Pc Building Simulator

# FAQ

Q: How does the Intel Core i5-14400F compare to its closest CPU rivals in average benchmark score?

A: The i5-14400F posts an average benchmark score of 32,508. That puts it statistically tied with the Intel Core i7-12800H (32,513, 0% delta) and the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645 (32,446, 0.2% ahead). It is also within 0.2% of both the AMD Ryzen 7 250 (32,584) and Intel Core i7-13705H (32,586).

Q: What is the GPU’s standing among all graphics cards, and how does it compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The RTX 4070 Ti sits in the 85th percentile of all GPUs with an average benchmark score of 44,900. Its closest competitor is the RTX 5090 Mobile at 45,152 (0.6% faster), while the Intel Arc A730M is 1.5% ahead at 45,592, and the AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT is 1.6% ahead at 45,642.

Q: What are the best and worst measured FPS results for this combo in Pc Building Simulator?

A: The highest average FPS recorded is 371.5 at 1080p with Low settings. The lowest is 70.7 at 4K with High settings — a figure that repeats exactly at 4K Ultra, indicating a settings ceiling at that resolution.

Q: How does the combo rank among all tested configurations in this game?

A: The i5-14400F + RTX 4070 Ti combination ranks 215th out of 1,769 tested combos in Pc Building Simulator, placing it in the top 12.1% of all configurations.

Q: Does the CPU or GPU appear to be the limiting factor at 1080p with Low settings?

A: At 1080p Low, the combo hits 371.5 FPS, which is more than double the 4K Low result of 144.6 FPS. The massive gap suggests the GPU is not the bottleneck at 1080p; the CPU’s single-thread performance (3,093 in Cinebench R23 single-core) is likely the ceiling.

# GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with a 5 nm process at TSMC, packing 35,800 million transistors on a 294 mm² die. Its memory subsystem is substantial for this simulation title: 12 GB of GDDR6X on a 192-bit bus delivers 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth, with memory clocks running at 1313 MHz base and 21 Gbps effective. The GPU’s base clock is 2310 MHz, boosting to 2610 MHz.

In Pc Building Simulator, the GPU’s role shifts dramatically with resolution. At 1080p, the card is almost overkill — even at Ultra settings it pushes 208.2 FPS. The 12 GB VRAM capacity is never stressed in a game that primarily renders a workshop interface and component models, but the bandwidth proves useful at 4K where pixel throughput demands more from the memory subsystem. The GPU’s 80 ROPS and 208.8 GPixel/s pixel rate help explain why 4K High and 4K Ultra both land at exactly 70.7 FPS — the card appears to hit a rendering ceiling tied to its pixel throughput rather than shader work.

The RTX 4070 Ti’s 85th percentile standing among all GPUs (average score 44,900) is reflected in its 4K Medium result of 100.5 FPS, which is still comfortably playable. However, the gap between 4K Low (144.6 FPS) and 4K High (70.7 FPS) is a 51% drop, indicating that the higher settings introduce effects that stress the GPU’s fixed-function units. The card’s nearest rival, the RTX 5090 Mobile, is only 0.6% faster on average, yet in this game the desktop 4070 Ti holds its own due to its 285 W TDP and full-power implementation.

# CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-14400F is a 10-core, 16-thread processor from the Raptor Lake Refresh generation, built on Intel’s 10 nm process. It runs at a 2.50 GHz base clock and boosts to 4.70 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. The cache hierarchy includes 80 KB L1 per core, 1.25 MB L2 per core, and 20 MB of shared L3. Its 88th percentile standing among all CPUs (average score 32,508) places it in the upper tier of desktop processors.

In Pc Building Simulator, the CPU’s role is most evident at low resolutions and low settings. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 371.5 FPS, which is likely near the game engine’s single-thread limit — the i5-14400F scores 3,093 in Cinebench R23 single-core and 3,723 in Passmark single-thread. The CPU’s multi-core muscle (21,914 in Cinebench R23 multi-core) is less relevant here, as simulation games like this tend to rely heavily on a few threads for physics and logic updates.

The 10-core configuration provides headroom for background tasks, but the benchmark data shows diminishing returns: scaling from 1080p Low to 1080p High drops FPS by 41.8% (371.5 to 216.2), which is more than the GPU can explain alone. The i5-14400F’s nearest rival, the Intel Core i7-12800H, is statistically identical (0% delta), confirming that this CPU tier is a known quantity for simulation workloads. The processor’s DDR4 and DDR5 memory support means platform flexibility, though the dual-channel memory bus is standard.

# Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data for Pc Building Simulator with this combo spans three resolutions and four settings tiers, yielding twelve distinct data points.

At 1920x1080, the results are exceptional across the board. Low settings produce 371.5 FPS, Medium 304.1 FPS, High 216.2 FPS, and Ultra 208.2 FPS. The delta between High and Ultra is just 3.7%, suggesting that the Ultra preset adds minimal graphical intensity at this resolution — the game is likely CPU-bound here. The jump from Low to Medium is a 18.1% drop, while Low to High is a 41.8% drop.

At 2560x1440, the pattern shifts. Low settings yield 270.6 FPS, Medium 192.9 FPS, High 135.6 FPS, and Ultra 127 FPS. The drop from Low to Medium is 28.7%, and Low to High is 49.9%. Notably, High to Ultra at 1440p is a 6.3% decrease (135.6 to 127), which is slightly more pronounced than at 1080p but still modest. The 1440p results show the GPU beginning to assert itself as a limiting factor, though the CPU still holds sway at lower settings.

At 3840x2160, the GPU takes over. Low settings deliver 144.6 FPS, Medium 100.5 FPS, and both High and Ultra plateau at exactly 70.7 FPS. The identical High and Ultra figures are a strong indicator of a GPU-bound ceiling — likely pixel fill-rate limited given the card’s 208.8 GPixel/s rate. The drop from Low to Medium at 4K is 30.5%, and from Low to High is 51.1%. The 4K results are the first where every settings tier shows significant scaling, confirming that this resolution fully engages the RTX 4070 Ti’s capabilities.

# Resolution Scaling

The scaling behavior from 1080p to 4K reveals a clear picture of component balance. At Low settings, FPS drops from 371.5 at 1080p to 270.6 at 1440p (a 27.2% reduction) and then to 144.6 at 4K (a 61.1% reduction from 1080p). This steep 4K drop indicates that even at Low settings, the GPU becomes the primary limiter at 4K — the pixel count quadruples from 1080p to 4K, and the 144.6 FPS result reflects the GPU’s raw throughput ceiling.

At Medium settings, the progression is 304.1 (1080p) → 192.9 (1440p) → 100.5 (4K). The 1080p to 1440p drop is 36.6%, and the 1080p to 4K drop is 67.0%. This steeper scaling curve compared to Low settings shows that Medium settings add shader complexity that compounds with resolution increases.

At High settings, the results are 216.2 (1080p) → 135.6 (1440p) → 70.7 (4K). The 1440p to 4K drop is 47.9%, and the total 1080p to 4K drop is 67.3%. The fact that High and Ultra produce identical 4K numbers (70.7 FPS) suggests that the GPU’s fixed-function units — specifically the 80 ROPS and 208.8 GPixel/s pixel rate — are the hard limit, not shader or texture work.

The 1080p to 1440p scaling is relatively gentle across all settings (27-37% drops), indicating that the CPU can still feed the GPU adequately at 1440p. The 1440p to 4K scaling is much harsher (46-48% drops), confirming that 4K is where the RTX 4070 Ti’s 192-bit memory bus and 504.2 GB/s bandwidth become the bottleneck. Players targeting 4K will need to use Low or Medium settings to stay above 100 FPS, while 1440p allows Ultra at 127 FPS — a strong result for this simulation title’s typically modest rendering demands.