Pc Building Simulator

The combination of the Intel Core i5-14600KF and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 delivers exceptional performance in Pc Building Simulator, with benchmark results showing it ranks 220th out of 3723 tested combos, placing it in the top 6% of all configurations. This pairing excels at high refresh rate gaming, particularly at 1440p where it maintains triple-digit frame rates across all settings, while even at 4K Ultra it remains playable. The data indicates a system that is heavily GPU-bound at higher resolutions, but the processor's strong single-thread performance ensures that even at 1080p with Low settings, where the system produces 429 FPS, the CPU does not become a limiting factor.

Resolution Scaling

The measured frame rates in Pc Building Simulator reveal a clear pattern of performance scaling as resolution increases, with the system demonstrating its greatest strength at 1080p and showing typical degradation through 1440p and 4K. At High settings, the average FPS drops from 235 at 1920x1080 to 148 at 2560x1440, representing a 37% reduction, and then further declines to 78 at 3840x2160, which is a 47% drop from the 1440p figure. This scaling behavior indicates that the RTX 4080 is the primary performance driver at higher resolutions, as the GPU must render an increasing number of pixels while the CPU workload remains relatively constant.

Looking at Low settings, the scaling is even more pronounced, with the system delivering 429 FPS at 1080p, 297 FPS at 1440p, and 155 FPS at 4K. The gap between 1080p and 1440p here is 132 FPS, while the gap between 1440p and 4K is 142 FPS, showing that the GPU's rendering workload grows roughly proportionally with pixel count. The fact that even at 4K Low the system maintains 155 FPS suggests that the RTX 4080's 16 GB of GDDR6X memory and 716.8 GB/s bandwidth are more than sufficient for this simulation game, which does not appear to stress memory capacity even at the highest resolution.

The Medium settings data provides the only min and max FPS measurements in the dataset, offering insight into frame time consistency. At 3840x2160 Medium, the average is 110 FPS with a minimum of 93 and maximum of 126, showing a relatively tight 33 FPS range. At 2560x1440 Medium, the average rises to 210 FPS with a minimum of 179 and maximum of 242, while at 1920x1080 Medium the average reaches 333 FPS with a minimum of 283 and maximum of 383. These ranges suggest that the system maintains consistent frame pacing across resolutions, with the variance proportionally smaller at higher resolutions where the GPU is more fully utilized.

Ultra settings show the most demanding workload, with average FPS of 224 at 1080p, 141 at 1440p, and 74 at 4K. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p here is a 37% reduction, while 1440p to 4K is a 48% reduction, nearly identical to the High settings pattern. This consistency across settings levels indicates that resolution scaling is independent of graphical fidelity, pointing to the GPU's raw pixel throughput as the determining factor rather than any specific rendering feature.

The overall interpretation of this data is that Pc Building Simulator is a GPU-bound title at 4K, as evidenced by the 4K Ultra average of just 74 FPS compared to the 224 FPS at 1080p Ultra. However, at 1080p and 1440p, the system has enough headroom that the CPU's 14 cores and 20 threads can keep pace with the RTX 4080's output, allowing frame rates to scale nearly linearly with resolution. The lack of min FPS data for most settings prevents a complete analysis of frame dips, but the available Medium settings data shows no concerning spikes in the minimum frame rates.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-14600KF brings substantial processing power to this pairing, with 14 cores and 20 threads operating at a base clock of 3.50 GHz and a boost clock of 5.30 GHz. In synthetic benchmarks, this processor scores 32544 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 4594 in single-core, demonstrating strong performance in both threaded and single-threaded workloads. For a simulation game like Pc Building Simulator, which typically involves physics calculations and system state tracking, the single-core performance is particularly relevant, and the 4594 single-core score places it in the 90th percentile of all CPUs.

The processor's cache hierarchy includes 80 KB of L1 per core, 2 MB of L2 per core, and 24 MB of shared L3 cache, providing 24 MB of total L3 capacity. This cache configuration helps reduce memory latency for frequently accessed game data, which can be important in simulation titles where the CPU must rapidly access and update system components. The processor supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory in a dual-channel configuration, though the specific memory bandwidth is not listed in the performance data.

In comparison to its nearest rivals, the i5-14600KF shows a very tight grouping. The AMD Ryzen 9 7900 scores 49228 in average benchmark score, which is only 0.3% higher than the i5-14600KF's 49394. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5755G is 0.4% higher at 49196, and the Intel Core Ultra 5 245 is 0.8% higher at 48995. On the lower side, the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 388 scores 49796, which is 0.8% lower than the i5-14600KF. This indicates that the i5-14600KF sits in a highly competitive performance band, with all four nearest rivals within 1% of its average score.

The processor's 125 W TDP and Intel Socket 1700 compatibility make it a mainstream desktop part, and its unlocked multiplier allows for overclocking, though the measured performance data does not specify whether overclocking was applied. The 10 nm process node from Intel represents the company's mature manufacturing technology, and the 257 mm² die size houses the 14-core configuration. In the context of Pc Building Simulator's measured frame rates, the CPU's role appears to be supportive rather than limiting, as even at 1080p Low where the system produces 429 FPS, the processor does not create a bottleneck that would prevent the GPU from reaching its maximum output.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 is the dominant component in this pairing, providing the graphical horsepower necessary for the high frame rates observed in Pc Building Simulator. Built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with the AD103 chip manufactured on a 5 nm process by TSMC, this GPU features 9728 shading units, 304 texture mapping units, and 112 raster operation units. The 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus delivers 716.8 GB/s of bandwidth, which is more than adequate for a simulation game that does not appear to have demanding texture streaming requirements.

The GPU's clock speeds are listed as 2205 MHz base and 2505 MHz boost, with memory operating at 1400 MHz or 22.4 Gbps effective. These clocks enable a pixel rate of 280.6 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 761.5 GTexel/s, along with 48.74 TFLOPS of FP32 compute performance. The RTX 4080 also includes 76 RT cores and 304 tensor cores, though Pc Building Simulator's genre suggests these features are unlikely to be heavily utilized unless the game includes ray tracing effects, which are not specified in the performance data.

In terms of synthetic benchmark performance, the RTX 4080 scores 34457 in Passmark G3D and 20671 in Passmark GPU compute, with a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 6567. The Geekbench OpenCL score is 214739 and Vulkan score is 263779, showing strong performance across different API environments. The GPU's 86th percentile ranking among all GPUs places it firmly in the high-end segment, and its average benchmark score of 54247 is nearly identical to its nearest rival, the RTX 4080 SUPER, which scores 54209 for a delta of just 0.1%.

The nearest rivals to the RTX 4080 include the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X at 54828 (-1.1% delta), the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB at 55698 (-2.6% delta), and the AMD Radeon 8060S at 55757 (-2.7% delta). These deltas indicate that the RTX 4080 is slightly behind these competitors in average benchmark score, though the differences are small. The RTX 4080's 320 W TDP and suggested 700 W PSU requirement position it as a power-hungry component, and its triple-slot cooler with a 310 mm length indicates substantial physical dimensions.

In Pc Building Simulator specifically, the GPU's role becomes increasingly important as resolution rises. At 4K Ultra, the average FPS of 74 suggests that the GPU is working near its limits, while at 1080p Low the 429 FPS figure shows the GPU has significant headroom. The 16 GB VRAM capacity is likely not a limiting factor at any resolution, as even the most demanding settings in this simulation game do not appear to exceed memory capacity based on the consistent frame rates. The GPU's DirectX 12 Ultimate support and PCIe 4.0 x16 interface ensure compatibility with modern rendering techniques, though the game's 2019 release date suggests it may not leverage the latest features.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i5-14600KF and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 achieves a rank of 220 out of 3723 tested combos in Pc Building Simulator, placing it in the top 5.9% of all configurations tested. This ranking reflects the strong synergy between the two components, where the CPU's high single-thread performance complements the GPU's raw rendering power. The rank of 220 means that 3499 other combinations performed worse, while 219 combinations achieved higher frame rates, indicating that this pairing is near the top of the performance hierarchy but not the absolute best.

The CPU's 90th percentile ranking among all CPUs and the GPU's 86th percentile ranking among all GPUs suggest that both components are high performers individually, and their combination produces results that are consistent with their respective positions. The fact that the combo ranks slightly better than either component's individual percentile (220/3723 is approximately the 94th percentile) indicates that this particular pairing works well together in this game, likely because the CPU's strong single-thread performance prevents it from bottlenecking the GPU's output.

In the context of the nearest rival CPUs, the i5-14600KF's performance is nearly identical to the AMD Ryzen 9 7900, which scores 49228 versus 49394, a delta of 0.3%. This suggests that swapping the i5-14600KF for a Ryzen 9 7900 would produce nearly identical results in this game, assuming the GPU remains the same. Similarly, the RTX 4080's performance is within 0.1% of the RTX 4080 SUPER, indicating that the SUPER variant would offer negligible improvement in Pc Building Simulator.

The ranking data also implies that higher-ranked combos likely include more powerful CPUs or GPUs, such as higher-tier Core i9 or Ryzen 9 processors paired with RTX 4090-class GPUs. However, the specific components in those higher-ranked combos are not listed in the available data. The 3723 total combos tested provides a broad comparison base, and the 220th rank demonstrates that this system is firmly in the high-performance tier, suitable for smooth gameplay at all tested resolutions and settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data for Pc Building Simulator covers three resolutions and four settings levels, providing a comprehensive view of the system's performance envelope. At 1920x1080, the system delivers an average FPS of 429 on Low settings, 333 on Medium, 235 on High, and 224 on Ultra. The Medium setting at 1080p includes minimum and maximum values of 283 and 383 FPS respectively, showing a 100 FPS spread that indicates the system can experience significant frame variation even at this resolution.

Moving to 2560x1440, the average FPS figures are 297 on Low, 210 on Medium, 148 on High, and 141 on Ultra. The Medium setting at 1440p shows a minimum of 179 and maximum of 242 FPS, a 63 FPS range that is smaller than the 1080p range, suggesting more consistent frame pacing at this resolution. The drop from 1080p to 1440p ranges from 31% on Low settings (429 to 297) to 37% on High settings (235 to 148), with Ultra showing a similar 37% reduction (224 to 141).

At 3840x2160, the system produces average FPS of 155 on Low, 110 on Medium, 78 on High, and 74 on Ultra. The Medium setting at 4K has a minimum of 93 and maximum of 126 FPS, a 33 FPS range that is proportionally larger than at lower resolutions but still acceptable for gameplay. The resolution scaling from 1440p to 4K shows reductions of 48% on Low (297 to 155), 48% on Medium (210 to 110), 47% on High (148 to 78), and 48% on Ultra (141 to 74), demonstrating consistent scaling behavior across all settings.

Comparing settings within each resolution, the difference between Low and Ultra is significant. At 1080p, Ultra is 48% lower than Low (224 vs 429), at 1440p Ultra is 53% lower (141 vs 297), and at 4K Ultra is 52% lower (74 vs 155). The Medium setting serves as a middle ground, with 1080p Medium at 333 FPS being 22% lower than Low but 42% higher than Ultra, while 4K Medium at 110 FPS is 29% lower than Low but 49% higher than Ultra.

The High setting consistently falls between Medium and Ultra, with 1080p High at 235 FPS being 29% lower than Medium and 5% higher than Ultra, while 4K High at 78 FPS is 29% lower than Medium and 5% higher than Ultra. This pattern holds across all resolutions, indicating that the performance differences between settings are consistent regardless of resolution. The minimum FPS data, available only for Medium settings, shows that the system maintains at least 283 FPS at 1080p, 179 FPS at 1440p, and 93 FPS at 4K, which are all playable levels.

FAQ

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

A: The highest average FPS recorded is 429, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings. This represents the maximum output of the system when the GPU workload is minimized.

Q: How does the combo perform at 4K resolution with Ultra settings?

A: At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the system delivers an average FPS of 74. This is the most demanding configuration tested, and while it is below the 60 FPS threshold, it remains playable for a simulation game.

Q: Does the CPU or GPU become the limiting factor at 1080p?

A: The data indicates the system maintains high frame rates at 1080p across all settings, from 224 FPS at Ultra to 429 FPS at Low. The Intel Core i5-14600KF's strong single-thread performance, evidenced by its 4594 Cinebench R23 single-core score, prevents it from bottlenecking the RTX 4080 even at lower resolutions.

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

A: This combo ranks 220th out of 3723 tested combos in Pc Building Simulator, placing it in the top 5.9% of all configurations. The CPU ranks in the 90th percentile among all CPUs, and the GPU ranks in the 86th percentile among all GPUs.

Q: What is the difference in performance between Medium and High settings at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, Medium settings produce an average FPS of 210 with a minimum of 179 and maximum of 242, while High settings produce an average of 148 FPS. This represents a 29% reduction in average FPS when moving from Medium to High.

Q: How does the RTX 4080 compare to its nearest rival in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The RTX 4080 scores 54247 in average benchmark score, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER scores 54209, a delta of 0.1%. The AMD Radeon Pro W5700X scores 54828, which is 1.1% higher than the RTX 4080.