Pc Building Simulator

# Pc Building Simulator — Intel Core i7-14700K + AMD Radeon RX 9060

The benchmark data for Pc Building Simulator places this combination of the Intel Core i7-14700K and AMD Radeon RX 9060 at rank 1710 out of 3002 tested combos, placing it in the lower-mid portion of the field. The measured rows show a clear pattern: this system handles the game comfortably at 1080p, remains playable at 1440p with settings adjustments, but struggles to maintain smooth framerates at 4K on higher presets. The data suggests the GPU becomes the primary constraint as resolution climbs, while the CPU's strong multi-threaded performance keeps lower-resolution framerates high.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS rows provide a clear picture of which preset offers the best experience at each resolution. At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers 247 FPS average, which is far beyond what any display can show, while Medium drops to 175 FPS and High falls to 124 FPS. Ultra sits at 118 FPS average. Given that the gap between High and Ultra is only 6 FPS (124 vs 118), while the gap between Medium and High is 51 FPS, the data indicates that High is the sweet spot at 1080p — it provides a 124 FPS average, which remains well above typical refresh rate targets, while Ultra's modest gain in visual fidelity costs only a small amount of performance.

At 2560x1440, the pattern shifts. Low produces 156 FPS, Medium 111 FPS, High 78 FPS, and Ultra 74 FPS. The High preset at 1440p yields 78 FPS average, which is still smooth for most gameplay, but the drop from Medium to High is 33 FPS. Medium at 111 FPS offers a substantial margin above 60 FPS and likely represents the best balance for players who want both visual quality and headroom. The data shows that High at 1440p is the first preset where average FPS falls below 100, so users with 144Hz displays would be better served by Medium.

At 3840x2160, the situation becomes more constrained. Low produces 82 FPS, Medium 58 FPS, High 41 FPS, and Ultra 39 FPS. The Medium preset is the only option that stays above 60 FPS territory, though it averages 58 FPS, which is close to but not quite at the 60 FPS threshold. High and Ultra both fall well below 60 FPS. The measured minimum for Medium at 4K is 49 FPS, indicating that even this setting can dip below smooth playback during demanding scenes. For 4K, the data suggests Low is the only preset that maintains a comfortable framerate, with 82 FPS average. However, if visual fidelity is prioritized, Medium offers the best compromise at 58 FPS average with a 49 FPS minimum.

FAQ

Q: How does the Intel Core i7-14700K compare to its nearest rivals in CPU benchmarks?

A: The i7-14700K has an average benchmark score of 69355, placing it in the 94th percentile of all CPUs. Its closest rival is the AMD EPYC 9115 with an average score of 69288, which is 0.1% slower. The AMD Ryzen 9 7950X scores 69515, putting it 0.2% ahead, while the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX is 0.7% ahead at 69875. The AMD Ryzen 7 9700F leads by 0.9% with a score of 69996.

Q: What is the GPU's benchmark standing relative to comparable graphics cards?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 9060 has an average benchmark score of 16014 and sits in the 59th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rival is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, which scores 16129, putting it 0.7% ahead. The AMD Radeon R9 370X scores 15862, which is 1% behind, and the AMD Radeon RX 7700 scores 15852, also 1% behind. The AMD Radeon Pro W5500 trails by 2.1% with a score of 15679.

Q: Which resolution provides the best framerate headroom for high-refresh displays?

A: At 1920x1080, the Low preset reaches 247 FPS, and even Ultra maintains 118 FPS, so 1080p is the only resolution where all presets exceed 100 FPS. At 2560x1440, only Low (156 FPS) and Medium (111 FPS) break the 100 FPS barrier. At 3840x2160, no preset reaches 100 FPS, with Low peaking at 82 FPS.

Q: How much performance is lost when moving from 1080p to 1440p on the High preset?

A: At High settings, the average FPS drops from 124 at 1920x1080 to 78 at 2560x1440, a reduction of 46 FPS, or approximately 37%. The same preset at 3840x2160 yields 41 FPS, which is 67% lower than the 1080p result.

Q: Does the CPU or GPU limit performance in Pc Building Simulator?

A: The data suggests the GPU is the limiting factor at higher resolutions. The CPU's strong multi-threaded performance (Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 33440.5) keeps framerates high at 1080p, but the scaling from 1080p to 4K shows a steep decline that aligns with GPU-bound behavior. The GPU's 8 GB of VRAM and 288.0 GB/s bandwidth are likely constraints at 4K, where even Medium settings drop to 58 FPS.

Q: What is the rank of this specific combo among all tested combinations?

A: This combination of the Intel Core i7-14700K and AMD Radeon RX 9060 ranks 1710 out of 3002 tested combos in Pc Building Simulator. This places it near the 57th percentile of all tested systems, indicating it outperforms a slight majority of combinations but falls short of top-tier configurations.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 9060 is built on the RDNA 4.0 architecture with the Navi 44 chip, manufactured on a 4 nm process by TSMC. It features 1792 shading units, 112 texture mapping units, and 64 raster operations units, alongside 28 ray tracing cores. The GPU clock speeds are notable: a base clock of 1700 MHz, a boost clock of 2990 MHz, and a game clock of 2400 MHz. Memory operates at 2250 MHz with an effective 18 Gbps data rate across a 128-bit bus, yielding 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth.

In Pc Building Simulator, the GPU's role becomes increasingly dominant as resolution increases. At 1920x1080, the RX 9060 delivers between 118 FPS (Ultra) and 247 FPS (Low), showing that even at the highest preset, the GPU has ample headroom. The 8 GB GDDR6 memory is sufficient at this resolution, and the high boost clock of 2990 MHz likely contributes to the strong 1080p results.

At 2560x1440, the GPU begins to show strain. The High preset drops to 78 FPS, and Ultra falls to 74 FPS. The 8 GB VRAM capacity may become a factor here, as higher resolutions require more memory for textures and geometry. The measured Medium preset at 1440p shows a minimum of 94 FPS and a maximum of 127 FPS, indicating some variability in demanding scenes.

The 4K results highlight the GPU's limitations most clearly. At 3840x2160, the RX 9060 manages 82 FPS on Low, 58 FPS on Medium, 41 FPS on High, and 39 FPS on Ultra. The drop from Low to Medium is 24 FPS, while the drop from Medium to High is 17 FPS. This pattern suggests that the GPU's compute throughput and memory bandwidth are saturated at 4K, with the 288.0 GB/s bandwidth likely acting as a bottleneck. The GPU's benchmark scores reflect this: a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 3322 and a Passmark G3D score of 17631 place it in the 59th percentile of all GPUs, which is modest compared to the CPU's 94th percentile standing.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured rows show a wide spread across presets. Low settings deliver 247 FPS average, which is the highest framerate recorded in the entire dataset. Medium produces 175 FPS average with a minimum of 149 FPS and a maximum of 201 FPS. High drops to 124 FPS, and Ultra yields 118 FPS. The scaling from Low to Ultra is smooth, with each step reducing performance by roughly 40-50 FPS until the High-to-Ultra transition, which only costs 6 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the framerates are substantially lower but still playable. Low delivers 156 FPS, while Medium averages 111 FPS with a minimum of 94 FPS and a maximum of 127 FPS. High falls to 78 FPS, and Ultra sits at 74 FPS. The gap between Medium and High is 33 FPS, which is the largest single-preset drop at this resolution. The minimum FPS for Medium at 1440p is 94, which is above the 60 FPS threshold but below the average, indicating occasional dips during intense scenes.

At 3840x2160, the framerates become marginal for smooth gameplay. Low averages 82 FPS, which is still respectable. Medium averages 58 FPS with a minimum of 49 FPS and a maximum of 66 FPS, meaning the minimum falls below the 60 FPS target. High averages 41 FPS, and Ultra averages 39 FPS. The difference between High and Ultra at 4K is only 2 FPS, suggesting that the Ultra preset's additional demands are nearly negligible at this resolution, likely due to GPU saturation.

Comparing the same preset across resolutions reveals consistent scaling. On Medium, the average FPS goes from 175 at 1080p to 111 at 1440p to 58 at 4K. On High, it goes from 124 at 1080p to 78 at 1440p to 41 at 4K. On Ultra, it goes from 118 at 1080p to 74 at 1440p to 39 at 4K. The Low preset shows the steepest relative decline: 247 at 1080p, 156 at 1440p, and 82 at 4K, representing a 67% reduction from 1080p to 4K.

Resolution Scaling

The data shows a consistent pattern of framerate decline as resolution increases, but the rate of decline varies by preset. From 1920x1080 to 2560x1440, the Low preset drops from 247 to 156 FPS, a 37% reduction. Medium drops from 175 to 111 FPS, a 37% reduction. High drops from 124 to 78 FPS, a 37% reduction. Ultra drops from 118 to 74 FPS, a 37% reduction. This uniformity across presets indicates that the scaling from 1080p to 1440p is proportional, suggesting the GPU is handling the increased pixel count consistently regardless of settings.

From 2560x1440 to 3840x2160, the scaling becomes steeper. Low drops from 156 to 82 FPS, a 47% reduction. Medium drops from 111 to 58 FPS, a 48% reduction. High drops from 78 to 41 FPS, a 47% reduction. Ultra drops from 74 to 39 FPS, a 47% reduction. The jump from 1440p to 4K represents a 2.25x increase in pixel count, and the framerate reduction of approximately 47-48% aligns with what would be expected from a GPU that is becoming increasingly bandwidth-limited.

The overall scaling from 1080p to 4K shows a 67% reduction on Low (247 to 82 FPS), 67% on Medium (175 to 58 FPS), 67% on High (124 to 41 FPS), and 67% on Ultra (118 to 39 FPS). This consistent 67% reduction across all presets is a strong indicator that the limiting component is the GPU's memory bandwidth or compute throughput, rather than any CPU-side constraint. The CPU's high multi-threaded performance (Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 33440.5) ensures that it is not the bottleneck at any resolution, allowing the GPU's characteristics to dominate the scaling behavior.

The steeper decline from 1440p to 4K compared to 1080p to 1440p suggests that the RX 9060's 288.0 GB/s bandwidth is insufficient to maintain proportional performance at 4K. The GPU's 128-bit memory bus, combined with 8 GB of GDDR6, is a limiting factor at this resolution. This is consistent with the observed framerates: at 4K, even the Low preset only achieves 82 FPS, which is below what many high-refresh displays can show.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-14700K is a 20-core, 28-thread processor based on the Raptor Lake architecture, manufactured on Intel's 10 nm process. It has a base clock of 3.40 GHz and a boost clock of 5.60 GHz, with a TDP of 125 W. The cache hierarchy includes 80 KB of L1 per core, 2 MB of L2 per core, and 33 MB of shared L3 cache. The CPU supports DDR4 and DDR5 memory in dual-channel configuration, and it includes UHD Graphics 770 integrated graphics, though the discrete RX 9060 handles rendering in this game.

In Pc Building Simulator, the CPU's role is primarily to feed the GPU with draw calls and game logic. The benchmark data shows that at 1080p, the system achieves 247 FPS on Low, which is well above what most displays can show, indicating that the CPU is not limiting performance at this resolution. The CPU's strong single-threaded performance (Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2160, Geekbench single-core score of 2569) ensures that game logic and physics calculations are handled efficiently.

The CPU's multi-threaded capabilities are exceptional, with a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 33440.5 and a Passmark multi-thread score of 52392. These scores place the i7-14700K in the 94th percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 69355. Its nearest rivals show how tight the competition is at this level: the AMD EPYC 9115 is 0.1% behind, the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X is 0.2% ahead, and the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX is 0.7% ahead. This level of performance means the CPU is never the bottleneck in Pc Building Simulator, even at high framerates.

The fact that the framerate scaling from 1080p to 4K is consistent at approximately 67% reduction across all presets further confirms that the CPU is not limiting. If the CPU were the constraint, we would expect to see less of a framerate drop at higher resolutions, since the CPU's workload does not scale with resolution. Instead, the uniform scaling indicates that the GPU is the limiting component at all resolutions, with the CPU providing ample headroom. The CPU's 33 MB of L3 cache and 28 threads are more than sufficient for a simulation game like this, which typically has moderate CPU demands.

How This Combo Ranks

This combination of the Intel Core i7-14700K and AMD Radeon RX 9060 ranks 1710 out of 3002 tested combos in Pc Building Simulator. This places the system in the lower-middle portion of the ranking, at approximately the 57th percentile of all tested configurations. The ranking reflects the combination of the CPU's strong performance (94th percentile among all CPUs) with the GPU's more modest showing (59th percentile among all GPUs).

The CPU's high percentile ranking does not translate into a high combo rank because the GPU holds the system back. The RX 9060's nearest rivals illustrate its positioning: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is 0.7% faster, the AMD Radeon R9 370X is 1% slower, and the AMD Radeon RX 7700 is 1% slower. This puts the GPU in a competitive but not leading position, which is reflected in the combo's overall rank.

The rank of 1710 suggests that while this system is capable of running Pc Building Simulator at playable framerates, it is not optimized for the game's highest settings at 4K. The measured data confirms this: at 4K Ultra, the system only achieves 39 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS target for smooth gameplay. At 1440p High, it reaches 78 FPS, which is acceptable, and at 1080p Ultra, it maintains 118 FPS, which is smooth.

Compared to other combos in the database, this system's rank indicates that there are 1292 tested combinations that perform better and 1710 that perform worse. The gap between the CPU's high performance and the GPU's mid-range performance creates a bottleneck that prevents this combo from ranking higher. Users seeking better 4K performance would need a more powerful GPU, while those prioritizing 1080p or 1440p gaming will find this combo adequate. The data shows that for Pc Building Simulator, this system is best suited for 1080p gaming at high settings, with acceptable performance at 1440p on medium settings, and limited 4K capability.