Pc Building Simulator

The AMD Ryzen 5 7400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 is a study in contrasts for Pc Building Simulator. You have a mainstream six-core CPU driving the most powerful consumer GPU on the market. The benchmark data shows this combo lands at rank 121 out of 3002 tested configurations, placing it in the top 4% of all combos in our database. That ranking is strong, but it is not the absolute top, which tells you something important about where the bottleneck lies in this simulation title. The data indicates this is a combo that will crush 1080p and 1440p gaming, and remain very playable at 4K, but the frame rates at lower resolutions suggest the CPU is holding the GPU back from its full potential.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo rank of 121 out of 3002 tested combos puts this system in the 96th percentile of all pairings we have measured. That is a top-tier result, and it aligns with the individual component strengths. The RTX 4090 sits in the 88th percentile of all GPUs, while the Ryzen 5 7400F sits in the 83rd percentile of all CPUs. When you combine a top-12% GPU with a top-17% CPU, you expect a very fast system, and the data confirms this. However, the gap between the CPU's percentile and the GPU's percentile hints at the imbalance you see in the measured frame rates.

Looking at the CPU's nearest rivals, the Ryzen 5 7400F is essentially tied with the Intel Core i5-14600T (0.1% ahead), the Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (0.2% ahead), and the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 (0.3% ahead). It is also within 0.2% of the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H. This shows the 7400F is a very consistent performer, sitting right at a performance plateau where many mid-range and upper-mid-range CPUs converge. For Pc Building Simulator, which is not a heavily threaded title, this level of CPU performance is sufficient to feed the GPU at higher resolutions, but it becomes the limiting factor at 1080p.

The GPU's nearest rivals are more interesting. The RTX 4090 is statistically tied with the Intel Arc Pro A60 (0% delta) and the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 48 (0.3% ahead), while trailing the AMD Radeon Pro W6600M by 2.5% and leading the AMD Radeon PRO V710 by 2.9%. This is a peculiar grouping, as these are not typically considered gaming flagships. The data suggests that in our benchmark suite, the RTX 4090's raw compute is being measured in a way that puts it in a cluster with workstation cards. For gaming, the 4090's massive 24 GB frame buffer and high memory bandwidth are what set it apart, and those traits show up in the measured FPS.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data provides clear guidance on the best settings preset for this combo. At 2560x1440, the High preset delivers 164 FPS average, while the Ultra preset delivers 156 FPS. That is a difference of only 8 FPS, or roughly 5%. Given that Ultra typically includes more demanding visual effects, the 156 FPS at Ultra is the better choice for a visual fidelity per frame rate trade-off. The data shows that the jump from High to Ultra costs very little performance at 1440p, making Ultra the recommended preset for a 1440p monitor.

At 3840x2160, the situation shifts slightly. High yields 86 FPS, and Ultra yields 82 FPS. Again, the difference is small, only 4 FPS. Both are perfectly playable, but if you have a 4K display, the Ultra preset's 82 FPS average is still above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. The data suggests you should not sacrifice visual quality for a negligible frame rate gain. At 4K, the GPU is the primary driver, and it has enough headroom to handle Ultra settings.

For 1920x1080, the story is different. The High preset delivers 260 FPS, and Ultra delivers 247 FPS. These numbers are already so high that they exceed the refresh rate of most monitors. The bottleneck here is clearly the CPU, as the frame rates are limited by the 7400F's ability to feed the scene. In this case, the recommendation is to use Ultra settings purely because the frame rates are already excessive, and you might as well get the best image quality. The difference between 247 and 260 FPS is imperceptible, but the visual upgrade from High to Ultra is not. The data supports using Ultra at 1080p to maximize visual quality without any meaningful performance penalty.

Resolution Scaling

The resolution scaling data reveals the classic CPU vs. GPU bottleneck dynamic. At 1080p High, the combo produces 260 FPS. At 1440p High, it drops to 164 FPS, a 37% decrease. At 4K High, it falls to 86 FPS, a 67% decrease from 1080p and a 48% decrease from 1440p. These are large drops, which is expected as pixel count increases, but the pattern is telling. The 1080p to 1440p drop of 96 FPS is substantial, indicating that the system is not fully GPU-bound at 1080p. If it were, the drop would be closer to the pixel ratio of 1.78x, which would put 1440p at around 146 FPS. Instead, we see 164 FPS, which is higher than expected, meaning the CPU is artificially capping performance at 1080p.

The 1440p to 4K drop is more in line with expectations. The pixel count increases by 2.25x, and the frame rate drops from 164 FPS to 86 FPS, a 1.9x decrease. This is closer to a 1:1 pixel-to-performance ratio, indicating that at 4K, the GPU is the primary limiting factor. The data shows that the RTX 4090 is doing the heavy lifting at 4K, while the Ryzen 5 7400F is the bottleneck at 1080p. This means that if you are playing on a 1080p monitor with a high refresh rate, you are leaving performance on the table with this CPU. If you are on a 4K display, the combo is well-balanced.

FAQ

Q: Is this combo better for 1080p or 4K gaming?

A: The data shows this combo is better suited for 4K. At 4K High, the average FPS is 86, which is smooth. At 1080p High, the average FPS is 260, but the CPU is limiting performance, as evidenced by the smaller-than-expected frame rate drop when moving from 1080p to 1440p. The GPU has more headroom to stretch at 4K.

Q: What is the best settings preset for a 1440p monitor?

A: The measured data shows that at 2560x1440, the Ultra preset delivers 156 FPS while the High preset delivers 164 FPS. The 8 FPS difference is small, so Ultra is recommended for better visual quality without a meaningful frame rate penalty.

Q: How much faster is the RTX 4090 than its nearest rival?

A: According to the benchmark data, the RTX 4090 is effectively tied with the Intel Arc Pro A60, with a 0% delta. It is 2.9% faster than the AMD Radeon PRO V710, but 2.5% slower than the AMD Radeon Pro W6600M in average benchmark score.

Q: Does the CPU bottleneck the GPU in this game?

A: Yes, at lower resolutions. The data shows that at 1080p High, the combo achieves 260 FPS. At 1440p High, it drops to 164 FPS, which is a 37% drop. If the GPU were fully utilized at 1080p, the drop to 1440p would be closer to 44% (based on pixel count). The smaller drop indicates the CPU is limiting frame rates at 1080p.

Q: What is the CPU's performance rank compared to other processors?

A: The Ryzen 5 7400F sits in the 83rd percentile of all CPUs. It is 0.1% ahead of the Intel Core i5-14600T and 0.3% ahead of the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360, showing it is a solid mid-range performer.

Q: Is the 4K Ultra setting playable?

A: Yes. The measured 4K Ultra average FPS is 82, which is above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. The 4K Medium preset shows a min FPS of 103 and a max of 140, indicating that the system has headroom to maintain playable frame rates.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 is the dominant component in this pairing. It features 24 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 1.01 TB/s. This massive frame buffer and bandwidth are critical for Pc Building Simulator at high resolutions. The data shows that at 4K Ultra, the combo still manages 82 FPS, which is a direct result of the GPU's ability to handle large textures and complex scenes without running out of memory. The GPU's boost clock of 2520 MHz and base clock of 2235 MHz are high, and the 16384 shading units provide the raw compute power needed for the simulation's rendering tasks.

The RTX 4090's benchmark scores reflect its top-tier status. It achieves a Passmark G3D score of 38194 and a Geekbench OpenCL score of 255416. Its average benchmark score of 60347 puts it in the 88th percentile of all GPUs. However, the nearest rivals in the data are not typical gaming cards, which suggests that in synthetic tests, the 4090's compute-heavy architecture is matched by workstation GPUs. In actual gaming, the 4090's strengths show up differently, as evidenced by the high FPS at 4K. The GPU is clearly the star here, and the data shows it is capable of driving even the most demanding settings at 4K without breaking a sweat.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 4 architecture, codenamed Raphael. It has a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 4.70 GHz. With a 65W TDP, it is an efficient chip, but its role in this combo is to feed the RTX 4090. The data shows it does a good job at 4K, but it becomes the limiting factor at 1080p. The CPU's Passmark multithread score is 25645, and its single-thread score is 3689. Its Cinebench R23 multicore score is 21765, and its single-core score is 3072. These are respectable numbers, but they are not top-tier for gaming.

The CPU's percentile rank of 83 indicates it is a competent processor, but its nearest rivals are all within 0.3% of its average score, showing it is at a performance plateau. In Pc Building Simulator, which is not a heavily threaded title, the single-core performance is more important. The data shows that at 1080p, the frame rates are capped around 247-370 FPS depending on settings, which is far below what the RTX 4090 could theoretically produce. This indicates the CPU's single-thread performance is the bottleneck. At 4K, the GPU takes over as the primary constraint, and the CPU's 6 cores are sufficient to maintain 82-86 FPS. The CPU's 32 MB of L3 cache helps with game logic, but it cannot overcome the fundamental limitation of having only 6 cores for a game that may not scale well with threads.