Pc Building Simulator

# Pc Building Simulator with AMD Ryzen 9 5950X + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090

The measured frame rates for this combination reveal a simulation title that scales unusually well with hardware, where the RTX 5090's raw throughput dominates at lower resolutions, but the Ryzen 9 5950X's 16-core architecture becomes increasingly relevant as pixel count climbs. Across 12 measured data points spanning three resolutions and four quality presets, this pairing delivers everything from a modest 83.1 FPS at 4K Ultra to a blistering 348.9 FPS at 1080p Low, making it one of the more versatile combos in the database. The game, released in 2019, appears to reward both high core counts and massive GPU memory bandwidth, with the data showing a clear hierarchy of performance that shifts depending on where the bottleneck lies.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is steep but consistent with what the data reveals about component utilization. At 1080p Low, the combo hits 348.9 FPS, but at 4K Low that figure falls to 179.5 FPS — a reduction of 169.4 FPS, or roughly 48.5% of the original value. This suggests that even at Low settings, the RTX 5090's 32 GB of GDDR7 memory and 1.79 TB/s bandwidth are being taxed heavily by the resolution increase, while the CPU has ample headroom. Moving from 1080p to 1440p at Low settings shows a similar pattern: 348.9 down to 299.8 FPS, a drop of 49.1 FPS. The scaling from 1440p to 4K at Low is more dramatic, falling from 299.8 to 179.5 FPS, indicating a 120.3 FPS loss that points to the GPU becoming the primary limiting factor at higher pixel densities.

Examining Ultra settings tells a clearer story about the balance between components. At 1080p Ultra, the combo produces 258 FPS; at 1440p Ultra, it drops to 160 FPS; and at 4K Ultra, it falls to 83.1 FPS. The delta between 1080p and 1440p Ultra is 98 FPS, while the delta between 1440p and 4K Ultra is 76.9 FPS. Interestingly, the percentage loss is more pronounced at the lower resolution step (38% versus 48% from 1440p to 4K), which implies that at 1080p, the CPU's single-thread performance — a 3DMark single-thread score of 944 — is starting to cap the frame rate, while at 4K the GPU's compute capacity becomes the wall. The data indicates that this game does not scale linearly with resolution, and the RTX 5090's 104.8 TFLOPS FP32 throughput is the dominant factor at 4K, while the 5950X's 3.40 GHz base and 4.90 GHz boost clocks matter more at 1080p.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo ranks 52nd out of 1,769 tested combinations in Pc Building Simulator, placing it in the top 3% of all tested systems. This rank is notable because the CPU and GPU individually sit at the 93rd and 94th percentiles respectively, yet the pairing doesn't crack the top 50 combos. The data suggests that the 5950X's average benchmark score of 49,062 is nearly identical to its nearest rival, the Intel Core i5-14600K, which scores 49,166 with a delta of -0.2%. Similarly, the RTX 5090's average score of 84,306 is within 0.1% of the RTX 5090 D's 84,241. These tiny deltas imply that this particular game's combo ranking is influenced by factors beyond raw compute scores, likely the game's specific engine quirks with this CPU-GPU pairing.

Looking at the rivals more closely, the 5950X trails the AMD EPYC 4345P by 1.1% (49,595 versus 49,062) but leads the Xeon Gold 5318H by 0.7% (48,698). On the GPU side, the RTX 5090 lags behind the NVIDIA CMP 40HX by 1.6% (85,637) but outperforms the Radeon PRO W6600 by 1.3% (83,209). These margins are razor-thin, yet the combo rank of 52 suggests that in actual gaming workloads, the 5950X's 16 cores and 32 threads, combined with the RTX 5090's 21,760 shading units, deliver a balanced experience that outperforms most systems but doesn't reach the top tier reserved for more specialized pairings. The data implies that for Pc Building Simulator specifically, the combination's rank could be improved with a CPU that has higher single-thread performance, given the game's simulation nature.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS this combo achieves?

A: The highest measured average FPS is 348.9, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings. This is significantly higher than the 4K Ultra result of 83.1 FPS, showing the massive range this hardware can cover.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rival in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The AMD Ryzen 9 5950X has an average benchmark score of 49,062, which is 0.2% lower than the Intel Core i5-14600K's 49,166 score. It also trails the AMD EPYC 4345P by 1.1% but leads the Intel Xeon Gold 5318H by 0.7%.

Q: What is the GPU's percentile ranking among all tested GPUs?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 sits at the 94th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 84,306. Its closest rival, the RTX 5090 D, scores 84,241, a difference of just 0.1%.

Q: How much FPS is lost when moving from 1080p to 4K at Medium settings?

A: At Medium settings, the combo delivers 307.4 FPS at 1080p and 128 FPS at 4K, representing a loss of 179.4 FPS. This is the largest absolute drop across all settings tiers when comparing the two resolutions.

Q: What is the combo's overall rank in this game?

A: The combo ranks 52nd out of 1,769 tested combinations in Pc Building Simulator. This places it in the top 2.9% of all tested systems, though it doesn't crack the top 50.

Q: Does the CPU or GPU show a larger performance gap between Low and Ultra at 4K?

A: At 4K, Low produces 179.5 FPS while Ultra produces 83.1 FPS, a difference of 96.4 FPS. This gap is larger than the 90.9 FPS difference seen at 1080p between Low and Ultra, indicating the GPU's workload scales more with settings at higher resolutions.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data suggests that Medium settings at 1440p offer the best balance of visual quality and performance for this combo. At 2560x1440 with Medium settings, the system produces 239.5 FPS, which is more than double the 4K Ultra result of 83.1 FPS while still providing a substantial resolution upgrade over 1080p. The 1440p Medium setting also avoids the steep performance cliff seen at 4K, where even High settings only reach 89.3 FPS. For users prioritizing frame rate above all, 1080p Low at 348.9 FPS is the clear choice, but this sacrifices the visual fidelity that the RTX 5090's 32 GB VRAM can easily handle.

At 4K, the data shows that High settings at 89.3 FPS is the playable ceiling, while Ultra at 83.1 FPS is only 6.2 FPS slower — a marginal difference that might justify the visual upgrade. The 4K Medium setting at 128 FPS is arguably the sweet spot for 4K displays, offering a 38.7 FPS improvement over High while still maintaining solid visual quality. For competitive play at 1080p, the jump from High at 269.8 FPS to Low at 348.9 FPS is substantial, but the Medium setting at 307.4 FPS provides a middle ground that most players would find acceptable. The data overall recommends 1440p Medium as the default, with 4K Medium for visual fidelity and 1080p Low for maximum responsiveness.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo produces its strongest results across all settings. Low settings yield 348.9 FPS, Medium delivers 307.4 FPS, High reaches 269.8 FPS, and Ultra achieves 258 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 90.9 FPS, showing that even at the most demanding 1080p preset, the system maintains over 250 FPS. Moving to 2560x1440, the numbers drop noticeably: Low produces 299.8 FPS, Medium 239.5 FPS, High 169.8 FPS, and Ultra 160 FPS. The gap between High and Ultra narrows to just 9.8 FPS, suggesting that Ultra's additional settings have diminishing returns on this hardware at this resolution.

At 3840x2160, the performance curve becomes more compressed. Low settings deliver 179.5 FPS, Medium drops to 128 FPS, High falls to 89.3 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 83.1 FPS. The difference between High and Ultra is only 6.2 FPS, the smallest margin across all resolutions. Notably, the 4K Low result of 179.5 FPS is still higher than the 1440p Ultra result of 160 FPS, indicating that resolution scaling has a greater impact on performance than settings scaling at this tier. The data also reveals that the jump from 1080p to 1440p at Low settings costs 49.1 FPS, while the jump from 1440p to 4K costs 120.3 FPS — a 2.5x larger penalty that underscores the GPU's workload explosion at 4K.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 9 5950X brings 16 cores and 32 threads based on the Zen 3 architecture, fabricated on a 7 nm process at TSMC with 8,300 million transistors across a dual-die design of 2x 74 mm². Its base clock of 3.40 GHz and boost clock of 4.90 GHz, combined with 64 MB of L3 cache, provide the computational foundation for Pc Building Simulator's simulation logic. The CPU's 3DMark multi-threaded scores range from 10,810 at 16 threads to 11,597 at max threads, while single-thread performance sits at 944. This disparity — single-thread being only 8.1% of max-thread performance — suggests that the game's simulation might not fully utilize all 32 threads, which could explain why higher resolutions show better scaling.

The 5950X's Cinebench R23 scores of 38,607 multi-core and 5,450 single-core indicate strong overall throughput, but in gaming contexts, the 3DMark 2-thread score of 1,856 is particularly relevant. Pc Building Simulator, being a simulation title, likely relies on a few primary threads for game logic, and the CPU's PassMark single-thread score of 3,470 reflects this limitation. The data implies that while the 5950X is a top-tier productivity CPU — ranking 93rd percentile among all CPUs — its gaming performance in this title is more dependent on the boost clock hitting 4.90 GHz on a single core rather than the full 16-core array. The 105W TDP and DDR4 dual-channel memory support with 51.2 GB/s bandwidth are adequate for this workload, but the CPU's 0.2% deficit against the i5-14600K in average score suggests that newer architectures with higher single-thread performance might handle this game's CPU-bound sections better.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 is a Blackwell 2.0 architecture GPU built on TSMC's 5 nm process, featuring 92,200 million transistors on a 750 mm² die. Its 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus delivers 1.79 TB/s of bandwidth, which the data shows is crucial for 4K performance. The GPU's 21,760 shading units, 680 TMUs, and 176 ROPs, combined with 170 RT cores and 680 tensor cores, provide the computational muscle that drives the measured frame rates. The boost clock of 2407 MHz and base clock of 2017 MHz, along with a 575W TDP, position this as a power-hungry but performance-leading part, ranking 94th percentile among all GPUs.

In Pc Building Simulator, the GPU's role becomes increasingly dominant as resolution rises. At 4K, the difference between Low and Ultra settings is 96.4 FPS, while at 1080p the same comparison shows a 90.9 FPS gap. This indicates that the GPU's workload from texture and shader complexity scales with both resolution and settings, but the 32 GB VRAM buffer means memory capacity is never a limiting factor — even at 4K Ultra, the game's asset load fits comfortably within the available memory. The RTX 5090's PassMark G3D score of 39,650 and 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 14,411 reflect its raw compute power, but the data shows that Pc Building Simulator is not heavily GPU-bound at lower resolutions, where the CPU's 16-core architecture becomes the constraining factor. The GPU's 1.6% deficit to the CMP 40HX in average score, despite being a much newer part, suggests that this game may favor the older GPU's specific driver optimizations, though the RTX 5090 still delivers playable frame rates at every tested configuration.