Pc Building Simulator

Pc Building Simulator pairs an AMD Ryzen 5 2600 with an AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT, and the measured frame rates across resolutions reveal a system that is thoroughly GPU-bound at higher settings. The data shows a clear hierarchy where the Radeon RX 7900 XT dictates performance at 4K, while the Ryzen 5 2600 becomes a more significant factor only at lower resolutions and settings. This combination ranks 659th out of 1,769 tested combos in this simulation title, placing it in the upper third of all configurations tested.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate progression from 1080p to 4K shows the expected drop as pixel count increases, but the magnitude of that drop varies dramatically by quality setting. At High settings, the system delivers 175.4 FPS at 1920x1080, drops to 125.1 FPS at 2560x1440, and falls to 65.6 FPS at 3840x2160. That represents a 62.6% reduction from 1080p to 4K, indicating that the GPU is under heavy load at the highest resolution. The scaling is steeper at Low settings, where 226.3 FPS at 1080p falls to 192.3 FPS at 1440p and then to 129.1 FPS at 4K — a 43.0% drop from 1080p to 4K.

The 4K results across all settings tell a story of GPU saturation. At Ultra, the system manages 64.4 FPS, while High produces 65.6 FPS — nearly identical. Medium yields 89.5 FPS, and Low reaches 129.1 FPS. The relatively small gap between High and Ultra (just 1.2 FPS) suggests that the GPU is hitting a performance ceiling at 4K regardless of quality preset. In contrast, at 1080p, the spread between Low (226.3 FPS) and Ultra (170.6 FPS) is 55.7 FPS, showing that the GPU has headroom to spare at lower resolutions.

At 1440p, the system is still GPU-limited but less severely. Low settings produce 192.3 FPS, Medium 171.6 FPS, High 125.1 FPS, and Ultra 117.3 FPS. The drop from Medium to High at 1440p is 46.5 FPS, a much larger step than the 1.2 FPS difference between High and Ultra at 4K. This pattern indicates that at 1440p, the CPU is beginning to influence results at lower settings, while at 4K, the GPU is the sole bottleneck.

The data also shows that resolution scaling is not linear. From 1440p to 4K at High settings, the frame rate falls from 125.1 to 65.6 FPS — a 47.6% reduction. From 1080p to 1440p at the same settings, the drop is from 175.4 to 125.1 FPS, a 28.7% reduction. This steeper decline at higher resolutions confirms that the RX 7900 XT's 20 GB frame buffer and 800.0 GB/s bandwidth are being pushed hard, but the GPU's compute resources are the limiting factor at 4K.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT is a RDNA 3.0 part based on the Navi 31 chip, built on a 5 nm process with 57,700 million transistors. Its 20 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 320-bit bus provides 800.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which is ample for Pc Building Simulator's modest textures. The GPU's boost clock is 2394 MHz, with a game clock of 2025 MHz and a base clock of 1387 MHz. These clocks are not the primary determinant of performance in this simulation title; instead, the card's 5,376 shading units and 192 ROPs handle the rendering workload.

Benchmark results for the GPU show a PassMark G3D score of 29,009, placing it in the 82nd percentile of all GPUs. Its compute score of 16,828 in PassMark GPU Compute and 169,834 in Geekbench OpenCL indicate strong raw throughput. However, in Pc Building Simulator, the GPU's performance is constrained by the CPU at lower resolutions. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 226.3 FPS, which is likely near the CPU's maximum frame delivery capability. The Ryzen 5 2600's single-thread score of 1,579 in Cinebench R23 suggests it can feed frames at this rate, but pushing beyond that would require a faster processor.

The GPU's 84 ray tracing cores and DirectX 12 Ultimate support are largely irrelevant for this simulation title, which does not appear to use ray tracing based on the measured frame rates. The card's pixel rate of 459.6 GPixel/s and texture rate of 804.4 GTexel/s are more relevant, as they directly influence fill-rate-bound scenarios. In Pc Building Simulator, the GPU's role is to render complex PC component models and shop environments; at 4K Ultra, the 64.4 FPS result shows that the card is working near its limits, but still delivering playable performance.

The GPU's nearest rivals in the benchmark database include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Mobile with an average score of 38,349 (0% deltaPct), and NVIDIA CMP 70HX at 38,225 (0.3% deltaPct). The MX570 scores 38,494 (-0.4% deltaPct), and RTX 4080 Mobile scores 38,135 (0.6% deltaPct). These are close scores, but the RX 7900 XT's desktop-class power envelope (300 W TDP) gives it an advantage in sustained workloads like 4K gaming.

FAQ

Q: What is the maximum average FPS this combo can achieve in Pc Building Simulator?

A: The highest measured average FPS is 226.3, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

Q: How does the combo perform at 4K Ultra settings?

A: At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the system delivers 64.4 FPS average, which is playable but not high-refresh-rate territory.

Q: Is the GPU or CPU the bottleneck at 1440p High settings?

A: The data shows 125.1 FPS at 2560x1440 High, which is 49.7% higher than 4K High (65.6 FPS), indicating the GPU is still the primary limiter at 1440p.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between High and Ultra at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080, High settings produce 175.4 FPS while Ultra produces 170.6 FPS, a difference of just 4.8 FPS.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested configurations in this game?

A: The combo ranks 659th out of 1,769 tested combos, placing it in the top 37.3% of all configurations.

Q: What is the GPU's average benchmark score relative to its nearest rival?

A: The RX 7900 XT has an average benchmark score of 38,358, which is 9 points higher than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Mobile's 38,349 (0% deltaPct).

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of Ryzen 5 2600 and RX 7900 XT achieves a rank of 659 out of 1,769 tested combos in Pc Building Simulator. This places it in the upper third of all configurations, which is notable given the CPU's age and relatively modest specifications. The CPU's average benchmark score of 19,616 puts it in the 77th percentile of all CPUs, while the GPU's 38,358 average score places it in the 82nd percentile. The disparity between these percentiles suggests that the GPU is carrying the performance load, but the CPU is not severely hampering results in this simulation title.

The rank of 659 indicates that 1,110 combos perform better, likely featuring newer CPUs with higher single-thread performance. However, the measured FPS data shows that this combo still delivers high frame rates at all tested resolutions and settings. At 1080p, even Ultra settings exceed 170 FPS, which is well above the refresh rate of most monitors. At 1440p, High settings produce 125.1 FPS, and at 4K, High settings maintain 65.6 FPS. These results are strong for a simulation game that typically does not demand extreme frame rates.

The combo's rank is partially explained by the CPU's single-thread performance. The Ryzen 5 2600's Cinebench R23 single-core score of 1,579 is modest by modern standards, and in CPU-light scenarios like 1080p Low, the system reaches 226.3 FPS, which may be approaching the CPU's limit. In the benchmark database, the CPU's nearest rivals include the Intel Core i5-1345U with an average score of 19,691 (-0.4% deltaPct) and the AMD Ryzen 5 7530U at 19,508 (0.6% deltaPct). These scores are within 0.7% of the Ryzen 5 2600, indicating that the CPU is competitive with much newer mobile parts.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 2600 is a 6-core, 12-thread processor from the 2000 series, based on the Zen+ architecture (Pinnacle Ridge). It has a base clock of 3.40 GHz and a boost clock of 3.90 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. The CPU's 16 MB of shared L3 cache and 46.9 GB/s memory bandwidth are adequate for Pc Building Simulator, which is not cache-sensitive compared to other simulation titles. The processor's Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 11,186 and single-core score of 1,579 show that it has reasonable multi-threaded capability but limited single-thread headroom.

In this game, the CPU's role is to manage the simulation logic, AI, and component interactions. The measured FPS data shows that at 1080p Low, the system achieves 226.3 FPS, which is likely CPU-limited. The drop from Low to Medium at 1080p is 30.1 FPS (226.3 to 196.2), and from Medium to High is 20.8 FPS (196.2 to 175.4). These steps indicate that the GPU is increasingly becoming the bottleneck as settings rise, but the CPU still has influence at lower settings. At 4K, the CPU's influence is minimal; the difference between High and Ultra is just 1.2 FPS, confirming that the GPU is the sole bottleneck at that resolution.

The CPU's PassMark multithread score of 13,160 and single-thread score of 2,239 highlight its balanced but aging performance. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core i5-11600KF, has an average score of 19,740 (-0.6% deltaPct), which is notably higher. However, in Pc Building Simulator, the CPU's 6 cores and 12 threads are sufficient to avoid significant bottlenecks at most settings. The 12 nm process node and 4,800 million transistors are outdated, but the processor's performance in this title is adequate, as evidenced by the 175.4 FPS at 1080p High and 125.1 FPS at 1440p High. For a game focused on PC building rather than heavy simulation physics, the Ryzen 5 2600 provides a stable foundation, though a newer CPU with higher single-thread performance would likely improve 1080p Low results further.