Pc Building Simulator

FAQ

Q: What is the combo rank of the AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D with the Intel Arc B370 in Pc Building Simulator?

A: This combination ranks 2761 out of 3002 tested combos in this game, placing it in the bottom portion of the database.

Q: How does the Intel Arc B370 compare to its nearest GPU rivals in raw 3DMark Steel Nomad performance?

A: The Arc B370 scores 1184 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12. It is 0.2% behind the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570, 0.5% behind the ATI Radeon HD 5770, 0.7% behind the AMD Radeon HD 7650M, and 1.4% ahead of the AMD FirePro M2000.

Q: What is the best average frame rate achievable at 1080p with this combo?

A: At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo achieves 113 FPS average. That is the highest measured frame rate in the entire dataset for this pairing.

Q: Does the Ryzen 7 9850X3D outperform the Intel Core i9-14900 in average benchmark score?

A: Yes. The Ryzen 7 9850X3D has an average benchmark score of 58386, which is 0.5% higher than the Intel Core i9-14900's score of 58115.

Q: What is the memory configuration of the Intel Arc B370?

A: The Arc B370 uses System Shared memory, meaning it has no dedicated VRAM. Its memory type, bus width, and bandwidth are all listed as "System Shared" or "System Dependent."

Q: What is the frame rate difference between Low and Ultra settings at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, Low settings yield 71 FPS average, while Ultra settings drop to 34 FPS average. That is a reduction of 37 FPS, or roughly half the performance.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B370 is an integrated graphics processor based on the Xe3-LPG architecture, built on Intel's 3 nm process node. It is classified as an IGP in the database, with a 25 W TDP and no power connectors. The GPU relies entirely on System Shared memory, which means its performance is heavily dependent on the host system's RAM bandwidth and capacity. The Arc B370 has 1280 shading units, 40 TMUs, 20 ROPs, and 10 ray tracing cores. Its boost clock reaches 2400 MHz, while the base clock sits at 300 MHz.

In Pc Building Simulator, the Arc B370's role is constrained by its memory architecture. With no dedicated VRAM, the GPU must share system memory with the CPU, which limits its ability to handle high-resolution textures and complex scenes. The measured frame rates reflect this limitation: at 4K Ultra, the combo averages just 18 FPS, which is barely playable. The GPU's 6.144 TFLOPS of FP32 compute is modest by modern standards, and its percentile ranking of 5 versus all GPUs confirms that it sits at the very bottom of the performance spectrum.

The Ryzen 7 9850X3D, by contrast, is a high-end desktop processor with 8 cores and 16 threads, boosting up to 5.60 GHz. It has 96 MB of shared L3 cache and supports DDR5 memory. The CPU's average benchmark score of 58386 places it in the 92nd percentile versus all CPUs. This creates a significant imbalance in the combo: the CPU is capable of far more than the integrated GPU can deliver. In this game, the Arc B370 is the clear bottleneck, as evidenced by the fact that frame rates scale more with settings changes than with resolution changes, which is typical of GPU-bound scenarios.

The Arc B370's nearest rivals in the GPU database are all older discrete cards from the ATI and AMD Radeon HD era, such as the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 and the ATI Radeon HD 5770. These comparisons underscore that the integrated solution performs at a level roughly equivalent to entry-level discrete GPUs from over a decade ago. In Pc Building Simulator, this means the GPU can handle basic rendering tasks but struggles when settings are pushed to High or Ultra, particularly at higher resolutions.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS data, the optimal settings for this combo depend heavily on the target resolution and acceptable frame rate. At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers 113 FPS average, which is smooth and responsive. Medium settings at 1080p yield 80 FPS average, with a minimum of 68 FPS and a maximum of 92 FPS. High settings drop to 56 FPS average, and Ultra falls to 54 FPS average. For most users, the Medium preset at 1080p offers the best balance between visual quality and performance, as it remains above the 60 FPS threshold on average while providing a noticeable improvement over Low.

At 2560x1440, the picture changes. Low settings produce 71 FPS average, which is still playable. Medium settings yield 50 FPS average, with a minimum of 43 FPS and a maximum of 58 FPS. High settings drop to 36 FPS average, and Ultra falls to 34 FPS average. For 1440p gaming, the Low preset is the only option that maintains a comfortable frame rate. Medium settings are borderline, and anything above that will result in a sub-60 FPS experience that may feel sluggish in a simulation game where precision matters.

At 3840x2160, the combo struggles regardless of settings. Low yields 37 FPS average, Medium drops to 26 FPS average (22 min, 30 max), High falls to 19 FPS average, and Ultra bottoms out at 18 FPS average. None of these are ideal for a smooth experience, but if 4K is mandatory, the Low preset is the only viable choice. The data suggests that this combo is best suited for 1080p gaming at Medium settings, where it can maintain an average of 80 FPS with a minimum of 68 FPS. This provides a playable experience without sacrificing too much visual fidelity.

The measured rows indicate that the Arc B370's performance degrades significantly as settings increase. The jump from Low to Medium at any resolution costs roughly 25-30% of the frame rate, while the jump from Medium to High costs another 20-30%. Ultra settings offer minimal visual benefit over High in most cases but cost an additional 5-10% performance. For this reason, the Medium preset is the recommended starting point, with Low as a fallback for higher resolutions or if frame pacing becomes an issue.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D paired with the Intel Arc B370 ranks 2761 out of 3002 tested combos in Pc Building Simulator. This places the combo in the bottom 8% of all tested configurations, which is a poor result for a system built around a flagship-class CPU. The ranking reflects the GPU's severe performance limitations rather than any deficiency in the processor. The Ryzen 7 9850X3D is a top-tier CPU, sitting in the 92nd percentile versus all CPUs, but the Arc B370 is in the 5th percentile versus all GPUs. This massive disparity drags the overall combo ranking down.

To contextualize the CPU's performance, the Ryzen 7 9850X3D has an average benchmark score of 58386, which is nearly identical to the Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M (58323, 0.1% slower) and the Intel Xeon w5-2545 (58504, 0.2% faster). It also edges out the Intel Core i9-14900 (58115, 0.5% faster than the i9) and beats the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 (58826, 0.7% slower than the Ryzen AI). These rivals are all high-end desktop or workstation chips, confirming that the CPU is not the limiting factor in this combo.

On the GPU side, the Arc B370's 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 1184 places it alongside much older hardware. The ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 scores 1186 (0.2% higher), the ATI Radeon HD 5770 scores 1190 (0.5% higher), and the AMD Radeon HD 7650M scores 1192 (0.7% higher). The AMD FirePro M2000 trails at 1168 (1.4% lower). These are all products from the early 2010s, which illustrates how far behind the Arc B370 is compared to modern discrete GPUs.

In the context of this game, the combo rank of 2761 out of 3002 means that most other tested configurations will deliver better performance. Even budget-oriented CPUs paired with entry-level discrete GPUs are likely to outperform this combo, as the integrated Arc B370 simply cannot keep pace with the demands of Pc Building Simulator at higher settings. The data shows that the combo is only suitable for low-resolution, low-settings play, and even then, the experience is mediocre compared to what other systems can achieve.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear pattern in how this combo scales with resolution. At Low settings, the average frame rate drops from 113 FPS at 1080p to 71 FPS at 1440p, then to 37 FPS at 4K. This represents a 37% drop from 1080p to 1440p, and a 67% drop from 1080p to 4K. At Medium settings, the frame rates are 80 FPS at 1080p, 50 FPS at 1440p, and 26 FPS at 4K, which is a 37.5% drop to 1440p and a 67.5% drop to 4K. At High settings, the numbers are 56 FPS at 1080p, 36 FPS at 1440p, and 19 FPS at 4K, representing a 35.7% drop to 1440p and a 66.1% drop to 4K. At Ultra settings, the frame rates are 54 FPS at 1080p, 34 FPS at 1440p, and 18 FPS at 4K, which is a 37% drop to 1440p and a 66.7% drop to 4K.

The consistency of these percentage drops across all settings is telling. A purely GPU-bound scenario would typically show a more dramatic decline at higher resolutions, as the pixel count increases by 2.25x from 1080p to 1440p and by 4x from 1080p to 4K. The fact that frame rates drop by roughly 37% and 67% respectively suggests that the bottleneck is not purely pixel-fill limited, but rather constrained by the memory bandwidth and shared memory architecture of the Arc B370.

The resolution scaling indicates that the Arc B370 is the limiting component in this combo. If the CPU were the bottleneck, we would expect frame rates to remain relatively stable across resolutions, as the CPU workload does not change significantly with resolution. Instead, we see a consistent decline in performance as resolution increases, which is characteristic of a GPU that is struggling to fill pixels with its limited ROP count (20) and shared memory bandwidth.

The data also shows that the gap between 1440p and 4K is much larger than the gap between 1080p and 1440p, which aligns with the 4x pixel count increase at 4K. This suggests that the Arc B370's memory subsystem is the primary constraint, as it cannot efficiently feed the shader units at higher resolutions. For users considering this combo, the resolution scaling data makes it clear that 1080p is the only practical target, with 1440p being a stretch and 4K being essentially unplayable except at the lowest settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

1920x1080 (1080p):

• Low: 113 FPS average
• Medium: 80 FPS average (68 min, 92 max)
• High: 56 FPS average
• Ultra: 54 FPS average

At 1080p, the combo delivers its best performance. The Low preset achieves 113 FPS, which is the highest measured value in the entire dataset. Medium settings maintain an 80 FPS average with a minimum of 68 FPS, providing a smooth experience with some headroom above the 60 FPS threshold. High settings drop to 56 FPS, which is below 60 but still playable. Ultra settings yield 54 FPS, barely different from High, suggesting that the additional visual features in Ultra are not worth the small performance cost.

2560x1440 (1440p):

• Low: 71 FPS average
• Medium: 50 FPS average (43 min, 58 max)
• High: 36 FPS average
• Ultra: 34 FPS average

At 1440p, the combo starts to struggle. Low settings remain playable at 71 FPS, but Medium drops to 50 FPS with a minimum of 43 FPS, which may cause noticeable stuttering in a simulation game. High settings at 36 FPS and Ultra at 34 FPS are both below the threshold for smooth gameplay. The data suggests that 1440p is only viable with the Low preset, and even then, the frame rate is not ideal for a game that requires precise mouse movements and system monitoring.

3840x2160 (4K):

• Low: 37 FPS average
• Medium: 26 FPS average (22 min, 30 max)
• High: 19 FPS average
• Ultra: 18 FPS average

At 4K, the combo is effectively unplayable. Low settings yield 37 FPS, which is below 60 and likely to feel sluggish. Medium settings drop to 26 FPS with a minimum of 22 FPS, which is a stuttery experience. High and Ultra settings both fall below 20 FPS, making them unsuitable for any practical use. The measured data shows that this combo has no business being used at 4K resolution, as even the lowest settings cannot maintain a reasonable frame rate.

The overall FPS breakdown reveals a consistent pattern across all resolutions: the gap between Low and Medium is substantial, while the gap between High and Ultra is minimal. This suggests that the Medium preset provides the best balance of visual quality and performance, as it captures most of the visual improvements from High while maintaining a playable frame rate. For users who prioritize frame rate above all else, the Low preset is the only choice, particularly at resolutions above 1080p.