Pc Building Simulator

# Pc Building Simulator — AMD Ryzen 5 5600 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER

This combo lands in the 80th percentile of all tested CPU-GPU pairings for Pc Building Simulator, ranking 348th out of 1,769 combos. The AMD Ryzen 5 5600, a 6-core/12-thread Zen 3 part, pairs with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER, an Ada Lovelace GPU with 12 GB of GDDR6X memory. The measured data reveals a system that scales cleanly across resolutions, with the GPU becoming the primary limiter at 4K while the CPU holds its own at lower resolutions.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is steep but consistent, showing a classic GPU-bound curve. At High settings, the transition from 1920x1080 (202.3 FPS) to 2560x1440 (128.2 FPS) represents a 36.6% reduction, while moving from 1440p to 3840x2160 (70 FPS) cuts another 45.4%. This is a total 65.4% loss from 1080p to 4K at High — a substantial hit that points to the RTX 4070 SUPER's 192-bit memory bus and 504.2 GB/s bandwidth being taxed heavily at higher resolutions.

Low settings tell a more revealing story about the CPU's headroom. At 1080p Low, the combo hits 326.4 FPS; at 1440p Low it reaches 256.9 FPS; at 4K Low it still manages 136.3 FPS. The 1080p-to-1440p drop is only 21.3%, whereas the 1440p-to-4K drop is 46.9%. This suggests that at 1080p Low, the Ryzen 5 5600 — with its 4.40 GHz boost clock and 32 MB shared L3 cache — is keeping pace well, but the GPU begins to choke as pixel count rises.

Ultra settings amplify the GPU bottleneck. From 1080p Ultra (196.3 FPS) to 1440p Ultra (121.8 FPS) the loss is 37.9%, and 4K Ultra drops to 61.4 FPS — a 68.7% reduction from 1080p. The gap between High and Ultra at 4K is only 8.6 FPS (70 vs 61.4), indicating diminishing returns as the GPU hits its ceiling. The data shows that resolution scaling is smooth and predictable here, with no anomalous spikes or drops that would suggest driver or memory-related stutter.

CPU Role

The Ryzen 5 5600 is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on Zen 3 (Vermeer) architecture, built on TSMC's 7 nm process with 4,150 million transistors. Its 3.50 GHz base and 4.40 GHz boost clocks, combined with 512 KB L2 per core and 32 MB shared L3, position it as a mid-range workhorse. In the broader CPU benchmark pool, it scores 21,765 average and sits at the 79th percentile, with nearest rivals including the Intel Xeon D-1746TER (21,635, +0.6%) and the AMD EPYC 9554P (21,899, -0.6%).

For Pc Building Simulator, a simulation title that typically favors single-thread performance and consistent frame pacing, the 5600's single-thread score of 882 in 3DMark and 2,584 in Cinebench R23 suggests it has ample headroom. The game's measured FPS at 1080p Low (326.4) and Medium (288.7) shows the CPU is not the limiting factor at these settings — the GPU is still pushing well past 200 FPS even at High.

However, the CPU's role becomes more apparent when examining the 4K Low result of 136.3 FPS. This is a 58.2% drop from 1080p Low, which is larger than the pure resolution scaling would suggest if the GPU were fully responsible. The 5600's 6 cores and 12 threads are sufficient for this simulation, but the data implies that at lower settings and higher resolutions, the GPU's memory bandwidth (504.2 GB/s) becomes a hard ceiling. The CPU's 51.2 GB/s memory bandwidth and dual-channel DDR4 support are not bottlenecks here — the frame rates are consistently high enough to confirm that.

GPU Role

The RTX 4070 SUPER is built on the AD104 chip using Ada Lovelace architecture at 5 nm, with 35,800 million transistors on a 294 mm² die. Its 12 GB of GDDR6X memory runs at 21 Gbps effective, feeding a 192-bit bus for 504.2 GB/s bandwidth. The 7,168 shading units, 224 TMUs, and 80 ROPs deliver 35.48 TFLOPS FP32, while 56 RT cores and 224 tensor cores handle ray tracing and AI workloads. The GPU's average benchmark score is 42,576, ranking at the 84th percentile, with nearest rivals including the NVIDIA RTX A6000 (42,653, -0.2%) and AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE (42,723, -0.3%).

In this game, the GPU's 12 GB VRAM is more than adequate — Pc Building Simulator is not a VRAM-heavy title, and the measured FPS shows no signs of memory swapping or texture thrashing. The GPU's boost clock of 2475 MHz and base clock of 1980 MHz are standard for the 40-series, and the 220 W TDP with a 550 W suggested PSU is modest for the performance class.

The GPU's dominance is most evident at 4K Ultra, where 61.4 FPS represents the combo's weakest showing. This is still playable, but the 36.2% drop from 4K High (70 FPS) to 4K Ultra shows that the Ultra preset pushes the GPU's shading units and memory bandwidth to their limits. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 4,627 runs 14% lower than the GPU's passmark G3D score of 29,995 when normalized, suggesting that this game's workload is not particularly demanding on ray tracing or compute features — it's a straightforward rasterization load.

How This Combo Ranks

Ranking 348th out of 1,769 tested combos places this pairing in the top 19.7% of all configurations. This is a strong showing for a mid-range CPU paired with an upper-mid-range GPU. The combo's percentile is notably higher than the CPU's individual 79th percentile and the GPU's 84th percentile, indicating that the two parts synergize well for this specific game — the CPU's strong single-thread performance complements the GPU's high fill rate without creating a noticeable bottleneck.

The ranking suggests that for Pc Building Simulator, this combo outperforms many pairings with more expensive CPUs or GPUs. The Ryzen 5 5600's 79th percentile CPU score is respectable, but the RTX 4070 SUPER's 84th percentile GPU score is the stronger component. The fact that the combo ranks at the 80.3rd percentile (348/1769) means the pairing extracts more from the GPU than a typical build would — likely due to the simulation genre's reliance on consistent frame delivery rather than raw multi-threaded throughput.

Compared to the nearest GPU rivals, the RTX 4070 SUPER's deltaPct values are tight — within -0.3% to +1.6% of the RTX A6000, RX 7650 GRE, and Radeon Pro 580X. This means that swapping to a workstation-class GPU like the RTX A6000 would not meaningfully change performance in this game. The combo's rank is therefore more dependent on the CPU-GPU balance than on the GPU's absolute power.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers exceptional performance across all presets. Low settings hit 326.4 FPS, Medium drops to 288.7 FPS, High settles at 202.3 FPS, and Ultra manages 196.3 FPS. The gap between Medium and High (86.4 FPS) is larger than the gap between High and Ultra (6 FPS), indicating that the High preset is the sweet spot for visual fidelity without sacrificing frame rate.

At 2560x1440, the numbers remain strong. Low reaches 256.9 FPS, Medium hits 183.1 FPS, High delivers 128.2 FPS, and Ultra holds at 121.8 FPS. The 1440p results show a similar pattern to 1080p — the Medium-to-High drop (54.9 FPS) is more significant than the High-to-Ultra drop (6.4 FPS).

At 3840x2160, performance becomes more modest. Low achieves 136.3 FPS, Medium drops to 93.5 FPS, High reaches 70 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 61.4 FPS. The 4K results are the only ones where the frame rate falls below 100 FPS on Medium or below 75 FPS on High — making 4K Ultra the only preset that risks dipping below a 60 FPS threshold, though it stays above it.

Settings Recommendations

For a smooth 60+ FPS experience at 4K, the High preset (70 FPS) is the clear choice — it provides a 14% improvement over Ultra (61.4 FPS) with only a minor visual downgrade. At 1440p, the Ultra preset (121.8 FPS) is fully playable and offers the best visual quality without any compromise. At 1080p, even Ultra (196.3 FPS) is far beyond what any modern display can show, so users with 144Hz or 240Hz monitors can enable Ultra without concern.

The data suggests that Medium settings at 4K (93.5 FPS) are a strong alternative for users who want headroom above 60 FPS for demanding scenes or recording. The Medium preset's 33.5% improvement over High at 4K is significant, while the visual difference between Medium and High in a simulation game like this is often subtle. For competitive or high-refresh-rate play at 1080p, Low (326.4 FPS) and Medium (288.7 FPS) both exceed 240 Hz, making them suitable for esports-style responsiveness.

The best overall balance of visual quality and performance across all resolutions is the High preset. It delivers 202.3 FPS at 1080p, 128.2 FPS at 1440p, and 70 FPS at 4K — all comfortably above playable thresholds. Ultra is only recommended for 1080p and 1440p users with high-refresh displays, while Low is reserved for users chasing maximum frame rates at 1080p. The measured data shows no reason to use Medium at 1080p or 1440p, as High provides better visuals with only a 29% FPS cost at 1080p and a 30% cost at 1440p.