Pc Building Simulator

Pc Building Simulator is a simulation title that behaves less like a typical first-person shooter and more like a productivity and management tool, which means the hardware requirements and scaling patterns differ significantly from action games. The measured data for the Intel Core i7-13700K paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER reveals a configuration that is heavily CPU-bound at lower resolutions, with the GPU becoming the primary bottleneck only as the resolution climbs to 4K. This combination of a 16-core, 24-thread Raptor Lake processor and a Turing-generation graphics card produces a wide performance envelope, ranging from a highly playable 107 FPS at 1080p Ultra to a borderline 35 FPS at 4K Ultra, with the scaling behavior between these extremes providing clear insight into where each component's limits lie.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is dramatic and tells a clear story about the limiting component at each step. At 1080p Low, the system produces 225 FPS, which is a massive figure that indicates the CPU is doing the heavy lifting and the GPU is nowhere near saturated. Moving to 1440p Low drops this to 142 FPS, a 37% reduction, and then to 4K Low it falls to 74 FPS, another 48% reduction. This steep decline as resolution increases is a classic sign that the RTX 2060 SUPER is the limiting factor at higher pixel counts, while the i7-13700K's 5.40 GHz boost clock and 24 threads keep the frame rate high when the resolution is low.

Looking at the scaling on High settings, the pattern is similar but with lower absolute numbers. The system achieves 112 FPS at 1080p High, falls to 71 FPS at 1440p High (a 37% drop), and then hits 37 FPS at 4K High (a 48% drop from 1440p). The consistency of these percentage drops across Low and High settings suggests that the GPU's shading and memory bandwidth are the dominant constraints as resolution increases, regardless of the visual complexity. The RTX 2060 SUPER's 8 GB of GDDR6 memory and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth are being pushed hard at 4K, where the frame rate nearly halves compared to 1440p.

The Medium settings row provides the most complete data, including min and max FPS values. At 1080p Medium, the average is 159 FPS with a minimum of 135 and a maximum of 183. At 1440p Medium, the average drops to 100 FPS with a range of 85 to 116. At 4K Medium, the average falls to 53 FPS with a range of 45 to 60. The fact that the minimum FPS at 4K Medium (45) is still above the 4K High average (37) shows that the gap between Medium and High settings is substantial, and that the GPU's 1650 MHz boost clock is insufficient to maintain high frame rates at 4K without reducing the preset.

The Ultra settings row reinforces this GPU-bound conclusion, but with a caveat. At 1080p Ultra, the system hits 107 FPS, which is only 5 FPS less than 1080p High. This suggests that the CPU is still capable of feeding the GPU enough data, and the RTX 2060 SUPER's 2176 shading units are the bottleneck. However, at 1440p Ultra, the average drops to 68 FPS, and at 4K Ultra it crashes to 35 FPS. This 50% drop from 1440p to 4K at Ultra is the largest relative decline in the entire dataset, indicating that the combination of high resolution and maximum settings is the worst-case scenario for this GPU, which sits at the 62nd percentile among all GPUs.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-13700K is a 16-core, 24-thread processor based on the Raptor Lake architecture, manufactured on a 10 nm process by Intel. Its base clock of 3.40 GHz and boost clock of 5.40 GHz are high for a desktop part, and its 30 MB of shared L3 cache provides ample space for the game's simulation logic. The benchmark results show that this CPU is exceptionally strong in both single-threaded and multi-threaded workloads, with a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 30745 and a single-core score of 2116, placing it at the 89th percentile among all CPUs.

In Pc Building Simulator, the CPU's role is primarily to handle the simulation of PC components, their compatibility checks, and the operating system interactions. The data shows that at 1080p Low, the system achieves 225 FPS, which is likely near the upper limit of what the game engine can produce, and this figure is 60% higher than the 4K Low result of 74 FPS. This indicates that the CPU is not the limiting factor at any resolution, since even at 1080p Low the frame rate is not constrained by the processor's capabilities.

Comparing the i7-13700K to its nearest rivals, the data shows it is essentially tied with the AMD Ryzen 9 5900, which has an average benchmark score of 46971 compared to the Intel chip's 46881, a negligible 0.2% difference. The AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 375 is also within 0.3%, and the AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX and Intel Xeon w3-2535 are both 0.5% ahead. This tight grouping means that in CPU-bound scenarios, any of these processors would deliver nearly identical performance, and the i7-13700K's 5.40 GHz boost clock is more than sufficient for the game's demands.

The 3DMark results for the CPU further illustrate its strength: the single-thread score is 1136, the 2-thread score is 2262, and the max-thread score is 12412. The scaling from 2 to 4 threads (4469) to 8 threads (8193) is nearly linear, showing that the processor can effectively utilize its cores, which is relevant for a simulation game that may spawn multiple background processes. However, the fact that the game runs at 225 FPS on Low at 1080p and only 107 FPS on Ultra at the same resolution suggests that the CPU is never the bottleneck, and the focus should be on the GPU.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER is a Turing-architecture GPU built on a 12 nm process by TSMC, featuring 2176 shading units, 136 texture mapping units, and 64 ROPs. It has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth, and its boost clock is 1650 MHz. The card is ranked at the 62nd percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 18093, and its nearest rival is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile, which is only 0.4% faster.

The GPU's role in Pc Building Simulator is to render the 3D components, the workbench, and the PC case, as well as any visual effects like RGB lighting. The measured FPS data shows that the GPU becomes the limiting factor at 1440p and especially at 4K, where the frame rates drop to unplayable levels on Ultra settings. At 1080p, the GPU is still capable of delivering over 100 FPS on High and Ultra, but the performance gap between 1080p and 1440p is significant, indicating that the 8 GB VRAM and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth are being stressed.

The PassMark G3D score of 16462 and the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2011 provide synthetic benchmarks that align with the measured FPS. The GPU's DirectX 12 score of 61 in PassMark is low, but this is a specific test, and the game's actual performance on DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) is more representative of the real-world results. The RTX 2060 SUPER's 34 RT cores and 272 tensor cores are present, but Pc Building Simulator does not appear to use ray tracing or DLSS, as the FPS numbers do not reflect any such features.

At 4K Ultra, the system only manages 35 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. This is a clear indication that the GPU's 7.181 TFLOPS of FP32 performance is insufficient for maximum settings at 4K. The 4K Medium result of 53 FPS, with a minimum of 45 FPS, is closer to playable but still not ideal. In contrast, the 1440p High result of 71 FPS is a solid playable experience, and the 1080p High result of 112 FPS is excellent. The GPU's performance at 1080p is its sweet spot, where it can maintain high frame rates without being overly taxed.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for this CPU-GPU combo in Pc Building Simulator?

A: The data shows that 1440p High provides 71 FPS, which is a good balance, while 1080p High delivers 112 FPS. 4K is only playable on Low settings at 74 FPS, and 4K Ultra is not recommended at 35 FPS.

Q: Is the Intel Core i7-13700K overkill for this game?

A: The CPU is at the 89th percentile and has a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 30745, but the game never appears CPU-bound, as even at 1080p Low the FPS is 225, which is likely a game engine limit. The CPU's 5.40 GHz boost clock is more than enough.

Q: How does the RTX 2060 SUPER compare to the RTX 3060 Mobile in this context?

A: The RTX 2060 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 18093, while the RTX 3060 Mobile scores 18159, a 0.4% difference. In practice, the measured FPS data for this combo is what matters, and the GPU is the limiting factor at 4K.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between Medium and Ultra at 1080p?

A: At 1080p Medium, the average FPS is 159, while at 1080p Ultra it is 107. This is a 52 FPS difference, showing that the Ultra preset demands significantly more from the GPU's 2176 shading units.

Q: Is the 8 GB VRAM sufficient for 4K gaming in this title?

A: The 4K Medium result of 53 FPS and 4K High of 37 FPS suggest that the 8 GB of GDDR6 memory and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth are not sufficient to maintain high frame rates at 4K, and the GPU's compute power is also a limiting factor.

Q: Why is the FPS at 1080p Low (225) not much higher than 1080p Ultra (107)?

A: This 118 FPS gap indicates that the GPU is the bottleneck at Ultra settings, while at Low settings the CPU is feeding frames as fast as the engine allows. The i7-13700K's 30 MB L3 cache and 24 threads are not the limiting factor.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a complete picture of performance across three resolutions and four settings presets. Starting with 1920x1080, the lowest resolution tested, the system achieves 225 FPS on Low, 159 FPS on Medium, 112 FPS on High, and 107 FPS on Ultra. The Medium preset has the only min/max data at this resolution, with a minimum of 135 FPS and a maximum of 183 FPS, indicating a stable frame pacing with a 48 FPS spread. The difference between High and Ultra is only 5 FPS, suggesting that the Ultra preset adds visual effects that are not particularly demanding on the GPU, or that the CPU is starting to become a minor factor.

Moving to 2560x1440, the performance drops noticeably. The Low preset yields 142 FPS, Medium yields 100 FPS with a minimum of 85 and a maximum of 116, High yields 71 FPS, and Ultra yields 68 FPS. The Medium preset's min/max range of 31 FPS is tighter than at 1080p, indicating that the GPU is more consistently loaded. The drop from High (71) to Ultra (68) is only 3 FPS, which is the smallest gap between any two consecutive presets in the entire dataset, reinforcing that the GPU is the primary constraint at this resolution.

At 3840x2160, the highest resolution, the performance becomes marginal. The Low preset delivers 74 FPS, Medium delivers 53 FPS with a minimum of 45 and a maximum of 60, High delivers 37 FPS, and Ultra delivers 35 FPS. The Medium preset's min/max range of 15 FPS is the tightest of all measured data, which means the frame rate is consistent but low. The drop from High (37) to Ultra (35) is only 2 FPS, and the drop from 1440p Ultra (68) to 4K Ultra (35) is a 49% reduction, which is the steepest single-resolution transition in the dataset.

The overall trend is clear: the RTX 2060 SUPER is the bottleneck at 4K, while the i7-13700K is never fully utilized. The 1080p Low result of 225 FPS is the highest score, and the 4K Ultra result of 35 FPS is the lowest. The data also shows that the Medium preset consistently provides a significant FPS boost over High, with 159 vs 112 at 1080p, 100 vs 71 at 1440p, and 53 vs 37 at 4K, making Medium the most efficient preset for maintaining playable frame rates.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS rows, the best experience for this Intel Core i7-13700K and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER combination depends heavily on the target resolution. For 1080p, the High preset at 112 FPS is the recommended choice, as it offers a smooth experience with good visual quality, and the Ultra preset only adds 5 FPS less (107) while providing diminishing returns. The Medium preset at 159 FPS is also viable for players who prioritize frame rate over visual fidelity, but the 47 FPS difference between Medium and High is substantial, and High is still well above the 60 FPS threshold.

For 1440p, the High preset at 71 FPS is the best balance, but the Ultra preset at 68 FPS is also acceptable if the player wants maximum visual quality, as the 3 FPS difference is negligible. The Medium preset at 100 FPS is the fastest option and provides a 29 FPS improvement over High, making it the recommended choice for players with 144 Hz monitors who want to stay above the refresh rate. The Low preset at 142 FPS is unnecessary unless the player is extremely sensitive to frame rate, as the visual downgrade is significant.

For 4K, the only playable options are Low at 74 FPS and Medium at 53 FPS. The Medium preset is the recommended choice, as it provides a 16 FPS improvement over High (37 FPS) and a 18 FPS improvement over Ultra (35 FPS), while still maintaining a minimum FPS of 45. The Low preset at 74 FPS is the smoothest option but sacrifices too much visual quality, and the High and Ultra presets are not recommended due to their sub-40 FPS averages. The data clearly shows that this GPU is not designed for 4K Ultra, and players should stick to 1080p or 1440p for the best experience, or use 4K Medium as a compromise.