Pc Building Simulator

FAQ

Q: What is the combo's overall ranking in Pc Building Simulator?

A: The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D paired with the Intel Arc B580 ranks 1397th out of 1769 tested combinations in this simulation title, placing it in the lower portion of the database for this specific game.

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

A: The Ryzen 9 9950X3D's average benchmark score of 71660 is 0.9% higher than the Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 and 1.8% above the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X. It trails the Intel Xeon 6517P by 1.9% and sits 2.2% ahead of the Intel Core i7-14700KF.

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

A: The Intel Arc B580 falls into the 66th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 23021. It is nearly identical to the AMD Radeon 760M, which scores 22999, and marginally ahead of the NVIDIA P106-100 at 22950.

Q: What is the best frame rate achieved at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo reaches 212.8 FPS average. Medium settings deliver 150 FPS, High produces 107 FPS, and Ultra drops to 105 FPS.

Q: How does the GPU's synthetic score compare to the RTX 4060?

A: The Arc B580's average benchmark score of 23021 is 0.7% lower than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060's 23181. The difference is minor, but the data consistently places these two cards within a narrow performance band.

Q: Does the CPU have integrated graphics that could affect results?

A: Yes, the Ryzen 9 9950X3D includes Radeon Graphics as its integrated GPU. However, the measured FPS data reflects the discrete Intel Arc B580 paired with this processor.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B580 serves as the sole rendering component in this configuration, and its specifications directly shape the frame rates observed in Pc Building Simulator. The GPU operates with a base clock of 2670 MHz and a boost clock of 2670 MHz, a fixed frequency that keeps performance predictable across workloads. Memory runs at 2375 MHz with 19 Gbps effective speed, feeding a 192-bit bus that produces 456.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The 12 GB GDDR6 frame buffer is ample for a simulation game of this type, where scene complexity rarely stresses VRAM capacity.

The GPU's architecture, Xe2-HPG on TSMC's 5 nm process, packs 2560 shading units, 160 texture mapping units, and 80 raster output units. The 20 ray tracing cores and 13.67 TFLOPS of FP32 compute provide enough raw throughput for the game's rendering demands. Pixel rate sits at 213.6 GPixel/s and texture rate at 427.2 GTexel/s, figures that explain why the card scales well when settings are adjusted.

In Pc Building Simulator specifically, the GPU's role becomes evident when comparing low and ultra settings at the same resolution. At 1080p, Low settings produce 212.8 FPS while Ultra yields 105 FPS, a halving of performance that indicates the GPU is the primary bottleneck as graphical load increases. The pattern holds at 1440p, where Low hits 135.7 FPS and Ultra falls to 67.8 FPS. The Arc B580's percentile ranking of 66 places it above average, and its nearest rival, the RTX 4060, sits just 0.7% higher in synthetic scores. This alignment confirms that the card is a solid mid-range performer, not a flagship, and the measured FPS reflects that positioning.

The GPU's 190 W TDP and dual-slot design are consistent with its 272 mm length, making it a standard size for modern builds. The 1x 8-pin power connector and suggested 450 W PSU indicate modest power requirements, though those details do not appear in the FPS data.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS reveals a clear scaling pattern as resolution increases from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160. At High settings, the combo delivers 107 FPS at 1080p, 67.6 FPS at 1440p, and 33.8 FPS at 4K. This represents a 68% drop from 1080p to 1440p and a further 50% drop from 1440p to 4K, a steep decline that points to the GPU as the limiting component at higher resolutions.

Low settings show a similar trend with more headroom. The card hits 212.8 FPS at 1080p, 135.7 FPS at 1440p, and 71.4 FPS at 4K. The 4K low figure is still playable, but the gap between 1080p and 4K narrows as settings drop, suggesting the CPU can keep pace but the GPU struggles with pixel count. Medium settings produce 150 FPS at 1080p, 93.6 FPS at 1440p, and 48.7 FPS at 4K, while Ultra yields 105 FPS, 67.8 FPS, and 34.3 FPS respectively.

The scaling behavior indicates that Pc Building Simulator is not particularly demanding on the CPU at lower resolutions. At 1080p Low, the 212.8 FPS figure is high enough to suggest the Ryzen 9 9950X3D is feeding the GPU efficiently, with no sign of a CPU bottleneck. However, at 4K Ultra, the 34.3 FPS result shows the Arc B580 is overwhelmed by the combination of high resolution and maxed settings. The delta between Low and Ultra at each resolution grows with pixel count, confirming that the GPU's fill rate and bandwidth are the decisive factors.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D and Intel Arc B580 holds the 1397th position out of 1769 tested combos in Pc Building Simulator. This rank places it in the 21st percentile of all combinations, meaning roughly four out of five tested setups outperform it in this game. The low ranking is notable because the CPU itself is a top-tier part — its 96th percentile among all CPUs indicates exceptional processing power — yet the GPU's 66th percentile drags the overall combo down.

The disparity between CPU and GPU performance is stark. The Ryzen 9 9950X3D's average benchmark score of 71660 puts it 1.8% ahead of the Ryzen 9 9950X and 2.2% ahead of the Core i7-14700KF, both of which are strong processors. Meanwhile, the Arc B580's average score of 23021 is 0.7% below the RTX 4060, a card commonly paired with lower-end CPUs. In this game, the GPU becomes the performance ceiling, and the 1397th rank reflects that limitation.

For context, the combo's ranking suggests that many systems with weaker CPUs but stronger GPUs achieve higher frame rates in Pc Building Simulator. The game's simulation nature likely relies more on GPU rendering than CPU physics, so the B580's mid-range standing hampers the overall result despite the 9950X3D's dominance. The 4K Ultra score of 34.3 FPS is particularly telling — it is a playable but not smooth experience, and it underscores how the GPU constrains the combo's ceiling.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D brings substantial processing resources to this pairing, though the game's results show that its role is secondary to the GPU. The CPU features 16 cores and 32 threads based on the Zen 5 architecture, codenamed Granite Ridge, built on TSMC's 4 nm process with 16,630 million transistors across two 70.6 mm² dies. Base clock runs at 4.30 GHz with a boost of 5.70 GHz, and the 128 MB shared L3 cache provides a large pool for data-heavy workloads.

Synthetic benchmarks illustrate the CPU's capability. Cinebench R23 multicore scores 59712, while single-core reaches 8430. Geekbench multicore hits 22515 with single-core at 3401. Passmark multithread scores 70255, and integer math reaches 243209. The 96th percentile ranking among all CPUs confirms that this processor outperforms the vast majority of alternatives, and its nearest rival, the Xeon Platinum 8270, trails by just 0.9% in average score.

In Pc Building Simulator, the CPU's influence appears primarily at lower resolutions where the GPU is not saturated. At 1080p Low, the 212.8 FPS result shows that the 9950X3D can feed the Arc B580 without creating a bottleneck. The high single-thread score of 1292 in 3DMark single-thread and 849 in Cinebench R15 single-core suggest strong per-thread performance, which simulation games often require. However, as resolution climbs to 4K, the CPU's contribution fades, and the GPU's limits dominate.

The 170 W TDP and dual-channel DDR5 memory support with 89.6 GB/s bandwidth provide ample data throughput for the game. The PCIe Gen 5 interface with 24 lanes ensures the GPU has a fast connection, though the Arc B580 uses PCIe 4.0 x8. The CPU's integrated Radeon Graphics is present but unused in this benchmark configuration. Ultimately, the data shows that this processor is overqualified for the GPU it is paired with in this title, but its strength ensures consistent frame delivery whenever the GPU can keep up.