Pc Building Simulator

Pc Building Simulator is a simulation title that responds strongly to both CPU and GPU resources, and the Intel Core i7-14700KF paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 delivers a wide spread of frame rates depending on the preset chosen. The measured data shows that the Ultra preset is the only setting that pushes the combo below 60 FPS at 4K, while the Low preset at 1080p produces a staggering 352.4 FPS average. This combination of a 20-core processor and a 10 GB GDDR6X graphics card produces a benchmark profile that is heavily influenced by the chosen resolution and quality level.

Settings Recommendations

The benchmark results indicate that the High preset offers the most balanced experience across all three tested resolutions. At 3840x2160, the High preset yields an average of 60.1 FPS, which is just above the standard 60 FPS target for smooth gameplay. Moving down to 2560x1440, the same preset delivers 108.4 FPS, and at 1920x1080 it reaches 176.4 FPS. These figures suggest that High settings provide a playable experience even at 4K, while offering substantial headroom at lower resolutions.

The Ultra preset is where the hardware starts to show its limits. At 4K, Ultra drops to 52.9 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS threshold that many players consider the minimum for a fluid experience. At 1440p, Ultra produces 107.5 FPS, and at 1080p it reaches 166 FPS. While the drop from High to Ultra is significant—from 60.1 to 52.9 FPS at 4K—the visual fidelity gain in a simulation game about building PCs may not justify the performance hit for all users.

For users with high-refresh-rate monitors, the Medium preset presents an interesting option. At 1080p, Medium produces 249.6 FPS, which is more than double the High preset’s 176.4 FPS. At 1440p, Medium achieves 160.2 FPS, and even at 4K it maintains 83.7 FPS. The Low preset, while producing the highest frame rates (352.4 FPS at 1080p, 223.5 FPS at 1440p, and 116.5 FPS at 4K), likely sacrifices too much visual quality for a game where inspecting components is part of the experience.

The data suggests that High is the optimal preset for this combination. It maintains the 60 FPS floor at 4K, delivers excellent performance at 1440p, and provides more than enough frame rate for most displays at 1080p. Users prioritizing raw frame rates over visual fidelity could consider Medium, particularly at 1440p and 1080p, where the performance gains are substantial.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-14700KF is a 20-core, 28-thread processor based on the Raptor Lake architecture, built 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 thermal design power of 125 W. The processor features 33 MB of shared L3 cache and 2 MB of L2 cache per core, along with 80 KB of L1 cache per core. It supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory in a dual-channel configuration, and it is unlocked for overclocking.

In Pc Building Simulator, the CPU’s role appears to be significant given the simulation genre, which often involves complex calculations for component compatibility and system performance modeling. The processor’s multi-threaded capabilities are strong, as evidenced by its Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 44557 and its Passmark multithread score of 52425. The single-core performance is also robust, with a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 6290 and a Geekbench single-core score of 2972.

The benchmark data shows that this CPU is well-positioned among its rivals. It scores within 0.4% of the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X in average benchmark score, and it is 0.3% ahead of the AMD EPYC 9115. The Core i7-14700KF is essentially tied with the Intel Core i7-14700K, which differs by 0% in average score. This places the processor in the 96th percentile of all CPUs, indicating that it is among the top performers available.

For Pc Building Simulator specifically, the CPU’s 20 cores and 28 threads likely help with the game’s simulation logic, which may involve tracking multiple system parameters simultaneously. The high boost clock of 5.60 GHz ensures that single-threaded tasks, such as UI interactions or physics calculations, are handled quickly. The processor’s performance in synthetic benchmarks suggests it provides ample computational headroom for this title, even at high frame rates.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 is built on the Ampere architecture with a GA102 chip, manufactured on Samsung’s 8 nm process. It features 8704 shading units, 272 texture mapping units, and 96 raster output units, along with 68 RT cores and 272 tensor cores. The GPU has 10 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 320-bit bus, with a memory bandwidth of 760.3 GB/s. Its base clock is 1440 MHz with a boost clock of 1710 MHz, and memory runs at 19 Gbps effective. The card has a thermal design power of 320 W and connects via PCIe 4.0 x16.

In Pc Building Simulator, the GPU’s role is primarily visual, handling the rendering of the 3D workspace where users assemble and configure systems. The RTX 3080’s performance in this game shows a clear GPU bottleneck at higher resolutions. The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K on the High preset illustrates this: 176.4 FPS at 1080p drops to 108.4 FPS at 1440p, and further to 60.1 FPS at 4K. This halving of performance from 1080p to 4K indicates that the GPU is the limiting factor at higher resolutions.

The GPU’s 10 GB of VRAM may also be relevant, as Pc Building Simulator involves rendering detailed models of components. The card’s Passmark G3D score of 25086 and its 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 4407 suggest solid overall graphics performance. The RTX 3080 sits in the 80th percentile of all GPUs, and its average benchmark score of 35787 places it within 0.9% of the AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE and 1% of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile.

The GPU’s FP32 performance of 29.77 TFLOPS and texture rate of 465.1 GTexel/s provide strong raw compute capabilities. However, the benchmark results in this game show that the RTX 3080 struggles to maintain high frame rates at 4K with Ultra settings, producing only 52.9 FPS. This suggests that the game’s rendering load at 4K Ultra exceeds what this GPU can comfortably handle while maintaining 60 FPS.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i7-14700KF and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 ranks 511th out of 1769 tested combos in Pc Building Simulator. This places the pairing in the top 29% of all combinations tested, indicating solid but not exceptional performance relative to other hardware pairings. The rank reflects the balance between the CPU’s strong computational power and the GPU’s capable but not top-tier graphics performance.

The CPU’s 96th percentile ranking among all CPUs suggests that the processor is not a limiting factor in this combo’s overall position. Its performance is closely matched with several high-end alternatives, including the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X and the Intel Xeon Platinum 8270, with deltas of -0.4% and -1.3% respectively. This means that swapping the CPU for a rival would likely produce minimal changes in overall system performance.

The GPU’s 80th percentile ranking among all GPUs is comparatively lower, indicating that the RTX 3080 is the component holding this combo back from a higher overall rank. The GPU’s nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon Pro Duo and the AMD Radeon 880M, with deltas of -0.2% and 0.4% respectively. The RTX 3080’s performance in this game, particularly at 4K Ultra, demonstrates that it is a mid-to-high-tier graphics card rather than a top-tier one.

This combination’s rank of 511 suggests that while it is a capable pairing for Pc Building Simulator, there are many other combinations that deliver better performance. The data shows that at 4K Ultra, the combo produces 52.9 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS threshold. This indicates that users seeking the highest visual quality at 4K would need to consider more powerful GPUs or accept lower settings.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data across resolutions reveals a clear pattern of GPU-bound performance. At 1080p, the combo produces 352.4 FPS on Low settings, which drops to 249.6 FPS on Medium, 176.4 FPS on High, and 166 FPS on Ultra. Moving to 1440p, the same settings produce 223.5 FPS, 160.2 FPS, 108.4 FPS, and 107.5 FPS respectively. At 4K, the frame rates fall to 116.5 FPS, 83.7 FPS, 60.1 FPS, and 52.9 FPS for Low, Medium, High, and Ultra.

The scaling from 1080p to 4K is roughly linear in terms of pixel count, with 4K having four times the pixels of 1080p. However, the frame rate drops are not proportional, indicating that the GPU is not purely pixel-bound. For example, on High settings, the frame rate drops from 176.4 FPS at 1080p to 60.1 FPS at 4K, a reduction of approximately 66%. This suggests that the GPU’s memory bandwidth and compute resources become increasingly strained as resolution increases.

The largest relative drop occurs between 1440p and 4K on High settings, where performance falls from 108.4 FPS to 60.1 FPS, a 45% reduction. In contrast, the drop from 1080p to 1440p on the same settings is from 176.4 FPS to 108.4 FPS, a 39% reduction. This pattern indicates that the RTX 3080’s 760.3 GB/s of memory bandwidth and 10 GB of VRAM are sufficient for 1080p and 1440p, but become limiting factors at 4K.

The data clearly shows that the GPU is the limiting component at higher resolutions. The CPU’s performance, as measured by its high multi-core and single-core scores, does not appear to be a bottleneck at any resolution. This is evident from the fact that even at 1080p Low settings, the frame rate reaches 352.4 FPS, which is far beyond what most displays can show. The limiting factor is the GPU’s ability to render the game at higher resolutions, particularly at 4K where even the Medium preset produces only 83.7 FPS.