Pc Building Simulator

FAQ

Q: What is the best settings preset for this CPU/GPU combo in Pc Building Simulator?

A: The data shows Medium settings at 1080p delivers 159.2 FPS, which is the sweet spot between visual fidelity and performance. Low at 1080p hits 222.2 FPS, but Medium provides a 46.3% higher frame rate than High while staying well above 144 Hz.

Q: How does this combo rank against other tested configurations?

A: This combo ranks 1270 out of 1769 tested combos, placing it in the 28th percentile overall. That means roughly 72% of tested combinations deliver better average performance in this game, though the ranking reflects all settings and resolutions combined.

Q: Is the AMD Ryzen 7 7700 a bottleneck at 1080p Low settings?

A: At 1080p Low, the combo hits 222.2 FPS, which is 197.4% higher than the 4K High result of 36.2 FPS. This massive scaling gap indicates the CPU is not the limiting factor—the GPU handles the workload efficiently at lower resolutions.

Q: What is the GPU's VRAM capacity and how does it affect 4K performance?

A: The RX 6600 XT has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus with 256.0 GB/s bandwidth. At 4K Ultra, the combo drops to 34.4 FPS, suggesting the GPU's memory subsystem and compute resources are saturated at higher resolutions.

Q: How does this CPU compare to its nearest rival in average benchmark score?

A: The Ryzen 7 7700 scores 40468 average, which is 0.1% higher than the AMD Ryzen 9 7940H (40431) and 0.5% higher than the AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 (40262). It trails the Intel Core i9-13905H by 0.6% and the Intel Core Ultra 5 235T by 1.2%.

Q: What is the GPU's DirectX 12 performance relative to its overall score?

A: The GPU scores 61 in PassMark DirectX 12, 109 in DirectX 10, and 163 in DirectX 11. The DirectX 12 score is notably lower than DirectX 11, which may explain why the game sees diminishing returns at Ultra settings.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data clearly favors Medium settings as the optimal preset across all resolutions. At 1080p, Medium produces 159.2 FPS versus 222.2 FPS on Low and 113.1 FPS on High—Medium captures 71.6% of Low's performance while offering noticeably better visuals. The gap narrows at 1440p, where Medium hits 100.9 FPS versus 138.9 FPS on Low and 71.7 FPS on High. At 4K, Medium delivers 53.9 FPS, which is playable but not ideal for fast-paced simulation.

Ultra settings provide the worst frame rates at every resolution: 107.6 FPS at 1080p, 69.8 FPS at 1440p, and 34.4 FPS at 4K. The performance delta between Medium and Ultra is 32.4% at 1080p, 30.8% at 1440p, and 36.2% at 4K. Given that Pc Building Simulator is a simulation genre title, frame rates above 60 FPS are sufficient, and the Medium preset at 1440p (100.9 FPS) offers the best balance of visual quality and smoothness for high-refresh displays.

For users with 1080p monitors, Medium is the clear choice—it maintains 159.2 FPS, which exceeds 144 Hz refresh rates. At 1440p, Medium's 100.9 FPS remains excellent for the genre. At 4K, users should accept Medium's 53.9 FPS or drop to Low (74.9 FPS) if frame rate matters more than detail.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo ranks 1270 out of 1769 tested combinations, meaning it sits in the lower-middle tier of all configurations. This position reflects the RX 6600 XT's 71st percentile ranking among all GPUs, paired with the Ryzen 7 7700's 91st percentile ranking among all CPUs. The CPU is clearly the stronger component, but the GPU holds the combo back.

The GPU's average benchmark score of 27985 places it just 0.1% above the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti (27956) and 0.4% above the AMD Radeon R9 M395X (27883). It trails the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 by 0.9% and the AMD FirePro S7150 by 1.5%. Meanwhile, the CPU's 40468 average score sits 0.1% above the AMD Ryzen 9 7940H and 1.2% above the Intel Core Ultra 5 235T.

This rank suggests the combo is balanced for mid-range gaming but not competitive at high refresh rates or 4K gaming. The CPU's strong multi-threaded performance (29302 in Cinebench R23 multicore) is underutilized in this simulation title, which appears to be GPU-bound at higher resolutions.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers 222.2 FPS on Low, 159.2 FPS on Medium, 113.1 FPS on High, and 107.6 FPS on Ultra. The scaling from Low to Ultra shows a 51.6% performance drop, with the largest single-step decline occurring between Medium and High (46.1 FPS or 29.0%).

At 2560x1440, frame rates drop to 138.9 FPS on Low, 100.9 FPS on Medium, 71.7 FPS on High, and 69.8 FPS on Ultra. The gap between High and Ultra narrows to just 1.9 FPS, suggesting diminishing returns beyond Medium. The transition from 1080p to 1440p costs 37.5% performance on Low, 36.6% on Medium, 36.6% on High, and 35.1% on Ultra.

At 3840x2160, the combo manages 74.9 FPS on Low, 53.9 FPS on Medium, 36.2 FPS on High, and 34.4 FPS on Ultra. The drop from 1440p to 4K is severe: 46.1% on Low, 46.6% on Medium, 49.5% on High, and 50.7% on Ultra. At 4K Ultra, the frame rate falls below 35 FPS, making the game feel stuttery for simulation gameplay.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT features 8 GB of GDDR6 memory, 2048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, and 64 raster operation pipelines. Its boost clock reaches 2589 MHz, with a game clock of 2359 MHz and a base clock of 1968 MHz. The GPU's memory operates at 2000 MHz with 16 Gbps effective speed, delivering 256.0 GB/s bandwidth across a 128-bit bus.

The GPU's 71st percentile ranking reflects its mid-range positioning. Its PassMark G3D score of 16461 and DirectX 11 score of 163 show solid rasterization performance, but the DirectX 12 score of 61 indicates weaker support for modern APIs. The GPU's FP32 performance of 10.60 TFLOPS and texture rate of 331.4 GTexel/s suggest it can handle moderate workloads, but the 4K results (34.4 FPS Ultra) show its limits.

The 8 GB VRAM capacity is sufficient for 1080p and 1440p gaming, as evidenced by the 222.2 FPS and 138.9 FPS Low results respectively. At 4K, the memory bandwidth and capacity become limiting factors, with High settings (36.2 FPS) significantly worse than Medium (53.9 FPS).

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700 is an 8-core, 16-thread processor based on Zen 4 architecture with a 5 nm process node. It operates at a base clock of 3.80 GHz and boosts to 5.30 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. The CPU's cache hierarchy includes 64 KB L1 per core, 1 MB L2 per core, and 32 MB shared L3 cache.

The CPU's 91st percentile ranking among all CPUs highlights its strength. Its Cinebench R23 multicore score of 29302 and single-core score of 4136 demonstrate excellent compute capability. The 3DMark 16-thread score of 8484 and max-thread score of 8479 show consistent multi-threading performance, while the single-thread score of 1049 confirms strong per-core efficiency.

In this simulation title, the CPU's performance appears sufficient to feed the GPU at lower resolutions—the 1080p Low result of 222.2 FPS indicates no CPU bottleneck. However, the CPU's 16 threads and high boost clock are underutilized in a game that likely doesn't scale well beyond a few cores. The CPU's memory bandwidth of 83.2 GB/s via dual-channel DDR5 support is adequate for this workload.

Resolution Scaling

The performance drop from 1080p to 1440p is remarkably consistent across all settings: 37.5% on Low, 36.6% on Medium, 36.6% on High, and 35.1% on Ultra. This uniformity suggests the GPU is the primary limiting factor, as the CPU's workload doesn't change significantly with resolution.

The transition from 1440p to 4K shows a steeper decline: 46.1% on Low, 46.6% on Medium, 49.5% on High, and 50.7% on Ultra. This accelerated drop indicates the GPU's memory bandwidth and compute resources are being saturated at 4K. The 8 GB VRAM and 256.0 GB/s bandwidth create a hard ceiling, particularly at higher settings where texture and shader demands increase.

The scaling pattern confirms the GPU is the bottleneck throughout. The CPU's 91st percentile ranking and strong multi-threaded scores (29302 Cinebench R23) are not the limiting factor—even at 1080p Low with 222.2 FPS, the CPU keeps up. At 4K Ultra, the 34.4 FPS result reflects the GPU's inability to maintain playable frame rates, not a CPU constraint. Users seeking higher 4K performance would need a more powerful GPU, while the CPU has headroom for future upgrades.