Pc Building Simulator

The Intel Core i3-12100F paired with the AMD Radeon RX 9070 delivers a distinctly CPU-bound experience in Pc Building Simulator, with the data showing that frame rates scale sharply with resolution while remaining nearly flat across graphics presets. Measured results place this combination at rank 547 out of 1,769 tested combos, putting it in the 69th percentile of all configurations in this game. The benchmark rows reveal a system that can push very high frame rates at 1080p, but whose performance ceiling is consistently capped by the processor’s four physical cores rather than by the GPU’s substantial rendering capacity.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data points to Low settings as the most revealing preset for this combo’s true bottleneck. At 1920x1080, Low produces 347.3 FPS, while Ultra yields 167.9 FPS — a difference of roughly 2.1x. However, at 3840x2160, the spread narrows dramatically: Low delivers 116.6 FPS and Ultra delivers 54.5 FPS. This pattern indicates that the GPU begins to matter at 4K, but at lower resolutions the CPU saturates well before the Radeon RX 9070 reaches its limits.

For the best experience per the measured rows, Medium at 2560x1440 offers a strong compromise: 155 FPS average, which is 45% higher than High at the same resolution (107 FPS) and 47% higher than Ultra (105.8 FPS). The jump from Medium to High at 1440p costs 48 FPS, while the jump from Low to Medium costs 63 FPS — a steeper penalty. At 1080p, Medium delivers 244.6 FPS, which is 40% above High (174.7 FPS) and still 2.3x above the 4K Ultra figure. Given that the Ultra preset at 1080p (167.9 FPS) is only marginally slower than High at 1440p (107 FPS), the data suggests that Medium at 1080p or 1440p provides the most balanced frame rate headroom without sacrificing the visual features that matter in a simulation title.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 brings 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, with memory bandwidth rated at 644.6 GB/s. Its base clock is 1330 MHz, with a boost clock of 2520 MHz and a game clock of 2070 MHz. The GPU’s own benchmark scores are strong — a Passmark G3D score of 25,381 and a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 6,290 — placing it in the 79th percentile of all GPUs.

In Pc Building Simulator, the GPU’s role is largely passive until resolution rises. At 1080p High, the combo produces 174.7 FPS, which is nearly identical to the 167.9 FPS at Ultra — a mere 4% difference despite the heavier preset. This indicates the GPU is not the limiting factor at this resolution. At 4K, however, the GPU becomes more relevant: High yields 56.1 FPS versus 54.5 FPS at Ultra, a 3% gap, but Low yields 116.6 FPS, which is 2.1x higher than Ultra. The scaling from Low to Medium at 4K (116.6 to 80.5 FPS) represents a 31% drop, while the drop from Medium to High (80.5 to 56.1 FPS) is another 30%. This progressive decline shows the RX 9070’s compute and memory resources being taxed, but even at 4K Ultra the GPU still delivers playable frame rates, suggesting the GPU is never fully saturated — the CPU is still imposing a ceiling.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i3-12100F is a 4-core, 8-thread Alder Lake-S part with a base clock of 3.30 GHz and a boost clock of 4.30 GHz. Its 12 MB of shared L3 cache and dual-channel DDR4/DDR5 memory support are modest, and its benchmark scores reflect a processor that punches near its weight class: Cinebench R23 multi-core scores 11,912, while single-thread scores 1,681. The CPU’s Passmark multi-thread score is 14,015, and its avgBenchmarkScore of 13,516 places it at the 72nd percentile of all CPUs.

The data shows this CPU is the primary constraint in Pc Building Simulator. At 1080p, frame rates across presets range from 167.9 FPS (Ultra) to 347.3 FPS (Low), a 2.1x span that is almost entirely attributable to graphics load changes, not CPU capability — the CPU simply cannot push more frames beyond a certain point. The 3DMark 16-thread score of 4,051 and 8-thread score of 4,026 are nearly identical (a 0.6% difference), confirming that the processor’s four physical cores with Hyper-Threading provide no additional headroom beyond 8 threads. The single-thread score of 893 is relatively strong for this class, which helps in a game that likely has a primary simulation thread, but the multi-core ceiling is evident.

How This Combo Ranks

This combo ranks 547th out of 1,769 tested configurations, placing it in the top 31% of all combos. The CPU’s nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX, has an average score of 13,534 versus the i3-12100F’s 13,516 — a delta of -0.1%, meaning the two are statistically tied. The Intel Core i7-1250U is 0.4% faster, and the Intel Core i3-10105 is 0.6% faster. This tight clustering around the CPU’s average score indicates that the i3-12100F is performing exactly as expected for its class, with no unusual degradation or uplift in this game.

On the GPU side, the RX 9070’s nearest rival is the NVIDIA A2, which scores 34,866 versus the RX 9070’s 34,780 — a delta of -0.2%. The Quadro GV100 is 0.3% behind, and the Radeon HD 7970 is 0.7% behind. These deltas are all within 1%, meaning the GPU is also performing at its expected level. The combo’s rank of 547 is therefore a reflection of the CPU’s modest multi-threaded capacity relative to higher-end processors, not a sign of any component underperforming.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS data shows a clear pattern of diminishing returns as resolution increases. From 1920x1080 to 2560x1440 at High settings, average FPS drops from 174.7 to 107 — a 39% reduction. From 1440p to 4K at High, the drop is from 107 to 56.1 FPS, another 48% reduction. The total scaling from 1080p High to 4K High is a 68% loss. At Low settings, the same progression yields 347.3 to 218.1 FPS (a 37% drop), then 218.1 to 116.6 FPS (a 47% drop), for a total loss of 66%. At Ultra, the numbers are 167.9 to 105.8 (37% drop), then 105.8 to 54.5 (48% drop), totaling 68%.

These consistent percentage drops across all presets indicate that the limiting component shifts gradually from CPU to GPU as pixel count rises, but never fully transitions. At 1080p, the CPU is the clear bottleneck — the GPU has massive headroom, evidenced by the fact that Low and Ultra differ by only 2.1x while resolution changes cause 1.6-2.0x swings. At 4K, the GPU becomes more engaged, but the fact that Low still hits 116.6 FPS while Ultra drops to 54.5 FPS shows that the RX 9070 is capable of far more than the CPU can feed it at lower resolutions. The 4K Low result is 2.1x higher than 4K Ultra, which is a larger preset-driven spread than the 1.5x spread at 1080p (347.3 vs 167.9 FPS). This indicates that at 4K, the GPU’s fill-rate and memory bandwidth (644.6 GB/s) are being taxed by the higher pixel count, but the frame rates remain high enough that the CPU still imposes a floor — even at 4K Ultra, the 54.5 FPS result is likely CPU-limited given the GPU’s theoretical capabilities. The data suggests that users seeking higher frame rates should prioritize CPU upgrades for 1080p and 1440p, while 4K users will see more benefit from GPU adjustments, though both components are balanced enough to avoid a hard stall in either direction.