Pc Building Simulator

Pc Building Simulator is a simulation title that tasks players with assembling and repairing PCs, and the benchmark data for the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 shows a combination that is well-suited for high-refresh-rate 1080p play, capable of smooth 1440p performance, but struggling to maintain a consistent 60 FPS at 4K. This combination ranks 2006 out of 3723 tested combos, placing it in the 54th percentile for this specific game, indicating a mid-pack standing in the broader performance landscape. The data reveals a system where the CPU has significant headroom, while the GPU becomes the primary constraint as resolution and settings are increased.

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS at 1080p with Ultra settings?

A: At 1920x1080 with Ultra settings, the system achieves an average of 127 FPS, which is only slightly lower than the 133 FPS average seen at High settings.

Q: How much faster is the 1080p Low preset compared to the 4K Ultra preset?

A: The benchmark results show a substantial gap, with the 1080p Low preset averaging 266 FPS, while the 4K Ultra preset averages only 42 FPS. This represents a performance difference of over six times.

Q: What is the minimum FPS recorded at 1440p Medium settings?

A: At 2560x1440 with Medium settings, the recorded minimum FPS is 101, with an average of 119 FPS and a maximum of 137 FPS.

Q: Does the GPU have enough VRAM for this game?

A: The RTX 4060 is equipped with 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 272.0 GB/s. For Pc Building Simulator, this appears sufficient, as the primary limitation at higher resolutions is overall GPU compute power, evidenced by the FPS dropping to 44 at 4K High.

Q: How does the Ryzen 7 3700X compare to its closest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The Ryzen 7 3700X has an average benchmark score of 34260, placing it 0.1% ahead of the AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 and 0.1% ahead of the AMD EPYC 4244P. It also trails the Intel Core i5-13450HX by 0.2% and is ahead of the Intel Core Ultra 7 165H by 0.5%.

Q: Is the system more likely to be limited by the CPU or GPU at 4K?

A: The data suggests the GPU is the limiting factor at 4K. While the RTX 4060 has a PassMark G3D score of 19545 and ranks in the 61st percentile of all GPUs, its performance at 4K is a bottleneck, as the FPS drops significantly from 88 at Low to 42 at Ultra, a scaling pattern that points to GPU-bound rendering.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture and utilizes the AD107 chip, manufactured on a 5 nm process by TSMC. Its core configuration includes 3072 shading units, 96 TMUs, and 48 ROPs, which handle the rasterization workload. The GPU operates at a base clock of 1830 MHz and boosts up to 2460 MHz, and its performance in this simulation is directly tied to these clocks and core counts.

The memory subsystem is a critical aspect of the 4060's role in this game. The 8 GB of GDDR6 memory is connected via a 128-bit bus, which yields a memory bandwidth of 272.0 GB/s. While this is a modest bandwidth figure, the benchmark results in Pc Building Simulator indicate that the GPU's compute throughput, rather than memory bandwidth, is the primary factor in the FPS variations. The game is not heavily dependent on large textures or memory allocation, so the 8 GB frame buffer is not exhausted, and the performance scaling from settings changes is more indicative of shader and pixel processing demands.

The RTX 4060 also includes 24 RT cores and 96 Tensor cores, which can support ray tracing and DLSS features. However, the measured FPS data for this game does not include ray tracing specific results, and the performance deltas between settings are consistent with a traditional rendering workload. The GPU's FP32 performance is rated at 15.11 TFLOPS, and its PassMark G3D score of 19545 places it in the 61st percentile among all GPUs, which is a moderate standing. This is reflected in its nearest rivals, which include the AMD Radeon HD 7790 with a delta of -0.2% and the AMD Radeon 780M with a delta of 0.3%, indicating that the 4060 sits in a competitive performance class.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a clear and expected trend: as resolution increases from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160, average frame rates decline significantly. At High settings, the system averages 133 FPS at 1080p, which drops to 84 FPS at 1440p, and further to 44 FPS at 4K. This pattern indicates that the performance scaling is nearly linear with the number of pixels rendered, which is a classic characteristic of a GPU-limited scenario.

Comparing the Low preset across resolutions provides further insight into the limiting component. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 266 FPS, which suggests that the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU a large number of frames. However, even at 4K Low, the system only manages 88 FPS. If the CPU were the bottleneck, we would expect the FPS at 4K Low to be much closer to the 1080p Low figure, as the CPU workload does not scale with resolution. The 4K Low result being significantly lower confirms that the GPU's pixel fill rate and shading power become the limiting factor at higher resolutions.

The frame time consistency also varies with resolution. At 1440p Medium, the system has a minimum FPS of 101 and a maximum of 137, showing a relatively tight 36 FPS range. This indicates that the rendering load is sustained without major spikes. The data suggests that for a smooth 60 FPS experience, the user must be at 1440p or lower, as the 4K High preset (44 FPS) and 4K Ultra preset (42 FPS) fall below this threshold. The 4K Medium preset averages 62 FPS, which is a playable target, but it is on the edge of the performance envelope for this GPU.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers its highest performance. With Low settings, the average FPS is 266, providing an exceptionally smooth experience for fast-paced interaction. Moving to Medium settings, the average drops to 189 FPS, with a minimum of 160 and a maximum of 217, which still offers a very high level of fluidity. High settings yield an average of 133 FPS, and Ultra settings produce an average of 127 FPS. The difference between High and Ultra is minimal at this resolution, suggesting that the GPU can handle the increased visual fidelity without a major performance penalty.

At 2560x1440, the performance remains strong but starts to show the GPU's workload. The Low preset averages 168 FPS, which is a solid result for high-refresh-rate 1440p monitors. The Medium preset averages 119 FPS, with a minimum of 101 FPS, ensuring that the experience stays above the 100 FPS mark. High settings average 84 FPS, which is still smooth for most users. Ultra settings at 1440p average 80 FPS, showing a more pronounced gap from High compared to the 1080p results, indicating that the extra pixel count is beginning to tax the GPU.

At 3840x2160, the system's limitations become apparent. The Low preset averages 88 FPS, which is playable but not as high as the lower resolutions. Medium settings average 62 FPS, with a minimum of 53 FPS, which puts it in the range of standard 60 Hz displays. High settings average 44 FPS, and Ultra settings average 42 FPS, both of which are below the 60 FPS threshold and would result in noticeable stutter for some users. The data shows that the step from Low to Medium at 4K is a 26 FPS drop, while the step from Medium to High is an 18 FPS drop, and from High to Ultra is only a 2 FPS drop.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS data, the optimal balance between visual quality and performance is achieved at the High preset for 1080p and 1440p resolutions. At 1080p, the High preset averages 133 FPS, which is only 6 FPS lower than the Ultra preset, making the marginal increase in visual fidelity from Ultra not worth the performance cost. At 1440p, the High preset averages 84 FPS, which is a better experience than the 80 FPS average of Ultra, and the difference is small enough that users can choose based on preference.

For users with a 4K display, the Medium preset is the only viable option for a playable experience, as it averages 62 FPS with a minimum of 53 FPS. The Low preset at 4K averages 88 FPS and offers a smoother experience, but it comes with a significant reduction in visual quality. The High and Ultra presets at 4K should be avoided, as they average 44 FPS and 42 FPS respectively, which are below the standard 60 FPS target.

The data indicates that the Ultra preset provides diminishing returns across all resolutions. At 1080p, the difference between High and Ultra is 6 FPS, at 1440p it is 4 FPS, and at 4K it is 2 FPS. This suggests that the Ultra preset's additional settings have a small impact on this particular game's rendering pipeline. Therefore, the recommendation is to use the High preset as the default for a balanced experience, and only consider Ultra if the user prioritizes maximum visual fidelity over a few extra frames per second.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 3700X is a Zen 2 architecture processor based on the Matisse codename, manufactured on a 7 nm process by TSMC. It features 8 cores and 16 threads, with a base clock of 3.60 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz. This configuration provides a strong multi-threaded foundation, which is reflected in its benchmark scores, such as a Cinebench R15 multicore score of 2092 and a PassMark multithread score of 22458.

In Pc Building Simulator, the CPU's role is to handle the simulation logic, which includes component interactions and system state calculations. The benchmark data from the measured FPS shows that the CPU is not the bottleneck at lower resolutions. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 266 FPS, which indicates that the CPU can produce frames at a rate far exceeding the GPU's capacity at higher settings. The Ryzen 7 3700X's single-thread performance, with a Geekbench single-core score of 1593 and a PassMark single-thread score of 2656, is sufficient for this workload.

The CPU's overall performance is competitive, as its average benchmark score of 34260 places it in the 84th percentile of all CPUs. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 and AMD EPYC 4244P, with the 3700X being 0.1% faster than both. The Intel Core i5-13450HX is 0.2% faster, and the Intel Core Ultra 7 165H is 0.5% slower. This positions the 3700X as a solid mid-range performer. The CPU's 32 MB of L3 cache and dual-channel DDR4 memory support with 51.2 GB/s of bandwidth are also contributing factors to its ability to keep the GPU fed, but the data confirms that the GPU is the definitive limiting factor at 1440p and 4K resolutions.