Pc Building Simulator

The Intel Core i5-11400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER combo was measured in Pc Building Simulator across three resolutions and four quality presets. The dataset includes 12 measured point samples with average FPS, and for the Medium preset also minimum and maximum FPS ranges. This analysis covers the CPU and GPU's relevant specifications, the measured performance detail, scaling behavior, and how this combination ranks among all tested combos.

FAQ

Q: What is the CPU's core and thread configuration?

A: The Intel Core i5-11400F has 6 cores and 12 threads. Its base clock is 2.60 GHz and boost clock is 4.40 GHz. The CPU belongs to the Rocket Lake architecture, is built on a 14 nm process, and has a 65 W TDP. It supports up to 12 MB shared L3 cache and provides dual-channel DDR4 memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s.

Q: What is the GPU's memory capacity and bandwidth?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER comes with 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, giving a total bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s. Its base clock is 1605 MHz and boost clock is 1770 MHz. The card also has 40 RT cores, 320 tensor cores, and a 64 rop count.

Q: Which presets were tested in the measurement run?

A: The measured rows cover Low, Medium, High, and Ultra settings at resolutions of 1920×1080, 2560×1440, and 3840×2160. Each row reports an average FPS; the Medium preset also includes min/max values at every resolution.

Q: Which settings yield 60+ FPS at 1440p?

A: At 1440p, the Medium preset averages 111 FPS (with a 84% reduction from the Low preset?), but that math is not needed; Low gives 156, Medium 111, High 78, and Ultra 74. All four average above 60 FPS. The lowest average is Ultra's 74 FPS, so all settings cleared the 60 FPS threshold at 1440p.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rival in synthetic benchmarks?

A: In the benchmark aggregate used by this database, the i5-11400F sits at percentile 71 among all CPUs. Its nearest rivals include the AMD EPYC 7H12 with a delta pct of +0.3% (higher is better), the Intel Core i5-12450H at -0.4%, the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 8300G at -0.6%, and the Intel Core Ultra 7 164U at +0.6%. The i5-11400F is essentially within 1% of these peers.

Q: What is the combo's rank in this game?

A: This specific CPU+GPU combination ranks 2,155 out of 3,723 tested combos, placing it in the upper half but not the top percentile.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER is based on the Turing architecture, manufactured on a 12 nm process at foundry TSMC. It uses a TU104 chip with 13,600 million transistors and a 545 mm² die size. The GPU is configured with 2,560 shading units, 160 texture units, and 64 ROPs. These hardware blocks directly influence the simulation-heavy rendering of Pc Building Simulator, which involves real-time 3D viewport rendering of PC components, case lighting, and thermal simulation. The card's 40 RT cores and 320 tensor cores, while not explicitly used by the game's default rendering path, contribute to driver-level capabilities such as ray-traced reflections if enabled in the engine.

The RTX 2070 SUPER is equipped with 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering a bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s. The memory clock is 14 Gbps effective. Base clock is 1605 MHz, boost clock 1770 MHz. The card's pixel fill rate is 113.3 GP/s, texture fill is 283.2 GT/s, and FP32 performance is 9.062 TFLOPS. The TDP of the premium board is 215 W, with a dual-slot cooler and 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin power connectors.

Pc Building Simulator emphasizes CPU simulation of temperature curves, fan speeds, and component compatibility, but the GPU handles the rendered viewport. At 1080p Low, the GPU is clearly not the bottleneck—the average of 248 FPS far exceeds typical display refresh rates. The data indicates that at greater load (4K High) the GPU is pushed to an average of 41 FPS, which is a discernible reduction from the 124 FPS observed at 1080p High. The measured values show scaling across (e.g., 1080p High 124, 1440p High 78, 4K High 41)―a classic GPU-bound curve. The only row with a visible min-max spread is Medium; for example at 1080p Medium it runs between 149 and 202 FPS (averaging 175), and at 4K Medium it falls to 49–67 FPS (average 58). These larger boundary widths imply volatile frame pacing during scene transitions in which GPU load changes.

For a simulation game that is largely bound by physics and algorithm, the 8 GB VRAM is mandatory for handling the asset variety and possible modded content. The 448.0 GB/s bandwidth ensures texture streaming does not cause stutter in normal view without as faster SSD.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-11400F is a 6-core, 12-thread CPU from the Rocket Lake family, built on 14 nm. It has a base clock of 2.60 GHz and a boost of 4.40 GHz. The L1 cache is 80 KB per core, L2 512 KB per core, and the shared L3 is 12 MB. The CPU supports dual-channel DDR4 with a memory bandwidth of ~51.2 GB/s. It uses an LGA 1200 socket and is unlocked (multiplier is locked). Processes throughout the game—OS layer, simulation physics, AI, and continuity logic—enjoy the high boost clock. The CPU is not integrated graphics; a discrete GPU is thus mandatory.

Benchmark scores indicate the strength of the i5-11400F in single and multi-thread workloads. In Cinebench R23 multi-core, it scores 14,340; in single-core it scores 2,024. Geekbench multi-core is 7,737 and single is 1,777. Among the 3dmark tests, the CPU records 5,619 (16 threads), 1,691 (2 threads), 3,171 (4 threads), 4,691 (8 threads), 5,652 (max threads), and 868 (single thread). PassMark multithread is 16,908, and the CPU sits at the 71st percentile of all CPUs.

The i5-11400F's performance tier is close to its nearest rivals: it exceeds the AMD EPYC 7H12 by 0.3% in average score, while it trails the Intel Core i5-12450H by 0.4% and the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 8300G by 0.6%, and beats the Intel Core Ultra 7 164U by 0.6%. These differences of less than 1% indicate that in macro-series workloads, the CPU is a mid-pack competitor, not a standout. In Pc Building Simulator, the CPU handles the persistent environment and component calculations. At low settings, the CPU draws a high frame throughput; e.g., 1080p Low yields 248 FPS, clearly far beyond display limits. However, the ratings video at 4K Low also reaches 82 FPS, so the CPU can sustain an playable at all high refresh modes.

Measured FPS Breakdown

Based on the recorded results (all average FPS and for the Medium preset min/max ranges), the data points are:

1920×1080 (1080p)

• Low: 248 FPS average
• Medium: 175 FPS average (minimum 149, maximum 202)
• High: 124 FPS average
• Ultra: 118 FPS average

2560×1440 (1440p)

• Low: 156 FPS average
• Medium: 111 FPS average (minimum 94, maximum 127)
• High: 78 FPS average
• Ultra: 74 FPS average

3840×2160 (4K)

• Low: 82 FPS average
• Medium: 58 FPS average (minimum 49, maximum 67)
• High: 41 FPS average
• Ultra: 39 FPS average

The Medium preset rows are the only ones with reported min and max, and they can be used to gauge expressivity: at 1080p, the span from min to max is 53 FPS, while at 4K the span drops to 18 FPS. This tighter distribution at higher resolution suggests that the GPU becomes more consistently the limiter as pixel count increases, whereas at 1080p the CPU and other system components can cause bigger oscillation.

Resolution Scaling

When resolution increases from 1920×1080 to 3840×2160 (a four-fold pixel increase), the measured average FPS drops at every preset. For instance:

• Low setting: from 248 FPS (1080p) to 82 FPS (4K) — a threefold reduction.
• Medium: from 175 FPS to 58 FPS – likewise, a threefold drop.
• High: from 124 FPS to 41 FPS.
• Ultra: from 118 FPS to 39 FPS.

The consistent ratio of about 3:1 at all presets indicates that the GPU becomes increasingly dominant at higher resolution, while the CPU becomes less involved. At 4K Ultra, the average of 39 FPS is below the typical 60 Hz refresh, while 4K High sits at 41. At 1080p Low, the 248 FPS far exceeds typical display refresh rates, confirming that the CPU can lead the system in such low-graphical demand. The data suggests that the 1440p medium ~111 FPS is a balanced point, with 78 FPS at High and 74 at Ultra, both still above 70 FPS.

Settings Recommendations

The impact of presets is greatest at ultra-wide frame-rate margins. At 1920×1080, the average goes from 248 FPS (Low) to 175 (Medium), 124 (High), and 118 (Ultra). The difference between High and Ultra is only 6 FPS, suggesting diminishing returns. At 1440p, the same curve: Low 156, Medium 111, High 78, Ultra 74. The gap from Medium to High is 33 FPS, but from High to Ultra is only 4 FPS. At 4K, Ultra (39 FPS) is just below High (41), and Medium (58) is the only preset to break 50 FPS. For players aiming for a 100+ FPS experience at 1440p, Low to Medium are the choices: 156 and 111, respectively. Hold the High preset at 1440p (78) is still smooth. For that typical 60 FPS mark at 4K, Medium is the highest option that meets that threshold; High falls short at 41.

The measured rows show that the Ultra preset gives only a marginal benefit over High at 1080p (118 vs 124, a 6-FPS difference) and 4K (39 vs 41, a 2-FPS difference). Given this, the High setting offers the best visual advancement per frame trial. For maximum visual fidelity while staying above 60 FPS, the High preset at 1440p is the most balanced option, obtaining 78 FPS average, while Medium at 1440p reaches 111 FPS average. At 4K, we recommend the Medium preset (58 avg) to stay positioned in the playable zone, with Low (82 avg) as the alternative.

How This Combo Ranks

In the combining of this i5-11400F and RTX 2070 SUPER, the data places the pair at 2,155 out of 3,723 tested combos (rank 2155). This is slightly below the midpoint. The CPU alone has a percentile of 71 (meaning it is better than 71% of CPUs), while the GPU sits at a percentile of 65. An why an overrank deviation from the impressive individual percentiles is that the RTX 2070 SUPER is a mid-range card; the higher-end GPUs and CPUs rank better. For Pc Building Simulator, the CPU's role is moderate, as shown at 1080p Low where FPS reaches 248, which is far above typical GPU cap. The bottleneck in demanding resolutions falls on the GPU moderately that at 4K High, the CPU has no trouble feeding the GPU but the GPU delivers 41 FPS. Thus, a user with this combo will experience a robust CPU capacity that is often held back by the GPU, making the system a balanced performer for 1080p and 1440p gaming, but a bit GPU-bound at 4K.