Pc Building Simulator

# Pc Building Simulator with AMD Ryzen 5 5500 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080: Benchmark Analysis

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500 paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 produces a distinctive performance profile in Pc Building Simulator, a simulation title that scales unusually well across resolution and quality settings. This combination ranks 572nd out of 1,769 tested combos in this game, placing it in the upper third of all configurations evaluated. The CPU, a 6-core/12-thread Zen 3 part with a 3.60 GHz base and 4.20 GHz boost clock, sits at the 79th percentile among all processors, while the GPU, an Ampere-based GA102 chip with 10 GB of GDDR6X memory, holds the 80th percentile among all graphics cards. The measured frame rates reveal a system that is heavily GPU-limited at higher resolutions but capable of exceptional throughput at 1080p, where the CPU's single-thread performance becomes a more significant factor.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate progression across the three tested resolutions tells a clear story about where the bottleneck shifts. At 1080p with Low settings, the system delivers 307.9 FPS, but this drops to 221.6 FPS at 1440p and 115.5 FPS at 4K. The percentage decline from 1080p to 1440p is roughly 28%, while the drop from 1440p to 4K is approximately 48%. This steepening decline indicates that the RTX 3080's rendering workload grows disproportionately as pixel count increases, a pattern consistent with a GPU-bound scenario at higher resolutions.

When examining High settings, the scaling pattern becomes even more pronounced. The system achieves 178.1 FPS at 1080p, 109.1 FPS at 1440p, and 55.5 FPS at 4K. The 1080p-to-1440p reduction is about 39%, and the 1440p-to-4K reduction is roughly 49%. The consistent ~50% drop between 1440p and 4K across all quality settings suggests that the GPU's memory bandwidth and shading throughput are the primary constraints at 4K, regardless of how demanding the visual quality settings are.

The Ultra settings curve shows the same fundamental pattern: 165.1 FPS at 1080p falls to 106.7 FPS at 1440p, then to 56.6 FPS at 4K. Interestingly, the gap between High and Ultra at each resolution is relatively modest — about 7-8% at 1080p, 2% at 1440p, and 2% at 4K. This suggests that the Ultra preset in Pc Building Simulator adds visual features that are not particularly taxing on the RTX 3080's 760.3 GB/s of memory bandwidth or its 29.77 TFLOPS of FP32 compute.

GPU Role

The RTX 3080's specifications directly explain the observed performance envelope. With 8,704 shading units, 272 texture mapping units, and 96 ROPs, the GPU has substantial raw throughput for a simulation title that likely involves rendering complex PC components and workshop environments. The boost clock of 1710 MHz combined with the 10 GB GDDR6X memory running at 19 Gbps effective provides the bandwidth necessary to sustain high frame rates even at 4K Ultra, where the system still manages 56.6 FPS.

The GPU's 68 RT cores and 272 tensor cores are present but likely underutilized in this genre, as Pc Building Simulator is not primarily a ray-traced or AI-accelerated workload. This explains why the performance gap between Low and Ultra settings is not as dramatic as in more graphically intensive titles. At 1080p Low, the system hits 307.9 FPS, which is only 1.86 times faster than the 4K Ultra result of 56.6 FPS. This 1.86x ratio is far below the 4x pixel count difference between these configurations, indicating that the CPU begins to limit performance at lower resolutions.

The CPU's role becomes evident when comparing 1080p Low (307.9 FPS) to 1440p Low (221.6 FPS). If the GPU were the sole constraint, the 1440p result should be roughly 56% of the 1080p number (due to pixel count), which would be approximately 172 FPS. The actual 221.6 FPS is 29% higher than that expectation, suggesting that the Ryzen 5 5500's 12 threads are sufficient to feed the GPU at 1440p but become a limiting factor at 1080p. The CPU's Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 16,429 and single-core score of 2,319 provide context: this processor is capable but not top-tier, placing it just 0.1% behind the Intel Core i5-12500 and 0.2% behind the Intel Core i5-12600T in average benchmark scores.

FAQ

Q: Why does the frame rate drop so much more from 1440p to 4K than from 1080p to 1440p?

A: The data shows a consistent ~50% reduction from 1440p to 4K across all settings, compared to a ~28-39% reduction from 1080p to 1440p. This indicates the RTX 3080's rendering pipeline becomes the dominant bottleneck at 4K, where the pixel count quadruples from 1080p, and the GPU's 760.3 GB/s bandwidth and 29.77 TFLOPS compute are the limiting factors.

Q: Is the Ryzen 5 5500 holding back the RTX 3080 in this game?

A: At 1080p Low, the system reaches 307.9 FPS, which is unusually high for this GPU class. The CPU's 6 cores and 12 threads, with a 3.60 GHz base clock, appear sufficient for most scenarios, but the relatively modest single-thread performance (Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2,319) suggests it may cap frame rates in less demanding scenes, preventing the GPU from reaching even higher values.

Q: How does the RTX 3080 compare to its closest rivals in overall GPU benchmarks?

A: The RTX 3080's average benchmark score of 35,787 places it just 0.2% behind the AMD Radeon Pro Duo (35,860) and 0.9% behind the AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE (36,101), while staying 0.4% ahead of the AMD Radeon 880M (35,646) and 1% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile (35,435). This positions the 3080 as a mid-range-to-high-end performer in the current GPU landscape.

Q: What is the best settings preset for 4K gaming with this combo?

A: At 4K, the High preset delivers 55.5 FPS and Ultra delivers 56.6 FPS — nearly identical results. Medium produces 84.5 FPS, and Low reaches 115.5 FPS. For a smooth 60 FPS experience, Medium at 4K is the safest choice, while High or Ultra would require accepting frame rates slightly below 60 FPS.

Q: Does the CPU matter more at lower resolutions in this game?

A: Yes. The difference between 1080p Low (307.9 FPS) and 1440p Low (221.6 FPS) is only 28%, while the pixel count increases by 78%. This sub-linear scaling suggests the CPU's 12 threads are the limiting factor at 1080p, whereas at 4K the GPU's workload dominates and the CPU has ample headroom.

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

A: The combo ranks 572nd out of 1,769 tested combos in Pc Building Simulator, placing it in the 68th percentile of all systems evaluated. This is a strong result, particularly given that the CPU sits at the 79th percentile and the GPU at the 80th percentile among their respective categories.

How This Combo Ranks

The 572nd rank out of 1,769 combos represents a solid mid-upper-tier placement, but it is slightly below what the individual component percentiles might suggest. The CPU's 79th percentile and GPU's 80th percentile would imply a combined performance around the 80th percentile, yet the actual game rank is closer to the 68th percentile. This discrepancy indicates that Pc Building Simulator does not fully utilize the RTX 3080's capabilities, likely because the simulation genre emphasizes CPU-side logic and physics over GPU rendering.

The CPU's nearest rival, the Intel Core i5-12500, averages 20,897 points compared to the Ryzen 5 5500's 20,875, a negligible 0.1% difference. Similarly, the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4655GE is 0.1% ahead, while the AMD EPYC 7J13 is 0.1% behind. This tight clustering around the 20,800-20,900 score range means that any of these processors would likely produce nearly identical results in this game, suggesting the ranking is more influenced by GPU capability and memory configuration.

On the GPU side, the RTX 3080's nearest competitors are all within 1% of its average score. The AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE leads by 0.9%, while the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile trails by 1%. This narrow spread means that the 572nd rank is not a reflection of the GPU being weak, but rather that many combos in the database use higher-end processors or more recent GPUs that push the ranking down. The 1,769 total combos include numerous configurations with newer generation hardware, so a 572nd placement is still a strong showing for a 2020 GPU paired with a 2022 CPU.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers its highest frame rates. Low settings produce 307.9 FPS, Medium reaches 248.6 FPS, High achieves 178.1 FPS, and Ultra sustains 165.1 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is 142.8 FPS, representing an 87% improvement from the most demanding to the least demanding preset. This range indicates that the RTX 3080 has substantial headroom at 1080p, even with the Ryzen 5 5500 feeding it.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain high but show the expected decline. Low settings yield 221.6 FPS, Medium produces 157.4 FPS, High reaches 109.1 FPS, and Ultra manages 106.7 FPS. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is most pronounced at Low settings (86.3 FPS reduction) and least severe at Ultra (58.4 FPS reduction). This pattern confirms that the GPU is more fully utilized at 1440p, with the CPU bottleneck becoming less significant.

At 3840x2160, the system still delivers playable frame rates across all settings. Low settings achieve 115.5 FPS, Medium reaches 84.5 FPS, High produces 55.5 FPS, and Ultra sustains 56.6 FPS. The most striking observation is that High and Ultra are nearly identical at 4K, differing by just 1.1 FPS, while the jump from Medium to High represents a 34% reduction in performance. This suggests that the Ultra preset in this game adds minimal additional GPU load over High, likely due to the simulation genre's relatively simple rendering requirements.