Pc Building Simulator

Pc Building Simulator presents an interesting case for the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 pairing. The benchmark data shows this combination is capable of very high frame rates, but the performance scaling across resolutions and settings reveals a workload that is more dependent on the GPU than the CPU. The 8-core, 16-thread processor with its large 96 MB shared L3 cache provides a solid foundation, while the 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on the RTX 4080 becomes a defining factor for smooth 4K gameplay.

FAQ

Q: What is the best performance this combo can achieve at 1080p?

A: The highest average frame rate recorded is 326 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings. At the more demanding Ultra preset, the average drops to 224 FPS, showing the settings have a significant impact even at this resolution.

Q: How does the RTX 4080's memory capacity affect performance in this game?

A: The 16 GB VRAM buffer is substantial. The data shows that at 4K with Medium settings, the average FPS is 110, while at High it drops to 78. This suggests that increased texture and geometry data at High settings is being processed without issue, as the VRAM capacity is not the limiting factor in either case.

Q: Is the Ryzen 7 5800X3D a bottleneck for the RTX 4080 in this title?

A: The data suggests it is not a significant bottleneck. At 1080p with Low settings, where CPU load is typically highest, the combo still achieves 326 FPS. This high frame rate indicates the processor is keeping up with the GPU's output. The CPU's 3Dmark single-thread score of 884 and 16-thread score of 7299 support its capability to feed the GPU.

Q: What kind of frame rate can I expect at 1440p with High settings?

A: The measured average FPS at 2560x1440 with High settings is 148. This is a very playable frame rate for a simulation title, and it is nearly double the 78 FPS average seen at 4K with the same settings.

Q: How does the combo's performance rank against other tested configurations?

A: This specific combination of CPU and GPU ranks 396th out of 3723 tested combos for Pc Building Simulator. This places it in the top 10.6% of all tested systems, indicating a high-performing setup.

Q: What is the difference between the Low and Ultra settings at 4K?

A: The difference is substantial. The average frame rate at 3840x2160 with Low settings is 155 FPS, while at Ultra it falls to 74 FPS. This represents a performance drop of over 50%, showing that the Ultra preset imposes a heavy load on the GPU.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 is the primary driver of performance in Pc Building Simulator, as evidenced by the frame rate scaling with settings changes. Its 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus provides 716.8 GB/s of bandwidth, which is crucial for handling high-resolution textures and complex scenes common in simulation games. The memory clock is listed at 1400 MHz, with an effective data rate of 22.4 Gbps.

The GPU's architecture, Ada Lovelace, is built on a 5 nm process from TSMC, containing 45,900 million transistors. It has a base clock of 2205 MHz and a boost clock of 2505 MHz. The benchmark results show a clear relationship between GPU load and frame rate. At 4K, the Ultra preset yields an average of 74 FPS, while the High preset yields 78 FPS, a minimal difference of 4 FPS. This suggests that both are heavily GPU-bound.

The most telling data point is the jump from Low to Medium settings at 4K. The average FPS goes from 155 to 110, a drop of 45 FPS. This indicates that the Medium preset introduces a significant amount of graphical work, likely involving more detailed shaders and effects, that the GPU must process. The RTX 4080's 9728 shading units and 304 texture mapping units are responsible for this work. Its PassMark G3D score of 34457 and 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 6567 quantify its raw rendering power.

The GPU's 76 RT cores are present but may not be heavily utilized in a title like this, which is more about system building than ray-traced visuals. The FP32 performance of 48.74 TFLOPS is a strong indicator of its general compute capability. The data shows that the GPU is the performance ceiling, as lowering resolution from 4K to 1440p at High settings results in a 94.6% increase in FPS, from 78 to 148.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate data shows a clear pattern of performance scaling from 1080p to 4K, which is characteristic of a GPU-limited scenario. At 1080p with High settings, the combo achieves 235 FPS. Moving to 1440p with the same settings, the average drops to 148 FPS, a decrease of 37%. Continuing to 4K, the average falls to 78 FPS, another 47% decrease from the 1440p figure.

This scaling is more pronounced at lower settings. With Low settings, the frame rates are 326 FPS at 1080p, 279 FPS at 1440p, and 155 FPS at 4K. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is 14.4%, but the drop from 1440p to 4K is 44.4%. This larger relative drop at higher resolutions is a direct consequence of the increased pixel count, which puts a heavier load on the GPU's pixel rendering pipeline, specifically its 112 ROPs.

The behavior at Medium settings is also informative. The average FPS is 286 at 1080p, 210 at 1440p, and 110 at 4K. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p is a 26.6% reduction, and from 1440p to 4K is a 47.6% reduction. This consistent pattern of larger percentage drops as resolution increases confirms that the RTX 4080 is the component under the most stress.

The minimum FPS data, where available, also supports this. At Medium settings, the minimum FPS is 243 at 1080p, 179 at 1440p, and 93 at 4K. The minimum frame rates scale down proportionally with the averages, indicating that the GPU is consistently working harder at higher resolutions. The data points to a system where the CPU is providing a stable frame delivery, and the GPU is the sole arbiter of performance based on resolution and settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

1920x1080

At the lowest resolution, the system shows extreme performance. With Low settings, the average FPS is 326. This is the highest recorded frame rate for this combo. Medium settings yield an average of 286 FPS, with a minimum of 243 and a maximum of 329. High settings produce 235 FPS, and Ultra settings drop to 224 FPS. The difference between High and Ultra is only 11 FPS, suggesting that the Ultra preset adds minimal extra load at this resolution.

2560x1440

At 1440p, the performance remains very high but shows more scaling. Low settings average 279 FPS. Medium settings average 210 FPS, with a minimum of 179 and a maximum of 242. High settings average 148 FPS. Ultra settings average 141 FPS. The gap between High and Ultra narrows to 7 FPS, further indicating that the GPU is beginning to approach its limits with the highest quality presets.

3840x2160

At 4K, the performance is still playable but drops significantly. Low settings average 155 FPS, which is a substantial reduction from the 279 FPS at 1440p. Medium settings average 110 FPS, with a minimum of 93 and a maximum of 126. High settings average 78 FPS. Ultra settings average 74 FPS. The difference between High and Ultra at 4K is just 4 FPS, indicating that the Ultra preset is not dramatically more demanding than High at this resolution.

The data shows a consistent trend: the performance cost of moving from 1080p to 1440p is noticeable, but the cost of moving from 1440p to 4K is severe. For example, at High settings, the FPS drops from 235 to 148 to 78 as resolution increases. This system is more than capable of high refresh rate gaming at 1080p and 1440p, and it provides a solid 60+ FPS experience at 4K with most settings.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 combination is ranked 396th out of 3723 tested combos for Pc Building Simulator. This places it in the top 10.6% of all configurations in the database. Considering the large number of possible combinations, this is a strong result, indicating a high-performance pairing.

To put this rank in perspective, the GPU's average benchmark score is 54247, placing it in the 86th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals are the RTX 4080 SUPER, with a score of 54209 (a 0.1% difference), and the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X, with a score of 54828 (a -1.1% difference). The RTX 4080 is essentially on par with these parts in synthetic tests.

The CPU's average benchmark score is 27896, placing it in the 80th percentile of all CPUs. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 7 6800U, Intel Core i9-10900K, and AMD Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340, all with scores within a 0.3% margin. The CPU's performance is solid, but it does not stand out as much as the GPU does.

The rank of 396 suggests that while the GPU is a top-tier performer, the CPU is a more mid-to-high-range part in this context. The combination still results in a very high rank, but it is not at the very top of the list. The data implies that other combos with more powerful CPUs might achieve higher ranks, even with the same GPU. The 5800X3D's 80th percentile CPU score is a slight limiting factor compared to the GPU's 86th percentile score.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D is a 5000-series desktop processor with 8 cores and 16 threads. It has a base clock of 3.40 GHz and a boost clock of 4.50 GHz. It is based on the Zen 3 architecture (codename Vermeer) and is manufactured on a 7 nm process by TSMC. The processor supports DDR4 memory on a dual-channel bus, with a memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s.

The defining feature of this CPU is its large 96 MB shared L3 cache. This is a significant amount of cache that can help with gaming performance by holding more frequently accessed data on the processor. The CPU's benchmark scores show a strong multi-threaded capability, with a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 14317 and a Geekbench multicore score of 11765. Its single-thread performance is also respectable, with a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 1452 and a PassMark single-thread score of 3234.

In Pc Building Simulator, the data suggests that the CPU is not the primary bottleneck. The highest frame rates are achieved at 1080p with Low settings, which is a scenario that typically stresses the CPU more. The fact that the combo still hits 326 FPS in this situation indicates that the processor is more than capable of keeping up with the GPU.

The CPU's 3DMark scores show a scaling pattern: 1746 for 2 threads, 3392 for 4 threads, 5906 for 8 threads, and 7299 for 16 threads. This shows that the processor scales well with additional threads, which is important for a simulation game that may use multiple cores for physics and logic. The large L3 cache is likely a benefit here, as it can reduce the time the CPU spends waiting for data from memory.

The CPU's percentile rank of 80th places it behind the GPU's 86th percentile. This means that in this pairing, the GPU is the stronger component. The CPU is providing sufficient performance to not hold back the RTX 4080, but it is not a top-tier part like the GPU. The 5800X3D's performance is more than adequate for this game, as the frame rate data shows no signs of CPU-related stuttering or limits.