Pc Building Simulator

FAQ

Q: What is the combo's overall ranking in Pc Building Simulator?

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti combination ranks 908th out of 1,769 tested combos in this game, placing it just above the midpoint of the database.

Q: How does the Ryzen 5 8400F compare to its closest CPU rivals?

A: The Ryzen 5 8400F's average benchmark score of 25,064 is virtually identical to the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X at 25,057 (0% delta). It sits 0.3% ahead of the Ryzen 5 7500F (24,993) and 0.1% behind the AMD Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340 (25,099).

Q: What is the GPU's relative standing among all tested graphics cards?

A: The RTX 3060 Ti achieves an average benchmark score of 25,120, placing it in the 69th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 6700M, scores 25,180, which is only 0.2% higher.

Q: What resolution delivers the highest frame rates for this combo?

A: At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo reaches an average of 277.7 FPS, the highest measured result. The lowest result comes at 3840x2160 with High settings, averaging 44.7 FPS.

Q: Does the CPU have integrated graphics?

A: No, the Ryzen 5 8400F has no integrated graphics, so the RTX 3060 Ti must always handle display output for this system.

Q: What memory type does this CPU support?

A: The Ryzen 5 8400F supports DDR5 memory in a dual-channel configuration, with a memory bandwidth of 83.2 GB/s.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is built on the Ampere architecture with a GA104 chip fabricated on Samsung's 8nm process. Its 8 GB of GDDR6 memory runs across a 256-bit bus, delivering 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The card operates at a base clock of 1410 MHz and boosts to 1665 MHz, with memory clocked at 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective).

The GPU's shading power comes from 4,864 shading units, 152 texture mapping units, and 80 raster output pipelines. It also carries 38 RT cores and 152 tensor cores, enabling DirectX 12 Ultimate support. In terms of raw throughput, the card delivers 16.20 TFLOPS for both FP32 and FP16 operations.

Benchmark data shows the RTX 3060 Ti scores 20,349 in PassMark G3D and 10,006 in PassMark GPU compute. Its average benchmark score of 25,120 places it in the 69th percentile of all GPUs. The nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX 6700M at 25,180 (0.2% higher), the Radeon RX 6600 at 25,235 (0.5% higher), and the AMD Radeon 890M at 25,246 (0.5% higher).

In Pc Building Simulator, the GPU's role becomes evident when examining frame rates across settings. At 1080p, the gap between Low and Ultra settings spans from 277.7 FPS down to 131 FPS. This 2.1x spread suggests the GPU is the primary scaling factor when settings change, but the CPU still keeps pace at lower settings. The 8 GB VRAM capacity appears sufficient for the game's demands, as even at 4K Ultra the system maintains playable frame rates without indication of memory-related stuttering.

Resolution Scaling

The measured data reveals how this combo scales across three resolutions. At 1080p Low, the system produces 277.7 FPS. Moving to 1440p Low drops this to 172.8 FPS, a 37.8% reduction. At 4K Low, the frame rate falls further to 88.8 FPS, another 48.6% drop from 1440p.

High settings show a similar pattern: 141 FPS at 1080p, 87.4 FPS at 1440p (38% lower), and 44.7 FPS at 4K (48.9% lower than 1440p). These consistent percentage drops across settings indicate that resolution scaling behaves predictably regardless of quality level.

The scaling pattern suggests the GPU becomes increasingly dominant as the limiting factor at higher resolutions. At 1080p, the 277.7 FPS Low result approaches what the CPU can feed, but the 2.1x difference between Low and Ultra at 1080p shows that settings still matter significantly. At 4K, the difference between Low and Ultra narrows to 1.9x (88.8 vs 47 FPS), indicating the GPU is working closer to its maximum capacity at all settings.

The data implies that at 1080p, the CPU has more headroom to push frames when the GPU is not fully saturated. At 4K, the GPU becomes the clear bottleneck across all settings, as evidenced by the compression of frame rate differences between quality levels.

Measured FPS Breakdown

1920x1080: The combo delivers its highest performance at this resolution. Low settings produce an average of 277.7 FPS, Medium drops to 195.5 FPS, High yields 141 FPS, and Ultra averages 131 FPS. The step from Low to Medium is the largest single decline at 82.2 FPS, while the drop from High to Ultra is modest at just 10 FPS.

2560x1440: Performance remains strong but scales down noticeably. Low averages 172.8 FPS, Medium hits 123.6 FPS, High reaches 87.4 FPS, and Ultra settles at 83 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium is 49.2 FPS, while High to Ultra shows only a 4.4 FPS difference.

3840x2160: This is where the combo starts to struggle with higher quality presets. Low averages 88.8 FPS, Medium drops to 62.6 FPS, High falls to 44.7 FPS, and Ultra averages 47 FPS. Interestingly, Ultra outperforms High at 4K by 2.3 FPS, which is an anomaly in the data. The Low to Medium drop is 26.2 FPS, while Medium to High costs 17.9 FPS.

Across all resolutions, the pattern shows diminishing returns from High to Ultra settings. The largest performance penalty always occurs when moving from Low to Medium, suggesting that the lower-end presets are heavily optimized for frame rate while the higher presets add visual features with relatively smaller performance costs.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor from the 8000 series, built on Zen 4 architecture with the Phoenix codename. It operates on a 4nm TSMC process with 25,000 million transistors on a 178 mm² die. The base clock is 4.20 GHz with a boost clock of 4.70 GHz, and the CPU carries a 65W TDP.

Cache configuration includes 64 KB of L1 per core, 1 MB of L2 per core, and 16 MB of shared L3 cache. The CPU supports DDR5 memory in dual-channel mode with 83.2 GB/s bandwidth, and it connects via PCIe Gen 4 with 20 lanes.

Benchmark results show the CPU's strengths: Cinebench R23 multicore scores 20,851 and single-core hits 2,943. PassMark multithread reaches 24,530, while single-thread scores 3,684. The 3DMark tests show scaling from 1,874 with 2 threads to 6,165 with max threads, indicating good multi-threading capability for a 6-core part.

The CPU's percentile ranking of 82 places it above most processors. Its average benchmark score of 25,064 puts it in close company with the Ryzen 7 2700X (25,057), Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340 (25,099), EPYC 9474F (25,103), and Ryzen 5 7500F (24,993).

In Pc Building Simulator, the CPU's role appears significant at lower resolutions. The 277.7 FPS at 1080p Low suggests the processor can feed frames well beyond typical display refresh rates. The 4.70 GHz boost clock and 12 threads provide enough compute for simulation logic, which often involves CPU-bound calculations. At 4K, the CPU has less influence on frame rates, as the GPU becomes the limiting factor.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured data, the optimal preset depends on the target resolution and desired frame rate.

At 1920x1080, High settings at 141 FPS provide an excellent balance of visual quality and performance, especially for displays with 144Hz refresh rates. Ultra at 131 FPS offers only a 7.1% frame rate reduction over High while presumably delivering better visuals. For maximum smoothness, Medium at 195.5 FPS exceeds any standard display's refresh needs.

At 2560x1440, Medium at 123.6 FPS emerges as the sweet spot, delivering high frame rates while maintaining solid visual quality. High at 87.4 FPS remains smooth for most users, and Ultra at 83 FPS is nearly identical in performance. Low at 172.8 FPS is excessive for most displays and sacrifices too much visual fidelity.

At 3840x2160, the recommendations shift. Medium at 62.6 FPS provides the best balance, as it stays above 60 FPS while offering better visuals than Low. High at 44.7 FPS and Ultra at 47 FPS both fall below the 60 FPS threshold, making them less ideal for smooth gameplay. Interestingly, Ultra outperforms High at 4K, so if choosing between those two, Ultra is technically the better performer.

The data suggests that Medium is the most versatile preset across all resolutions, offering frame rates that scale from 195.5 FPS at 1080p to 62.6 FPS at 4K. For users prioritizing frame rate, Low settings at 1080p deliver 277.7 FPS, which is more than enough for any competitive scenario.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti combo ranks 908th out of 1,769 tested combinations in Pc Building Simulator, placing it in the 51.3rd percentile of all tested systems.

This mid-pack ranking reflects the balanced nature of the components. The CPU's 82nd percentile standing is stronger than the GPU's 69th percentile, suggesting the processor is relatively more capable than the graphics card when compared to their respective pools. However, the game's simulation focus may favor CPU performance, which helps this combo's overall position.

The near-identical average benchmark scores of the CPU (25,064) and GPU (25,120) indicate a well-matched pairing with no obvious bottleneck. The CPU's closest rivals—Ryzen 7 2700X, Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340, EPYC 9474F, and Ryzen 5 7500F—all score within 0.3% of each other, showing that this processor is in a tightly competitive performance band.

The GPU's rival group shows slightly more variance, with the Radeon RX 6700M, RX 6600, Radeon 890M, and RX 580 2048SP all within 0.7% of the RTX 3060 Ti's score. This clustering suggests that the RTX 3060 Ti sits in a dense performance tier where small differences separate cards.

Given the 908th rank, this combo represents a typical mid-range configuration that handles Pc Building Simulator well at 1080p and 1440p, with playable but not exceptional performance at 4K. The data indicates that users seeking higher rankings would need to upgrade either component, but the current pairing offers consistent performance across the tested resolutions and settings.