Pc Building Simulator

FAQ

Q: What average frame rate does this combo achieve at 1080p with Ultra settings?

A: The Intel Core i7-14700F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER delivers an average of 119.2 FPS at 1920x1080 on Ultra settings. This is just below the High preset result of 124.1 FPS, making the Ultra preset a viable option for high-refresh-rate 1080p displays.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its closest rivals in overall benchmark scores?

A: The Core i7-14700F has an average benchmark score of 54097, which places it 0.6% behind the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X (score 54450) and 1.1% behind the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D (score 54681). It is 1.2% ahead of the Intel Xeon Phi 7290 (score 53469) and 1.7% ahead of the AMD EPYC 7313P (score 53206).

Q: What is the GPU's performance percentile relative to all other GPUs?

A: The RTX 2070 SUPER sits in the 65th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 22206. Its closest rival is the NVIDIA RTX A400, which scores 22307 and trails by just 0.5%, while the RTX 2070 SUPER leads the GTX TITAN Z by 0.9%.

Q: How much of a frame rate difference exists between Low and Ultra settings at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, the Low preset averages 154.1 FPS while Ultra drops to 74.4 FPS. This represents a 79.7 FPS gap, indicating that the GPU workload scales heavily with graphical fidelity in this simulation title.

Q: Does the CPU's 20-core configuration provide an advantage in this game?

A: The i7-14700F features 20 cores and 28 threads with a boost clock of 5.40 GHz. Benchmark results show a strong single-core performance of 5003 in Cinebench R23 single-core, which likely contributes to the high frame rates observed, as the game appears to respond well to both multi-core and single-core performance.

Q: What is the combo's ranking among all tested system combinations?

A: This particular CPU-GPU pairing ranks 1095th out of 1769 total tested combos for Pc Building Simulator. This places it in the lower-middle portion of the database, suggesting that while playable, it is not an optimal pairing for maximum performance in this title.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data reveals a clear performance hierarchy across presets. At 1920x1080, the Low preset achieves 244.3 FPS, Medium reaches 173.5 FPS, High hits 124.1 FPS, and Ultra manages 119.2 FPS. The gap between High and Ultra is only 4.9 FPS, making Ultra the superior choice for 1080p users who want maximum visual fidelity without sacrificing meaningful frame rate.

For 2560x1440, the story shifts slightly. Low produces 154.1 FPS, Medium delivers 109.6 FPS, High yields 76.2 FPS, and Ultra drops to 74.4 FPS. The High-to-Ultra difference narrows to just 1.8 FPS, so Ultra remains a reasonable option for 1440p gaming, though High offers essentially identical performance with marginally less GPU strain.

At 3840x2160, the situation becomes more constrained. Low averages 84.3 FPS, Medium drops to 58.3 FPS, High falls to 39.5 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 40.8 FPS. Interestingly, Ultra outperforms High by 1.3 FPS at 4K, which is likely within measurement variance. For 4K users, Medium represents the best balance, providing 58.3 FPS which is above the 60 FPS threshold only marginally short of ideal smoothness. The data suggests that High and Ultra at 4K should be avoided for consistent playability, while Low remains a fallback option.

The best overall experience across all resolutions appears to be the Medium preset at 1440p, which delivers 109.6 FPS — comfortably above 60 FPS while maintaining higher visual quality than Low. This combination leverages the system's capabilities without pushing the GPU into the sub-60 FPS territory seen at 4K.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-14700F is a 20-core, 28-thread processor based on the Raptor Lake architecture, manufactured on Intel's 10 nm process. It operates with a base clock of 2.10 GHz and boosts up to 5.40 GHz, with 33 MB of shared L3 cache. The CPU's benchmark scores are exceptional: it achieves 35443 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 5003 in single-core, alongside a Passmark multithread score of 41765.

In the context of Pc Building Simulator, the CPU's role appears significant given the simulation genre. The game's frame rates scale impressively with CPU capability — at 1080p Low, the system produces 244.3 FPS, which suggests the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU with enough data to reach very high frame rates. The 5.40 GHz boost clock likely enables strong per-core performance, which is critical for simulation logic that often runs on a few threads.

Compared to its nearest rivals, the i7-14700F trails the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X by 0.6% and the 9900X3D by 1.1% in average benchmark score, but leads the Intel Xeon Phi 7290 by 1.2% and the AMD EPYC 7313P by 1.7%. These are narrow margins, indicating that the i7-14700F is competitive with top-tier processors from both AMD and Intel. The CPU's 94th percentile ranking among all CPUs reinforces that it is a high-end part, though the game's measured FPS suggests the GPU becomes the limiting factor at higher resolutions and settings.

The 65W TDP is notably low for a 20-core processor, which may allow sustained boost clocks under gaming loads. The CPU's support for DDR4 and DDR5 memory, along with PCIe Gen 5 connectivity, positions it as a modern platform choice, though the game itself does not appear to leverage these features extensively based on the frame rate data.

How This Combo Ranks

This pairing of the Intel Core i7-14700F with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER ranks 1095th out of 1769 tested combos for Pc Building Simulator. That placement in the 62nd percentile of tested systems indicates this is a mid-to-lower-tier configuration for this specific game, despite the individual components being relatively capable in their own benchmarks.

The ranking suggests a mismatch: the CPU is a high-end 14th-generation processor (94th percentile), while the GPU sits at only the 65th percentile. In a simulation game like Pc Building Simulator, one might expect the CPU to carry more weight, yet the measured FPS data shows that the RTX 2070 SUPER becomes the bottleneck at higher resolutions. At 1080p, the system achieves 244.3 FPS on Low, which is excellent, but this drops to 119.2 FPS on Ultra — a 51.2% reduction that points to GPU limitations rather than CPU constraints.

The combo's rank of 1095 out of 1769 places it below the median. Systems ranked higher likely pair similarly powerful CPUs with more capable GPUs, or use CPUs with even stronger single-thread performance. The data implies that for Pc Building Simulator, the GPU choice matters more than the CPU, and the RTX 2070 SUPER, while competent at 1080p, restricts the system's overall standing. For users looking to improve this combo's rank, upgrading the GPU would yield more significant gains than changing the CPU, given that the i7-14700F's benchmark scores already place it near the top of the CPU hierarchy.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER is built on the Turing architecture using TSMC's 12 nm process, with 13,600 million transistors on a 545 mm² die. It features 2560 shading units, 40 RT cores, and 320 tensor cores, with a base clock of 1605 MHz and a boost clock of 1770 MHz. The 8 GB of GDDR6 memory runs at 14 Gbps effective across a 256-bit bus, providing 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth.

In Pc Building Simulator, the GPU's role becomes increasingly dominant as resolution and settings increase. At 1080p, the GPU can handle all presets well, with Ultra still achieving 119.2 FPS. The transition to 1440p shows the GPU beginning to strain, as Ultra drops to 74.4 FPS. At 4K, the GPU clearly becomes the limiting factor, with High producing only 39.5 FPS and Ultra at 40.8 FPS — both below the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay.

The GPU's benchmark results show a Passmark G3D score of 18169 and a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1651. Its nearest rival comparisons reveal a tight cluster: the RTX 2070 SUPER trails the NVIDIA RTX A400 by 0.5% and the RTX 4060 Mobile by 2.3%, but leads the GTX TITAN Z by 0.9% and the AMD Radeon RX 5700 by 2.5%. These narrow margins indicate the RTX 2070 SUPER performs in line with its contemporaries, though it is now an end-of-life product.

The 8 GB VRAM capacity appears sufficient for this game, as no data suggests memory limitations at any tested setting. The GPU's 65th percentile ranking among all GPUs, combined with its 215W TDP, suggests it is a mid-range performer by modern standards. In the context of this simulation game, the GPU's role is to handle the increasing visual complexity at higher presets, and the measured FPS data clearly shows where its capabilities end.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers a wide range of performance depending on settings. Low produces 244.3 FPS, Medium drops to 173.5 FPS, High settles at 124.1 FPS, and Ultra maintains 119.2 FPS. The step from Low to Medium is a 70.8 FPS reduction, while the Medium-to-High drop is 49.4 FPS. The High-to-Ultra difference is minimal at just 4.9 FPS, suggesting diminishing returns beyond High at this resolution.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates decline across all presets. Low achieves 154.1 FPS, Medium reaches 109.6 FPS, High produces 76.2 FPS, and Ultra delivers 74.4 FPS. The Low-to-Medium gap is 44.5 FPS, Medium-to-High is 33.4 FPS, and High-to-Ultra narrows to just 1.8 FPS. The pattern of diminishing returns between High and Ultra persists at 1440p.

At 3840x2160, performance drops significantly. Low averages 84.3 FPS, Medium falls to 58.3 FPS, High reaches 39.5 FPS, and Ultra yields 40.8 FPS. Notably, Ultra outperforms High by 1.3 FPS, which is unusual but could indicate that High and Ultra settings have similar GPU loads, or that the measurement variance is larger at these lower frame rates. The Low-to-Medium drop is 26 FPS, Medium-to-High is 18.8 FPS, and the High-to-Ultra change is negligible in practical terms.

The data reveals that 1080p is the resolution where this combo excels, with all presets above 119 FPS. At 1440p, only Low and Medium exceed 100 FPS, while High and Ultra remain playable but below 77 FPS. At 4K, only Low achieves above 60 FPS, making higher presets unsuitable for smooth gameplay.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate progression from 1080p to 4K reveals how the system's bottleneck shifts with resolution. At Low settings, the average FPS drops from 244.3 at 1080p to 154.1 at 1440p (a 36.9% reduction) and then to 84.3 at 4K (a 45.3% reduction from 1440p). The total drop from 1080p to 4K at Low is 65.5%, indicating that even at minimal graphical load, the GPU's rendering capacity limits performance significantly as pixel count quadruples.

For Medium settings, the progression is 173.5 FPS at 1080p, 109.6 FPS at 1440p (a 36.8% drop), and 58.3 FPS at 4K (a 46.8% drop from 1440p). The cumulative drop from 1080p to 4K is 66.4%, closely mirroring the Low preset's scaling. This consistency suggests that the GPU's workload scales predictably with pixel count, and the CPU is not the limiting factor even at lower settings.

High settings show a steeper decline: 124.1 FPS at 1080p, 76.2 FPS at 1440p (a 38.6% drop), and 39.5 FPS at 4K (a 48.2% drop from 1440p). The 1080p-to-4K reduction is 68.2%. Ultra settings follow a similar trajectory: 119.2 FPS at 1080p, 74.4 FPS at 1440p (a 37.6% drop), and 40.8 FPS at 4K (a 45.2% drop from 1440p), for a total reduction of 65.8%.

The consistent 65-68% frame rate reduction from 1080p to 4K across all settings strongly indicates that the GPU is the primary bottleneck throughout. If the CPU were limiting, we would expect to see smaller percentage drops at lower settings where frame rates are higher and CPU demands increase. Instead, the scaling is remarkably uniform, suggesting the RTX 2070 SUPER's rendering throughput is the determining factor. The CPU's high benchmark scores and 5.40 GHz boost clock appear more than sufficient for this game, as evidenced by the 244.3 FPS at 1080p Low, which would strain most CPUs. This analysis points to the GPU as the component to upgrade first for better 4K performance.