Pc Building Simulator

# Pc Building Simulator — Intel Core i5-13400F + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER

The Intel Core i5-13400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER combination delivers a benchmark profile that is heavily GPU-bound at high resolutions, yet reveals a surprisingly capable CPU headroom at 1080p. The data shows a system that can push past 360 FPS at 1080p Low settings, while still maintaining playable frame rates at 4K Ultra. This pairing ranks 285th out of 1769 tested combos for this title, placing it in the top 16% of all configurations evaluated, which reflects a balanced but not extreme setup for a simulation game that is not traditionally demanding.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a clear and predictable scaling pattern as resolution increases, but the magnitude of the drop reveals where the bottleneck shifts. At 1920x1080 High settings, the system produces 205.9 FPS. Moving to 2560x1440 High reduces this to 131.6 FPS, a 36% decrease. At 3840x2160 High, the frame rate falls to 68.4 FPS, which is a 48% drop from 1440p and a 67% drop from 1080p. This steep decline indicates that the RTX 4070 SUPER's rendering pipeline becomes the limiting factor as pixel count grows, while the i5-13400F has ample headroom to feed frames at lower resolutions.

The scaling from Low to Ultra settings at each resolution further confirms this trend. At 1080p, the difference between Low (368.7 FPS) and Ultra (194.9 FPS) is 173.8 FPS, a 47% reduction. At 1440p, the spread narrows to 135.9 FPS (258.5 down to 122.6), a 53% reduction. At 4K, the gap is 68.1 FPS (135 down to 66.9), a 50% reduction. The fact that the percentage drop from Low to Ultra remains relatively consistent across resolutions suggests that the GPU's shading and memory subsystems are being exercised similarly, but the absolute frame rates at 4K Ultra (66.9 FPS) indicate a system that is just barely maintaining 60 FPS at the highest settings.

The data suggests that at 1080p, the i5-13400F is not the limiting component. With a 3DMark single-thread score of 960 and a max-thread score of 7307, the CPU can clearly sustain the high frame rates seen at 1080p Low (368.7 FPS). However, at 4K, the RTX 4070 SUPER's 12 GB of GDDR6X memory and 504.2 GB/s bandwidth become the primary constraint, as evidenced by the 66.9 FPS at 4K Ultra. This is a classic case of a CPU that is overqualified for lower resolutions but a GPU that is appropriately matched for 4K gaming.

GPU Role

The RTX 4070 SUPER is the dominant component in this pairing, and its specifications directly explain the measured results. With a boost clock of 2475 MHz and 7168 shading units, the GPU is capable of substantial raw compute throughput, which is reflected in its PassMark G3D score of 29995 and its 84th percentile ranking among all GPUs. The 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus provides 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth, which is sufficient for the texture-heavy scenes typical of a simulation game like Pc Building Simulator, but the 4K Ultra results (66.9 FPS) show that this bandwidth is nearly saturated at the highest settings.

The GPU's nearest rivals in the benchmark database include the NVIDIA RTX A6000 (avg score 42653, deltaPct -0.2%) and the AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE (avg score 42723, deltaPct -0.3%). These comparisons show that the RTX 4070 SUPER's overall benchmark score of 42576 is nearly identical to these workstation and mid-range cards, but in actual game measurements, the 4070 SUPER's Ada Lovelace architecture with 56 RT cores and 224 tensor cores provides specific advantages in modern rendering paths. The 5 nm process node from TSMC and 35,800 million transistors on a 294 mm² die allow for high clock speeds without excessive power draw, though the 220 W TDP still requires a 550 W suggested PSU.

In terms of API support, the GPU's DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) capability and Vulkan 1.4 support ensure compatibility with the simulation genre, which often relies on draw call efficiency rather than raw polygon throughput. The 80 ROPs and 224 TMUs are adequate for the game's visual style, which emphasizes UI elements and 3D component models over complex particle effects. The data shows that at 1080p Medium (291.9 FPS), the GPU is still delivering over 290 FPS, suggesting that even the CPU's 10 cores and 16 threads are not fully taxed until frame rates exceed 300 FPS.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS this combo achieves in Pc Building Simulator?

A: The highest measured average FPS is 368.7 at 1920x1080 with Low settings. This indicates that the i5-13400F can drive the RTX 4070 SUPER to very high frame rates when graphical load is minimal.

Q: Can this system handle 4K gaming in this title?

A: Yes, but with caveats. At 4K High settings, the system averages 68.4 FPS, which is above 60 FPS. At 4K Ultra, the average drops to 66.9 FPS, still playable but close to the threshold. At 4K Low, it reaches 135 FPS, showing that the GPU has headroom if settings are reduced.

Q: How does the CPU's performance compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The i5-13400F has an average benchmark score of 25236, which is 0.1% higher than the Intel Core i7-13620H (25201) and 0.5% higher than the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D (25365). It is 0.5% lower than the AMD EPYC 9474F (25103), showing near parity across these very different processor types.

Q: What is the GPU's percentile ranking among all tested GPUs?

A: The RTX 4070 SUPER ranks in the 84th percentile of all GPUs in the database, with an average benchmark score of 42576. This places it comfortably in the upper tier of graphics cards, which explains its ability to maintain high frame rates at 1440p and 4K.

Q: How does the combo rank overall in this game?

A: This specific CPU-GPU combination ranks 285th out of 1769 tested combos for Pc Building Simulator. This places it in the top 16% of all configurations, indicating a strong but not top-tier performance for this title.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between Low and Ultra settings at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, Low settings produce 258.5 FPS, while Ultra settings produce 122.6 FPS. The difference of 135.9 FPS represents a 53% reduction, showing that Ultra settings impose a significant load on the GPU's memory and compute resources.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo ranking of 285 out of 1769 tested configurations places this system in the 84th percentile of all combinations evaluated for Pc Building Simulator. This is a strong result, but it is not at the very top, which would require higher-end GPUs like the RTX 4090 or newer 50-series cards. The ranking reflects the RTX 4070 SUPER's 84th percentile GPU score and the i5-13400F's 82nd percentile CPU score, showing that both components are well-matched in their respective tiers.

The data shows that this combo outperforms many other configurations due to the GPU's high memory bandwidth and the CPU's strong multi-threaded performance. The i5-13400F's Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 21279 and single-core score of 3004 indicate that it can handle both the simulation logic and the rendering tasks without becoming a bottleneck. The nearest CPU rivals, such as the Intel Core i7-13620H (deltaPct 0.1%) and AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D (deltaPct -0.5%), perform nearly identically in synthetic benchmarks, but the i5-13400F's 10-core configuration with 16 threads provides a slight edge in games that use more than 8 threads.

In the context of the game's genre, this ranking is particularly noteworthy because Pc Building Simulator is not a graphically intensive title. The 285th rank out of 1769 combos means that only about 16% of tested configurations achieve higher frame rates, and most of those likely feature more expensive GPUs. This position suggests that the combo offers a high level of performance for its component tier, with the 4K High result of 68.4 FPS being a standout metric that many higher-priced combos may not exceed by a significant margin.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system demonstrates its peak performance across all settings. Low settings yield an average of 368.7 FPS, which is the highest measured value in the entire dataset. Medium settings reduce this to 291.9 FPS, a 21% decrease. High settings produce 205.9 FPS, a further 29% reduction from Medium. Ultra settings deliver 194.9 FPS, which is only 5% lower than High, indicating that the transition from High to Ultra is not as demanding as the earlier steps. This pattern suggests that at 1080p, the CPU's single-thread performance (3DMark single-thread score of 960) is sufficient to maintain high frame rates, and the GPU's 12 GB memory is not fully utilized.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates scale down proportionally. Low settings average 258.5 FPS, Medium 185.2 FPS, High 131.6 FPS, and Ultra 122.6 FPS. The drop from Low to Medium is 28%, from Medium to High is 29%, and from High to Ultra is 7%. The smaller difference between High and Ultra again indicates that Ultra settings primarily increase visual fidelity without a proportional performance cost, likely due to the game's reliance on shader complexity rather than geometric density. The 1440p results show that the RTX 4070 SUPER can comfortably exceed 120 FPS at Ultra, making this resolution the sweet spot for high-refresh-rate monitors.

At 3840x2160, the GPU becomes the limiting factor. Low settings produce 135 FPS, which is still very playable. Medium settings drop to 92.4 FPS, a 32% reduction. High settings yield 68.4 FPS, a 26% reduction from Medium. Ultra settings are the lowest at 66.9 FPS, a mere 2% dip below High, suggesting that the game's Ultra preset at 4K is not significantly more demanding than High. The 4K results demonstrate that the 12 GB of GDDR6X memory and 504.2 GB/s bandwidth are the primary constraints, as the pixel fill rate (198.0 GPixel/s) and texture rate (554.4 GTexel/s) are taxed heavily at this resolution. The 66.9 FPS at 4K Ultra is above the 60 FPS threshold, but it leaves little headroom for frame time spikes, which could be a concern for competitive play.