Pc Building Simulator

Settings Recommendations

For Pc Building Simulator, the measured data shows a clear progression across the four available presets at each resolution. At 1080p, the Ultra preset delivers 105.8 FPS, which is entirely playable for a simulation title where precise mouse control during component installation matters more than twitch reflexes. However, the step from High to Ultra costs 7.6 FPS (from 113.4 to 105.8) while the step from Medium to High costs a much larger 48.4 FPS (from 161.8 to 113.4). This suggests diminishing returns are already setting in at the High preset.

The most balanced experience appears to be the High preset. At 1080p it produces 113.4 FPS, at 1440p it delivers 69.8 FPS, and even at 4K it maintains a usable 36.7 FPS. The Medium preset offers substantially higher frame rates — 161.8 FPS at 1080p and 101.2 FPS at 1440p — which could be preferable for users with high-refresh-rate displays. Given that this is a simulation game focused on building and managing PCs rather than fast-paced action, the visual fidelity improvements from High settings are likely more valuable than the extra frame rate headroom.

For users prioritizing smoothness above all else, the Low preset provides 225.3 FPS at 1080p and 143.2 FPS at 1440p. These numbers are far beyond what any standard monitor can display, making the Low preset unnecessarily compromised for most users. The Ultra preset, by contrast, only achieves 35.5 FPS at 4K, which dips below the threshold for comfortable gameplay. The data indicates that High is the sweet spot, offering the best balance between visual quality and performance across all three resolutions.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is the primary driver of these results, and its specifications explain the performance envelope. The GPU features 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth. This memory configuration is particularly relevant for Pc Building Simulator, which renders detailed 3D scenes of PC components, cases, and workbenches. The 4864 shading units and 152 texture mapping units handle the geometry and texture work required to display motherboards, GPUs, and cooling solutions in detail.

The GPU's clock behavior shows a base clock of 1410 MHz and a boost clock of 1665 MHz. The 80 ROPs deliver a pixel rate of 133.2 GPixel/s, which becomes a limiting factor at higher resolutions. The 38 RT cores and 152 tensor cores are present but likely underutilized in this simulation title, as Pc Building Simulator does not heavily leverage ray tracing or DLSS features. The FP32 performance of 16.20 TFLOPS represents the raw compute capability available for traditional rasterization workloads.

The GPU's benchmark percentile of 69 places it in the upper-middle tier of all GPUs in the database. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX 6700M with a delta of -0.2%, the AMD Radeon RX 6600 at -0.5%, and the AMD Radeon 890M also at -0.5%. These very small deltas indicate that the RTX 3060 Ti sits in a tightly contested performance band, though its driver optimization and feature set may give it an edge in specific titles like this one.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals how performance degrades as resolution increases, which provides insight into the limiting component. At High settings, the transition from 1080p to 1440p reduces average FPS from 113.4 to 69.8, a drop of 43.6 FPS or approximately 38%. Moving from 1440p to 4K further reduces performance to 36.7 FPS, another 47% reduction. This scaling pattern is characteristic of a GPU-bound workload, where the rendering resolution directly impacts the number of pixels the RTX 3060 Ti must process.

The Low preset shows a similar but less severe scaling pattern: 225.3 FPS at 1080p, 143.2 FPS at 1440p, and 72.3 FPS at 4K. The relative drops are 36% and 50% respectively, confirming that the GPU remains the bottleneck even at minimal settings. The Medium preset follows the same trend with 161.8, 101.2, and 53.1 FPS across the three resolutions. The Ultra preset delivers 105.8, 70.2, and 35.5 FPS respectively.

This consistent scaling behavior indicates that the Intel Core i5-12600KF is not the limiting factor in this configuration. The CPU's 10 cores and 16 threads, with a boost clock of 4.90 GHz, provide ample processing power for the simulation's logic and physics. The CPU's benchmark percentile of 84 places it well above the GPU's 69, and its nearest rival, the Intel Core i9-10900K, shows a delta of 0% in average score. The CPU is clearly capable of feeding the GPU at all tested resolutions.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1080p, the measured results span a wide range depending on settings. The Low preset achieves 225.3 FPS, which represents the maximum performance ceiling for this combination. Medium settings produce 161.8 FPS, still well above the threshold for high-refresh-rate displays. High settings deliver 113.4 FPS, and Ultra settings yield 105.8 FPS. The gap between Medium and High is substantial at 48.4 FPS, while the gap between High and Ultra is a modest 7.6 FPS, suggesting that the Ultra preset adds visual complexity without a proportional performance cost.

Moving to 1440p, the same pattern persists but with lower absolute numbers. Low settings produce 143.2 FPS, Medium delivers 101.2 FPS, High achieves 69.8 FPS, and Ultra manages 70.2 FPS. Interestingly, the Ultra preset performs slightly better than High at this resolution, with a 0.4 FPS advantage. This minor anomaly could be attributed to measurement variance or specific scene complexity differences, but the overall trend remains consistent with GPU-bound scaling.

At 4K, the results become more constrained. Low settings still manage a playable 72.3 FPS, but Medium drops to 53.1 FPS, High falls to 36.7 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 35.5 FPS. The 4K Ultra result is the only configuration that falls below 30 FPS, making it unsuitable for smooth gameplay. The difference between High and Ultra at 4K is just 1.2 FPS, reinforcing the conclusion that Ultra settings provide minimal visual benefit relative to their performance cost at this resolution.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i5-12600KF and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti achieves a rank of 1237 out of 1769 tested combos for Pc Building Simulator. This places the configuration in the lower portion of the ranking distribution, which may seem surprising given the respectable frame rates measured. The rank reflects the fact that many other tested combinations include more powerful GPUs or CPUs that deliver higher absolute performance in this title.

The CPU's performance profile helps contextualize this ranking. With an average benchmark score of 27827, the i5-12600KF sits at the 84th percentile among all CPUs. Its nearest rivals — the Intel Core i9-10900K at 27829, the Intel Core i5-12600K at 27851, and the Intel Core Ultra 5 125H at 27872 — all show deltas of less than 0.5% from the i5-12600KF's score. This indicates that the CPU is highly competitive with other mid-range and even high-end options, and it is unlikely to be the source of the combo's lower ranking.

The GPU side tells a similar story. The RTX 3060 Ti's average benchmark score of 25120 places it at the 69th percentile among all GPUs. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX 6700M at 25180, the AMD Radeon RX 6600 at 25235, and the AMD Radeon 890M at 25246, all within 0.7% of the RTX 3060 Ti's score. This tight clustering suggests that the GPU is not dramatically outperformed by its direct competitors, but the overall combo rank of 1237 indicates that many higher-end configurations achieve better results in Pc Building Simulator's specific rendering workload.

The measured FPS data shows that this combo is perfectly capable of delivering smooth gameplay at 1080p and 1440p across all settings, with 4K requiring a reduction to Low or Medium settings for optimal playability. The rank primarily reflects the presence of more powerful combinations in the database rather than any deficiency in this specific pairing.