Pc Building Simulator

# Pc Building Simulator — Intel Core i5-13400F + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D

This combination of the Intel Core i5-13400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D produces remarkably high frame rates in Pc Building Simulator, a simulation title that clearly favors GPU throughput at higher resolutions while becoming increasingly CPU-bound at 1080p. The measured data shows a system capable of exceeding 270 FPS at 1080p across all settings, with the scaling pattern revealing that the RTX 5090 D is the primary performance driver at 4K, while the i5-13400F's 10-core/16-thread configuration becomes a limiting factor as resolution drops.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate progression from 4K down to 1080p follows a predictable pattern, but the magnitude of the scaling reveals important information about where the bottleneck shifts. At 4K Ultra, the system produces 89 FPS, while at 1080p Ultra it reaches 270 FPS — a 3.03x increase in frame rate for a 4x reduction in pixel count. This sub-linear scaling suggests that at 1080p, the CPU is beginning to constrain performance, preventing the GPU from fully expressing its capabilities.

Examining the Medium preset across all three resolutions provides the clearest picture of scaling behavior. The 4K Medium average is 133 FPS, 1440p Medium jumps to 254 FPS (a 1.91x increase), and 1080p Medium reaches 322 FPS (a 2.42x improvement over 4K). The scaling between 4K and 1440p is nearly proportional to the pixel count difference, indicating GPU-bound operation at those resolutions. However, the jump from 1440p to 1080p shows diminishing returns — the 1.27x frame rate increase is well below the 1.78x pixel reduction — confirming that the i5-13400F becomes the limiting component at lower resolutions.

The Low preset exhibits the most extreme scaling behavior. At 4K Low, the system delivers 187 FPS; at 1440p Low, it climbs to 314 FPS (1.68x); and at 1080p Low, it reaches 366 FPS (1.96x over 4K). The fact that 1080p Low produces 366 FPS while 1080p Ultra produces 270 FPS — a 96 FPS difference — suggests that even at maximum settings, the CPU overhead of Pc Building Simulator's simulation logic creates a ceiling somewhere below 370 FPS with this processor.

The High preset shows similar characteristics: 94 FPS at 4K, 179 FPS at 1440p (1.90x), and 283 FPS at 1080p (3.01x over 4K). Interestingly, the 4K-to-1440p scaling for High (1.90x) is nearly identical to Medium (1.91x), which indicates that the GPU workload scaling with resolution is consistent across these two presets. The Ultra preset shows slightly less favorable scaling, with 89 FPS at 4K and 171 FPS at 1440p (1.92x), but the 1080p Ultra result of 270 FPS represents a 3.03x improvement over 4K — the largest ratio of any preset. This suggests that at Ultra settings, the GPU is doing more work per pixel, allowing the CPU to remain more fully utilized at 1080p.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D is an exceptionally capable graphics card, and the measured results in Pc Building Simulator reflect its dominant role in determining frame rates at higher resolutions. The GPU operates with a base clock of 2017 MHz and a boost clock of 2407 MHz, paired with 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus, yielding 1.79 TB/s of memory bandwidth. These specifications position the card to handle even the most demanding scenarios without memory-related stutters, though Pc Building Simulator's relatively simple visual workload means the card is never pushed to its limits at 4K.

The GPU's 21760 shading units, 680 texture mapping units, and 176 raster output pipelines provide substantial raw compute capacity. The pixel rate of 423.6 GPixel/s and texture rate of 1,636.8 GTexel/s indicate that the card can process geometry and textures at speeds far exceeding what Pc Building Simulator requires. The FP32 throughput of 104.8 TFLOPS further confirms that this GPU is massively over-provisioned for a simulation title with modest graphical demands.

The measured frame rates at 4K tell a clear story about GPU utilization. At 4K Ultra, the system produces 89 FPS; at 4K High, 94 FPS; at 4K Medium, 133 FPS; and at 4K Low, 187 FPS. The spread from Ultra to Low at 4K — 98 FPS — demonstrates that the GPU is the primary performance determinant at this resolution, with each preset reduction yielding substantial frame rate gains. The RTX 5090 D's 92nd percentile ranking among all GPUs, based on an average benchmark score of 77712, confirms its position as a top-tier graphics solution.

The GPU's memory configuration deserves attention. With 32 GB of GDDR7 memory running at 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective), the card has ample capacity and bandwidth for any current or near-future simulation title. The 512-bit memory bus combined with 1.79 TB/s bandwidth ensures that texture streaming and asset loading never become bottlenecks, even when the simulation involves complex PC builds with numerous components rendered simultaneously.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data provides clear guidance on optimal settings configurations for different priorities. For players seeking the highest visual fidelity while maintaining smooth gameplay, the High preset at 4K delivers 94 FPS — a solidly playable frame rate that exceeds traditional 60 FPS thresholds. The Ultra preset at 4K drops to 89 FPS, representing a 5 FPS penalty for the additional visual enhancements, which may not justify the reduced performance for most users.

At 1440p, the High preset achieves 179 FPS, which is well beyond what most displays can show. The Ultra preset at 1440p produces 171 FPS, offering a negligible 8 FPS difference from High while providing maximum visual quality. Given that both presets exceed 170 FPS, the Ultra setting is the clear choice at 1440p for users with high-refresh-rate monitors. The Medium preset at 1440p reaches 254 FPS, and Low reaches 314 FPS, but these settings sacrifice visual fidelity for frame rates that exceed the refresh rate of virtually all commercial displays.

For 1080p users, the Ultra preset at 270 FPS is the recommended choice, as it delivers maximum visual quality while still providing frame rates that exceed the capabilities of most gaming monitors. The High preset at 1080p produces 283 FPS, a marginal 13 FPS improvement over Ultra that is unlikely to be perceptible in practice. The Medium and Low presets at 1080p yield 322 FPS and 366 FPS respectively, but these settings offer no meaningful benefit unless the user is competing in scenarios where every frame matters and has a display capable of showing more than 270 FPS.

The min/max FPS data available for the Medium preset provides additional insight into frame time consistency. At 4K Medium, the system ranges from 113 to 153 FPS with an average of 133; at 1440p Medium, the range is 216 to 292 with an average of 254; and at 1080p Medium, the range is 274 to 370 with an average of 322. These ranges indicate good frame pacing with no severe dips, suggesting that the system maintains stable performance across all resolutions.

How This Combo Ranks

This combination of the Intel Core i5-13400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D ranks 70th out of 3002 tested combinations in Pc Building Simulator, placing it in the top 2.3% of all tested systems. This ranking reflects the substantial GPU horsepower provided by the RTX 5090 D, which allows the system to achieve high frame rates even at 4K resolution. The rank also indicates that while the i5-13400F is not the absolute fastest processor available, it provides sufficient performance to avoid severely limiting the GPU in this specific game.

The CPU's percentile ranking of 77 among all processors, with an average benchmark score of 25292, places it in the upper quartile of CPUs. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS with an average score of 25284 (0% delta), the Intel Core 5 120 at 25362 (-0.3% delta), the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D at 25365 (-0.3% delta), and the AMD Ryzen 7 6800H at 25201 (0.4% delta). These tight deltas indicate that the i5-13400F performs competitively with a range of other mid-range and upper-mid-range processors.

The GPU's percentile ranking of 92 among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 77712, places it in the top 8% of graphics cards. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX 6650M XT at 76904 (1.1% delta), the AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT at 78940 (-1.6% delta), the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 12 GB at 79396 (-2.1% delta), and the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB at 79605 (-2.4% delta). The GPU's combination rank of 70 out of 3002 suggests that while the RTX 5090 D is a top-tier graphics card, the i5-13400F prevents this combo from achieving an even higher position in the rankings.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-13400F is a 10-core, 16-thread processor based on the Raptor Lake architecture, built on Intel's 10 nm process node. It operates with a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. The processor includes 20 MB of shared L3 cache, along with 80 KB of L1 cache per core and 1.25 MB of L2 cache per core. This configuration provides substantial multi-threaded performance, as evidenced by its Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 22604 and single-core score of 3191.

In Pc Building Simulator, the CPU's role becomes increasingly important as resolution decreases. At 4K, the GPU is clearly the limiting factor, as evidenced by the significant frame rate differences between presets (89 FPS at Ultra vs. 187 FPS at Low). At 1080p, however, the CPU's limitations become apparent — the frame rate difference between Low (366 FPS) and Ultra (270 FPS) narrows to 96 FPS, compared to 98 FPS at 4K, suggesting that the CPU is approaching its performance ceiling.

The i5-13400F's multi-threaded capabilities are demonstrated by its benchmark results: a 3DMark 16-thread score of 7314, a Geekbench multi-core score of 11068, and a Passmark multi-thread score of 25032. These scores indicate strong performance across a range of workloads, but Pc Building Simulator's simulation logic appears to benefit more from single-threaded performance. The processor's 3DMark single-thread score of 960 and Passmark single-thread score of 3634 suggest that its single-core performance is adequate but not exceptional, which may explain why the frame rate ceiling at 1080p appears to be around 366 FPS.

The processor's memory support for both DDR4 and DDR5, with a dual-channel memory bus, provides flexibility for system builders. The 10-core configuration with 16 threads — likely arranged as 6 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores — offers a balance of single-threaded and multi-threaded performance suitable for a simulation game that may utilize multiple cores for different simulation aspects.

FAQ

Q: What frame rate can this system achieve at 4K Ultra settings in Pc Building Simulator?

A: The system delivers an average of 89 FPS at 3840x2160 resolution with Ultra settings. The High preset at the same resolution produces 94 FPS, Medium reaches 133 FPS, and Low achieves 187 FPS.

Q: Is the Intel Core i5-13400F or the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D the bottleneck at 1080p?

A: At 1080p, the CPU becomes the limiting component. Evidence for this includes the sub-linear frame rate scaling from 1440p to 1080p — for example, Medium preset scaling shows only a 1.27x increase from 254 FPS to 322 FPS despite a 1.78x pixel reduction. The CPU's single-threaded performance appears to cap frame rates around 366 FPS at Low settings.

Q: How does this combo rank compared to other tested combinations?

A: This combination ranks 70th out of 3002 tested combinations in Pc Building Simulator, placing it in the top 2.3% of all tested systems. The GPU's individual percentile ranking is 92, while the CPU's is 77, indicating the GPU contributes more to the combo's strong performance.

Q: What is the frame time consistency at Medium settings across resolutions?

A: At 4K Medium, frame times range from 113 FPS minimum to 153 FPS maximum, with an average of 133 FPS. At 1440p Medium, the range is 216 to 292 FPS with a 254 FPS average. At 1080p Medium, the range is 274 to 370 FPS with a 322 FPS average. These ranges indicate stable frame pacing.

Q: What settings preset provides the best balance of visual quality and performance at 1440p?

A: The Ultra preset at 1440p delivers 171 FPS, while High produces 179 FPS — only an 8 FPS difference. Given that both presets exceed 170 FPS, Ultra settings offer the best visual experience without meaningful performance trade-offs.

Q: Does the RTX 5090 D's 32 GB of GDDR7 memory provide any advantage in this game?

A: The 32 GB memory capacity and 1.79 TB/s bandwidth ensure that memory capacity or bandwidth never becomes a bottleneck in Pc Building Simulator. However, the game's modest graphical requirements mean the GPU's massive memory allocation is not fully utilized.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 3840x2160 resolution, the system produces an average of 94 FPS on High settings, 187 FPS on Low settings, 133 FPS on Medium settings (with a minimum of 113 and maximum of 153), and 89 FPS on Ultra settings. The spread from Ultra to Low at 4K is 98 FPS, demonstrating that graphics settings have a substantial impact on performance at this resolution.

At 2560x1440 resolution, the average frame rates are 179 FPS on High, 314 FPS on Low, 254 FPS on Medium (with a minimum of 216 and maximum of 292), and 171 FPS on Ultra. The difference between High and Ultra at 1440p is only 8 FPS, while the jump from Ultra to Medium is 83 FPS, indicating diminishing returns for the highest preset.

At 1920x1080 resolution, the system achieves 283 FPS on High, 366 FPS on Low, 322 FPS on Medium (with a minimum of 274 and maximum of 370), and 270 FPS on Ultra. The frame rate ceiling at 1080p appears to be approximately 366 FPS, as even the Low preset does not exceed this value. The difference between High and Ultra at 1080p is 13 FPS, while the difference between Low and Medium is 44 FPS.

The highest measured frame rate across all configurations is 366 FPS at 1080p Low, while the lowest is 89 FPS at 4K Ultra. The system maintains playable frame rates above 60 FPS in all tested configurations, with even the most demanding 4K Ultra setting producing 89 FPS. The Medium preset provides the only available min/max FPS data, showing consistent performance with no severe frame drops across all three resolutions.