Pc Building Simulator

Pc Building Simulator, a simulation title from 2019, presents a unique workload where the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X and AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT combo demonstrates clear performance scaling across resolutions. The measured data shows this pairing delivers playable frame rates even at 4K Ultra, while at 1080p the system exhibits a significant shift in bottleneck characteristics, with the CPU taking a more prominent role.

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS at 1080p with Ultra settings?

A: The AMD Ryzen 9 7900X and Radeon RX 7700 XT combination achieves an average of 147 FPS at 1920x1080 with Ultra settings.

Q: How does the CPU's multi-threaded performance compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The Ryzen 9 7900X has an average benchmark score of 50556, placing it in the 93rd percentile. It trails the AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT by 0.4% and the Intel Core i7-13850HX by 0.5%, while being 0.1% ahead of the Intel Core Ultra 5 235.

Q: What is the GPU's performance percentile and how does it stack up against the RTX 5060?

A: The RX 7700 XT sits in the 73rd percentile of all GPUs with an average benchmark score of 30097. Its score is exactly 0% different from the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060, indicating a statistical tie in average performance.

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

A: At 2560x1440, the system produces 196 FPS on Low settings and 92 FPS on Ultra settings, representing a drop of 104 FPS when moving to the highest quality preset.

Q: Does the game scale better with resolution or settings?

A: The data indicates that settings have a more dramatic impact on performance than resolution. For example, at 1080p, dropping from Ultra to Low increases FPS from 147 to 307, while moving from 1080p to 4K at Ultra settings only reduces FPS from 147 to 46.5.

Q: What is the combo's rank among all tested systems for this game?

A: The combination of the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X and AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT ranks 760th out of 1769 total combinations tested in Pc Building Simulator.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 9 7900X is a 12-core, 24-thread processor based on the Zen 4 architecture, codenamed Raphael. It operates with a base clock of 4.70 GHz and a boost clock of 5.60 GHz, built on a 5 nm process with 13,140 million transistors. The processor features a substantial 64 MB of shared L3 cache, alongside 1 MB of L2 and 64 KB of L1 per core, and supports DDR5 memory with a dual-channel bus delivering 83.2 GB/s of bandwidth.

In Pc Building Simulator, the CPU's role becomes increasingly evident at lower resolutions where the GPU is less burdened. At 1080p, the system achieves 307 FPS on Low settings, a figure that suggests the Ryzen 9 7900X's single-thread performance is the primary driver. The processor's 3DMark single-thread score of 1093 and Cinebench R23 single-core score of 6168 indicate strong per-core capabilities, which are critical for simulation games that often rely on a limited number of threads for game logic. The multi-threaded strength, evidenced by a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 43695, ensures that background tasks and complex simulation calculations do not create stutters, even when frame rates are high.

Benchmark comparisons place the 7900X in the 93rd percentile of all CPUs. Its average score of 50556 is nearly identical to its nearest rivals, with a -0.1% delta compared to the Intel Core Ultra 5 235 and -0.4% against the AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT. This indicates that while the CPU is a high-end part, its performance in this specific game is not a differentiator at higher resolutions; the data shows the frame rate ceiling is more dependent on the GPU when graphical load increases.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT is built on the RDNA 3.0 architecture with the Navi 32 chip, manufactured on a 5 nm process by TSMC. It comes equipped with 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, providing 432.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU operates with a base clock of 1435 MHz and a boost clock of 2544 MHz, with a game clock of 2171 MHz. Its compute power is rated at 35.17 TFLOPS for FP32 operations, and it features 3456 shading units, 216 TMUs, and 96 ROPs.

The GPU's influence on Pc Building Simulator is most pronounced at higher resolutions and quality settings. At 4K Ultra, the system drops to 46.5 FPS, indicating that the RX 7700 XT's 12 GB VRAM and memory bandwidth are being taxed heavily by the simulation's asset loading and rendering. The GPU's 73rd percentile ranking and its performance parity with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 (0% delta) show that it is a mid-to-high-range part, but not a flagship. The data reveals that at 1080p, the GPU is not the limiting factor, as the FPS scales linearly with settings, but at 4K, the GPU becomes the primary bottleneck, with average FPS falling below the 60 FPS threshold on Ultra settings. The 432.0 GB/s bandwidth is a key specification here, as the game's requirement to render complex PC components and interfaces at high pixel counts directly correlates with the observed frame rate drops.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a comprehensive view of the combo's performance across three resolutions and four quality presets. At 1920x1080, the system delivers 307 FPS on Low, 218 FPS on Medium, 153.2 FPS on High, and 147 FPS on Ultra. The gap between High and Ultra is notably small at just 6.2 FPS, suggesting diminishing returns from the highest preset.

Moving to 2560x1440, the average frame rates are 196 FPS on Low, 138.9 FPS on Medium, 97.2 FPS on High, and 92 FPS on Ultra. The 1440p results show a more pronounced difference between Medium and High (41.7 FPS) compared to the 1080p results, indicating that the GPU is beginning to experience a heavier load. At 3840x2160, the system produces 99.5 FPS on Low, 74.7 FPS on Medium, 51.9 FPS on High, and 46.5 FPS on Ultra. The 4K data shows that only Low and Medium presets maintain frame rates above 60 FPS, while High and Ultra drop below that threshold.

The data reveals a consistent pattern: the transition from Medium to High settings incurs the largest performance penalty across all resolutions. At 4K, this drop is 22.8 FPS, while at 1080p it is 64.8 FPS. This suggests that the High preset introduces significant graphical features that heavily impact the GPU, while the Ultra preset is a more incremental increase over High.

Resolution Scaling

The scaling from 1080p to 4K highlights the changing role of the CPU and GPU. At Ultra settings, the average FPS drops from 147 at 1080p to 92 at 1440p, and finally to 46.5 at 4K. This represents a 37.4% decrease from 1080p to 1440p, and a 68.4% decrease from 1080p to 4K. This steep decline is a classic indicator of a GPU-bound scenario at higher resolutions, where the RX 7700 XT's processing power and memory bandwidth are insufficient to maintain the same frame rates.

Conversely, at Low settings, the frame rates are 307 at 1080p, 196 at 1440p, and 99.5 at 4K. The relative drop from 1080p to 1440p is 36.2%, which is similar to the Ultra setting drop, but the drop from 1080p to 4K is 67.6%. The fact that the 1080p to 1440p percentage drop is nearly identical between Low and Ultra settings suggests that the CPU is still managing to feed the GPU adequately, but the absolute frame rates at 1080p Low (307 FPS) indicate a CPU limitation; the GPU is capable of rendering more frames, but the Ryzen 9 7900X cannot issue draw calls fast enough.

The data supports a conclusion that the system is balanced for 1440p gaming. At this resolution, the 7900X provides enough headroom for the RX 7700 XT to operate efficiently, and the frame rates across all settings (92-196 FPS) are playable. At 1080p, the CPU is the limiting component, preventing the GPU from reaching its full potential. At 4K, the GPU becomes the bottleneck, with frame rates falling below 60 FPS on higher presets. This analysis confirms that the pairing is best suited for high-refresh-rate 1440p gameplay, where both components are utilized effectively without one becoming a significant constraint.