Pc Building Simulator

The Intel Core i7-13700K paired with the AMD Radeon RX 6600 ranks 1419th out of 1769 tested combinations in Pc Building Simulator. This places the combo in the bottom quarter of the database, a position driven primarily by the GPU's modest standing rather than the processor's capabilities. The CPU itself sits in the 93rd percentile among all tested processors, while the GPU rests in the 69th percentile. The discrepancy between these two components explains the overall ranking: the processor is a top-tier part that is being held back by a mid-range graphics card in a game that appears to place significant load on the renderer. The data shows a configuration where the CPU is not the limiting factor at any resolution, which is typical for simulation titles that rely more heavily on the GPU for visual fidelity than on complex AI or physics calculations.

How This Combo Ranks

The 1419th position out of 1769 combos is a clear signal that this pairing is not competitive at the top end of the database. However, the rank alone does not tell the full story. The CPU's own benchmark scores indicate exceptional headroom. In Cinebench R23, the i7-13700K achieves a multicore score of 39000 and a singlecore score of 5505. These figures place it within 0.1% of the Intel Core i7-13700KF and 0.3% ahead of the AMD EPYC 4364P in average benchmark score. The GPU, meanwhile, sits within 0.2% of the AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP and 0.5% of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti in its own nearest rival comparisons. The result is a system where the CPU's 3DMark max threads score of 12412 and Passmark multithread score of 45887 are never fully utilized by the RX 6600.

Benchmark results indicate that in Pc Building Simulator, this imbalance manifests as a hard ceiling on performance. At 1080p Ultra, the combo produces 96 FPS; at 4K Ultra, it drops to 31.2 FPS. The CPU could likely push far beyond these figures if paired with a stronger GPU, but as configured, the ranking reflects the GPU-bound reality. The 1769-combo database includes many pairings where both components are better matched, and this combination falls behind because the GPU's Passmark G3D score of 15096 is simply not in the same league as the CPU's Passmark multithread score of 45887. The result is a rank that accurately represents the bottlenecked nature of the pairing.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS rows provide a clear picture of which settings deliver the best experience. At 1080p, the Ultra preset yields 96 FPS, while High produces 103.1 FPS. The jump to Medium increases performance to 149.1 FPS, and Low reaches 205.4 FPS. The difference between High and Ultra is only 7.1 FPS, suggesting that the Ultra preset's additional graphical demands are not worth the modest gain in visual quality. The data shows that High at 1080p offers the best balance, delivering over 100 FPS while maintaining a higher level of detail than Medium.

At 1440p, the High preset averages 63.8 FPS, which is just above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. Medium reaches 94.8 FPS, providing a more comfortable margin. At 4K, even Low only manages 68.6 FPS, and High falls to 33.5 FPS. The recommendation shifts depending on resolution. For 1080p, High is the optimal choice, as it stays well above 100 FPS. For 1440p, Medium is the safer bet, as it keeps the frame rate near 95 FPS. For 4K, players should consider Low, as it is the only preset that maintains a playable frame rate above 60 FPS. The Ultra preset is never recommended, as it only provides a 7.1 FPS improvement over High at 1080p and drops below 30 FPS at 4K.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals where the bottleneck lies. At 1080p Low, the combo produces 205.4 FPS. Moving to 1440p Low drops this to 131.8 FPS, a reduction of 73.6 FPS. At 4K Low, the frame rate falls to 68.6 FPS, less than half of the 1080p figure. This steep decline with increasing resolution is a classic sign of a GPU-limited scenario. The RX 6600's 8 GB of GDDR6 memory and 224.0 GB/s bandwidth are being saturated as the pixel count rises. The CPU's performance does not change with resolution, so the consistent drop across all settings points directly at the GPU as the limiting component.

The scaling pattern is consistent across presets. At High, 1080p yields 103.1 FPS, 1440p yields 63.8 FPS, and 4K yields 33.5 FPS. The percentage drop from 1080p to 1440p is roughly 38%, and from 1440p to 4K it is roughly 48%. These figures indicate that the GPU is the primary constraint at every resolution except possibly 1080p Low, where the CPU may begin to play a larger role. Even at 1080p Low, the 205.4 FPS figure is high enough that the CPU's single-thread performance of 5505 in Cinebench R23 could be a factor, but the overall trend is clear: this is a GPU-bound pairing.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo?

A: The data shows that 1080p is the only resolution where the combo consistently exceeds 60 FPS across all settings. At 1440p, the High preset drops to 63.8 FPS, and at 4K, only Low manages to stay above 60 FPS at 68.6 FPS.

Q: How does the CPU rank compared to its nearest rivals?

A: The Intel Core i7-13700K has an average benchmark score of 47282, which is 0.1% lower than the Intel Core i7-13700KF and 0.3% higher than the AMD EPYC 4364P. It also sits 0.4% ahead of the Intel Core i9-12900F.

Q: What is the GPU's standing relative to other cards?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 6600 has an average benchmark score of 25235, placing it within 0.2% of the AMD Radeon RX 6700M and 0.5% of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti. It is exactly tied with the AMD Radeon 890M at a 0% delta.

Q: Does the Ultra preset provide a significant improvement over High?

A: No. At 1080p, Ultra yields 96 FPS compared to High's 103.1 FPS, a difference of 7.1 FPS. At 1440p, the gap narrows to 0.6 FPS, with Ultra at 64.4 FPS and High at 63.8 FPS.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor in this game?

A: The resolution scaling data indicates the GPU is the limiting factor. As resolution increases from 1080p to 4K, frame rates drop dramatically across all settings, while the CPU's performance remains constant.

Q: What is the combo's overall rank in the database?

A: The combo ranks 1419th out of 1769 tested combinations, placing it in the bottom 20% of all pairings.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 6600 is built on the Navi 23 chip using RDNA 2.0 architecture. It features 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, providing 224.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU's clocks are listed with a base of 1626 MHz, a game clock of 2044 MHz, and a boost clock of 2491 MHz. These specifications are modest by current standards, and the GPU's Passmark G3D score of 15096 reflects that. The card's 1792 shading units and 64 ROPs are sufficient for 1080p gaming but struggle at higher resolutions.

In Pc Building Simulator, the GPU's role is decisive. The 4K Ultra result of 31.2 FPS shows that the card cannot handle the game's highest settings at 4K. Even at 1440p Ultra, the frame rate of 64.4 FPS is barely playable. The GPU's 8 GB of VRAM is likely a constraint at 4K, where texture memory demands increase significantly. The card's FP32 performance of 8.928 TFLOPS is adequate for the game's simulation-focused rendering, but the data shows it is not enough to keep up with the CPU's capabilities. The GPU's percentile rank of 69 among all tested GPUs confirms it is a mid-range part, and the measured FPS results align with that standing.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-13700K is a 16-core, 24-thread processor based on Raptor Lake architecture. It has a base clock of 3.40 GHz and a boost clock of 5.40 GHz, with 30 MB of shared L3 cache. The CPU's benchmark results are exceptional: a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 39000, a Geekbench multicore score of 17731, and a Passmark multithread score of 45887. These figures place the CPU in the 93rd percentile of all tested processors, with an average benchmark score of 47282.

In this pairing, the CPU's role is to provide ample headroom that the GPU cannot exploit. The CPU's 3DMark single-thread score of 1136 and Passmark single-thread score of 4333 indicate strong single-core performance, which is important for simulation games. However, the measured FPS results show that the CPU is not the bottleneck. At 1080p Low, the combo reaches 205.4 FPS, suggesting the CPU can handle the game's logic without issue. The CPU's 125 W TDP and support for DDR4 and DDR5 memory make it a versatile part, but in this configuration, its power is largely unused. The nearest rival comparison shows the i7-13700K is nearly identical in performance to the i7-13700KF, differing by only 0.1%, which reinforces that CPU choice is not the factor limiting this combo's rank.