Pc Building Simulator

FAQ

Q: What is the average frame rate for this CPU and GPU combo at 1080p with Ultra settings?

A: The recorded average is 253 FPS at 1920x1080 with Ultra settings.

Q: How does the Intel Core i5-12600KF compare to the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D in average benchmark score?

A: The i5-12600KF has an average benchmark score of 27799, which is 0.3% lower than the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D's average score of 27896.

Q: What is the boost clock of the Intel Core i5-12600KF?

A: The boost clock is 4.90 GHz, with a base clock of 3.70 GHz.

Q: How much memory does the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 have, and what type is it?

A: The RTX 5090 has 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus, providing 1.79 TB/s of bandwidth.

Q: What is the highest average FPS recorded for this combo at 1440p?

A: The highest average at 2560x1440 is 336 FPS, achieved with Low settings.

Q: What is the rank of this combo among all tested combos in Pc Building Simulator?

A: This combo ranks 89th out of 3,723 tested combos.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data for Pc Building Simulator shows a clear pattern across resolutions: Low settings produce the highest frame rates, while Ultra settings produce the lowest. At 3840x2160, the average FPS ranges from 84 on Ultra to 176 on Low. At 2560x1440, the range is 160 on Ultra to 336 on Low. At 1920x1080, the range is 253 on Ultra to 394 on Low.

For the best experience balancing visual quality and smoothness, Medium settings appear to be the optimal choice. At 3840x2160, Medium delivers 124 average FPS with a recorded minimum of 106 FPS and maximum of 143 FPS. This is more than sufficient for smooth gameplay. At 2560x1440, Medium delivers 238 average FPS with a minimum of 202 and maximum of 274. At 1920x1080, Medium delivers 347 average FPS with a minimum of 295 and maximum of 399.

High settings also perform well, with 88 average FPS at 4K, 168 at 1440p, and 266 at 1080p. Ultra settings are the most demanding, producing 84 average FPS at 4K, 160 at 1440p, and 253 at 1080p. The difference between High and Ultra is relatively small in average FPS: 4 FPS at 4K, 8 FPS at 1440p, and 13 FPS at 1080p. Given that Medium provides a substantial margin over the 60 FPS threshold at all resolutions, and the minimum recorded FPS at Medium never drops below 106, Medium is the recommended preset for consistent performance across the board.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database of tested combinations for Pc Building Simulator, this specific pairing of Intel Core i5-12600KF and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 achieves a rank of 89 out of 3,723 combos. This places it in the top 2.4% of all tested configurations. The percentile positioning is strong, though not at the absolute peak, which indicates that other combinations have produced higher frame rates in this simulation title.

The CPU itself sits at the 79th percentile among all processors in the database. Its average benchmark score of 27799 is nearly identical to several nearby rivals. The Intel Core i9-10900K scores 27872, which is 0.3% higher. The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D scores 27896, also 0.3% higher. The AMD Ryzen 7 6800U scores 27887, again 0.3% higher. The AMD Ryzen 5 8500GE scores 27712, which is 0.3% lower. This clustering indicates the i5-12600KF sits in a very tight performance band relative to these alternatives.

The GPU ranks at the 92nd percentile among all graphics cards. Its average benchmark score of 79842 compares closely to the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB at 79605, which is 0.3% lower, and the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 64X at 80959, which is 1.4% higher. The AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT scores 78940, 1.1% lower. The RTX 5090 leads these rivals in most comparisons.

The combination of a 79th percentile CPU and a 92nd percentile GPU yields a combo rank of 89th out of 3,723, which is a stronger result than either component's individual percentile might suggest. This indicates that Pc Building Simulator responds well to the balance of this pairing.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 3840x2160, the recorded average frame rates are as follows: Low settings produce 176 FPS, Medium produces 124 FPS, High produces 88 FPS, and Ultra produces 84 FPS. The Medium preset has the only complete frame time data at this resolution, with a minimum of 106 FPS and a maximum of 143 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium is 52 FPS, while the gap between Medium and High is 36 FPS. The gap between High and Ultra is only 4 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the average frame rates are 336 FPS on Low, 238 FPS on Medium, 168 FPS on High, and 160 FPS on Ultra. The Medium preset records a minimum of 202 FPS and a maximum of 274 FPS. The difference between Low and Medium is 98 FPS, between Medium and High is 70 FPS, and between High and Ultra is 8 FPS. Notably, the jump from High to Ultra at 1440p costs only 8 FPS on average.

At 1920x1080, the average frame rates are 394 FPS on Low, 347 FPS on Medium, 266 FPS on High, and 253 FPS on Ultra. The Medium preset shows a minimum of 295 FPS and a maximum of 399 FPS. The difference between Low and Medium is 47 FPS, between Medium and High is 81 FPS, and between High and Ultra is 13 FPS. At this resolution, the Low to Medium gap is smaller than the Medium to High gap, which suggests diminishing returns for lower settings.

Scaling across resolutions, at Medium settings the average FPS drops from 347 at 1080p to 238 at 1440p, a 31.4% reduction, and then to 124 at 4K, a further 47.9% reduction. At High settings, the averages are 266 at 1080p, 168 at 1440p, and 88 at 4K. The 4K High result of 88 FPS remains above the 60 FPS threshold, while 4K Ultra at 84 FPS also stays above it. Every measured configuration in this dataset delivers an average above 84 FPS, which means no preset at any resolution falls below playable frame rates.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 uses the GB202 chip on a 5 nm process from TSMC. It has 92,200 million transistors on a 750 mm² die, with a transistor density of 122.9M per mm². The GPU contains 21,760 shading units, 680 texture mapping units, and 176 raster operation units. It also includes 170 RT cores and 680 tensor cores.

The base clock is 2017 MHz, with a boost clock of 2407 MHz. Memory operates at 1750 MHz with 28 Gbps effective speed. The 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus delivers 1.79 TB/s of bandwidth. The pixel rate is 423.6 GPixel/s, and the texture rate is 1,636.8 GTexel/s. FP32 performance is 104.8 TFLOPS, with FP16 also at 104.8 TFLOPS on a 1:1 ratio.

In Pc Building Simulator, the GPU's role is substantial. The measured frame rates scale significantly with resolution, which indicates that rendering load is a primary factor. At 4K, the average FPS at Medium is 124, while at 1080p Medium it is 347, a 2.8x increase. This scaling pattern suggests that the GPU is the dominant bottleneck at higher resolutions, as the CPU has enough headroom to feed the GPU at lower resolutions.

The RTX 5090's average benchmark score of 79842 places it at the 92nd percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB at 79605, which is 0.3% lower, and the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 64X at 80959, which is 1.4% higher. The Geekbench Vulkan score is 376728, and the OpenCL score is 334370. The Passmark G3D score is 39650, while the G2D score is 1413.

The GPU's large memory capacity of 32 GB is far beyond what Pc Building Simulator would require, but the bandwidth of 1.79 TB/s helps maintain high frame rates at 4K. The 512-bit bus width is the widest in the current database entries, and this contributes to the strong 4K performance, where the average FPS at Ultra remains above 84.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-12600KF is a 10-core, 16-thread processor based on the Alder Lake architecture. It has a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 4.90 GHz. The L3 cache is 20 MB shared, with L1 cache at 80 KB per core and L2 at 1.25 MB per core. The processor uses the Intel Socket 1700 and supports DDR4 and DDR5 memory in a dual-channel configuration. It has 20 PCIe Gen 4 lanes from the CPU.

The process node is 10 nm from Intel, with a die size of 215 mm². The TDP is 125 W. The processor has an unlocked multiplier, which allows overclocking. It does not have integrated graphics. The launch MSRP is $264.

In Pc Building Simulator, the CPU's impact is visible when comparing frame rates across resolutions. At 1080p with Low settings, the average is 394 FPS. At 1440p Low, it drops to 336 FPS, and at 4K Low, it drops to 176 FPS. The reduction from 1080p to 1440p is 58 FPS, and from 1440p to 4K is 160 FPS. This indicates that even at Low settings, the resolution scaling is significant, which points to GPU dependency rather than CPU limitation.

The CPU's benchmark scores show strong multi-threaded performance. The Cinebench R23 multicore score is 23391, while the single-core score is 3302. The Geekbench multicore score is 12137 and single-core is 2157. The Passmark multithread score is 27575, and the single-thread score is 3925. The 3DMark 16-thread score is 7956, while the 2-thread score is 1995.

The average benchmark score of 27799 places this CPU at the 79th percentile. Its nearest rivals all score within 0.3% of this value. The Intel Core i9-10900K scores 27872, 0.3% higher, and the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D scores 27896, also 0.3% higher. The AMD Ryzen 5 8500GE scores 27712, 0.3% lower.

In Pc Building Simulator, the CPU's 10 cores and 16 threads appear sufficient to avoid becoming a bottleneck. At 1080p High, the average is 266 FPS, which is well above the refresh rate of most monitors. The lack of minimum FPS data for most presets limits a full frame time analysis, but the Medium presets at each resolution provide recorded minimums: 106 at 4K, 202 at 1440p, and 295 at 1080p. These minimums are all comfortably above 60 FPS, indicating stable performance delivery.

The CPU's boost clock of 4.90 GHz is within the range expected for this generation. The 20 MB shared L3 cache helps with data locality in simulation workloads, though the specific impact in Pc Building Simulator cannot be isolated from the recorded data. The processor's memory support for both DDR4 and DDR5 offers flexibility, but the measured results do not distinguish between these memory types.