Pc Building Simulator

Pc Building Simulator pairs the AMD Ryzen 7 7700X with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER, a combination that lands at rank 1062 out of 1769 tested combos. The measured frame rates across three resolutions and four quality presets reveal a system that scales predictably with settings, but the data also exposes a clear bottleneck dynamic: the CPU is never the limiting factor, while the GPU dictates the experience at higher resolutions. This analysis breaks down the measured rows to determine the optimal settings, answer common questions, and explain what the numbers imply about each component's role.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS rows, the best experience-per-setting trade-off appears at High preset across all resolutions. At 1920x1080, High delivers 127.1 FPS, which is comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold and only 10.2 FPS behind Ultra's 116.9 FPS — wait, that is incorrect: High is actually ahead of Ultra by 10.2 FPS. This anomaly, where High outperforms Ultra by 10.2 FPS at 1080p, suggests the Ultra preset introduces rendering features that disproportionately tax the GPU without a proportional visual benefit in this simulation title. At 2560x1440, High produces 80.2 FPS, while Ultra drops to 72.1 FPS — an 8.1 FPS gap that widens the case for High. At 3840x2160, High yields 42.4 FPS, and Ultra falls to 40.8 FPS, a marginal 1.6 FPS difference that still favors High.

The data shows that Medium is a viable fallback for 4K users, delivering 60.5 FPS at 3840x2160 — the only preset at that resolution to break the 60 FPS mark. However, the jump from Medium to High at 4K costs 18.1 FPS (from 60.5 to 42.4), which is a steep drop for one settings tier. At 1440p, Medium hits 109.7 FPS, and at 1080p it reaches 176.2 FPS, both excellent for high-refresh monitors. Low is only recommended for extreme frame rate chasing: it produces 246.4 FPS at 1080p and 157.8 FPS at 1440p, but the visual compromise in a game about building PCs — where you inspect component details — is likely not worth it. The optimal recommendation is High at 1080p or 1440p for the best balance, with Medium at 4K as the only sensible choice for 2160p displays.

FAQ

Q: Why does High preset outperform Ultra at 1080p?

A: The measured data shows High at 127.1 FPS versus Ultra at 116.9 FPS at 1920x1080, a 10.2 FPS advantage for High. This indicates that the Ultra preset likely enables GPU-intensive effects (such as ray tracing or advanced shadows) that reduce throughput, while the CPU is not the constraint — the 7700X's 8 cores and 16 threads are more than sufficient for this simulation genre.

Q: Is this combo capable of 4K gaming?

A: Yes, but only at Medium settings, where the measured average is 60.5 FPS. At High and Ultra, the frame rates drop to 42.4 and 40.8 FPS respectively, which are below the 60 FPS standard. Low at 4K reaches 80 FPS, but the visual quality trade-off is severe.

Q: How does the Ryzen 7 7700X's multi-threaded performance influence this game?

A: The CPU's Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 30325 and PassMark multi-thread score of 35686 place it in the 89th percentile of all CPUs. Pc Building Simulator is not a CPU-heavy title — the frame rates scale almost entirely with GPU settings — so this processor provides a massive headroom, never becoming the bottleneck even at Low settings where 1080p reaches 246.4 FPS.

Q: What is the GPU's percentile ranking, and how does it compare to rivals?

A: The RTX 2070 SUPER sits in the 65th percentile of all GPUs with an average benchmark score of 22206. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA RTX A400, scores 22307 (0.5% higher), while the AMD Radeon RX 5700 scores 21670 (2.5% lower). This places the GPU in the upper-mid range, adequate for 1080p and 1440p, but stretched at 4K.

Q: Does the combo's overall rank of 1062 out of 1769 indicate a balanced system?

A: The rank suggests that many other CPU-GPU pairs perform better overall, but the data from this specific game shows that the GPU is the limiting factor. The CPU's high percentile (89) versus the GPU's lower percentile (65) implies an imbalance — the processor is overqualified for the graphics card's capabilities.

Q: What is the launch MSRP of the CPU, and does it matter for this game?

A: The Ryzen 7 7700X has a launch MSRP of $399. This figure is provided for reference only; the measured FPS data shows that the CPU's performance is not a constraint in Pc Building Simulator, so the cost does not translate to a direct frame rate benefit in this title.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is dramatic and reveals the GPU as the primary limiter. At High settings, the average frame rate falls from 127.1 FPS at 1920x1080 to 80.2 FPS at 2560x1440 — a 46.9 FPS reduction — and then to 42.4 FPS at 3840x2160, a further 37.8 FPS drop. This represents a total decline of 84.7 FPS from 1080p to 4K, which is a 66.7% reduction in performance. The scaling is nearly linear with pixel count: 1440p has 1.78 times the pixels of 1080p, and the FPS drops to 63.1% of the 1080p value; 4K has 4 times the pixels, and the FPS drops to 33.4% of the 1080p value.

At Low settings, the scaling is slightly less severe: 246.4 FPS at 1080p drops to 157.8 FPS at 1440p (a 36% reduction) and then to 80 FPS at 4K (a 67.5% reduction from 1080p). The fact that even Low settings at 4K cannot hit 100 FPS strongly indicates that the RTX 2070 SUPER's 8 GB of GDDR6 memory and its 448.0 GB/s bandwidth are insufficient for 4K rendering, regardless of quality preset. The CPU's role is minimal here — the 7700X's single-thread score of 4281 in Cinebench R23 and 1090 in 3DMark single-thread are far beyond what this game requires, so the resolution scaling curve is purely a GPU story.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the full preset range is available. Low delivers 246.4 FPS, Medium 176.2 FPS, High 127.1 FPS, and Ultra 116.9 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium is 70.2 FPS, while the gap between High and Ultra is only 10.2 FPS, indicating diminishing returns at the top end.

At 2560x1440, the numbers compress: Low runs at 157.8 FPS, Medium at 109.7 FPS, High at 80.2 FPS, and Ultra at 72.1 FPS. The relative difference between Low and Ultra is 85.7 FPS, but the step from High to Ultra is just 8.1 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the GPU struggles: Low achieves 80 FPS, Medium 60.5 FPS, High 42.4 FPS, and Ultra 40.8 FPS. The difference between High and Ultra shrinks to 1.6 FPS, suggesting that the Ultra preset's additional features are almost entirely GPU-bound and yield no tangible frame rate benefit at this resolution. The data shows no min or max FPS values recorded, so only averages are available for analysis.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo's rank of 1062 out of 1769 tested combinations places it in the bottom 40% of all pairings. This ranking is surprising given the CPU's strength — the 7700X sits in the 89th percentile of all CPUs — but it is dragged down by the GPU's 65th percentile standing. In the context of Pc Building Simulator, the rank makes sense: the game is not demanding on the CPU, so the GPU becomes the sole determinant of performance. The system's average benchmark scores reflect this imbalance: the CPU's avgBenchmarkScore is 34313, while the GPU's is 22206, a difference of 12107 points. When compared to the nearest rivals, the CPU is virtually tied with the Intel Core i5-13500 (deltaPct 0.4%) and Intel Core i7-12800HX (deltaPct 0.5%), while the GPU is 0.5% behind the NVIDIA RTX A400 and 2.3% behind the RTX 4060 Mobile. This suggests that swapping the GPU for a stronger model would significantly improve the combo's rank, whereas upgrading the CPU would yield negligible gains in this specific game.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700X, with its 8 cores and 16 threads, is a Zen 4 architecture processor built on a 5 nm process. Its base clock of 4.50 GHz and boost clock of 5.40 GHz provide exceptional single-threaded performance — the 3DMark single-thread score is 1090, and Cinebench R23 single-core is 4281. The multi-threaded scores are equally strong: Cinebench R23 multi-core reaches 30325, and Geekbench multi-core is 15538. With a 32 MB shared L3 cache and DDR5 memory support delivering 83.2 GB/s bandwidth, this CPU has far more computational headroom than Pc Building Simulator requires. The measured FPS data confirms this: at 1080p Low, the system produces 246.4 FPS, which is likely CPU-bound in many games, but the fact that it scales down to 80 FPS at 4K Low shows that the CPU is not the constraint. The percentiles support this: the CPU ranks in the 89th percentile, while the GPU is in the 65th percentile, indicating that the processor is over-provisioned for this pairing. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core i5-13500, has a nearly identical avgBenchmarkScore (34175 vs 34313, deltaPct 0.4%), yet the 7700X's higher boost clock (5.40 GHz) gives it a slight edge in single-threaded tasks, which is irrelevant for this game's frame rates.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER is a Turing architecture GPU with 2560 shading units, 40 RT cores, and 320 tensor cores. Its base clock is 1605 MHz with a boost clock of 1770 MHz, and it has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, yielding a bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s. The GPU's FP32 performance is 9.062 TFLOPS, and its PassMark G3D score is 18169. These specifications place it in the 65th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 22206. In Pc Building Simulator, the GPU is the bottleneck: the measured FPS at 4K Ultra is 40.8, and even at 1440p Ultra it only reaches 72.1 FPS. The GPU's 8 GB VRAM is likely sufficient for this game's textures, but the raw compute power is insufficient for high-resolution rendering. The nearest rival, the NVIDIA RTX A400, scores 22307 (0.5% higher), and the RTX 4060 Mobile scores 22729 (2.3% higher), which means the 2070 SUPER is competitive with newer budget options but far behind modern high-end cards. The data shows that the GPU's boost clock of 1770 MHz is not the issue — the frame rates at 4K are consistently below 60 FPS except at Medium, indicating a fundamental compute limitation rather than a clock speed deficiency.