Pc Building Simulator

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data for Pc Building Simulator reveals a pronounced scaling curve as resolution increases, with the Intel Core i9-14900K and Intel Arc B580 combination showing clear GPU-bound behavior at higher settings. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo produces 214.1 FPS, which drops to 137.1 FPS at 2560x1440 and 73.2 FPS at 3840x2160. That represents a 36% reduction from 1080p to 1440p, and a further 47% reduction from 1440p to 4K. The scaling pattern indicates that at lower resolutions and settings, the system has enough headroom to push frame rates well beyond refresh-rate territory, but the Arc B580 becomes the limiting factor as pixel count grows.

Looking at High settings, the scaling is steeper in relative terms. The 105.8 FPS at 1080p falls to 69.8 FPS at 1440p (a 34% drop) and then to 36.6 FPS at 4K (a 48% drop from 1440p). The Ultra preset follows a nearly identical trajectory: 104.2 FPS at 1080p, 67.8 FPS at 1440p, and 37.1 FPS at 4K. The consistency of these percentage drops across High, Medium, and Ultra presets suggests that the rendering workload scales almost linearly with resolution for this simulation title, with no sudden bottlenecks emerging at any particular configuration.

The data points to the GPU as the primary constraint at 4K. At 1080p Low, the CPU is clearly capable of feeding the GPU well beyond 200 FPS, but even the jump from Low to Medium at 1080p cuts performance from 214.1 FPS to 151.1 FPS, indicating that pixel shading and memory bandwidth demands grow quickly. By 4K Ultra, the 37.1 FPS result sits at roughly one-sixth of the 1080p Low figure, underscoring how resolution scaling dominates the performance envelope in this title. The i9-14900K, with its 24 cores and 32 threads, is not the limiting factor here; the Arc B580's 12 GB of GDDR6 memory and 456.0 GB/s bandwidth are what determine the ceiling.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i9-14900K paired with the Intel Arc B580 achieves a combo rank of 1369 out of 1769 tested combinations in Pc Building Simulator. That places this pairing in the lower 23% of all combos, which is a notable result given the individual components' benchmark standings. The CPU itself ranks in the 97th percentile among all processors, with an average benchmark score of 79824. The GPU, by contrast, sits in the 66th percentile among all graphics cards, with an average score of 23021. The disparity between these two percentile positions explains the modest combo ranking: the processor is a top-tier part, but the graphics card holds the pairing back in a game that scales heavily with GPU throughput.

The nearest rival comparisons for the CPU show that the i9-14900K is essentially tied with several other high-end processors. It trails the AMD EPYC 7413 by 0.3%, sits 0.7% ahead of the Intel Core i9-14900KF, and is 0.7% and 0.9% ahead of the Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF and 265K, respectively. These deltas are all within noise, meaning the CPU choice is not what differentiates this combo's rank. For the GPU, the Arc B580's nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon 760M (0.1% faster), the NVIDIA P106-100 (0.3% faster), and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 (0.7% slower). The RTX 4060 comparison is particularly relevant, as it shows the Arc B580 performing within 1% of a mainstream NVIDIA card in synthetic benchmarks, yet the combo rank in this game still lands low because of the overall distribution of tested configurations.

Given that the data is measured, not estimated, the rank reflects actual gameplay results. The i9-14900K's high single-thread and multi-thread scores — 7040 in Cinebench R23 single-core and 49872 in multi-core — do not translate into a high combo rank here because Pc Building Simulator's workload is dominated by GPU rendering. The CPU's 97th percentile standing is effectively neutralized by the GPU's 66th percentile, and the combination lands in the bottom quartile of all tested pairs.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B580 brings a specific set of specifications that directly influence the measured FPS. Its 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus provides 456.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which is adequate for 1080p and 1440p gaming but becomes strained at 4K with higher presets. The GPU's base and boost clocks are both 2670 MHz, with memory running at 2375 MHz (19 Gbps effective). These clock speeds, combined with 2560 shading units, 160 texture mapping units, and 80 ROPs, yield a pixel rate of 213.6 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 427.2 GTexel/s. The FP32 throughput of 13.67 TFLOPS places the card in the mid-range segment, which aligns with its 66th percentile standing among all GPUs.

In Pc Building Simulator specifically, the GPU's role is most evident when comparing the Low preset across resolutions. At 1080p Low, the 214.1 FPS result suggests the GPU is not fully saturated, but at 4K Low, the 73.2 FPS figure shows the card working much harder. The gap between Low and Ultra at 4K is substantial: 73.2 FPS versus 37.1 FPS, a difference of nearly 50%. This indicates that the higher presets introduce additional shading and memory pressure that the Arc B580's 12 GB frame buffer can absorb but not without significant frame rate penalties. The 20 RT cores and DirectX 12 Ultimate support (12_2) are present in the hardware, but the measured data in this simulation title does not show any ray tracing workload, so those cores do not factor into the FPS results.

The GPU's benchmark scores corroborate its mid-range positioning. Its PassMark G3D score of 15748 and 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 3068 are consistent with a card that competes near the RTX 4060, which trails by 0.7% in average score. The Geekbench Vulkan score of 109672 and OpenCL score of 92821 further indicate balanced compute performance. In this game, the GPU's 12 GB memory size is likely sufficient, as the simulation's assets do not appear to exceed that capacity at any of the tested settings, but the bandwidth limitation shows up clearly in the 4K results.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its strongest results. Low settings produce 214.1 FPS, Medium drops to 151.1 FPS, High reaches 105.8 FPS, and Ultra settles at 104.2 FPS. The difference between High and Ultra at 1080p is minimal — only 1.6 FPS — which suggests that the Ultra preset adds effects that are not heavily taxing at this resolution. The jump from Low to Medium costs 63 FPS, indicating that the medium preset engages significant additional shading work.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates scale down proportionally. Low settings yield 137.1 FPS, Medium produces 93.7 FPS, High delivers 69.8 FPS, and Ultra achieves 67.8 FPS. The High-to-Ultra gap remains small at 2.0 FPS, mirroring the 1080p pattern. The Low-to-Medium drop at 1440p is 43.4 FPS, which is a slightly smaller absolute reduction than at 1080p but a similar percentage. At this resolution, the i9-14900K's CPU performance is still sufficient to keep the GPU fed, as the 137.1 FPS Low result demonstrates.

At 3840x2160, the Arc B580 becomes the clear bottleneck. Low settings produce 73.2 FPS, which is playable but far from the 1080p result. Medium drops to 52.3 FPS, High falls to 36.6 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 37.1 FPS. Interestingly, High and Ultra are nearly identical at 4K, with Ultra actually edging out High by 0.5 FPS, which is within measurement variance. The 4K Low figure of 73.2 FPS is lower than the 1440p High figure of 69.8 FPS, showing that resolution has a larger impact than preset level in this title. The data across all resolutions shows a consistent pattern: Low settings roughly double the FPS of Ultra settings, regardless of resolution, and the CPU never appears to limit results at any tested configuration.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo in Pc Building Simulator?

A: The data shows that 2560x1440 with High settings produces 69.8 FPS, which is above the 60 FPS threshold, while 3840x2160 at High only reaches 36.6 FPS. The 1440p resolution offers the best balance of visual quality and smoothness, as even Ultra settings achieve 67.8 FPS there.

Q: Does the Intel Core i9-14900K bottleneck the Intel Arc B580?

A: Benchmark results indicate it does not. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 214.1 FPS, and the CPU's 97th percentile ranking among all processors suggests it can handle even higher frame rates. The GPU's 66th percentile standing is the limiting factor, particularly at 4K where the Arc B580's 456.0 GB/s bandwidth is strained.

Q: How does the Arc B580 compare to the RTX 4060 in this game?

A: The nearestRivals data shows the Arc B580 trails the RTX 4060 by 0.7% in average benchmark score. While no direct in-game comparison is provided, the synthetic scores indicate the two cards perform within 1% of each other, so the measured FPS would likely be similar at the same settings.

Q: What is the difference between High and Ultra settings at 1440p?

A: The measured difference is small: High produces 69.8 FPS while Ultra produces 67.8 FPS, a gap of only 2.0 FPS. At 1080p, the gap is even smaller at 1.6 FPS (105.8 vs 104.2), and at 4K, Ultra actually outperforms High by 0.5 FPS (37.1 vs 36.6), suggesting the Ultra preset adds minimal additional load in this title.

Q: Is 4K playable with this combo?

A: At Low settings, 4K produces 73.2 FPS, which is playable for a simulation title. However, Medium settings drop to 52.3 FPS, and High/Ultra fall below 40 FPS. If 4K is the target, Low or Medium settings are the only viable options based on the measured data.

Q: How does the i9-14900K's multi-core performance relate to this game?

A: The CPU scores 49872 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 20946 in Cinebench R20 multi-core, placing it in the 97th percentile. However, the measured FPS data shows that resolution and settings have a much larger impact on performance than CPU capability, indicating that Pc Building Simulator does not heavily utilize the 24 cores and 32 threads.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS rows, the optimal configuration depends on the target resolution and frame rate preference. For 1920x1080, the Ultra preset at 104.2 FPS is the clear choice, as it delivers a smooth experience while costing only 1.6 FPS over High at 105.8 FPS. The extra visual fidelity of Ultra comes at virtually no performance cost, so there is no reason to select High instead. Medium at 151.1 FPS and Low at 214.1 FPS are only useful for users with very high refresh rate displays, as the Ultra preset already exceeds 100 FPS.

For 2560x1440, the High preset at 69.8 FPS is the recommended starting point, as it provides a solid 60+ FPS experience. Ultra at 67.8 FPS is nearly identical and can be selected if the user prefers maximum quality, since the 2.0 FPS difference is negligible. Medium at 93.7 FPS offers a meaningful frame rate boost for competitive play, while Low at 137.1 FPS is best reserved for users who prioritize frame rate above all else. The data does not show any stability issues at any preset, so the choice comes down to visual preference versus frame rate headroom.

For 3840x2160, the situation is more constrained. Low settings at 73.2 FPS is the only preset that consistently stays above 60 FPS, while Medium at 52.3 FPS is playable but not ideal for fast-moving scenes. High at 36.6 FPS and Ultra at 37.1 FPS are both below the 40 FPS threshold, which may feel sluggish in a simulation that requires precise mouse input. The recommendation for 4K is to use Low settings for a responsive experience, or Medium if visual quality is more important than frame rate smoothness. Users with G-Sync or FreeSync displays could potentially tolerate the 52.3 FPS Medium result, but the measured data suggests that Low is the safest choice at this resolution. Overall, the combo delivers its best experience at 1440p with High or Ultra settings, where the i9-14900K's CPU headroom and the Arc B580's GPU capabilities are balanced effectively.