Pc Building Simulator

# Pc Building Simulator Performance Analysis: Intel Core i5-10400F + AMD Radeon RX 7600

The Intel Core i5-10400F paired with the AMD Radeon RX 7600 delivers a broadly capable 1080p experience in Pc Building Simulator, with measured frame rates ranging from 110.7 FPS at Ultra settings to 225.3 FPS at Low settings. The combination ranks 1189th out of 1769 tested combos in this game, placing it in the lower-middle portion of the database. At 1440p, the setup remains playable across all presets, while 4K Ultra drops to 33.5 FPS, indicating a clear resolution ceiling. The data reveals a system whose performance scales predictably with settings and resolution, with the GPU becoming the dominant constraint as pixel count rises.

Settings Recommendations

The measured rows show a clear hierarchy across the four presets at each resolution. At 1080p, Medium settings deliver 163.2 FPS, which is 47.9% higher than High's 115.4 FPS and 52.5 FPS above Ultra's 110.7 FPS. The gap between High and Ultra is small—only 4.7 FPS—suggesting that Ultra's additional visual demands yield minimal performance cost at this resolution. Low settings produce 225.3 FPS, which exceeds the refresh rate of most mainstream monitors, making it unnecessary for typical displays. For the best balance, Medium at 1080p offers a substantial frame rate cushion over High while presumably retaining meaningful visual quality improvements over Low.

At 1440p, the same pattern holds. Medium produces 100.9 FPS, comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold, while High manages 69.9 FPS and Ultra 71.2 FPS. Interestingly, Ultra slightly outperforms High here by 1.3 FPS, a margin within measurement noise but worth noting. Low jumps to 144.9 FPS, which would suit high-refresh 1440p panels. The recommendation shifts at this resolution: Medium remains the sweet spot for smooth gameplay, but High is still viable for users prioritizing visual fidelity. At 4K, the situation changes dramatically. Medium drops to 55.2 FPS, High to 39.9 FPS, and Ultra to 33.5 FPS. Low achieves 72.4 FPS, making it the only preset that clears 60 FPS at 4K. For 4K users, Low is the only sensible choice if frame rate is the priority, while Medium could be acceptable for those who tolerate sub-60 performance. Overall, Medium at 1080p or 1440p provides the best experience per the measured data, balancing frame rate headroom against settings progression.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 7600 is built on the RDNA 3.0 architecture with a Navi 33 chip fabricated on a 6 nm process by TSMC. Its 8 GB of GDDR6 memory runs across a 128-bit bus, delivering 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU's base clock is 1720 MHz, with a game clock of 2250 MHz and a boost clock of 2655 MHz. These specifications position the card at the 63rd percentile among all GPUs in the database, with an average benchmark score of 20258. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT, which scores 0.6% higher, and the AMD Radeon RX 460, which scores 0.8% higher—an unusually close grouping that suggests the RX 7600 sits at a performance plateau where minor architectural differences yield negligible deltas.

In Pc Building Simulator, the GPU's role becomes increasingly prominent as resolution rises. The measured FPS drops from 225.3 at 1080p Low to 72.4 at 4K Low, a 67.9% reduction. This scaling indicates that the GPU is the primary bottleneck at higher resolutions, as the CPU's workload does not change proportionally with pixel count. The 8 GB VRAM capacity is sufficient for this simulation title, as no out-of-memory-related anomalies appear in the data. The RX 7600's 64 ROPs and 128 TMUs contribute to a pixel rate of 169.9 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 339.8 GTexel/s, figures that align with the observed performance at 1080p and 1440p. At 4K Ultra, the card's 21.75 TFLOPS of FP32 compute is evidently taxed to its limit, yielding 33.5 FPS.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-10400F provides six cores and twelve threads, stemming from the Comet Lake architecture on a 14 nm process. Its base clock of 2.90 GHz boosts to 4.30 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. The CPU's 12 MB of shared L3 cache and dual-channel DDR4 memory support with 42.7 GB/s bandwidth are typical for its generation. The i5-10400F sits at the 73rd percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 14168. Its nearest rivals include the AMD EPYC 7552 (0.4% higher), AMD Ryzen 3 7320C (0.8% lower), and Intel Core i5-8500 (1.1% lower), showing the chip is competitively positioned for its era.

In multithreaded synthetic tests, the i5-10400F scores 10297 in Cinebench R23 multicore and 4324 in Cinebench R20 multicore, while single-thread scores reach 1453 and 610 respectively. These figures suggest a CPU capable of handling simulation workloads, which Pc Building Simulator embodies. The game's CPU dependency is evident when comparing performance across resolutions at the same settings. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 225.3 FPS, but at 4K Low, it drops to 72.4 FPS—a 152.9 FPS difference that cannot be attributed to the CPU alone, since the processor's workload remains constant. Instead, this indicates that the GPU becomes the limiting factor at higher resolutions. At 1080p, the CPU's 6-core/12-thread configuration appears sufficient to feed the GPU, as frame rates exceed 200 FPS at Low settings. The 3DMark scores (4748 at 16 threads, 4735 at max threads) corroborate that the CPU's multithreaded performance is not a bottleneck at lower resolutions in this title.

FAQ

Q: What is the best preset for 1080p gaming with this combo?

A: Medium settings deliver 163.2 FPS at 1080p, which is 47.9% higher than High's 115.4 FPS and 52.5 FPS above Ultra's 110.7 FPS. This makes Medium the optimal choice for high-refresh displays.

Q: Can this system handle 4K gaming in Pc Building Simulator?

A: At 4K, only Low settings exceed 60 FPS, achieving 72.4 FPS. Medium drops to 55.2 FPS, High to 39.9 FPS, and Ultra to 33.5 FPS, so 4K requires significant settings compromises.

Q: How does the RX 7600 compare to its closest GPU rival in benchmark scores?

A: The RX 7600 scores 20258 on average, which is 0.6% lower than the AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT (20146) and 0.8% higher than the AMD Radeon RX 460 (20088). The deltaPct values indicate near-identical performance.

Q: Is the i5-10400F a bottleneck at 1080p?

A: The data suggests no. At 1080p Low, the system reaches 225.3 FPS, and at 1080p Medium 163.2 FPS, both indicating the CPU can feed the GPU adequately at this resolution. The CPU's 73rd percentile ranking supports this.

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

A: High produces 69.9 FPS while Ultra produces 71.2 FPS, meaning Ultra is 1.3 FPS faster. This is a negligible difference, so users can enable Ultra at 1440p without sacrificing performance.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested combinations?

A: It ranks 1189th out of 1769 combos in Pc Building Simulator, placing it in the lower-middle tier of the database. This reflects its mid-range components rather than any specific optimization issue.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals how performance degrades as resolution increases. At Low settings, frame rates drop from 225.3 at 1080p to 144.9 at 1440p (a 35.7% reduction) and then to 72.4 at 4K (a 50.0% reduction from 1440p). At Medium settings, the progression is 163.2 to 100.9 to 55.2, representing drops of 38.2% and 45.3% respectively. High settings show 115.4 to 69.9 to 39.9, with reductions of 39.4% and 42.9%. Ultra settings follow the steepest curve: 110.7 to 71.2 to 33.5, with drops of 35.7% and 52.9%.

This scaling pattern indicates that the GPU is the limiting component at higher resolutions. The CPU's workload remains constant regardless of resolution, yet the frame rate declines sharply from 1080p to 4K, which can only be explained by the GPU's rendering load increasing with pixel count. The RX 7600's 288.0 GB/s memory bandwidth and 8 GB VRAM are adequate at 1080p and 1440p, but at 4K, the GPU's compute resources (21.75 TFLOPS FP32) and pixel throughput (169.9 GPixel/s) are insufficient to maintain high frame rates. The data implies that for this simulation title, 1080p is the native sweet spot, 1440p is viable with settings compromises, and 4K is only playable at Low settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the full settings range is explored. Low delivers 225.3 FPS, Medium 163.2 FPS, High 115.4 FPS, and Ultra 110.7 FPS. The delta between Low and Medium is 62.1 FPS, while the delta between High and Ultra is only 4.7 FPS, suggesting diminishing returns at the top end. At 2560x1440, Low achieves 144.9 FPS, Medium 100.9 FPS, High 69.9 FPS, and Ultra 71.2 FPS. The inversion where Ultra beats High by 1.3 FPS is notable, likely reflecting run-to-run variance rather than a systematic advantage. At 3840x2160, Low produces 72.4 FPS, Medium 55.2 FPS, High 39.9 FPS, and Ultra 33.5 FPS. The gap between Medium and High is 15.3 FPS, while High to Ultra is 6.4 FPS, indicating that each settings tier at 4K exacts a significant toll on performance.

Across all resolutions, the pattern holds: Low is always the fastest, Ultra is always the slowest, and Medium sits between them. The most uniform performance is at 1080p, where even Ultra stays above 110 FPS. The steepest single drop occurs from 1080p Low to 4K Low (152.9 FPS), while the smallest absolute drop is from 1080p Ultra to 1440p Ultra (39.5 FPS). These numbers collectively paint a picture of a system that is comfortable at 1080p, acceptable at 1440p, and strained at 4K.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo rank of 1189 out of 1769 tested combinations places this configuration in the 67th percentile of all tested setups for Pc Building Simulator—meaning roughly one-third of tested combos perform worse. This ranking reflects the mid-range nature of both components. The CPU's 73rd percentile ranking among all CPUs is higher than the combo's overall game-specific rank, while the GPU's 63rd percentile is lower, suggesting the GPU drags the combination down relative to the CPU's standalone standing. The game itself, being a simulation released in 2019, may not heavily stress the CPU, allowing the GPU to become the primary determinant of frame rates.

Compared to its nearest CPU rivals, the i5-10400F's average score of 14168 is 0.4% lower than the AMD EPYC 7552's 14115 and 1.1% lower than the Intel Core i5-8500's 14332. These margins are small, indicating the CPU is not a differentiator in this game. The GPU's nearest rivals show a similar clustering: the RX 7600's 20258 average is 0.6% below the RX 7600 XT's 20146 and 1.5% below the Intel Arc B570's 20556. This suggests that swapping to a marginally stronger GPU would yield minimal gains. The data implies that this combo's rank is driven by the GPU's absolute performance level, not by any pairing inefficiency. For users considering upgrades, the measured results indicate that improving the GPU would have a greater impact on 4K performance than upgrading the CPU, given the CPU's already capable multithreaded scores.