Pc Building Simulator

# Pc Building Simulator with Intel Core i5-10400F + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D

The pairing of Intel's 6-core Core i5-10400F with NVIDIA's flagship RTX 5090 D produces an unusual benchmark profile in Pc Building Simulator, where the simulation's modest engine demands interact with a massive GPU surplus in ways that reveal clear bottleneck behavior. Measured results show the combo landing at rank 442 out of 3,002 tested combinations, placing it in the top 15% of all configs despite the CPU's dated architecture. The data indicates a system that delivers exceptional frame rates across all resolutions, but the scaling patterns suggest the processor is the limiting factor at lower settings while the GPU's immense resources go partially underutilized.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS progression from 1080p to 4K tells a clear story about where this combination's performance ceiling resides. At 1080p with Low settings, the combo produces 256 FPS average, which drops to 219 FPS at 1440p and further to 177 FPS at 4K. This represents a 31% reduction from 1080p to 4K at Low settings, indicating that the CPU is heavily involved in frame production at lower resolutions. The 1080p Low result of 256 FPS appears to be near the practical ceiling for this processor in this game, as the GPU could theoretically push far higher frame rates.

Moving to Medium settings, the scaling pattern shifts noticeably. The 1080p Medium average of 225 FPS drops to 193 FPS at 1440p (a 14% reduction) and then to 133 FPS at 4K (a further 31% drop). The 1440p Medium result of 193 FPS with a minimum of 164 FPS and maximum of 222 FPS shows tighter variance than the 1080p Medium range of 191-259 FPS. This suggests that at Medium settings, the workload begins to shift toward the GPU as resolution increases, though the CPU still exerts influence at 1080p.

High settings produce averages of 198 FPS at 1080p, 169 FPS at 1440p, and 94 FPS at 4K. The 1080p-to-1440p drop of 15% is similar to the Medium scaling, but the 1440p-to-4K drop of 44% is the steepest of any settings tier. This indicates that High settings at 4K finally engage the RTX 5090 D's rendering capabilities in a meaningful way, though the absolute result of 94 FPS remains modest relative to the GPU's theoretical output.

Ultra settings show the most compressed scaling: 194 FPS at 1080p, 167 FPS at 1440p, and 89 FPS at 4K. The 1080p Ultra result of 194 FPS is actually lower than the High setting's 198 FPS, a marginal difference that suggests the CPU is already saturated. The 4K Ultra average of 89 FPS is the lowest measured result for this combo, representing a 54% drop from the 1080p Ultra figure. Across all settings, the pattern is consistent: the CPU constrains performance at 1080p, while the GPU becomes progressively more engaged as resolution climbs, yet even at 4K Ultra the system never appears to fully stress the RTX 5090 D.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of Intel Core i5-10400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D achieves a combo rank of 442 out of 3,002 tested configurations in Pc Building Simulator. This places the system in the 85th percentile of all tested combos, a strong showing that reflects the GPU's dominance. However, the ranking reveals an interesting discrepancy: the RTX 5090 D sits in the 92nd percentile among all GPUs, while the Core i5-10400F ranks in only the 68th percentile among all CPUs. The gap between these percentile positions suggests that the processor is holding back the overall combo ranking.

The CPU's nearest rivals in aggregate benchmark scores provide context for its performance tier. The Intel Xeon 6756E scores 14,163 with a delta of 0.2% relative to the i5-10400F's 14,185 average. The Intel Core 7 160UL comes in at 14,232 with a -0.3% delta, while the AMD EPYC 7552 scores 14,115 with a 0.5% delta. The AMD Ryzen 3 7320C scores 14,277 with a -0.6% delta. These rivals span enterprise and mobile segments, illustrating that the i5-10400F's compute performance is competitive with a broad range of processors despite its age.

On the GPU side, the RTX 5090 D's nearest rivals in aggregate benchmarks include the AMD Radeon RX 6650M XT at 76,904 with a 1.1% delta and the AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT at 78,940 with a -1.6% delta. The NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 12 GB scores 79,396 with a -2.1% delta, and the Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB scores 79,605 with a -2.4% delta. These comparisons place the RTX 5090 D in a performance class that includes both mobile gaming GPUs and datacenter accelerators, underscoring its versatility. The combo's rank of 442 suggests that many configurations with more balanced CPU-GPU pairings outperform this specific combination, likely due to the CPU bottleneck at lower resolutions.

GPU Role

The RTX 5090 D brings a substantial hardware foundation to this pairing, with 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus delivering 1.79 TB/s of bandwidth. The GPU's base clock runs at 2017 MHz with a boost clock of 2407 MHz, and memory operates at 1750 MHz with 28 Gbps effective speed. These specifications position the card as one of the most powerful consumer GPUs available, with 21,760 shading units, 680 texture mapping units, and 176 raster operation units. The 170 RT cores and 680 tensor cores provide dedicated hardware for ray tracing and AI workloads, though Pc Building Simulator's rendering demands appear relatively modest.

In this game specifically, the GPU's role is paradoxical. At 1080p Low settings, the combo produces 256 FPS, which is likely far below what the RTX 5090 D could achieve if unconstrained by the CPU. The fact that dropping from 1080p to 1440p at Low settings only reduces FPS from 256 to 219 (a 14% reduction) while the resolution pixel count increases by 78% demonstrates that the GPU is not the primary bottleneck at lower settings. The RTX 5090 D's massive memory bandwidth and compute throughput remain largely untapped in these scenarios.

The GPU becomes more relevant as settings increase. At 4K High, the combo achieves 94 FPS compared to 169 FPS at 1440p High, a 44% drop that finally shows GPU scaling. The 4K Ultra result of 89 FPS versus 167 FPS at 1440p Ultra represents a similar 47% reduction. These figures suggest that the RTX 5090 D is capable of maintaining playable frame rates at 4K with maximum settings, but the absolute numbers remain modest for a GPU of this class. The card's 92nd percentile ranking among all GPUs indicates it should deliver far higher performance in GPU-bound scenarios, reinforcing that Pc Building Simulator's engine does not fully utilize the available graphics hardware.

The GPU's benchmark results show a Passmark G3D score of 44,065 and a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 14,326. Geekbench OpenCL and Vulkan scores of 310,674 and 376,915 respectively demonstrate strong compute capabilities. These figures confirm the GPU's raw power, yet the measured FPS in this game suggests the simulation's workload does not scale with GPU resources in a linear fashion.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution and settings combination for this system in Pc Building Simulator?

A: The data shows 4K Ultra produces 89 FPS average, while 1440p Ultra delivers 167 FPS and 1080p Ultra reaches 194 FPS. For maximum visual quality, 4K High at 94 FPS is the most demanding playable option, though 1440p Ultra at 167 FPS offers a smoother experience.

Q: Why does the RTX 5090 D not produce higher frame rates at 1080p?

A: At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 256 FPS, but at 1080p Ultra it only reaches 194 FPS. The CPU's 68th percentile ranking and 6-core, 12-thread configuration with a 2.90 GHz base clock and 4.30 GHz boost clock appear to limit frame production at lower resolutions where the GPU is not the bottleneck.

Q: How does this combo rank compared to other tested configurations?

A: The combo ranks 442nd out of 3,002 tested combinations, placing it in the top 15% of all configurations. This ranking reflects the GPU's 92nd percentile performance combined with the CPU's 68th percentile performance in this game.

Q: Is the system more CPU-bound or GPU-bound in this game?

A: The scaling data indicates CPU-bound behavior at 1080p, where FPS remains similar across settings (194-256 FPS range), while GPU-bound behavior emerges at 4K where FPS varies more significantly by settings (89-177 FPS range). The transition occurs somewhere between 1440p and 4K.

Q: What are the minimum FPS figures for this combo?

A: Measured minimum FPS values are available only for Medium settings: 191 FPS at 1080p, 164 FPS at 1440p, and 113 FPS at 4K. Other settings tiers did not report minimum FPS in the data.

Q: How does the RTX 5090 D compare to its nearest GPU rivals in benchmark scores?

A: The RTX 5090 D scores 77,712 on average, compared to 76,904 for the AMD Radeon RX 6650M XT (1.1% delta) and 78,940 for the AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT (-1.6% delta). The NVIDIA Tesla P100 variants score 79,396 and 79,605 with deltas of -2.1% and -2.4% respectively.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its highest frame rates across all settings tiers. Low settings produce an average of 256 FPS, Medium settings reach 225 FPS with a minimum of 191 FPS and maximum of 259 FPS, High settings achieve 198 FPS, and Ultra settings yield 194 FPS. The spread between Low and Ultra at 1080p is 62 FPS, indicating that settings changes have a moderate impact at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, performance remains high but shows the beginning of GPU engagement. Low settings average 219 FPS, Medium settings average 193 FPS with a range of 164-222 FPS, High settings reach 169 FPS, and Ultra settings deliver 167 FPS. The 1080p-to-1440p reduction ranges from 14% at Low to 19% at Ultra, suggesting a relatively uniform scaling pattern.

At 3840x2160, the resolution demands become apparent. Low settings produce 177 FPS, Medium settings average 133 FPS with a minimum of 113 FPS and maximum of 153 FPS, High settings reach 94 FPS, and Ultra settings deliver 89 FPS. The 1440p-to-4K reductions range from 19% at Low to 47% at Ultra, with higher settings showing steeper drops as the GPU becomes the primary bottleneck. The 4K Medium minimum of 113 FPS represents the lowest measured frame rate for this combo, though it remains playable.

The overall pattern shows that 1080p and 1440p deliver consistently high performance across all settings, while 4K produces playable but less impressive results. The difference between 1080p Low (256 FPS) and 4K Ultra (89 FPS) represents a 65% reduction in average frame rate.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-10400F provides 6 cores and 12 threads based on the Comet Lake architecture, manufactured on Intel's 14 nm process. Its base clock of 2.90 GHz boosts to 4.30 GHz, with 64 KB of L1 cache per core, 256 KB of L2 cache per core, and 12 MB of shared L3 cache. The processor supports DDR4 memory in dual-channel configuration with 42.7 GB/s bandwidth, and its 65 W TDP reflects a modest power envelope. The CPU ranks in the 68th percentile among all processors, with an average benchmark score of 14,185.

In Pc Building Simulator, the CPU's influence is most apparent at 1080p where frame rates remain relatively flat across settings. The 1080p results of 256 FPS at Low, 225 FPS at Medium, 198 FPS at High, and 194 FPS at Ultra show only a 24% reduction from lowest to highest settings. This compression suggests the CPU is delivering close to its maximum frame throughput even at Low settings, and additional GPU work at higher settings does not substantially reduce performance because the CPU remains the limiting factor.

The CPU's benchmark results reveal its multithreaded capabilities. Cinebench R23 multicore scores 10,283 while single-core scores 1,451. Geekbench multicore reaches 6,257 with single-core at 1,420. The 3DMark threaded tests show 4,748 for 16 threads, 3,929 for 8 threads, 2,560 for 4 threads, 1,350 for 2 threads, and 688 for single-thread. Passmark multithread scores 12,115 with single-thread at 2,541. These figures indicate a processor with balanced multithreaded performance that remains competitive with much newer designs despite its 2020 release date.

The CPU's nearest rivals in aggregate scoring include the Intel Xeon 6756E with a 0.2% delta, the Intel Core 7 160UL with a -0.3% delta, the AMD EPYC 7552 with a 0.5% delta, and the AMD Ryzen 3 7320C with a -0.6% delta. These comparisons show the i5-10400F holding its own against both enterprise and mobile processors, though none of these rivals represent gaming-focused CPUs. The 68th percentile ranking places it in the upper two-thirds of all processors, but the gap between its performance and the RTX 5090 D's 92nd percentile ranking explains why the combo rank of 442 is lower than the GPU's individual standing. In Pc Building Simulator, the CPU's 6-core configuration appears sufficient to maintain high frame rates at 1080p and 1440p, but its age limits the absolute ceiling at lower resolutions where the GPU could otherwise produce significantly higher output.