Pc Building Simulator

# Pc Building Simulator: Intel Core i5-14400F + Intel Arc B370 Benchmark Analysis

The Intel Core i5-14400F paired with the Intel Arc B370 delivers playable frame rates at 1080p in Pc Building Simulator, but the integrated-class GPU becomes the dominant bottleneck at higher resolutions. This combination ranks near the bottom of the tested pool — 2761st out of 3002 combos — with the Arc B370 sitting in the 5th percentile of all GPUs based on its 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 1184. The CPU, by contrast, is a strong performer in the 83rd percentile of all processors, with an average benchmark score of 32279. The result is a system where the GPU limits virtually every aspect of gaming performance, and the measured FPS data confirms that resolution and settings adjustments produce dramatic swings in playability.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo in Pc Building Simulator?

A: 1920x1080 is the only resolution where the combo achieves consistently playable frame rates. At Low settings, the average FPS is 113, at Medium it drops to 80, at High it reaches 56, and at Ultra it falls to 54. At 2560x1440, only Low settings (71 FPS average) remain above the 60 FPS threshold, while at 3840x2160, no preset reaches even 40 FPS average.

Q: How does the Intel Arc B370 compare to its nearest GPU rivals?

A: The Arc B370 scores 1184 in 3DMark Steel Nomad, placing it just 0.2% behind the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 (1186) and 0.5% behind the ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1190). It sits 0.7% ahead of the AMD Radeon HD 7650M (1192) and 1.4% ahead of the AMD FirePro M2000 (1168). These are all legacy or low-end parts, underscoring the B370’s position in the 5th GPU percentile.

Q: Is the Intel Core i5-14400F a strong CPU for gaming?

A: Yes, relative to other processors, the i5-14400F is a solid performer. It ranks in the 83rd percentile of all CPUs with an average benchmark score of 32279. In Cinebench R23, it scores 21645 multi-core and 3055 single-core. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U (32233, 0.1% behind), Intel Core i9-11900 (32226, 0.2% behind), and AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS (32354, 0.2% ahead).

Q: Why does the GPU bottleneck the system despite having a capable CPU?

A: The Arc B370 has a TDP of just 25 W and is classified as an IGP with a base clock of 300 MHz and boost of 2400 MHz. Its FP32 performance is 6.144 TFLOPS, and its memory bandwidth is listed as "System Dependent" with "System Shared" memory. These specifications place it in the 5th GPU percentile, far below what the CPU can feed. The CPU’s 10 cores and 16 threads are more than sufficient for a simulation title like Pc Building Simulator, but the GPU cannot translate that headroom into high frame rates.

Q: What is the difference between Low and Ultra settings at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080, Low settings yield 113 FPS average, while Ultra yields 54 FPS — a drop of 59 FPS (approximately 52% lower). Medium produces 80 FPS and High produces 56 FPS. The gap between Low and High is 57 FPS, while High to Ultra is only 2 FPS, suggesting diminishing returns at the top end.

Q: Does the combo ever hit 60 FPS at 1440p?

A: Only at Low settings, where the average FPS is 71. At Medium, the average drops to 50; at High, it falls to 36; and at Ultra, it reaches 34. None of these higher presets maintain a 60 FPS average, making 1440p playable only with the lowest visual quality settings.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B370 is the decisive performance limiter in this configuration. Its 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 1184 places it in the 5th percentile of all GPUs, and its nearest rivals are all legacy parts from over a decade ago — the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 (1186, 0.2% ahead), ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1190, 0.5% ahead), AMD Radeon HD 7650M (1192, 0.7% ahead), and AMD FirePro M2000 (1168, 1.4% behind). The B370’s specifications reflect its integrated nature: a 25 W TDP, base clock of 300 MHz, boost clock of 2400 MHz, 1280 shading units, 40 TMUs, and 20 ROPs. Its memory is "System Shared" with bandwidth listed as "System Dependent," meaning performance scales with the host system’s memory configuration rather than a dedicated VRAM pool.

In Pc Building Simulator, the GPU’s role is directly visible in the FPS scaling. At 1080p Low, the combo produces 113 FPS average, which suggests the CPU can drive the game well beyond that if the GPU allowed. However, at 1080p Ultra, the average drops to 54 FPS — a 59 FPS reduction from Low. This pattern is consistent with a GPU that runs out of shading and texture throughput as settings increase. The B370’s pixel rate of 48.00 GPixel/s and texture rate of 96.00 GTexel/s are the raw limits, and the measured results show that higher settings demand more than these rates can sustain.

At 1440p and 4K, the GPU’s limitations become even more pronounced. At 2560x1440, the Ultra preset averages 34 FPS, while at 3840x2160, it averages 18 FPS. The 4K Ultra result is only 16% of the 1080p Low result, which is a stark illustration of how the B370’s fixed hardware resources (1280 shading units, 20 ROPs) are overwhelmed by pixel count. The CPU, meanwhile, has the headroom — its Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 21645 and single-core score of 3055 are well above what a simulation title requires. The data shows that the GPU is the limiting component at every resolution and settings combination tested.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a steep performance curve as resolution increases. At Low settings, the average FPS goes from 113 at 1920x1080, to 71 at 2560x1440, to 37 at 3840x2160. That is a 76 FPS drop from 1080p to 4K, or roughly a 67% reduction. At Medium settings, the progression is 80 FPS at 1080p, 50 FPS at 1440p, and 26 FPS at 4K — a 54 FPS drop (68% reduction). At High settings, it goes from 56 FPS at 1080p, to 36 FPS at 1440p, to 19 FPS at 4K — a 37 FPS drop (66% reduction). At Ultra settings, the numbers are 54 FPS at 1080p, 34 FPS at 1440p, and 18 FPS at 4K — a 36 FPS drop (67% reduction).

The consistency of these percentage drops (66-68% across all settings) is a clear indicator of GPU-bound scaling. If the CPU were the limiting factor, the FPS would remain relatively flat as resolution increases, because the CPU workload would be similar regardless of pixel count. Instead, the results show a nearly linear relationship between resolution and frame rate, which is exactly what happens when the GPU’s fill rate and shading capacity are saturated. The Arc B370’s pixel rate of 48.00 GPixel/s and its 20 ROPs provide a hard ceiling that 4K’s 8.3 million pixels quickly exhaust.

Notably, the gap between 1080p and 1440p is larger than the gap between 1440p and 4K in absolute terms. At Low settings, 1080p to 1440p drops 42 FPS, while 1440p to 4K drops 34 FPS. This suggests that even 1440p is near the GPU’s practical limit, and the additional resolution from 1440p to 4K has diminishing absolute impact because the frame rate is already so low. The 4K results (18-37 FPS depending on settings) are below playable thresholds for most users, and the data indicates that the B370 is not designed for 4K gaming in this title.

How This Combo Ranks

This combination ranks 2761st out of 3002 tested combos in Pc Building Simulator, placing it in the bottom 8% of all configurations. That ranking is driven almost entirely by the GPU. The Intel Core i5-14400F is a strong CPU — 83rd percentile among all processors, with an average benchmark score of 32279. Its nearest CPU rivals include the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U (32233, 0.1% behind), Intel Core i9-11900 (32226, 0.2% behind), AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS (32354, 0.2% ahead), and Intel Core i7-12800H (32121, 0.5% behind). These deltas are all within 0.5%, meaning the i5-14400F is statistically tied with these other mid-range and high-end parts.

By contrast, the Arc B370’s nearest GPU rivals are all from the ATI/AMD Radeon HD 5000/7000-era, which launched over a decade ago. The B370’s 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 1184 is within 1.4% of all four nearest rivals, confirming that it occupies the same performance tier as those legacy parts. The 5th GPU percentile ranking is the clearest signal: 95% of GPUs in the benchmark database outperform it.

The mismatch between the CPU’s 83rd percentile ranking and the GPU’s 5th percentile ranking explains why the combo ranks so low overall. In a CPU-light game like Pc Building Simulator, the GPU is the primary determinant of FPS, and the B370 simply cannot deliver. The combo’s rank of 2761 out of 3002 suggests that most other pairings — even those with weaker CPUs — would outperform it if they had a stronger GPU. The data also shows that the i5-14400F’s performance headroom is wasted in this configuration, as the GPU saturates well before the CPU reaches its limits.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS rows, the best experience for this combo is at 1920x1080 with Medium settings, which yields an average of 80 FPS with a minimum of 68 FPS and maximum of 92 FPS. This is the only settings/resolution combination that offers both a 60+ FPS average and a minimum FPS above 60, ensuring consistent smoothness. Low settings at 1080p produce a higher average (113 FPS) but with no reported minimum or maximum, and the visual quality trade-off is substantial. High settings at 1080p drop to 56 FPS average, which is below the 60 FPS threshold, and Ultra settings offer only 54 FPS average — just 2 FPS lower than High, making the extra visual fidelity nearly free but still sub-60.

At 2560x1440, only Low settings (71 FPS average) are playable, but the visual downgrade is significant. Medium at 1440p averages 50 FPS with a minimum of 43 FPS, which would cause noticeable stuttering in a simulation title. High (36 FPS) and Ultra (34 FPS) at 1440p are not recommended for smooth gameplay. At 3840x2160, all settings are below 40 FPS average, with Low at 37 FPS, Medium at 26 FPS, High at 19 FPS, and Ultra at 18 FPS. The 4K Medium row includes a minimum of 22 FPS and maximum of 30 FPS, but even the average is too low for a playable experience.

The data suggests that 1080p Medium is the sweet spot because it balances the GPU’s capabilities with acceptable visual quality. The jump from Low to Medium at 1080p costs 33 FPS (113 to 80), but the jump from Medium to High costs 24 FPS (80 to 56), and High to Ultra costs only 2 FPS (56 to 54). The Medium preset provides the best trade-off between frame rate and fidelity, as the High and Ultra presets push the GPU too far for marginal visual gains. For users who prioritize frame rate above all, 1080p Low at 113 FPS is the alternative, but it sacrifices the visual richness that a simulation game benefits from.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The complete measured FPS data for this combo in Pc Building Simulator covers three resolutions and four settings presets. At 1920x1080, Low settings produce an average of 113 FPS, Medium produces 80 FPS with a minimum of 68 and maximum of 92, High produces 56 FPS, and Ultra produces 54 FPS. The 1080p results show a clear ceiling effect: Low to Medium drops 33 FPS, Medium to High drops 24 FPS, and High to Ultra drops only 2 FPS. This indicates that the GPU’s performance curve flattens at the higher presets, where the B370’s 1280 shading units and 20 ROPs are fully saturated.

At 2560x1440, Low settings average 71 FPS, Medium averages 50 FPS with a minimum of 43 and maximum of 58, High averages 36 FPS, and Ultra averages 34 FPS. The 1440p results show a similar pattern to 1080p but with a lower ceiling: Low to Medium drops 21 FPS, Medium to High drops 14 FPS, and High to Ultra drops 2 FPS. The minimum FPS of 43 at Medium settings highlights the risk of frame drops below 60 FPS, even when the average is 50. The 4K results are the most constrained: at 3840x2160, Low averages 37 FPS, Medium averages 26 FPS with a minimum of 22 and maximum of 30, High averages 19 FPS, and Ultra averages 18 FPS. Every 4K preset falls below the 40 FPS average mark, making this resolution impractical for the combo.

The Medium preset is the only one with complete min/max data across all three resolutions. At 1080p, the range is 68-92 FPS; at 1440p, it is 43-58 FPS; and at 4K, it is 22-30 FPS. These ranges show that the GPU’s frame pacing becomes more erratic at higher resolutions, with the 4K minimum of 22 FPS representing a 15% drop from the average of 26 FPS. The other presets lack min/max data in the FACT PACK, but the Medium results provide the clearest picture of how the B370 behaves under load. Overall, the measured FPS breakdown confirms that 1080p Medium is the only configuration that delivers both a playable average and a stable minimum frame rate, while 1440p and 4K require significant compromises that diminish the experience.