Pc Building Simulator

# Pc Building Simulator — Intel Core i7-14700K + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

Pc Building Simulator, a simulation title released in early 2019, presents an unusual load profile that blends physics-based assembly logic with light rendering tasks. The benchmark data for this Intel Core i7-14700K and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti pairing reveals a system that scales unusually well across resolutions, with the CPU taking a dominant role in determining frame rates. The measured results show a configuration that ranks 415th out of 1769 tested combos, placing it in the top quarter of all tested pairings despite the GPU being two generations old.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate data shows an unusual pattern for a modern title: the drop from 1080p to 4K is far smaller than what GPU-bound games typically exhibit. At High settings, the system delivers 180.4 FPS at 1920x1080, which falls to 114.8 FPS at 2560x1440, and settles at 62.2 FPS at 3840x2160. That represents a 65.5% reduction from 1080p to 4K, which is substantial, but the absolute numbers at each step suggest the workload is not purely render-bound.

The Low settings presets tell a clearer story. At 1920x1080 Low, the system produces 368.5 FPS. Dropping to 2560x1440 Low yields 232.8 FPS, and at 4K Low the system still manages 119.5 FPS. The fact that 4K Low nearly doubles the frame rate of 4K High (119.5 vs 62.2) indicates that the GPU has headroom at lower settings, and the CPU is doing significant work in the simulation logic. The scaling from Low to Ultra at 4K — from 119.5 FPS down to 57.3 FPS — shows that the RTX 3080 Ti's 12 GB of GDDR6X memory and 912.4 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient to push the visual envelope, but the simulation calculations remain a constant overhead.

At 1080p, the Ultra preset still delivers 174.3 FPS, which is only 3.4% lower than the High preset's 180.4 FPS. This tight grouping at high frame rates suggests the CPU's 20 cores and 28 threads are handling the simulation load without becoming a hard bottleneck, even at lower resolutions where the GPU has less work to do. The 4K Ultra result of 57.3 FPS is the only preset/resolution combination that dips below the 60 FPS threshold, indicating that this combo is viable for high-refresh 1440p gaming but will struggle at maximum settings in 4K.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-14700K is a 20-core, 28-thread processor based on the Raptor Lake Refresh architecture, built on Intel's 10 nm process. It boosts to 5.60 GHz and carries 33 MB of shared L3 cache, plus 2 MB of L2 per core. In Pc Building Simulator, this CPU's multithreaded prowess appears to be a primary driver of performance. The measured frame rates at Low settings — where GPU load is minimal — reach 368.5 FPS at 1080p, suggesting the simulation's physics and logic threads are well-served by the 28-thread count.

The CPU's benchmark scores reinforce this interpretation. Its Cinebench R23 multicore score of 44534 and single-core score of 6287 indicate strong performance in both heavily threaded and lightly threaded workloads. The Geekbench multicore score of 18896 and single-core score of 2932 further confirm that this chip can handle both the parallel simulation tasks and the main game thread. The Passmark multithread score of 52392 is particularly relevant for a simulation title that likely spawns many worker threads for component interaction logic.

The i7-14700K's nearest rival, the i7-14700KF, scores 70104 on average benchmark score, which is essentially identical to this chip's 70074 (0% delta). The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X scores 70420, putting the i7-14700K 0.5% behind, while the Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 leads by 1.4% with a score of 71056. These tight margins suggest that the CPU is performing exactly as expected for its class, and any frame rate differences in Pc Building Simulator would come down to the specific game engine's threading model rather than raw compute headroom.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination of the i7-14700K and RTX 3080 Ti ranks 415th out of 1769 tested combos in Pc Building Simulator, placing it in the 76.5th percentile of all tested pairings. That is a strong result for a GPU that was released in mid-2021 and is now marked end-of-life, especially when paired with a CPU that only entered the market in late 2023.

The ranking suggests that this combo outperforms roughly three-quarters of all tested configurations in this game, which is notable given the RTX 3080 Ti's age. The GPU's 83rd percentile ranking among all GPUs (based on an average benchmark score of 41224) and the CPU's 96th percentile among all CPUs (average benchmark score of 70074) combine to produce a system that is well-matched for this simulation title. The GPU sits just 0.5% behind the RTX 3090 in average score (41441 vs 41224), and 1.1% behind the RTX 5070 (41687), meaning the 3080 Ti is still competitive with newer hardware in this specific workload.

The gap between this combo's rank and what the individual component percentiles might suggest indicates that Pc Building Simulator's performance is more dependent on CPU capability than raw GPU throughput. A CPU in the 96th percentile paired with a GPU in the 83rd percentile would typically rank higher than 415th if the workload were GPU-bound; the fact that it sits at 415th suggests the game's simulation logic is the limiting factor at higher frame rates.

FAQ

Q: Can this combo achieve 60 FPS at 4K Ultra settings in Pc Building Simulator?

A: No. The measured 4K Ultra result is 57.3 FPS, which falls just short of the 60 FPS target. At 4K High, the system delivers 62.2 FPS, so dropping from Ultra to High is sufficient to cross the threshold.

Q: How does the i7-14700K compare to its closest rival, the i7-14700KF?

A: The i7-14700K has an average benchmark score of 70074, while the i7-14700KF scores 70104, a delta of 0%. They are effectively identical in performance, with the KF variant lacking integrated graphics but otherwise matching the K's capabilities.

Q: What is the highest frame rate this combo achieves at any resolution and setting?

A: The maximum measured average FPS is 368.5, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings. The next highest is 260 FPS at 1080p Medium, followed by 232.8 FPS at 1440p Low.

Q: How much performance is lost when moving from 1440p to 4K at High settings?

A: At 2560x1440 High, the system produces 114.8 FPS. At 3840x2160 High, it drops to 62.2 FPS, representing a 45.8% reduction in frame rate.

Q: Is the RTX 3080 Ti's 12 GB VRAM sufficient for this game at 4K?

A: Yes. The 4K Ultra preset runs at 57.3 FPS, and the GPU's 12 GB of GDDR6X memory with 912.4 GB/s bandwidth is not a limiting factor at any measured setting. The game's simulation workload appears to be CPU-bound rather than VRAM-limited.

Q: How does the RTX 3080 Ti compare to the RTX 3090 in average benchmark scores?

A: The RTX 3080 Ti scores 41224 on average, while the RTX 3090 scores 41441, a delta of -0.5%. The 3080 Ti is essentially on par with the 3090 in general compute benchmarks.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti, built on the Ampere architecture with a GA102 chip, is a 12 GB GDDR6X card with a 384-bit memory bus and 912.4 GB/s of bandwidth. Its boost clock of 1665 MHz and 10240 shading units deliver 34.10 TFLOPS of FP32 performance. The card's percentile rank of 83rd among all GPUs, based on an average benchmark score of 41224, confirms that it remains a high-end part even as it approaches end-of-life status.

In Pc Building Simulator, the GPU's role is secondary to the CPU's simulation workload, but it still matters at higher resolutions and quality presets. The scaling from 1080p High (180.4 FPS) to 4K High (62.2 FPS) shows that the GPU becomes more relevant as pixel count increases, but the relatively modest performance drop compared to GPU-bound titles indicates that the simulation logic is the primary bottleneck. The RTX 3080 Ti's nearest rival, the RTX 3090, scores 41441 on average, a mere 0.5% higher, meaning this card is performing right at the expected level for its class.

The GPU's memory configuration is ample for this title; even at 4K Ultra, the game does not appear to exceed the 12 GB VRAM capacity, as the frame rate at Ultra is only 8% lower than High (57.3 vs 62.2 FPS), a difference consistent with increased shading complexity rather than memory pressure. The card's 80 RT cores and 320 tensor cores are largely irrelevant for this simulation genre, but the raw rasterization throughput of 186.5 GPixel/s and 532.8 GTexel/s is sufficient to keep up with the CPU's frame generation at all but the most demanding 4K settings. At 1440p, the card delivers 110.1 FPS at Ultra and 232.8 FPS at Low, making it a strong choice for high-refresh monitors at that resolution.