Pc Building Simulator

# Pc Building Simulator — Intel Core i7-14700K + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

The Intel Core i7-14700K paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER produces a benchmark profile that is heavily CPU-bound at lower resolutions, with the GPU taking full control only as resolution climbs toward 4K. The measured frame rates across all twelve settings/resolution combinations reveal a system that scales predictably, but with a distinct inflection point: at 1080p and 1440p, the CPU’s 20 cores and 28 threads are the primary driver, while at 2160p, the GPU’s 16 GB of GDDR6X memory and 736.3 GB/s of bandwidth become the limiting factor. The combo ranks 78th out of 1769 tested combinations, placing it in the top 4.4% of all pairings, which is consistent with a high-end CPU (96th percentile) and a GPU that sits at the 88th percentile among all graphics cards.

Resolution Scaling

The data shows a dramatic FPS drop as resolution increases, but the shape of that drop tells the real story. At 1080p with High settings, the combo delivers 230.3 FPS; moving to 1440p High reduces that to 144.8 FPS (–37%); and at 4K High, the frame rate falls to 76.5 FPS (–47% from 1440p). This is a classic GPU-bound scaling curve, but the magnitude of the 4K drop is unusually steep for this class of hardware, suggesting the RTX 4080 SUPER is being fully utilized at 2160p while the i7-14700K still has headroom.

The Low settings tier reveals the CPU ceiling. At 1080p Low, the combo hits 449.6 FPS — an extraordinary figure that only a very strong processor can sustain. At 1440p Low, it drops to 297.4 FPS (–34%), and at 4K Low, 151.7 FPS (–49%). The proportional drop from 1080p to 1440p at Low (–34%) is smaller than the drop from 1440p to 4K (–49%), which indicates that at 1080p Low, the CPU is approaching its maximum throughput, while at 4K Low, the GPU begins to dominate. The i7-14700K’s boost clock of 5.60 GHz and its 33 MB of shared L3 cache are clearly sufficient to feed the RTX 4080 SUPER at lower resolutions.

Ultra settings show the tightest scaling. From 225.1 FPS at 1080p Ultra to 142.9 FPS at 1440p Ultra (–37%) to 72.4 FPS at 4K Ultra (–49%). The 4K Ultra figure of 72.4 FPS is the lowest measured in the entire set, and it falls below the 76.5 FPS of 4K High, confirming that the game’s Ultra preset pushes the GPU’s 52.22 TFLOPS of FP32 compute and 285.6 GPixel/s pixel rate to their limits. The delta between High and Ultra at 4K is only 4.1 FPS (76.5 vs. 72.4), which suggests the Ultra preset adds settings that are particularly demanding on the GPU’s 80 RT cores and 320 tensor cores.

In summary, resolution scaling indicates a balanced system for 1440p gaming, where the combo maintains 142.9–297.4 FPS depending on settings, but at 4K, the GPU becomes the bottleneck, especially at Medium settings where the drop from 1440p (209.9 FPS) to 4K (110.8 FPS) is a 47% reduction.

FAQ

Q: How does the i7-14700K compare to its closest rival in raw CPU benchmarks?

A: The i7-14700K scores 70,074 on average across all benchmark tests, which is 0.3% ahead of the AMD EPYC 9115 (69,887) and 0.5% behind the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X (70,420). The delta to the Intel Core i7-14700KF is 0% (70,104 vs. 70,074), making them effectively identical in multi-threaded performance.

Q: What is the GPU’s standing relative to its nearest competitors?

A: The RTX 4080 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 53,610, which places it 0.2% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT (53,489) and 0.4% ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro W6600M (53,414). It leads the AMD Radeon RX 7700S by 2.1% and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti by 2.9%.

Q: What FPS can this combo achieve at 1080p with High settings?

A: The measured average is 230.3 FPS at 1920x1080 with High settings. This is well above the 144 Hz refresh rate common on high-end monitors, indicating the combo is not GPU-limited at this resolution.

Q: Is the i7-14700K a good match for the RTX 4080 SUPER in this game?

A: Benchmark results indicate yes. The combo ranks 78th out of 1769 tested combinations, and the CPU’s 96th percentile standing means it will not bottleneck the GPU in most scenarios. However, at 4K Ultra, the GPU’s 72.4 FPS suggests the RTX 4080 SUPER is the limiting component.

Q: How does the combo perform at 4K with Medium settings?

A: The measured average FPS is 110.8 at 3840x2160 with Medium settings. This is 46.9% higher than the 4K Ultra result (72.4 FPS), showing that Medium settings significantly relieve the GPU load.

Q: What are the CPU’s key specifications that contribute to gaming performance?

A: The i7-14700K has 20 cores, 28 threads, a boost clock of 5.60 GHz, and 33 MB of L3 cache. Its PassMark multi-thread score is 52,392, and its single-thread score is 4,472, both of which are strong indicators for simulation games that rely on CPU physics and logic.

How This Combo Ranks

Out of 1,769 tested combinations in the database, this pairing of Intel Core i7-14700K and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER achieves rank 78. That places it in the top 4.4% of all combos tested, a position consistent with its component-level percentiles: the CPU is in the 96th percentile of all processors, and the GPU is in the 88th percentile of all graphics cards.

The rank of 78 is notable because it is slightly lower than what the individual component percentiles might suggest. A 96th-percentile CPU and an 88th-percentile GPU would naively be expected to produce a combo rank closer to the 50–60 range. The discrepancy is explained by the game’s specific demands: Pc Building Simulator is a simulation title that likely benefits from CPU single-thread performance more than GPU raw throughput. The i7-14700K’s single-core Cinebench R23 score of 6,287 is excellent, but the game may also favor the higher multi-core throughput of some rival CPUs that outrank this combo.

Comparing to the CPU’s nearest rivals, the i7-14700K’s average score of 70,074 is nearly identical to the i7-14700KF (70,104, 0% delta), which means swapping to the KF variant would not change the combo’s rank. The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X, with a 0.5% higher average score, might push the combo slightly higher in the rankings, but the delta is within measurement noise. On the GPU side, the RTX 4080 SUPER’s 0.2% lead over the RX 6900 XT is similarly marginal, so the combo’s rank is robust to minor GPU substitutions.

The rank of 78 also indicates that there are 1,691 combos that perform worse, which is a strong endorsement for this pairing. However, it is not a top-10 combination, meaning that for this specific game, there are other CPU-GPU pairings that deliver higher frame rates, likely those with even stronger single-thread performance or more total cache.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its highest frame rates across all settings. Low settings produce 449.6 FPS, Medium 333.1 FPS, High 230.3 FPS, and Ultra 225.1 FPS. The gap between High and Ultra is only 5.2 FPS (2.3%), indicating that the Ultra preset’s additional effects do not heavily tax the system at this resolution. The jump from Low to Medium is a 25.9% reduction (449.6 to 333.1), and from Medium to High a 30.9% reduction (333.1 to 230.3). These are significant drops, showing that settings scaling is not linear and that High is where the game starts demanding more from the GPU.

At 2560x1440, the frame rates are still very high but show a more pronounced GPU influence. Low yields 297.4 FPS, Medium 209.9 FPS, High 144.8 FPS, and Ultra 142.9 FPS. The High-to-Ultra delta shrinks to 1.9 FPS (1.3%), nearly identical to the 1080p pattern. Notably, the drop from 1080p High (230.3) to 1440p High (144.8) is 37.1%, which is consistent with the increased pixel count (2.25x) but not proportional — indicating the GPU is not yet fully saturated at 1440p High.

At 3840x2160, the numbers fall to their lowest. Low produces 151.7 FPS, Medium 110.8 FPS, High 76.5 FPS, and Ultra 72.4 FPS. The Low-to-Medium drop is 26.9% (151.7 to 110.8), Medium-to-High is 31.0% (110.8 to 76.5), and High-to-Ultra is 5.4% (76.5 to 72.4). The 4K Ultra result of 72.4 FPS is the only measured value below 75 FPS, and it is close to the 4K High result, suggesting that the Ultra preset’s marginal visual gains come at a steep cost to frame rate. Across all settings, the 1080p-to-4K drop ranges from 66.3% (Low: 449.6 to 151.7) to 67.8% (High: 230.3 to 76.5), with Ultra showing a 67.8% drop (225.1 to 72.4) and Medium a 66.7% drop (333.1 to 110.8). The consistency of these drops (all near 67%) indicates a uniform scaling behavior, which is typical of a GPU-bound scenario at higher resolutions.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER is the dominant component at 4K, and its specifications explain why. With 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus, the card provides 736.3 GB/s of bandwidth, which is sufficient for the game’s asset streaming at 4K Ultra. The GPU’s boost clock of 2550 MHz and its 52.22 TFLOPS of FP32 compute are responsible for the 4K High result of 76.5 FPS, and the 285.6 GPixel/s pixel rate directly impacts the 4K Ultra result of 72.4 FPS.

The GPU’s 80 RT cores and 320 tensor cores are relevant for the game’s visual effects at Ultra settings, where the measured FPS drops to 72.4 at 4K. The 5.4% performance penalty from High to Ultra at 4K (76.5 to 72.4) suggests that the Ultra preset enables ray-traced or tensor-core-accelerated effects that consume additional GPU resources. The 45,900 million transistors on a 379 mm² die at 5 nm (TSMC) provide the raw compute density needed for these effects, and the 320 W TDP is the power envelope required to sustain the boost clocks under load.

The GPU’s average benchmark score of 53,610 places it in the 88th percentile of all GPUs, and its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, is only 0.2% behind (53,489). This indicates that the RTX 4080 SUPER is at the top of its class, but not overwhelmingly so. In Pc Building Simulator specifically, the GPU’s role becomes critical only at 4K; at 1080p and 1440p, the i7-14700K’s 20 cores and 5.60 GHz boost clock keep frame rates above 142 FPS even at Ultra settings, meaning the GPU is not the primary bottleneck in those scenarios.

The GPU’s VRAM capacity of 16 GB is not a limiting factor in this game, as even at 4K Ultra, the measured FPS of 72.4 is not indicative of memory pressure. The 256-bit bus and 736.3 GB/s bandwidth are more than adequate for the simulation’s data requirements, which are modest compared to AAA action titles. In summary, the RTX 4080 SUPER is the performance ceiling at 4K, but the i7-14700K provides the foundation for high frame rates at lower resolutions, making this combo best suited for 1440p gaming or 4K at Medium settings.