Pc Building Simulator

Pc Building Simulator with an Intel Core i5-9400 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 produces a wide spread of frame rates depending on the quality preset selected. The data shows that the game is highly scalable, with the difference between Low and Ultra settings representing a substantial performance gap at every resolution. For users prioritizing a smooth experience on high-refresh-rate displays, the measured results indicate that the Medium preset offers the best balance of visual fidelity and frame rate, particularly at 1080p and 1440p where it maintains well over 120 FPS.

Settings Recommendations

The benchmark results clearly delineate the performance tiers across the four available presets. At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset delivers an average of 136.9 FPS, which is certainly playable but represents a significant drop from the Medium preset’s 201.9 FPS. The High preset sits between these, at 141.6 FPS, showing that the jump from High to Ultra costs a relatively small amount of performance at this resolution. However, the Medium preset stands out as the optimal choice for most users, as it provides a massive frame rate advantage over High while still offering a reasonable visual upgrade over Low.

Moving to 2560x1440, the pattern shifts slightly. The High preset produces 90.7 FPS, while Medium achieves 125.4 FPS. The difference between Medium and High here is more pronounced than at 1080p, suggesting that the higher resolution amplifies the cost of the High preset’s extra effects. The Ultra preset drops to 85.4 FPS, which is still above 60 FPS but begins to feel less fluid on a 144Hz monitor. For 1440p users, the Medium preset is again the recommended choice, as it comfortably exceeds 120 FPS and provides a smoother experience than High.

At 3840x2160, the situation becomes more constrained. The Ultra preset averages 42.7 FPS, which is below the threshold for comfortable gameplay on most displays. The High preset improves this to 44.5 FPS, but still falls short of 60 FPS. The Medium preset, at 64.2 FPS, is the only preset that breaks the 60 FPS barrier at 4K, making it the definitive choice for 4K users who want a playable experience without dropping to Low. The Low preset, at 96.1 FPS, offers the smoothest 4K experience but sacrifices substantial visual quality. Based on the data, the Medium preset provides the best overall experience across all resolutions, as it is the only setting that consistently delivers frame rates above 60 FPS at 4K while maintaining high performance at lower resolutions.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 is the primary driver of performance in this configuration, and its specifications explain the observed frame rates. The GPU features 8 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 128-bit bus, yielding a bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s. This memory configuration is sufficient for Pc Building Simulator’s asset load, as the game is not memory-intensive compared to modern AAA titles. The GPU’s 3,840 shading units, combined with a boost clock of 2497 MHz, provide the raw compute power needed to handle the game’s simulation and rendering tasks.

The RTX 5060’s architecture, Blackwell 2.0, built on a 5 nm process, includes 30 ray tracing cores and 120 tensor cores. While Pc Building Simulator is not a ray tracing showcase, these cores contribute to the GPU’s overall efficiency. The card’s FP32 performance of 19.18 TFLOPS indicates that it has ample headroom for the game’s DirectX 12 workload. The GPU’s percentile rank of 73 versus all GPUs places it in the upper-midrange tier, and its nearest rivals in the database—the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT and the AMD Radeon RX 570—show that it is competitive with both modern and older cards, with a deltaPct of 0.0% and -0.2% respectively.

At 1080p, the GPU is clearly not the bottleneck, as evidenced by the 245.3 FPS achieved at Low settings. This suggests that the CPU, the Intel Core i5-9400, is capable of feeding the GPU at lower resolutions. However, as resolution increases to 4K, the GPU becomes the limiting factor. The drop from 245.3 FPS at 1080p Low to 96.1 FPS at 4K Low indicates that the GPU’s pixel throughput is the constraint. The RTX 5060’s 48 ROPs and pixel rate of 119.9 GPixel/s are sufficient for 1080p but struggle to maintain high frame rates at 4K, particularly with higher quality settings.

Resolution Scaling

The measured frame rates show a clear and predictable scaling pattern as resolution increases from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160. At High settings, the average FPS drops from 141.6 at 1080p to 90.7 at 1440p, a reduction of approximately 36%, and then further to 44.5 at 4K, a reduction of roughly 69% from the 1440p figure. This scaling is consistent with a GPU-bound scenario at higher resolutions, where the number of pixels to render quadruples from 1080p to 4K.

The Low preset demonstrates a similar trend, with FPS falling from 245.3 at 1080p to 179.1 at 1440p and then to 96.1 at 4K. The relative drop from 1080p to 1440p is about 27%, while the drop from 1440p to 4K is about 46%. This indicates that the GPU’s fill rate and memory bandwidth become increasingly strained as resolution climbs. The Medium preset shows 201.9 FPS at 1080p, 125.4 FPS at 1440p, and 64.2 FPS at 4K, with the largest percentage drop occurring between 1440p and 4K.

The data suggests that at 1080p, the system is partially CPU-limited, as the frame rates at Low and Medium settings exceed what the GPU’s pixel rate alone would suggest. The Intel Core i5-9400, with its 6 cores and 6 threads, provides enough single-thread performance to keep up with the GPU at lower resolutions. However, at 4K, the GPU is unequivocally the limiting component. The frame rate at 4K Ultra, 42.7 FPS, is nearly identical to the 4K High result of 44.5 FPS, indicating that the GPU has reached its ceiling regardless of the preset. This behavior is typical for a simulation game where the CPU handles game logic while the GPU renders the scene, and the benchmark results confirm that the RTX 5060 is the bottleneck at 4K.

FAQ

Q: What is the best preset for a 144Hz monitor at 1080p?

A: The Medium preset is the best choice, delivering 201.9 FPS on average. This is well above the 144Hz refresh rate and provides a significant performance buffer compared to High, which averages 141.6 FPS and may not consistently hit the refresh ceiling.

Q: Can this system achieve 60 FPS at 4K?

A: Yes, but only with the Medium or Low presets. The Medium preset averages 64.2 FPS at 4K, while Low averages 96.1 FPS. High and Ultra both fall below 60 FPS, with averages of 44.5 and 42.7 FPS respectively.

Q: How does the RTX 5060 compare to its closest rival, the RX 7700 XT?

A: The RTX 5060 has an average benchmark score of 30,109, which is nearly identical to the RX 7700 XT’s score of 30,097. The deltaPct is 0.0%, indicating that the two GPUs offer essentially equivalent performance in synthetic benchmarks.

Q: Is the CPU a bottleneck at 1080p?

A: The data suggests that at 1080p Low, the frame rate of 245.3 FPS is likely near the CPU’s limit. The i5-9400’s 6 cores and 6 threads, with a boost clock of 4.10 GHz, are sufficient for the game’s logic, but the CPU’s average benchmark score of 2,305 places it at the 50th percentile, indicating it is a mid-range processor.

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

A: The High preset averages 90.7 FPS, while Ultra averages 85.4 FPS. The difference is only 5.3 FPS, suggesting that the Ultra preset adds minimal visual benefit for a small performance cost at this resolution.

Q: Does the GPU’s 8 GB of VRAM cause any issues in this game?

A: Based on the measured results, there is no evidence of VRAM-related stuttering or frame drops. The 8 GB of GDDR7 memory with 448.0 GB/s bandwidth appears sufficient for Pc Building Simulator at all tested settings, as the game’s scene complexity is not extreme.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i5-9400 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 ranks 909th out of 1,769 tested combos in Pc Building Simulator. This places it squarely in the middle of the database, indicating that while the GPU is a strong performer, the CPU holds the combo back from achieving a higher rank. The i5-9400’s percentile rank of 50 versus all CPUs suggests that it is an average processor by modern standards, and its nearest rivals—the Intel Core i3-10305 and Intel Core i3-1125G4—have nearly identical average scores, with deltaPct values of 0.2% and 0.2% respectively.

The GPU, on the other hand, is a much stronger component. Its percentile rank of 73 versus all GPUs is significantly higher than the CPU’s, and its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT and the NVIDIA Tesla M60, both of which are within a 0.5% deltaPct of its average score. This disparity between CPU and GPU performance explains why the combo’s rank is in the middle rather than the top. In a game like Pc Building Simulator, which is not heavily multithreaded, the CPU’s 6 threads are adequate, but the system’s overall rank is limited by the CPU’s inability to fully feed the RTX 5060 at lower resolutions.

At 1080p, the combo’s performance is strong, with frame rates exceeding 200 FPS at Medium settings. However, the rank of 909 suggests that many other combos with more powerful CPUs achieve higher frame rates in this scenario. At 4K, the combo’s performance is more competitive, as the GPU becomes the dominant factor and the CPU’s limitations are less impactful. The data indicates that this combo is well-suited for 1440p gaming, where it delivers a balanced experience, but users seeking top-tier 1080p performance or high-frame-rate 4K gaming would need a more powerful processor to pair with the RTX 5060.