Pc Building Simulator

# CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-12400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor from the Core 12th Gen series, built on the Alder Lake architecture using a 10 nm process. Its base clock runs at 2.50 GHz with a boost clock of 4.40 GHz, and it carries a 65 W TDP. The chip features 18 MB of shared L3 cache, with 80 KB of L1 cache per core and 1.25 MB of L2 cache per core. This processor supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory through a dual-channel memory bus, and it connects via PCIe Gen 5 with 20 lanes (CPU only). The integrated graphics are absent, so all display output must come from the discrete GPU.

In the context of Pc Building Simulator, this CPU’s benchmark profile shows a balanced single-threaded and multi-threaded capability. The 3DMark scores reveal a progression from 909 in single-thread to 1,699 in 2-thread, 3,067 in 4-thread, 4,779 in 8-thread, and 5,912 in max-thread tests. The Cinebench R23 results show 1,680 in single-core and 12,380 in multi-core, while Geekbench reports 1,964 single-core and 9,472 multi-core. PassMark single-thread performance sits at 3,481, with a multithread score of 19,433. These numbers indicate a processor that can handle both lightly-threaded game logic and more heavily-threaded background tasks without bottlenecking the GPU.

The CPU’s percentile ranking against all CPUs is 73, placing it above the median. Its average benchmark score is 19,039, which aligns closely with its nearest rivals: the AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS scores 19,047 (a 0% delta), the Intel Core 3 201E scores 19,056 (-0.1%), the Intel Core i5-1335U scores 18,982 (0.3%), and the AMD EPYC 7773X scores 18,979 (0.3%). This clustering suggests the i5-12400F offers essentially identical processing power to these alternatives in general workloads, though its specific architecture and clock behavior will influence game performance.

For Pc Building Simulator, which is a simulation title that likely relies on CPU for managing system state and physics calculations, the 4.40 GHz boost clock provides strong single-thread responsiveness. The 12 threads help with any multi-threaded simulation tasks, though the game’s measured FPS data suggests that the CPU is not the limiting factor at most settings.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i5-12400F and AMD Radeon RX 9060 achieves a rank of 1,710 out of 3,002 tested combos in Pc Building Simulator. This places the combo in the lower-middle portion of the ranking, which is notable given the individual component scores. The CPU’s percentile is 73, while the GPU’s percentile is 59, meaning the combo lands below what either component might suggest individually. The rank reflects how this specific pairing performs in this specific game, which is influenced by the game’s engine and how it utilizes both components.

The combo’s rank of 1,710 out of 3,002 means it outperforms roughly 43% of tested combos. This is not a top-tier result, but it is also not near the bottom. The gap between the CPU’s strong relative standing and the combo’s mid-pack rank indicates that the GPU is likely the more limiting component in this pairing, especially at higher resolutions. The CPU’s benchmark scores are competitive with its immediate rivals, but the GPU’s performance characteristics will determine the overall frame rates.

In terms of other combos, the data does not provide specific rival combo names or deltas, so the analysis must focus on the absolute rank. A rank of 1,710 suggests that many other CPU-GPU pairings achieve higher FPS in this game, likely due to stronger GPUs or better CPU-GPU balance. The combo sits in the 57th percentile of all tested combos, meaning that a majority of other configurations deliver better performance in Pc Building Simulator. This is consistent with the measured FPS data, which shows playable but not outstanding frame rates at higher settings.

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS at 1080p with High settings for this combo?

A: The measured average FPS at 1920x1080 with High settings is 124 FPS. This is a very playable frame rate for a simulation game, indicating that the combo handles this resolution and setting well.

Q: How does the combo perform at 4K Ultra settings?

A: At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the average FPS drops to 39 FPS. This is below the typical 60 FPS target for smooth gameplay, suggesting that the GPU is significantly stressed at this resolution and setting combination.

Q: What is the difference in FPS between Low and Ultra settings at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, the Low preset achieves an average of 156 FPS, while the Ultra preset achieves 74 FPS. This represents a reduction of 82 FPS, or a 52.6% drop, when moving from Low to Ultra, showing a substantial performance cost for higher visual fidelity.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU more likely to be the bottleneck in this game?

A: The data suggests the GPU is the limiting factor at higher resolutions. At 1080p Low, the combo reaches 247 FPS, but at 4K Ultra it falls to 39 FPS, indicating that the GPU’s workload scales heavily with resolution and settings. The CPU’s strong single-thread score of 3,481 in PassMark likely prevents it from being the primary constraint.

Q: What is the GPU’s benchmark percentile and how does it compare to rivals?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 9060 has a percentile of 59 against all GPUs. Its average benchmark score is 16,014, which is close to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti’s 16,129 (-0.7%), the AMD Radeon R9 370X’s 15,862 (1%), the AMD Radeon RX 7700’s 15,852 (1%), and the AMD Radeon Pro W5500’s 15,679 (2.1%). This places it in a similar performance tier as these cards.

Q: Does the combo’s rank improve with lower settings?

A: The measured FPS data shows that lowering settings from Ultra to Low at any resolution significantly increases average FPS. For example, at 1080p, the Ultra preset yields 118 FPS, while Low yields 247 FPS. This indicates that the combo can achieve much higher performance when settings are reduced, though the rank of 1,710 is based on the overall dataset across all settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its highest frame rates. With Low settings, the average FPS is 247. Moving to Medium, the average drops to 175 FPS, with a minimum of 149 and a maximum of 201. High settings produce an average of 124 FPS, while Ultra settings yield 118 FPS. The progression from Low to Ultra shows a reduction of 129 FPS, or 52.2%, indicating that the game’s settings have a significant impact on performance at this resolution. The minimum FPS data is only available for Medium settings, where it holds at 149 FPS, suggesting that even the lowest frame rates remain comfortably above 60 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the performance scales down as expected. Low settings achieve an average of 156 FPS, which is still very high. Medium settings average 111 FPS, with a minimum of 94 and a maximum of 127. High settings average 78 FPS, and Ultra settings average 74 FPS. The drop from Low to Ultra is 82 FPS, or 52.6%, which mirrors the 1080p trend. The minimum FPS at Medium is 94, which remains above the 60 FPS threshold, but the High and Ultra averages below 80 FPS indicate that these settings may require compromises for smooth gameplay.

At 3840x2160, the combo’s performance becomes more strained. Low settings produce an average of 82 FPS, which is still playable. Medium settings average 58 FPS, with a minimum of 49 and a maximum of 66. High settings average 41 FPS, and Ultra settings average 39 FPS. The transition from Low to Ultra results in a drop of 43 FPS, or 52.4%. The Medium setting’s minimum of 49 FPS indicates that there are moments where the frame rate dips below 60 FPS, and the High and Ultra averages are well below the 60 FPS target. This resolution is only viable for playable frame rates at Low or Medium settings.

The data shows a consistent pattern across all resolutions: the difference between Low and Ultra settings is roughly 52% in FPS reduction. This suggests that the game’s setting presets scale uniformly regardless of resolution, meaning the GPU load increases proportionally with each step up in quality.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 9060 is part of the Radeon RX 9000 series, built on the Navi 44 chip using RDNA 4.0 architecture. It is fabricated on a 4 nm process at TSMC, with 29,700 million transistors on a 199 mm² die. The GPU has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, providing 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth. Its base clock is 1700 MHz, with a boost clock of 2990 MHz and a game clock of 2400 MHz. The memory runs at 2250 MHz, which translates to 18 Gbps effective. The GPU features 1,792 shading units, 112 TMUs, and 64 ROPs, along with 28 ray tracing cores. Its compute power is rated at 21.43 TFLOPS for both FP32 and FP16, with a pixel rate of 191.4 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 334.9 GTexel/s.

The GPU’s TDP is 132 W, and it requires a 300 W suggested PSU, with a single 8-pin power connector. It uses a PCIe 5.0 x16 interface and offers display outputs of 1x HDMI 2.1b and 2x DisplayPort 2.1a. The GPU supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, which are all modern APIs that the game can leverage.

In benchmark tests, the RX 9060 scores 3,322 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, 88,183 in Geekbench OpenCL, and 39,476 in Geekbench Vulkan. PassMark results show 17631 in G3D, 9,919 in GPU compute, and lower scores in DirectX tests: 104 in DX10, 182 in DX11, 44 in DX12, and 280 in DX9. Its percentile against all GPUs is 59, and its average benchmark score is 16,014. The nearest rivals are the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti at 16,129 (-0.7%), AMD Radeon R9 370X at 15,862 (1%), AMD Radeon RX 7700 at 15,852 (1%), and AMD Radeon Pro W5500 at 15,679 (2.1%). This places the RX 9060 in a competitive position, but not at the top of the range.

For Pc Building Simulator, the GPU’s role is to render the simulation’s visuals, which include detailed PC components and workshop environments. The 8 GB VRAM is sufficient for this game at 1080p and 1440p, but the 4K High and Ultra averages of 41 and 39 FPS suggest that the GPU’s compute power is the limiting factor. The 128-bit memory bus and 288.0 GB/s bandwidth may also constrain performance at higher resolutions where texture and geometry loads increase. The GPU’s 59th percentile ranking indicates that it is a mid-tier card, which aligns with the measured FPS results showing it can handle 1080p and 1440p well but struggles at 4K.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS data, the best experience for this combo depends on the resolution target. At 1920x1080, all settings are playable, but the Ultra preset at 118 FPS offers a smooth experience with maximum visual quality. The High preset at 124 FPS is nearly identical in performance, making either a good choice. For those who prioritize frame rates, the Medium preset at 175 FPS provides a substantial boost with only a moderate visual reduction. The Low preset at 247 FPS is overkill for most displays, but it ensures maximum fluidity.

At 2560x1440, the Medium preset at 111 FPS offers the best balance between visual quality and performance. The High preset at 78 FPS is still smooth, but the Ultra preset at 74 FPS is only marginally lower. The Low preset at 156 FPS is excellent for high-refresh-rate monitors, but it sacrifices visual fidelity. Given that the Medium preset’s minimum FPS is 94, it maintains a consistent experience, making it the recommended choice for 1440p.

At 3840x2160, only the Low preset at 82 FPS provides a fully smooth experience. The Medium preset at 58 FPS is borderline, with a minimum of 49 FPS that may cause noticeable stutters. The High and Ultra presets at 41 and 39 FPS are below the 60 FPS threshold and are not recommended for a good experience. Therefore, for 4K, the Low preset is the only viable option, while Medium is acceptable for those who can tolerate occasional frame drops.

Overall, the data suggests that the combo is best suited for 1080p and 1440p gaming, where it can achieve high frame rates across all settings. For 4K, users should stick to Low or Medium settings to maintain playability. The Ultra preset at any resolution does not provide a significant visual improvement over High, but it does come with a measurable FPS cost, so High is generally the better choice for quality-per-frame.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows how the combo scales across resolutions. At 1080p Low, the average is 247 FPS. At 1440p Low, it drops to 156 FPS, a reduction of 91 FPS or 36.8%. At 4K Low, it falls to 82 FPS, a further reduction of 74 FPS or 47.4% from 1440p. This indicates that the GPU is the scaling bottleneck, as the FPS drops significantly with each resolution increase, while the CPU remains constant.

At Medium settings, the scaling is similar. 1080p averages 175 FPS, 1440p averages 111 FPS (a 36.6% drop), and 4K averages 58 FPS (a 47.7% drop from 1440p). The High settings show 124 FPS at 1080p, 78 FPS at 1440p (a 37.1% drop), and 41 FPS at 4K (a 47.4% drop). Ultra settings follow the same pattern: 118 FPS at 1080p, 74 FPS at 1440p (a 37.3% drop), and 39 FPS at 4K (a 47.3% drop).

The consistent percentage drops across all settings suggest that the GPU’s workload scales linearly with pixel count. From 1080p to 1440p, the resolution increases by 77.8% in pixel count, and the FPS drops by roughly 37%. From 1440p to 4K, the pixel count increases by 125%, and the FPS drops by roughly 47%. This non-linear relationship indicates that the GPU is becoming increasingly limited by its memory bandwidth and compute capacity as resolution rises.

The CPU’s role in this scaling is minimal. The i5-12400F’s single-thread score of 3,481 in PassMark ensures that it can feed the GPU with enough data even at 1080p Low, where the FPS reaches 247. The fact that FPS drops by nearly half when moving from 1440p to 4K, while the CPU load remains the same, confirms that the RX 9060 is the limiting component at higher resolutions. The 8 GB VRAM and 288.0 GB/s bandwidth are likely insufficient to maintain high frame rates at 4K, especially at higher settings where texture data exceeds the memory capacity. This analysis points to the GPU as the primary constraint for this combo in Pc Building Simulator.