum of 125, High averages 82 FPS, and Ultra averages 78 FPS.

Q: Is the game result measured or estimated?

A: The data marks `dataIsMeasured` as true. The game's release date is 2020-08-17, the CPU's release date is 2025-01-12, and the GPU's release date is 2025-03-26.

Resolution Scaling

The average FPS values move downward consistently as resolution increases.

| Settings | 1920x1080 | 2560x1440 | 3840x2160 |

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

| Low | 173 | 139 | 103 |

| Medium | 135 | 109 | 80 |

| High | 101 | 82 | 60 |

| Ultra | 96 | 78 | 57 |

Low is the setting with the largest FPS swing across the resolution ladder. It goes from 173 FPS at 1080p to 139 FPS at 1440p to 103 FPS at 4K. Medium drops from 135 to 109 to 80. High drops from 101 to 82 to 60. Ultra drops from 96 to 78 to 57.

The medium preset has the only min/max values in the measured data. At 1920x1080 it runs from 114 to 155 FPS, at 2560x1440 from 92 to 125 FPS, and at 3840x2160 from 68 to 92 FPS. The 4K Medium minimum of 68 FPS is actually higher than the 4K Ultra average of 57 FPS, which shows how much headroom exists in lower settings.

What this says about the limiting component is fairly clear. The CPU's 1080p Low result of 173 FPS shows that the processor can feed very high frame rates when the GPU is not heavily loaded. At 4K Ultra, the same CPU and memory configuration is paired with the same GPU, but the average falls to 57 FPS. The GPU has 24 GB of GDDR7 memory and a memory bandwidth of 896.0 GB/s, yet the heaviest preset still lands below 60 FPS. The data points to the RTX 5090 Mobile, not the CPU, as the limiting component in the top-tier 4K rows.

Settings Recommendations

Based only on the measured rows, the best experience depends heavily on resolution.

At 3840x2160, Medium is the strongest measured balance. It averages 80 FPS, with a minimum of 68 and a maximum of 92. High averages exactly 60 FPS, but its min/max values are not reported. Ultra drops to 57 FPS, which is the only preset in the data that averages below 60. Low averages 103 FPS, so it remains an option for maximum smoothness, but it leaves significant image quality on the table.

At 2560x1440, Medium again looks like the most consistent choice. It averages 109 FPS with a documented minimum of 92 and maximum of 125. High averages 82 FPS and Ultra averages 78 FPS. Both are above 60 FPS, but they lack reported min/max values. For a player who wants the highest quality preset, Ultra at 78 FPS is still viable according to the measured averages.

At 1920x1080, the data supports Ultra as the best quality option. It averages 96 FPS, which is comfortably above 60. Medium is the consistency pick with an average of 135 FPS, a minimum of 114, and a maximum of 155. High averages 101 FPS, and Low averages 173 FPS if raw frame rate is the only goal.

The overall picture is that 1080p owners can push Ultra without falling below 60 FPS on average, 1440p owners should treat Ultra as playable and Medium as the safe choice, and 4K owners should favor Medium or High depending on tolerance for a 57-60 FPS average.

Measured FPS Breakdown

| Resolution | Settings | Average FPS | Minimum FPS | Maximum FPS |

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

| 1920x1080 | Low | 173 | — | — |

| 1920x1080 | Medium | 135 | 114 | 155 |

| 1920x1080 | High | 101 | — | — |

| 1920x1080 | Ultra | 96 | — | — |

| 2560x1440 | Low | 139 | — | — |

| 2560x1440 | Medium | 109 | 92 | 125 |

| 2560x1440 | High | 82 | — | — |

| 2560x1440 | Ultra | 78 | — | — |

| 3840x2160 | Low | 103 | — | — |

| 3840x2160 | Medium | 80 | 68 | 92 |

| 3840x2160 | High | 60 | — | — |

| 3840x2160 | Ultra | 57 | — | — |

The only preset with min/max data at every resolution is Medium. Its minimum frame rates are 114 at 1080p, 92 at 1440p, and 68 at 4K. The highest measured average is 173 FPS at 1080p Low, and the lowest measured average is 57 FPS at 4K Ultra.

CPU Role

The CPU in this combo is the Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, a Core Ultra Series 2 part built on the Arrow Lake-HX architecture. It uses TSMC's 3 nm process and has 24 cores with 24 threads, a base clock of 2.70, and a boost clock of 5.40. The cache layout is 192 KB of L1 per core, 3 MB of L2 per core, and 36 MB of shared L3. It supports dual-channel DDR5 memory with a memory bandwidth of 102.4 GB/s, uses socket Intel BGA 2114, and provides PCIe Gen 5 with 20 lanes from the CPU. The TDP is 55, and the market segment is mobile.

The synthetic benchmark scores reinforce the CPU's position. Cinebench R23 multi-core is 35589 and single-core is 2204. Cinebench R20 multi-core is 19899 and single-core is 2809. Cinebench R15 multi-core is 5619.5 and single-core is 334. Geekbench multi-core is 20795 and single-core is 2458. Passmark multithread is 55759 and single-thread is 4713. The average benchmark score is 67469.

These numbers matter for Microsoft Flight Simulator because the measured results show the CPU is not the main bottleneck in lighter settings. At 1080p Low, the combo averages 173 FPS, the fastest row in the data. That is a signature of CPU headroom: when the GPU work is reduced, the 24-core, 24-thread part can feed a very high frame rate.

At 1440p Ultra, the average is 78 FPS. At 4K Ultra, it falls to 57 FPS. The CPU's cache and memory configuration do not change across those rows; what changes is the resolution and settings load. The measured FPS drop therefore aligns with the GPU becoming the dominant constraint rather than with the CPU's core count, clock speed, or L3 capacity.

The CPU's 94th percentile ranking also matters for the combo's overall position. A 24-thread Arrow Lake-HX part with a 5.40 boost clock is enough to keep frame rates high when the RTX 5090 Mobile is not saturated. The data from this benchmark page shows the pairing is strongest at lower resolutions and medium settings, and weakest at 4K Ultra, where the CPU has plenty of headroom left and the GPU's limits show up in the final FPS.