Pc Building Simulator

The AMD Ryzen 5 9600X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 delivers a playable experience across all tested settings in Pc Building Simulator, though the performance curve reveals a system that shifts from GPU-bound at high resolutions to heavily CPU-bound at 1080p. The data indicates a strong pairing for a simulation title that scales predictably with both resolution and quality presets, landing this combination at rank 1000 out of 1769 tested combos.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a clear and consistent pattern of performance degradation as resolution increases, which is typical for a mid-range graphics card like the RTX 4060. At 1080p with Low settings, the system produces an average of 268.9 FPS, which drops to 169.4 FPS at 1440p and further down to 88 FPS at 4K. This represents a 67% reduction in frame rate from 1080p to 4K at the Low preset, indicating that the GPU becomes the primary limiting factor as pixel count rises.

Moving to the High preset, the scaling is less steep but still pronounced. The system averages 131.4 FPS at 1080p, 85.9 FPS at 1440p, and 46.8 FPS at 4K. The gap between 1080p and 1440p here is 45.5 FPS, while the gap between 1440p and 4K is 39.1 FPS. This suggests that the rendering load increases roughly linearly with resolution, though the 4K result falls below the 60 FPS threshold, indicating the RTX 4060's 8 GB GDDR6 memory and 128-bit bus are reaching their practical limits for this title.

At Ultra settings, the pattern holds: 125.1 FPS at 1080p, 78.9 FPS at 1440p, and 40.5 FPS at 4K. The 4K Ultra result is the lowest measured in the entire dataset, and the difference between 1080p and 4K at Ultra is 84.6 FPS, showing that the highest quality preset amplifies the resolution penalty. The fact that 4K Ultra drops below 4K High (40.5 vs 46.8) confirms that settings matter more at higher resolutions, where the GPU's compute resources are already saturated.

Settings Recommendations

The benchmark results provide a clear hierarchy for quality versus performance. The Low preset at 1080p delivers 268.9 FPS, which is far beyond what any display can show, making it a wasted opportunity for visual fidelity. The Medium preset at 1080p yields 190.1 FPS, still exceptionally high, while High drops to 131.4 FPS and Ultra to 125.1 FPS. The difference between High and Ultra at 1080p is only 6.3 FPS, suggesting that the Ultra preset's additional visual effects carry a minimal performance cost at this resolution.

At 1440p, the Medium preset produces 119 FPS, which is excellent for a smooth experience, while High drops to 85.9 FPS and Ultra to 78.9 FPS. The jump from Medium to High costs 33.1 FPS, which is significant, but the jump from High to Ultra costs only 7 FPS. This indicates that the High preset hits a sweet spot for 1440p gaming, providing a substantial visual upgrade over Medium while maintaining a frame rate well above 60 FPS.

For 4K, the situation is more constrained. Low produces 88 FPS, Medium drops to 64.5 FPS, High falls to 46.8 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 40.5 FPS. The Medium preset at 4K is the only quality level that maintains a playable frame rate above 60 FPS, making it the recommended choice for 4K displays. High and Ultra at 4K will result in noticeable stutter and reduced responsiveness, particularly in a simulation game where menu interactions and UI elements are frequent.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 9600X brings 6 cores and 12 threads to this pairing, running at a base clock of 3.90 GHz with a boost clock of 5.40 GHz. The CPU's benchmark scores indicate strong single-threaded and multi-threaded performance, with a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 25525 and a single-core score of 3603. Its 3DMark scores show scaling from 2456 in the 2-thread test to 7590 in the max-thread test, suggesting that the processor handles both lightly threaded and heavily threaded workloads effectively.

In Pc Building Simulator, a simulation title that typically relies on single-thread performance for game logic and physics calculations, the 9600X's high boost clock is likely the key contributor to the high frame rates seen at 1080p. The 268.9 FPS at 1080p Low suggests that the CPU is not a bottleneck at this resolution, as the GPU is capable of rendering frames faster than the game's simulation loop can update. However, the fact that 1080p Ultra (125.1 FPS) is only slightly lower than 1440p High (85.9 FPS) indicates that the CPU can keep up with the GPU's output across most settings.

The CPU's 32 MB of shared L3 cache and 1 MB L2 cache per core provide ample memory bandwidth for the game's data structures, while its DDR5 memory support and 89.6 GB/s bandwidth ensure that memory access is not a limiting factor. The 9600X's percentile rank of 85 among all CPUs places it in the upper tier of processors, and its nearest rival, the Intel Core i5-13490F, scores 0.3% lower on average, indicating near-parity performance with a popular alternative.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination of the Ryzen 5 9600X and RTX 4060 ranks at position 1000 out of 1769 tested combos in Pc Building Simulator. This places it in the 56th percentile of all tested systems, meaning that roughly 44% of combinations perform better in this game. The rank suggests that while this setup is entirely capable of running the game smoothly, it is not an optimal pairing for maximizing performance in this particular title.

The ranking is likely influenced by the fact that the RTX 4060, while a solid mid-range GPU, is positioned below many higher-end cards that would push the frame rates higher at 4K and Ultra settings. The GPU's percentile rank of 66 among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 23181, puts it in the upper half of graphics cards, but its nearest rivals, such as the AMD Radeon RX 6600M (-0.6% delta) and the Intel Arc B580 (+0.7% delta), show that the competition is tight in this performance class.

Given that the combo rank is 1000 out of 1769, the data indicates that the CPU is not the limiting factor in this pairing; rather, the GPU's performance ceiling is what holds the system back from achieving higher ranks. A stronger GPU paired with the same CPU would likely move this combination up the rankings significantly, as the 9600X has demonstrated its ability to deliver high frame rates without bottlenecking.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with a 5 nm process node, featuring 3072 shading units, 96 TMUs, and 48 ROPs. Its 8 GB of GDDR6 memory runs at 2125 MHz (17 Gbps effective) across a 128-bit bus, providing 272.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU's boost clock of 2460 MHz and base clock of 1830 MHz, combined with its 15.11 TFLOPS of FP32 performance, make it a capable card for 1080p and 1440p gaming.

The benchmark data shows that the RTX 4060 performs best at 1080p, where it achieves 268.9 FPS on Low and 190.1 FPS on Medium. However, the card's performance drops off significantly at 4K, with the Ultra preset falling to 40.5 FPS. This is consistent with the GPU's memory configuration: the 8 GB VRAM and 128-bit bus are sufficient for 1080p and 1440p, but at 4K, the memory bandwidth becomes a bottleneck, particularly with higher quality textures and effects.

The GPU's PassMark G3D score of 19545 and its 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2302 indicate that it performs well in synthetic benchmarks, but its real-world performance in this game aligns closely with its mid-range positioning. The RTX 4060's nearest rivals, including the GTX 780 Ti (-0.7% delta) and the Radeon 760M (+0.8% delta), show that it sits in a competitive price-performance segment, though the data for this game suggests that the card's 8 GB VRAM is a limiting factor at higher resolutions.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers an average of 268.9 FPS on Low, 190.1 FPS on Medium, 131.4 FPS on High, and 125.1 FPS on Ultra. The transition from Low to Medium costs 78.8 FPS, while Medium to High costs 58.7 FPS, and High to Ultra only costs 6.3 FPS. This indicates that the Ultra preset is nearly as efficient as High at 1080p, making it a viable choice for users with high refresh rate monitors.

At 2560x1440, the averages are 169.4 FPS on Low, 119 FPS on Medium, 85.9 FPS on High, and 78.9 FPS on Ultra. The step from Low to Medium reduces the frame rate by 50.4 FPS, Medium to High by 33.1 FPS, and High to Ultra by 7 FPS. The performance at Medium (119 FPS) is particularly notable, as it exceeds the refresh rate of most standard 1440p monitors, while High and Ultra remain above 60 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the system produces 88 FPS on Low, 64.5 FPS on Medium, 46.8 FPS on High, and 40.5 FPS on Ultra. The gaps between presets are smaller here: Low to Medium costs 23.5 FPS, Medium to High costs 17.7 FPS, and High to Ultra costs 6.3 FPS. Only the Low and Medium presets maintain frame rates above 60 FPS at 4K, making the Medium preset the highest quality option that provides a consistently smooth experience at this resolution. The Ultra preset's 40.5 FPS result is the lowest in the entire dataset, confirming that this combination is not intended for maximum quality 4K gaming.