Pc Building Simulator

The benchmark data for Pc Building Simulator, pairing the Intel Core i7-13700K with the AMD Radeon RX 570, reveals a system where the graphics card is the definitive performance ceiling. The measured FPS across resolutions and settings consistently shows a sharp drop as pixel count increases, with the CPU's substantial headroom never coming into play. This analysis breaks down the scaling behavior, the individual roles of the components, and how this specific combination ranks against the broader field.

Resolution Scaling

The most telling data point is the performance collapse from 1080p to 4K. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the system achieves a highly playable 110.7 FPS average. Stepping up to 2560x1440 at the same Low preset drops that figure to 68.9 FPS, a reduction of roughly 38%. The transition to 3840x2160 is far more severe, plummeting to 36.3 FPS. This represents a 67% loss from the 1080p baseline, indicating that the rendering pipeline is being saturated by the GPU's fillrate and memory bandwidth limits.

The pattern holds across all quality presets, but the magnitude of the drop intensifies with graphical load. At High settings, the system goes from 55.1 FPS at 1080p to 34.9 FPS at 1440p, and finally to a stuttering 15.9 FPS at 4K. This is a 71% decrease from the starting point. The Ultra preset tells a similar story: 53.2 FPS at 1080p falls to 33.2 FPS at 1440p and then to 16.9 FPS at 4K. The data shows that the scaling is not linear; the cost of each additional pixel is amplified as the resolution increases.

This behavior clearly identifies the GPU as the limiting component. A CPU-bound system would show less severe scaling, as the frame rate would be constrained by processor threads rather than pixel throughput. Here, the consistent and dramatic FPS drops with resolution are classic symptoms of a GPU operating at its absolute maximum capacity. The game becomes effectively unplayable at 4K on any preset, with even the Low setting failing to reach 40 FPS. The 1440p results are borderline, with only the Low preset exceeding 60 FPS, while High and Ultra settings dip below 35 FPS. For smooth gameplay, 1080p is the only viable resolution, and even then, users must accept Medium or Low settings to maintain a comfortable frame rate.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 570 is the primary bottleneck in this configuration. Its specifications point to a graphics processor designed for a different era of gaming. With 4 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus, the card offers 224.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The 2048 shading units, 128 TMUs, and 32 ROPs, combined with a base clock of 1168 MHz and a boost clock of 1244 MHz, deliver a theoretical FP32 performance of 5.095 TFLOPS. These figures are simply insufficient for the demands of Pc Building Simulator at high resolutions.

The benchmark results confirm this assessment. The GPU's average benchmark score is 30158, placing it in the 74th percentile of all GPUs. However, its nearest rivals in the database are the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 with a score of 30109 (a deltaPct of 0.2), the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT with 30097 (deltaPct 0.2), the NVIDIA Tesla M60 with 29969 (deltaPct 0.6), and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile with 29928 (deltaPct 0.8). This clustering indicates that while the RX 570 is not the lowest-performing card, it is grouped with hardware that is also ill-suited for modern 4K workloads. The RX 570's 14 nm process node and GCN 4.0 architecture are dated, and the card is marked as end-of-life.

The memory configuration is particularly problematic. The 4 GB frame buffer is likely exhausted at 1440p and 4K with higher texture quality settings, forcing the system to use slower fallback methods. This would explain the sharp FPS cliffs observed when moving from Medium to High, and from High to Ultra, at a given resolution. For instance, at 1440p, the drop from Medium (49 FPS) to High (34.9 FPS) is a 29% reduction, while the drop from High to Ultra (33.2 FPS) is a smaller 5% reduction, suggesting the card has already hit a hard limit. The card's 150 W TDP and 450 W suggested PSU are consistent with its performance class, but they do not compensate for its architectural limits.

CPU Role

In stark contrast to the GPU, the Intel Core i7-13700K is vastly overqualified for this pairing. The processor is a 16-core, 24-thread part based on the Raptor Lake architecture, with a base clock of 3.40 GHz and a boost clock of 5.40 GHz. It supports DDR4 and DDR5 memory and features a 30 MB shared L3 cache. Its benchmark scores are exceptional, with a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 39000 and a single-core score of 5505. The Geekbench multicore score is 17731, and the single-core score is 2850. The Passmark multithread score is 45887, with a single-thread score of 4333.

The CPU's percentile ranking of 93 places it in the top tier of all processors. Its average benchmark score of 47282 is nearly identical to its nearest rivals: the Intel Core i7-13700KF (47334, deltaPct -0.1), the AMD EPYC 4364P (47131, deltaPct 0.3), the Intel Core i9-12900F (47081, deltaPct 0.4), and the AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 (47527, deltaPct -0.5). These deltas are minuscule, indicating that the i7-13700K is performing exactly as expected for its class.

However, these capabilities are irrelevant to the frame rates in this game. The data shows that the CPU is never the limiting factor. At 1080p Low, where the CPU would typically be most stressed, the system still achieves 110.7 FPS. This is a solid result, but it is not a reflection of the CPU's full potential. Instead, it is the point where the GPU can no longer keep up. If the processor were the bottleneck, we would expect to see similar frame rates across different resolutions at the same settings, as the CPU load is relatively resolution-independent. The data shows the opposite, reinforcing that the CPU has significant headroom left unused. The i7-13700K's high single-thread performance is sufficient to feed the RX 570's limited pipeline without breaking a sweat.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Core i7-13700K and Radeon RX 570 ranks 1673 out of 1769 tested combos in Pc Building Simulator. This places the system in the bottom 5% of all configurations tested. This ranking is a direct consequence of the GPU's performance, not the CPU's. The processor is a top-tier component, but the overall combo score is dragged down by the graphics card's inability to handle the game's rendering demands.

The rank implies that most other combinations of CPUs and GPUs produce higher average frame rates. This is not surprising given the RX 570's age and performance tier. The data indicates that this pairing is severely unbalanced. A system with a mid-range CPU and a more modern GPU would likely rank significantly higher. The 1673rd position out of 1769 is a clear message that this specific hardware combination is not optimized for this title. The CPU is being held back by the GPU, and the user experience is dictated entirely by the graphics card's limitations. While the combo is technically functional, it is far from optimal, and the benchmark data does not support it as a recommended configuration for Pc Building Simulator.

FAQ

Q: Can this system run Pc Building Simulator at 4K with playable frame rates?

A: No. The data shows average FPS of 15.9 at 4K High and 16.9 at 4K Ultra. Even at 4K Low, the average FPS is only 36.3, which is below the 60 FPS target for smooth gameplay.

Q: What is the best resolution and settings for this combo?

A: The most playable results are at 1920x1080. With Low settings, the average FPS is 110.7. At Medium settings, it drops to 76.6 FPS, and at High, it is 55.1 FPS. These are the only settings that achieve an average above 50 FPS.

Q: Is the Intel Core i7-13700K the reason for the low frame rates?

A: No. The CPU's benchmark scores are very high, placing it in the 93rd percentile. The FPS drops are consistent with GPU limitations, as performance scales heavily with resolution, a classic sign of a graphics-bound workload. The CPU has significant headroom.

Q: How does the RX 570 compare to its direct rivals in the database?

A: The RX 570 has an average benchmark score of 30158. Its closest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 (30109), AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT (30097), and NVIDIA Tesla M60 (29969). The performance differences are minimal, with deltaPct values ranging from 0.2 to 0.8.

Q: What is the GPU's memory configuration and why is it a problem?

A: The GPU has 4 GB of GDDR5 memory with a 256-bit bus, providing 224.0 GB/s of bandwidth. This relatively small frame buffer is likely a limiting factor at higher resolutions and quality settings, leading to the severe FPS drops observed.

Q: Is this a well-balanced system for this game?

A: No. The combo ranks 1673 out of 1769 tested combinations. The CPU is a top-tier part, but the GPU's performance restricts the entire system. The data suggests the graphics card is the primary bottleneck, making this an unbalanced pairing for Pc Building Simulator.