Pc Building Simulator

Resolution Scaling

The measured frame rates for Pc Building Simulator with the AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 reveal a steep performance curve as resolution climbs. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combination produces 107.8 FPS average, which is more than triple the 34.6 FPS seen at 3840x2160 on the same Low preset. This is a dramatic drop of roughly 68% from 1080p to 4K, indicating that the GPU is heavily taxed by the pixel count increase.

Moving from 2560x1440 to 3840x2160 at High settings shows an even more punishing decline. The 1440p High result of 33.6 FPS falls to 17.9 FPS at 4K High, a reduction of nearly half. The trend continues at Medium settings: 48 FPS at 1440p versus 25.3 FPS at 4K, again roughly a 47% loss. Ultra settings are the most demanding, with 29.5 FPS at 1440p dropping to 14.3 FPS at 4K — a figure that is effectively unplayable for smooth gameplay.

The scaling pattern across all settings suggests the GTX 1650's memory bandwidth and compute resources become the limiting factor well before the CPU. At 1080p Low, the Ryzen 5 3600 can feed the GPU enough data to reach 107.8 FPS, but the 4 GB of GDDR5 memory and 128-bit bus width struggle as resolution increases. The data shows a consistent halving of performance between 1440p and 4K across Medium, High, and Ultra presets, which is a classic symptom of pixel-fill and bandwidth saturation rather than CPU bottlenecking.

The 1080p to 1440p transition also illustrates this trend. At Low settings, 107.8 FPS at 1080p falls to 69 FPS at 1440p, a 36% drop. At High settings, the drop is from 51.8 FPS to 33.6 FPS, a similar 35% decline. These consistent percentages indicate that the GPU is the primary constraint throughout the resolution range tested, with the CPU's six cores and twelve threads providing ample headroom.

Settings Recommendations

The measured rows provide clear guidance on which preset offers the best balance of visual quality and playability. At 1920x1080, the High preset delivers 51.8 FPS average, which is above the 50 FPS threshold for acceptable smoothness in a simulation genre game. Ultra settings only improve the visual fidelity marginally while dropping the frame rate to 53.5 FPS — a negligible gain of 1.7 FPS that does not justify the additional GPU workload.

For 2560x1440 users, the Medium preset is the sweet spot. The 48 FPS average is close to the 1080p High result and remains playable for a simulation title where absolute frame rate matters less than stability. High at 1440p drops to 33.6 FPS, which may introduce noticeable stutter in scenes with many moving parts. Low at 1440p hits 69 FPS, but the visual compromise is severe for a game about building and inspecting PCs.

At 3840x2160, the situation is dire across all presets. The best 4K result is 34.6 FPS on Low, which is below the 50 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. Medium produces 25.3 FPS, High drops to 17.9 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 14.3 FPS. None of these are recommended for serious play. The data suggests that 4K resolution is not viable with this GPU in this title, regardless of settings.

The most interesting comparison is between 1080p Ultra and 1440p Medium. The former achieves 53.5 FPS, while the latter reaches 48 FPS. Given the resolution jump, 1440p Medium likely looks better overall despite the lower frame rate. Conversely, 1080p High at 51.8 FPS is nearly identical to 1080p Ultra but with less GPU strain, making High the recommended preset for most users at standard resolution.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 is the decisive component in this pairing. Its 4 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 128-bit bus provides 128.1 GB/s of bandwidth, which is modest by modern standards. The card's 896 shading units and 32 ROPs deliver a pixel rate of 53.28 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 93.24 GTexel/s. These specifications align with the measured performance: the card sits at the 43rd percentile among all GPUs, indicating it is below average in the broader market.

Benchmark scores reinforce the GPU's position. The PassMark G3D score of 7880 places the GTX 1650 near rivals like the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile (8746, delta -0.4%) and AMD Radeon 550X (8749, delta -0.4%). The Quadro P2200 trails slightly at 8671 (delta 0.5%), while the Radeon Pro WX 5100 leads at 8761 (delta -0.5%). These deltas are all within 0.5%, meaning the GTX 1650 is effectively performance-equivalent to its closest competitors despite being end-of-life.

The clock speeds of 1485 MHz base and 1665 MHz boost are moderate, and the 75 W TDP with no power connectors makes this a low-power card. In Pc Building Simulator, the GPU's limitations manifest clearly at 4K, where even Low settings cannot reach 35 FPS. The 2.984 TFLOPS of FP32 compute is sufficient for 1080p gaming but falls short at higher resolutions. The card's 12 nm process node and 4,700 million transistors on a 200 mm² die are dated, yet they still deliver acceptable 1080p performance in this simulation title.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Ryzen 5 3600 and GTX 1650 ranks 1723 out of 1769 tested combos in Pc Building Simulator, placing it in the bottom 3% of all configurations. This low ranking reflects the GPU's modest capabilities rather than the CPU's, as the Ryzen 5 3600 is a far more capable processor. The combo's position among 1,769 total combinations indicates that most other pairings deliver higher frame rates in this title.

The ranking is consistent with the measured FPS data. At 1080p Ultra, the combo achieves 53.5 FPS, which is playable but not exceptional. The 4K Ultra result of 14.3 FPS is among the worst possible outcomes, dragging the combo's overall standing down. The percentile ranking of 43 for the GPU and 76 for the CPU highlights the mismatch: the CPU is in the top quarter of all processors, while the GPU is below average.

This combo sits in the lower tiers of the database, but it is not the absolute worst. The 46 combos ranked below it likely use even weaker GPUs or CPUs. The data suggests that users with this combo should target 1080p or 1440p Medium/High settings, as the hardware is simply not designed for 4K gaming. The rank of 1723 out of 1769 is a stark reminder of the GTX 1650's limitations in modern titles, even one as undemanding as Pc Building Simulator.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 provides the processing foundation for this combo, and its influence on the results is most visible at lower resolutions where the GPU is less stressed. With six cores and twelve threads, a base clock of 3.60 GHz, and a boost clock of 4.20 GHz, the CPU has ample headroom for a simulation game that relies on physics and logic calculations. The 32 MB of shared L3 cache and 51.2 GB/s of dual-channel DDR4 memory bandwidth further support smooth operation.

The CPU's benchmark scores confirm its strength. The Cinebench R23 multicore result of 15045 and single-core score of 2124 place it well above entry-level processors. Its average benchmark score of 18129 is nearly identical to the Intel Core i5-11400 (18150, delta -0.1%), AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS (18101, delta 0.2%), and AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (18158, delta -0.2%). The EPYC 9274F leads this group at 18189 (delta -0.3%), but all four are within 0.3% of each other.

In Pc Building Simulator, the CPU's role is secondary to the GPU at high resolutions, but it becomes more important at 1080p. The 107.8 FPS result at 1080p Low suggests the CPU can push well over 100 FPS when the GPU is not the bottleneck. The 3dmark single-thread score of 696 and multithread score of 4605 indicate balanced performance that suits simulation workloads. The CPU's 76th percentile ranking among all CPUs shows it is a strong choice, but it is held back by the GTX 1650 in this pairing.

The Zen 2 architecture on the 7 nm process node delivers efficient performance, with a TDP of just 65 W. This efficiency means the CPU does not introduce thermal throttling in most cases, allowing consistent frame delivery. The data shows that if the GPU were upgraded, the Ryzen 5 3600 could likely support significantly higher frame rates, as its multithreaded capabilities exceed what the GTX 1650 can utilize in this title.