Pc Building Simulator

# Pc Building Simulator with Intel Core i5-12600KF + Intel Arc B390

This combo ranks 2650th out of 3002 tested combinations in Pc Building Simulator, placing it in the lower quartile of all tested systems. The pairing of a strong 10-core Intel processor with an integrated-class Intel Arc B390 GPU produces a heavily GPU-limited experience, where the CPU's considerable compute headroom goes largely unused in this simulation title. Benchmark results indicate this is a playable-at-low-settings configuration for 1080p, but the data shows sharp degradation as resolution and quality settings increase.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo's rank of 2650 out of 3002 tested combinations places it in the 12th percentile of all tested systems for this game. This low standing is directly attributable to the Intel Arc B390, which sits at the 9th percentile among all GPUs in the database with an average benchmark score of 1482. The GPU's nearest rivals in synthetic testing are the NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX (score 1463, 1.3% slower), NVIDIA GeForce 800M (score 1460, 1.5% slower), NVIDIA GeForce GT 625 OEM (score 1446, 2.5% slower), and NVIDIA GeForce GT 710 (score 1443, 2.7% slower). The Arc B390 outperforms these legacy parts by a narrow margin, but the entire group represents the bottom tier of graphics hardware.

The Intel Core i5-12600KF, by contrast, is a substantially stronger component. Its average benchmark score of 27799 places it at the 79th percentile among all CPUs. Its nearest rivals include the Intel Core i9-10900K (score 27872, 0.3% faster), AMD Ryzen 5 8500GE (score 27712, 0.3% slower), AMD Ryzen 7 6800U (score 27887, 0.3% faster), and AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D (score 27896, 0.3% faster). The deltas are negligible, meaning the i5-12600KF performs essentially on par with these competitors in aggregate CPU benchmarks.

The discrepancy between the CPU's strong 79th-percentile standing and the GPU's weak 9th-percentile standing explains the combo's poor overall rank. The measured frames per second in Pc Building Simulator reflect the GPU's limitations almost exclusively. At no resolution or settings combination does the system achieve frame rates that would suggest the CPU is the bottleneck; the Arc B390 consistently caps performance well below what the i5-12600KF could support.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data provides a clear picture of which settings presets deliver acceptable performance. At 1920x1080, the Low preset achieves an average of 125 FPS, which is the highest frame rate recorded for this combo at any resolution or settings level. The Medium preset at 1080p delivers 88 FPS average with a minimum of 75 FPS and maximum of 102 FPS, offering a solid experience with improved visual quality over Low while maintaining frame rates well above typical playability thresholds.

The High preset at 1080p drops to 62 FPS average, which remains playable but represents a significant step down from Medium. The Ultra preset at 1080p falls to 59 FPS average, barely below High and only marginally above the 60 FPS mark that many users consider the baseline for smooth gameplay. Given the data, the Medium preset at 1920x1080 provides the best balance: 88 FPS average, a minimum of 75 FPS that avoids noticeable stutter, and maximum frame rates reaching 102 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the Low preset delivers 79 FPS average, which is still playable, while Medium drops to 56 FPS with a minimum of 47 FPS. The High and Ultra presets at 1440p fall to 39 FPS and 38 FPS respectively, which begin to feel sluggish for a simulation game. At 3840x2160, even the Low preset only manages 41 FPS, and Medium drops to 29 FPS with a minimum of 25 FPS. The data suggests that 4K gaming is not viable with this combo regardless of settings, and 1440p should be limited to Low or Medium presets.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals a system that is overwhelmingly GPU-bound. At Low settings, the average FPS drops from 125 at 1920x1080 to 79 at 2560x1440, a 37% reduction, and then to 41 at 3840x2160, a 67% reduction from the 1080p baseline. At Medium settings, the progression goes from 88 FPS at 1080p to 56 FPS at 1440p (36% reduction) to 29 FPS at 4K (67% reduction). At High settings, the drop is from 62 FPS at 1080p to 39 FPS at 1440p (37% reduction) to 21 FPS at 4K (66% reduction). The consistency of these percentage drops across settings levels indicates a purely GPU-limited scenario.

If the CPU were the limiting factor, the frame rates would show less degradation as resolution increases, since higher resolutions shift the workload toward the GPU. Instead, the near-linear scaling with pixel count confirms that the Intel Arc B390 is the constraining component at every resolution tested. The i5-12600KF's compute capabilities, including its 10 cores and 16 threads, are effectively idle headroom in this game. The data suggests that upgrading the GPU would yield substantial frame rate improvements at all resolutions, while upgrading the CPU would produce negligible gains in Pc Building Simulator.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the full settings range was tested. Low settings produce an average of 125 FPS. Medium settings average 88 FPS with a minimum of 75 FPS and maximum of 102 FPS. High settings average 62 FPS. Ultra settings average 59 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium is 37 FPS, while the gap between Medium and High is 26 FPS, and between High and Ultra is only 3 FPS. This pattern suggests diminishing returns at the upper end of the settings spectrum, where the GPU's limited shading units and texture mapping units become saturated.

At 2560x1440, Low settings average 79 FPS. Medium settings average 56 FPS with a minimum of 47 FPS and maximum of 64 FPS. High settings average 39 FPS. Ultra settings average 38 FPS. The drop from Low to Medium is 23 FPS, from Medium to High is 17 FPS, and from High to Ultra is just 1 FPS. The minimal difference between High and Ultra at 1440p indicates that the Ultra preset's additional demands yield almost no visual benefit for this GPU, as it is already operating near its limits.

At 3840x2160, Low settings average 41 FPS. Medium settings average 29 FPS with a minimum of 25 FPS and maximum of 34 FPS. High settings average 21 FPS. Ultra settings average 20 FPS. The drop from Low to Medium is 12 FPS, from Medium to High is 8 FPS, and from High to Ultra is 1 FPS. At 4K, even the Low preset produces frame rates below 60 FPS, and the Ultra preset at 20 FPS is effectively unplayable for a simulation game that benefits from smooth mouse-driven interactions.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B390 is an integrated graphics processor based on the Xe3-LPG architecture, manufactured on Intel's 3 nm process. Its base clock is 300 MHz with a boost clock of 2500 MHz. The GPU features 1536 shading units, 48 texture mapping units, 24 raster operations units, and 12 ray tracing cores. Its pixel rate is 60.00 GPixel/s and texture rate is 120.0 GTexel/s, with FP32 performance of 7.680 TFLOPS and FP16 performance of 15.36 TFLOPS (2:1).

The memory configuration is "System Shared," meaning the GPU uses a portion of the system's main memory rather than dedicated VRAM. The memory bus width and bandwidth are listed as "System Shared" and "System Dependent" respectively, indicating that performance scales with the host system's memory capabilities. This shared memory architecture is a significant limitation for gaming performance, as the GPU must compete with the CPU for memory bandwidth.

The GPU's measured 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1482 places it at the 9th percentile among all GPUs. Its nearest rivals in this benchmark are all NVIDIA parts from the early 2010s, with the GT 520MX just 1.3% slower and the GT 710 2.7% slower. The B390's 80 W TDP and IGP slot width classify it as an integrated solution, not a discrete graphics card. This explains the absence of power connectors and the "Portable Device Dependent" display outputs. For Pc Building Simulator specifically, the GPU's low pixel rate and shared memory bandwidth constrain performance at higher resolutions, as evidenced by the steep FPS drops from 1080p to 4K.

FAQ

Q: Is this combo capable of running Pc Building Simulator at 60 FPS?

A: Yes, but only at 1920x1080 with Low settings (125 FPS average) or Medium settings (88 FPS average). At 2560x1440, only Low settings exceed 60 FPS with 79 FPS average. At 3840x2160, no settings preset reaches 60 FPS; the best is Low at 41 FPS average.

Q: What is the best settings preset for this combo at 1080p?

A: The Medium preset at 1920x1080 provides the best balance, with an average of 88 FPS, a minimum of 75 FPS, and a maximum of 102 FPS. This maintains smooth gameplay while offering better visual quality than Low settings.

Q: How does the Intel Arc B390 compare to its closest GPU rivals?

A: The Arc B390 scores 1482 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, which is 1.3% higher than the NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX (1463), 1.5% higher than the GeForce 800M (1460), 2.5% higher than the GT 625 OEM (1446), and 2.7% higher than the GT 710 (1443). It ranks at the 9th percentile among all GPUs.

Q: Is the Intel Core i5-12600KF a bottleneck in this game?

A: No. The CPU's average benchmark score of 27799 places it at the 79th percentile, and its nearest rivals (i9-10900K, Ryzen 5 8500GE, Ryzen 7 6800U, Ryzen 7 5800X3D) all score within 0.3% of it. The measured frame rates show that the GPU is the limiting component at all resolutions and settings.

Q: What frame rates can I expect at 1440p with Medium settings?

A: At 2560x1440 with Medium settings, the combo averages 56 FPS with a minimum of 47 FPS and maximum of 64 FPS. The minimum frame rate indicates occasional dips below 50 FPS, which may be noticeable in a simulation game.

Q: How does the combo rank among all tested systems for this game?

A: The combo ranks 2650th out of 3002 tested combinations, placing it in the bottom 12% of systems tested for Pc Building Simulator. This rank reflects the GPU's low 9th-percentile standing despite the CPU's strong 79th-percentile position.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-12600KF is a 10-core, 16-thread processor from Intel's Core 12th Gen series, based on the Alder Lake architecture and manufactured on Intel's 10 nm process. Its base clock is 3.70 GHz with a boost clock of 4.90 GHz. The cache hierarchy includes 80 KB of L1 per core, 1.25 MB of L2 per core, and 20 MB of shared L3 cache. The CPU supports DDR4 and DDR5 memory in a dual-channel configuration and provides Gen 4 PCIe with 20 lanes from the CPU.

Synthetic benchmark results show strong multi-threaded performance. The Cinebench R23 multicore score is 23391, while the single-core score is 3302. Geekbench scores are 12137 multicore and 2157 single-core. In PassMark tests, the CPU scores 27575 for multithreaded performance, 3925 for single-threaded performance, and demonstrates notable strengths in floating-point math (67074), integer math (87830), and data compression (343231). The 3DMark thread scaling shows 7956 for 16 threads and 7952 for max threads, with 1995 for 2 threads, 3806 for 4 threads, and 6128 for 8 threads.

The CPU's average benchmark score of 27799 places it at the 79th percentile, with nearest rivals including the Intel Core i9-10900K (27872, 0.3% faster), AMD Ryzen 5 8500GE (27712, 0.3% slower), AMD Ryzen 7 6800U (27887, 0.3% faster), and AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D (27896, 0.3% faster). These negligible deltas indicate the i5-12600KF sits in a tightly competitive performance band.

In Pc Building Simulator, however, the CPU's capabilities are largely underutilized. The measured frame rates at all resolutions and settings are consistent with a GPU-bound scenario, where the Arc B390's 1536 shading units and shared memory architecture determine performance. The i5-12600KF's 10 cores and 16 threads provide ample compute headroom for a simulation game, but the GPU's 9th-percentile standing means the CPU rarely operates at high utilization during gameplay. The 125 W TDP and unlocked multiplier suggest overclocking potential, but the data shows that any CPU-side gains would not translate to higher frame rates in this title.