Pc Building Simulator

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER ranks 2612 out of 3723 tested combos in Pc Building Simulator. This places the combination in the 70th percentile of all tested systems, a solidly mid-to-upper tier result for a simulation title that tends to favor CPU throughput over raw graphics muscle. The CPU itself sits at the 80th percentile among all processors, while the GPU lands at the 62nd percentile among all graphics cards, meaning the pairing is CPU-led in overall capability.

In the broader benchmark database, the Ryzen 7 5800X3D posts an average benchmark score of 27896, nearly identical to the AMD Ryzen 7 6800U (27887, 0% delta) and the Intel Core i9-10900K (27872, 0.1% delta). The nearest rivals also include the AMD Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340 (27932, -0.1%) and the Intel Core i5-12600KF (27799, 0.3%), all within a 0.4% band, showing this CPU is extremely well-matched against several high-end chips from different generations. For the GPU, the RTX 2060 SUPER’s average score of 18093 trails the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile (18159, -0.4%) and AMD Radeon Pro 5700 (18189, -0.5%), but also sits behind the AMD Radeon RX 460 (18373, -1.5%) and Intel Arc A770M (18383, -1.6%) in the measured lineup. The ranking of 2612 reflects a hardware pairing that handles the simulation genre well without being exceptional at the top end of the database.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER brings 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, with a bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s. Its base clock is 1470 MHz, boosting to 1650 MHz, while the memory runs at 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective). The GPU is built on the TU106 chip with a Turing architecture, using a 12 nm process node from TSMC, and packs 2176 shading units, 136 TMUs, and 64 ROPs. The GPU has 34 RT Cores and 272 Tensor Cores, a 105.6 GPixel/s pixel rate, and a texture rate of 224.4 GTexel/s. In terms of compute, it delivers 7.181 TFLOPS FP32 and 14.36 TFLOPS FP16 (2:1). The card supports PCIe 3.0 x16 and requires a 450 W suggested power supply, with a dual-slot layout and a single 8-pin power connector.

In Pc Building Simulator, the GPU’s role is somewhat secondary to the CPU, but the VRAM and clock speeds still matter. At 1080p, the fastest measured result is at Low settings with 225 FPS average, which is largely GPU-driven, but the CPU’s strong single-thread performance (884 in the single-thread 3DMark test) keeps the frame rate high even at lower resolutions. The GPU’s 8 GB VRAM is sufficient for the simulation’s textures at 1080p and 1440p, but at 4K Ultra, the average FPS drops to 35, suggesting the memory bandwidth and shading units are the limiting factor. The GPU’s 62nd percentile ranking among all GPUs aligns with the measured results: it’s capable but not exceptional, and the GPU’s raw compute (7.181 TFLOPS FP32) is balanced by the CPU’s strong multi-threaded scores (11765 in Geekbench multicore).

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a clear scaling pattern across resolutions. At 1080p Low, the combo hits 225 FPS average, but that drops to 142 FPS at 1440p Low (a 37% reduction) and then to 74 FPS at 4K Low (a 67% reduction from 1080p). This is typical of a GPU-bound scenario at lower settings—the CPU can push high frame rates, but the GPU’s rendering pipeline becomes the bottleneck as pixel count increases. At High settings, the drop is from 112 FPS at 1080p to 71 FPS at 1440p (a 37% reduction) and then to 37 FPS at 4K (a 67% reduction from 1080p). The pattern is consistent: each resolution step halves the frame rate roughly, indicating that the GPU is the limiting factor when moving from 1080p to 4K.

At Medium settings, the frame rates are 159 FPS at 1080p, 100 FPS at 1440p (a 37% drop), and 53 FPS at 4K (a 67% drop from 1080p). The Ultra preset shows 107 FPS at 1080p, 68 FPS at 1440p (a 36% reduction), and 35 FPS at 4K (a 67% reduction). Across all settings, the 1080p-to-1440p drop is roughly 36-37%, and the 1080p-to-4K drop is around 67%, a consistent scaling that points squarely at the GPU as the primary limiter at higher resolutions. The CPU’s 8 cores and 16 threads are more than capable of feeding the GPU at 1080p, but as resolution climbs, the GPU’s 8 GB VRAM and 448 GB/s bandwidth become the bottleneck, especially at Ultra where the 4K average of 35 FPS is the lowest measured.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured rows, the best experience per the data is at 1080p High, which balances visual quality and performance. At 1080p High, the combo averages 112 FPS, which is smooth for a simulation game and well above the 60 FPS threshold for responsive gameplay. Dropping to Medium at 1080p gives 159 FPS, but the jump from 112 to 159 FPS is not necessary for a genre that doesn’t rely on twitch reactions; the High preset offers better visual fidelity with only a 30% frame rate penalty. At 1440p, Medium is the sweet spot—100 FPS average with a minimum of 85 FPS, which is the highest preset that keeps the average above 100 FPS, while High averages 71 FPS and Ultra only 68 FPS. For 4K, the only playable option is Low, which hits 74 FPS, but Medium drops to 53 FPS, and High and Ultra fall to 37 and 35 FPS respectively.

The data suggests that for the best balance of visual quality and frame rate, users should target 1080p High (112 FPS) or 1440p Medium (100 FPS) as the sweet spots. The 4K resolution is only viable at Low settings (74 FPS), but that sacrifices too much visual fidelity to be recommended for the full experience. The measured rows show that the GPU’s 8 GB VRAM is sufficient for Medium textures at 1440p, but Ultra at 4K exceeds its capability, so sticking to Medium at 1440p is the highest preset that maintains a smooth experience. The Ultra preset at any resolution is not worth the FPS cost—at 1080p it drops to 107 FPS, at 1440p to 68 FPS, and at 4K to 35 FPS—so it’s only viable for screenshots, not real-time play.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers strong numbers. Low settings produce it highest average at 225 FPS, with no minimum or maximum reported. Medium settings average 159 FPS, with a minimum of 135 FPS and a maximum of 183 FPS. High settings average 112 FPS, and Ultra drops to 107 FPS. The pattern shows that at 1080p, the CPU’s 8 cores and 16 threads are more than sufficient, and the GPU’s 8 GB VRAM is enough for all presets, with the FPS delta between Low and Ultra being 118 FPS (225 vs 107), a 52% reduction.

At 2560x1440, Low settings average 142 FPS, Medium averages 100 FPS with a minimum of 85 and a maximum of 116, High averages 71 FPS, and Ultra averages 68 FPS. The drop from Low to Ultra is 74 FPS (52% reduction), but the critical point is that Medium is the highest preset that stays above 100 FPS. High and Ultra are close together at 71 and 68 FPS, suggesting that the GPU’s memory bandwidth is not the issue—the 8 GB VRAM is enough for High, but the 256-bit bus becomes a factor at higher settings.

At 3840x2160, Low averages 74 FPS, Medium averages 53 FPS (minimum 45, maximum 60), High averages 37 FPS, and Ultra averages 35 FPS. The 4K results show a severe drop-off: Low is the only preset that keeps the average above 60 FPS, and even Medium struggles to hold 60 FPS in minimum scenarios. The gap between Low and Ultra is 39 FPS (53% reduction). The 4K Ultra’s 35 FPS average is the lowest in the entire benchmark, and the overall pattern across all resolutions and settings shows that the GPU’s 8 GB VRAM is exhausted at 4K Ultra, while the CPU remains underutilized.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D is an 8-core, 16-thread processor from the 5000 series, based on the Zen 3 Vermeer architecture, with a base clock of 3.40 GHz and a boost clock of 4.50 GHz. It has a TDP of 105 W and fits on the AMD Socket AM4. Its cache hierarchy is significant: 64 KB L1 per core, 512 KB L2 per core, and a large 96 MB L3 shared cache. The CPU’s memory support is DDR4, dual-channel, with a bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s and ECC memory support. It supports PCIe Gen 4 with 20 lanes from the CPU, and it uses a 7 nm process node from TSMC, with 8,850 million transistors on a 74 mm² die.

In Pc Building Simulator, the CPU’s role is to handle the simulation’s logic, and the data shows it’s not the bottleneck. At 1080p Low, the 225 FPS result is a clear indicator that the CPU can drive extremely high frame rates when the GPU isn’t stressed. The 16 threads are more than enough for the game’s multi-threaded nature, and the 3DMark scores show a strong single-thread performance of 884 and a multi-thread score of 7299 for 16 threads, and 7285 at max threads. The Geekbench multicore score of 11765 and single-core of 2017 further confirm the CPU’s capability. The CPU’s avgBenchmarkScore is 27896, placing it at the 78th percentile among all CPUs, and its nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 7 6800U (27887, 0%) and Intel Core i9-10900K (27872, 0.1%), showing it’s comparable to those chips.

The CPU’s 96 MB L3 cache helps in simulation games with repeated compute patterns, but the measured FPS data shows that the GPU is the limiter at 4K and at higher presets. For instance, at 4K Ultra, the CPU’s 4.5 GHz boost clock is idle, and the FPS is dictated by the GPU’s 8 GB VRAM and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth. The CPU’s an 8-core design with 16 threads is overkill for this title at 1080p, but it ensures that there’s no CPU bottleneck even at 4K, which is why the FPS scales so consistently with resolution. The CPU’s 12 nm process node (for the GPU) and 7 nm process (for the CPU) are both mature, but the CPU’s 105 W TDP is low, indicating it runs cool, which is good for sustained simulation loads.