Pc Building Simulator

# Pc Building Simulator with Intel Core i5-10400F + AMD Radeon RX 7700

The Intel Core i5-10400F paired with the AMD Radeon RX 7700 delivers a remarkably consistent experience across Pc Building Simulator, with the data showing this combination ranks in the 48th percentile of all tested combos (1436th out of 3002). The most striking finding is the sheer headroom available at lower settings: this system pushes 256 FPS at 1080p Low, yet drops to 44 FPS at 4K Ultra. That 82% performance collapse from Low 1080p to Ultra 4K reveals a system where the GPU becomes progressively more dominant as resolution climbs, while the CPU's six cores and twelve threads prove sufficient across all tested configurations.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data strongly favors Medium settings as the sweet spot for this combination across all three resolutions. At 1080p Medium, the system delivers 200 FPS average with a minimum of 170 FPS and maximum of 230 FPS — this is 59 FPS higher than High settings and 66 FPS higher than Ultra, while only sacrificing 56 FPS compared to Low. The Medium preset at 1440p produces 126 FPS average (minimum 107, maximum 145), which remains comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay while offering substantially better visual fidelity than Low's 178 FPS. Even at 4K, Medium maintains playability at 66 FPS average (minimum 56, maximum 76), whereas High drops to 47 FPS and Ultra falls to 44 FPS.

For players prioritizing frame rate above all else, Low settings at 1080p delivers 256 FPS, but this comes with significant visual compromises that seem unnecessary given the headroom. The data indicates that Medium at 1440p offers the best balance: 126 FPS average is more than double the 60 FPS baseline, and the visual upgrade from Low is substantial. At 4K, Medium is the only preset that consistently stays above 56 FPS minimum, making it the definitive choice for 4K displays. Ultra settings should be avoided entirely at any resolution — even at 1080p, Ultra's 134 FPS is 66 FPS slower than Medium, a penalty that yields diminishing visual returns in a simulation game where precision matters more than cinematic effects.

The min FPS data at Medium settings provides critical guidance: the 170 FPS floor at 1080p and 107 FPS floor at 1440p indicate no stutter risk, while the 56 FPS floor at 4K suggests occasional dips but no catastrophic frame pacing issues. This system is essentially overqualified for 1080p and 1440p gaming, and Medium settings at 4K represents the pragmatic ceiling for this hardware combo.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo rank of 1436 out of 3002 tested configurations places this system in the middle of the pack, which is notable given the individual component rankings. The Intel Core i5-10400F sits at the 68th percentile among all CPUs, while the AMD Radeon RX 7700 ranks at the 58th percentile among all GPUs. The gap between these percentile positions suggests the CPU is relatively stronger than the GPU in this pairing, yet the combined result lands below what either component's individual standing might predict.

Looking at the CPU's nearest rivals, the i5-10400F's average benchmark score of 14185 sits within 0.6% of four competitors: the Intel Xeon 6756E (14163, 0.2% slower), Intel Core 7 160UL (14232, 0.3% faster), AMD EPYC 7552 (14115, 0.5% slower), and AMD Ryzen 3 7320C (14277, 0.6% faster). This clustering indicates the i5-10400F is performing exactly at its expected level with no anomalies. The GPU's nearest rivals show a similar pattern: the RX 7700's average score of 15852 is within 1.7% of the AMD Radeon R9 370X (15862, 0.1% faster), AMD Radeon RX 9060 (16014, 1% faster), AMD Radeon Pro W5500 (15679, 1.1% slower), and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti (16129, 1.7% faster).

The 48th percentile combo ranking means roughly half of all tested systems outperform this pairing in Pc Building Simulator specifically. This is somewhat surprising given the strong absolute FPS numbers, but it reflects the game's optimization patterns — simulation titles often reward higher single-thread performance, where the i5-10400F's 3dmark_single_thread score of 688 and Cinebench R23 single-core score of 1451 are competent but not exceptional. The data suggests that in this game, the combination's mid-pack rank stems more from the CPU's modest single-thread showing than any GPU deficiency.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 7700 brings substantial memory resources to this pairing: 16 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus providing 624.1 GB/s bandwidth. This memory configuration is a key factor in the game's performance scaling, as Pc Building Simulator's asset-heavy environments benefit from the generous frame buffer. The GPU's 2560 shading units, 160 texture mapping units, and 96 raster operation pipelines process geometry efficiently, while the 40 ray accelerators support DirectX 12 Ultimate features (12_2) that the game can leverage at higher settings.

Clock behavior reveals the GPU's adaptive nature: the base clock of 1900 MHz, game clock of 2041 MHz, and boost clock of 2459 MHz show a 559 MHz spread between base and maximum boost. The data indicates the card operates closer to its game clock during sustained loads, as evidenced by the measured FPS figures. The 200 W TDP and dual-slot design with dual 8-pin power connectors suggest adequate thermal headroom, though the PCIe 4.0 x16 interface (with 16 lanes) ensures the CPU can feed data without bottlenecking.

The GPU's benchmark profile shows a PassMark G3D score of 20974 and 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2865. The DirectX 12 score of 96 in PassMark is notably lower than the DirectX 11 score of 186, which may explain why the game's Ultra settings (which likely utilize more DX12 features) show disproportionate FPS drops. The GPU's 58th percentile ranking and its proximity to the RTX 3060 Ti (1.7% faster in average score) indicate this is a mid-range card that handles 1080p and 1440p with ease but struggles at 4K Ultra, where the 44 FPS result falls below ideal playability.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1080p, the system demonstrates exceptional capability across all settings. Low settings produce 256 FPS average, Medium delivers 200 FPS (170-230 range), High achieves 141 FPS, and Ultra maintains 134 FPS. The progression from Low to Medium costs 56 FPS (a 22% reduction), while Medium to High costs 59 FPS (30% reduction), and High to Ultra only costs 7 FPS (5% reduction). This pattern suggests the game's Ultra preset adds minimal additional load over High at 1080p, making High a reasonable choice for players wanting near-maximum quality without the 134 FPS ceiling.

At 1440p, the scaling follows a similar but more pronounced curve. Low settings yield 178 FPS, Medium drops to 126 FPS (107-145 range), High falls to 89 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 85 FPS. The Medium to High transition is the steepest step, costing 37 FPS (29% reduction), while High to Ultra only costs 4 FPS (4.5% reduction). This indicates that High settings at 1440p represent a sweet spot where the visual quality gain over Medium is modest but the frame rate remains respectable at 89 FPS.

The 4K results show the system's limits clearly. Low settings manage 93 FPS, Medium achieves 66 FPS (56-76 range), High drops to 47 FPS, and Ultra falls to 44 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium is 27 FPS (29% reduction), while Medium to High costs 19 FPS (29% reduction), and High to Ultra costs only 3 FPS (6.4% reduction). The 4K Ultra result of 44 FPS is below the 60 FPS threshold, while 4K High at 47 FPS is also marginal. Only 4K Medium at 66 FPS provides a consistently playable experience.

Resolution Scaling

The resolution scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals the GPU's dominance as the limiting factor at higher resolutions. At Low settings, the transition from 1080p (256 FPS) to 1440p (178 FPS) represents a 30% drop, while 1440p to 4K (93 FPS) represents a 48% drop — a cumulative 64% reduction from 1080p to 4K. At Medium settings, 1080p (200 FPS) to 1440p (126 FPS) is a 37% drop, and 1440p to 4K (66 FPS) is a 48% drop, totaling a 67% reduction. High settings show 1080p (141 FPS) to 1440p (89 FPS) as a 37% drop, then 1440p to 4K (47 FPS) as a 47% drop, totaling 67%. Ultra settings follow the same pattern: 1080p (134 FPS) to 1440p (85 FPS) is 37%, 1440p to 4K (44 FPS) is 48%, totaling 67%.

The consistency of these percentage drops across all settings — approximately 30-37% for the first resolution step and 47-48% for the second — indicates that resolution scaling is purely GPU-bound. The pixel count increases by 78% from 1080p to 1440p and by 125% from 1440p to 4K, yet the FPS drops do not scale linearly with pixel count, suggesting memory bandwidth (624.1 GB/s) and fill rate (236.1 GPixel/s) are handling the load efficiently until the 4K threshold. The fact that the FPS reduction percentages are nearly identical whether running Low or Ultra settings proves the CPU is not introducing a bottleneck at any resolution — the i5-10400F's six cores and twelve threads are sufficient to feed the GPU even at 1080p Low where 256 FPS demands rapid draw call processing.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-10400F's six physical cores and twelve threads, running at a 2.90 GHz base clock and 4.30 GHz boost, provide the computational foundation for this pairing. The 12 MB shared L3 cache and 42.7 GB/s dual-channel DDR4 memory bandwidth are adequate for the game's simulation logic, which tends to be more dependent on consistent single-thread performance than massive multi-core scaling. The CPU's benchmark results support this: Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 10283 versus single-core score of 1451 shows a 7.1x scaling factor, while 3DMark 16-thread (4748) versus single-thread (688) shows a 6.9x scaling — both indicating that the processor scales well but individual cores are not exceptional.

The CPU's 68th percentile ranking among all processors, with an average benchmark score of 14185, places it slightly above the midpoint of tested CPUs. Its nearest rival comparisons show tight clustering: the Intel Xeon 6756E (0.2% slower), Intel Core 7 160UL (0.3% faster), AMD EPYC 7552 (0.5% slower), and AMD Ryzen 3 7320C (0.6% faster) all sit within a 1.1% band. This indicates the i5-10400F delivers exactly what its specifications suggest — no surprises, no exceptional gains.

In Pc Building Simulator specifically, the CPU's role becomes apparent in the FPS data. At 1080p Low, the system reaches 256 FPS, which would typically require strong per-core performance to maintain. The CPU's PassMark single-thread score of 2541 and 3DMark single-thread score of 688 demonstrate it can handle the game's simulation tick rate without becoming the constraint. The 4.30 GHz boost clock, while not extreme by modern standards, proves sufficient for the game's physics and logic threads. The fact that FPS drops from 1080p to 1440p to 4K follow nearly identical percentage curves at every settings level confirms the CPU maintains its performance headroom regardless of resolution — it is never the limiting factor in this configuration.