Pc Building Simulator

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data for Pc Building Simulator shows a clear pattern as resolution increases from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160. At 1080p, the Intel Core i3-12100F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 delivers extremely high frame rates across all settings, ranging from 246.4 FPS at Ultra to 347.1 FPS at Low. Moving to 2560x1440, these figures drop to 154.6 FPS at Ultra and 296.7 FPS at Low, representing a reduction of approximately 37% at Ultra and 15% at Low. At 4K (3840x2160), the Ultra preset yields 83.1 FPS, while Low produces 169.9 FPS — a 66% drop from 1080p at Ultra and a 51% drop at Low.

This scaling behavior reveals that the RTX 4090 remains the dominant component even at 4K. The gap between Low and Ultra settings widens dramatically with resolution: at 1080p, the difference between Low and Ultra is 100.7 FPS, while at 4K it narrows to 86.8 FPS. Interestingly, the relative performance hit from raising settings is consistent across resolutions — Ultra costs roughly 29% of the Low preset's frame rate at 1080p, 48% at 1440p, and 51% at 4K. The data suggests that at 1080p, the CPU begins to limit the GPU in lighter settings, as the jump from 296.7 FPS at 1440p Low to 347.1 FPS at 1080p Low is only 17%, whereas the same resolution change at Ultra yields a 59% improvement (154.6 to 246.4 FPS).

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 carries 24 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384-bit bus, providing 1.01 TB/s of bandwidth. Its base clock is 2235 MHz with a boost clock of 2520 MHz, and the memory runs at 1313 MHz (21 Gbps effective). In Pc Building Simulator, the GPU's role is substantial but not uniformly demanding. The 4K High preset achieves 88.9 FPS, while 4K Ultra drops to 83.1 FPS — a modest 6.5% penalty for the highest settings. This indicates that the game's Ultra preset at 4K is not heavily taxing the RTX 4090's 82.58 TFLOPS of FP32 compute power.

The GPU's 128 RT cores and 512 tensor cores do not appear to be fully utilized, as the simulation genre typically relies more on rasterization. The 176 ROPs and 512 TMUs deliver a pixel rate of 443.5 GPixel/s and texture rate of 1,290.2 GTexel/s. At 1080p Ultra, the 246.4 FPS result suggests the GPU is operating well below its maximum capability, allowing the CPU to become the limiting factor. The 4K results show the GPU taking over as the bottleneck: 83.1 FPS at Ultra versus 169.9 FPS at Low represents a 51% reduction, which aligns with the increased pixel count and memory bandwidth demands.

The RTX 4090's percentile rank versus all GPUs is 91, with an average benchmark score of 66473. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA Tesla T4 (avg score 66733, -0.4% delta), the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56 (67097, -0.9%), and the NVIDIA Quadro P6000 (67320, -1.3%). These comparisons place the RTX 4090 in the upper echelon, though the measured game performance shows it is not being pushed to its limits in Pc Building Simulator.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for this CPU-GPU combo in Pc Building Simulator?

A: The data shows 2560x1440 at High achieves 163.1 FPS, which is well above the 144 Hz refresh threshold. 4K at High produces 88.9 FPS, still playable, while 1080p at Ultra hits 246.4 FPS.

Q: Does the Ultra preset provide a meaningful visual improvement over High?

A: Benchmark results indicate the FPS cost of Ultra over High is 6.5% at 4K (88.9 to 83.1 FPS), 5.2% at 1440p (163.1 to 154.6 FPS), and 4.6% at 1080p (258.4 to 246.4 FPS). The performance penalty is consistent across resolutions.

Q: How does the RTX 4090 compare to its nearest rival GPUs?

A: The RTX 4090 has an average benchmark score of 66473, placing it 0.4% behind the NVIDIA Tesla T4 (66733), 0.5% ahead of the NVIDIA Tesla P40 (66127), and 0.9% behind the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56 (67097).

Q: Is the Intel Core i3-12100F a bottleneck at 1080p?

A: The data suggests yes at Low settings: 347.1 FPS at 1080p versus 296.7 FPS at 1440p is only a 17% gain, while the RTX 4090's raw performance would typically scale more with resolution reduction.

Q: What is the CPU's benchmark percentile ranking?

A: The i3-12100F ranks in the 72nd percentile versus all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 13516. Its nearest rival is the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX at 13534 (-0.1% delta).

Q: Can this combo handle 4K gaming at high refresh rates?

A: No. The 4K High preset delivers 88.9 FPS, and 4K Ultra drops to 83.1 FPS. Neither reaches 144 FPS, so a 120 Hz monitor would be the practical limit for 4K.

Settings Recommendations

For Pc Building Simulator, the measured data supports choosing the High preset as the optimal balance. At 4K, High yields 88.9 FPS versus Ultra's 83.1 FPS — a 5.8 FPS difference that is unlikely to be visually perceptible in a simulation game. At 1440p, High delivers 163.1 FPS, which exceeds 144 Hz refresh rates, while Ultra drops to 154.6 FPS, still above 144 Hz but with diminishing returns. At 1080p, High produces 258.4 FPS, and Ultra reduces that to 246.4 FPS — both are far beyond any standard monitor's refresh capability.

The Medium preset offers an alternative for users targeting maximum frame rates: at 4K it achieves 119.8 FPS, at 1440p it reaches 233.9 FPS, and at 1080p it hits 302.9 FPS. However, the step from Medium to High costs only 25.8% at 4K (119.8 to 88.9 FPS) and 30.3% at 1440p (233.9 to 163.1 FPS), which is a reasonable trade for the visual quality improvement. The Low preset, while delivering 169.9 FPS at 4K, sacrifices too much fidelity for a game that is not graphically intensive. The data indicates that High is the sweet spot: it provides a substantial quality boost over Medium while keeping frame rates well above 60 FPS at all resolutions tested.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured average FPS values are as follows: Low 347.1, Medium 302.9, High 258.4, and Ultra 246.4. The progression from Low to Ultra shows a total reduction of 29% (100.7 FPS), with the largest single step being Low to Medium at 44.2 FPS (13% drop). Medium to High costs 44.5 FPS (15% drop), while High to Ultra is only 12.0 FPS (5% drop).

At 2560x1440, the values are: Low 296.7, Medium 233.9, High 163.1, and Ultra 154.6. The Low to Medium step is 62.8 FPS (21% drop), Medium to High is 70.8 FPS (30% drop), and High to Ultra is 8.5 FPS (5% drop). This shows that the Medium to High transition becomes more costly at 1440p compared to 1080p.

At 3840x2160, the values are: Low 169.9, Medium 119.8, High 88.9, and Ultra 83.1. The Low to Medium drop is 50.1 FPS (30%), Medium to High is 30.9 FPS (26%), and High to Ultra is 5.8 FPS (7%). The scaling from 1440p to 4K at each preset is: Low drops 42.7% (296.7 to 169.9), Medium drops 48.8% (233.9 to 119.8), High drops 45.5% (163.1 to 88.9), and Ultra drops 46.3% (154.6 to 83.1).

CPU Role

The Intel Core i3-12100F is a 4-core, 8-thread processor based on Alder Lake architecture, with a base clock of 3.30 GHz and boost clock of 4.30 GHz. It has 12 MB of shared L3 cache, with 80 KB L1 and 1.25 MB L2 per core. The CPU's TDP is 58 W, and it supports DDR4 and DDR5 memory in dual-channel configuration. Its benchmark results show strong single-thread performance: Cinebench R23 single-core scores 1681, while multi-core reaches 11912. Geekbench single-core is 2224 and multi-core is 7413.

In Pc Building Simulator, the CPU's role becomes evident at lower resolutions and settings. The 1080p Low result of 347.1 FPS is only 17% higher than the 1440p Low result of 296.7 FPS, despite the GPU having significantly less pixel work at 1080p. This suggests the i3-12100F's 4 cores and 8 threads are reaching their limit around 347 FPS in this game's simulation logic. The CPU's PassMark multithread score of 14015 and single-thread score of 3444 indicate moderate capability, ranking in the 72nd percentile versus all CPUs.

The CPU's nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX, scores 13534 on average (0.1% higher), and the Intel Core i7-7700K scores 13280 (1.8% lower). However, the i3-12100F's 3DMark scores show scaling: 2 threads score 1659, 4 threads score 2859, 8 threads score 4026, and max threads score 4023 — indicating diminishing returns beyond 8 threads, which aligns with its 4-core/8-thread design. The CPU's boost clock of 4.30 GHz provides adequate single-thread performance for the game's simulation calculations, but the data shows it becomes the limiting factor when the RTX 4090 is not fully loaded at 1080p Low and Medium settings.