Pc Building Simulator

Pc Building Simulator is a simulation title that leans on CPU and memory performance for its simulation logic, but the measured FPS data for the Intel Core Ultra 5 125H paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 shows a wide spread across resolutions and settings, ranging from 37 FPS at 4K Ultra to 237 FPS at 1080p Low.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution and settings combination for this CPU and GPU pairing in Pc Building Simulator?

A: Based on the measured FPS data, 1920x1080 at High settings delivers 119 FPS average, while 2560x1440 at High delivers 75 FPS average. The 3840x2160 High setting drops to 39 FPS average, so 1080p or 1440p are the practical choices for smooth gameplay.

Q: How does the RTX 4060 compare to its nearest GPU rivals in average benchmark score?

A: The RTX 4060 has an average benchmark score of 17639, which is 0.2% lower than the AMD Radeon HD 7790 (17666 score), 0.3% higher than the AMD Radeon 780M (17588 score), and 0.7% higher than the AMD Radeon Pro 460 (17509 score).

Q: What is the CPU's multithreaded performance relative to its nearest rivals?

A: The Intel Core Ultra 5 125H scores 21100 in PassMark multithread, with an average benchmark score of 27507. That is 0.1% behind the AMD Ryzen 7 5800 (27535 score), 0.3% behind the Intel Core i5-12600K (27578 score), and 0.5% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5355G (27382 score).

Q: Does the CPU or GPU limit performance at 4K Ultra settings?

A: At 3840x2160 Ultra, the average FPS is 37, which is the lowest measured value in the entire data set. The GPU's percentile rank of 61 against all GPUs and the CPU's percentile rank of 79 against all CPUs suggest that the RTX 4060 becomes the primary limiting factor at this high resolution, as the GPU workload scales with pixel count.

Q: What is the GPU's memory configuration and how does it affect this game?

A: The RTX 4060 has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus with 272.0 GB/s bandwidth. This memory capacity is sufficient for the simulation's asset loading, but the 128-bit bus width means bandwidth can be a constraint when moving from 1080p to 4K, where the FPS drops from 119 to 39 at High settings.

Q: How does the CPU's core count and clock speed influence the game's simulation aspects?

A: The Core Ultra 5 125H features 14 cores, 18 threads, a base clock of 3.60 GHz, and a boost clock of 4.50 GHz. Benchmark results like the Cinebench R23 multicore score of 12804.5 and PassMark physics score of 1439 indicate strong multithreaded capability, which supports the game's simulation logic and maintains high FPS at lower resolutions where the GPU is less stressed.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with a 5 nm process node and contains 18,900 million transistors on a 159 mm² die. Its memory subsystem consists of 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus, providing 272.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU's base clock is 1830 MHz with a boost clock of 2460 MHz, and memory runs at 2125 MHz with 17 Gbps effective speed.

In Pc Building Simulator, the GPU's role becomes more pronounced as resolution increases. At 1920x1080, the RTX 4060 delivers 119 FPS average at High settings, which indicates that the GPU is not the limiting factor at this resolution. However, at 3840x2160, the average FPS at High settings falls to 39, demonstrating that the GPU's 8 GB memory and 128-bit bus are insufficient to maintain high frame rates at 4K. The GPU's compute capabilities, measured at 15.11 TFLOPS FP32, and its 3072 shading units, contribute to its ability to handle the game's rendering tasks, but the memory bandwidth becomes a bottleneck at higher pixel counts.

The RTX 4060's benchmark scores show a PassMark G3D score of 19545 and a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2302. Its percentile rank of 61 against all GPUs places it in the upper-midrange tier, which aligns with the observed performance: capable at 1080p and 1440p, but struggling at 4K Ultra where the average FPS drops to 37. The GPU's 48 ROPs and 96 TMUs help with texture filtering and pixel output, but the 128-bit memory interface limits how much data can be moved per clock cycle, which is a critical factor in a simulation game that may require frequent asset updates.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a clear pattern of performance degradation as resolution increases from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160. At High settings, the average FPS drops from 119 at 1080p to 75 at 1440p, and then to 39 at 4K. This represents a 67% drop from 1080p to 4K, which is a significant scaling penalty that points to the GPU as the primary limiting component at higher resolutions.

At Low settings, the scaling is even more dramatic: 237 FPS at 1080p, 150 FPS at 1440p, and 78 FPS at 4K. The 1080p Low result of 237 FPS suggests that the CPU is capable of driving very high frame rates when the GPU is not heavily loaded, but the GPU's limitations become apparent as the pixel count increases. The Medium settings show a similar trend: 168 FPS at 1080p, 106 FPS at 1440p, and 55 FPS at 4K, with the 4K Medium result having a min FPS of 47 and max FPS of 64.

The Ultra settings produce the lowest frame rates across all resolutions: 113 FPS at 1080p, 71 FPS at 1440p, and 37 FPS at 4K. This scaling behavior indicates that at 1080p, the CPU's 14 cores and 18 threads are sufficient to keep the simulation running smoothly, but as resolution increases, the GPU's workload grows, and the RTX 4060's 8 GB memory and 272.0 GB/s bandwidth become the limiting factors. The data suggests that for a smooth 60+ FPS experience, users should stick to 1080p or 1440p with High or Medium settings, as 4K is only playable at Low settings (78 FPS average).

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core Ultra 5 125H and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 ranks 1800 out of 3002 tested combos in Pc Building Simulator, placing it in the 60th percentile of tested configurations. This rank reflects the pairing's balanced performance profile: the CPU's 79th percentile ranking against all CPUs and the GPU's 61st percentile ranking against all GPUs indicate that the CPU is relatively stronger than the GPU in this pairing.

The rank of 1800 out of 3002 suggests that while this combo performs adequately, it is not among the top configurations for this game. The CPU's average benchmark score of 27507 places it close to the AMD Ryzen 7 5800 (27535, 0.1% higher) and Intel Core i5-12600K (27578, 0.3% higher), but the GPU's average score of 17639 is within 0.7% of the AMD Radeon Pro 460, which is an older, lower-tier GPU. This disparity between CPU and GPU performance tiers is reflected in the combo's mid-pack rank.

The measured FPS data shows that this combo can deliver excellent frame rates at 1080p (119 FPS High, 237 FPS Low) and good frame rates at 1440p (75 FPS High, 106 FPS Medium), but falls below 60 FPS at 4K High (39 FPS) and 4K Ultra (37 FPS). The combo's rank of 1800 suggests that many other tested combinations achieve higher overall performance, likely due to more powerful GPUs that can handle 4K resolutions more effectively.

CPU Role

The Intel Core Ultra 5 125H is a mobile processor from the Core Ultra Series 1, based on the Meteor Lake architecture and manufactured on Intel's 7 nm process. It features 14 cores and 18 threads, with a base clock of 3.60 GHz and a boost clock of 4.50 GHz. The CPU has a 28 W TDP and uses the Intel BGA 2049 socket, with 18 MB of shared L3 cache and 2 MB of L2 cache per core.

In Pc Building Simulator, the CPU's role is to handle the simulation logic, which includes managing the virtual PC components, their interactions, and the game's world state. The CPU's benchmark scores reflect its capability: Cinebench R23 multicore score of 12804.5 and single-core score of 1647.5, PassMark multithread score of 21100, and PassMark physics score of 1439. The PassMark data compression score of 236209 and integer math score of 69986 indicate strong computational throughput for the game's logic calculations.

The CPU's 14 cores and 18 threads provide ample parallelism for the simulation's background tasks, which is why the combo achieves 237 FPS at 1080p Low settings. At this resolution, the GPU is not heavily loaded, and the CPU can drive frame rates well above 200 FPS. However, the CPU's performance relative to its rivals shows a tight grouping: it is 0.1% behind the AMD Ryzen 7 5800, 0.3% behind the Intel Core i5-12600K and AMD Ryzen 7 5700X, and 0.5% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5355G. This indicates that the CPU is not a bottleneck in most scenarios, as its performance is competitive with desktop processors from a previous generation.

The CPU's 18 MB of shared L3 cache and dual-channel DDR5 memory support, with 89.6 GB/s memory bandwidth, help feed the simulation's data requirements. The PassMark single-thread score of 3399 shows solid per-core performance, which is important for the game's main thread that handles user input and UI updates. Overall, the CPU provides sufficient performance to keep up with the GPU at 1080p and 1440p, but at 4K, the GPU's limitations become the dominant factor.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers strong performance across all settings. Low settings produce an average of 237 FPS, Medium settings produce 168 FPS with a min of 143 and max of 193, High settings produce 119 FPS, and Ultra settings produce 113 FPS. These results show that at 1080p, the combo can easily exceed 100 FPS on all settings, making this resolution ideal for high-refresh-rate displays.

At 2560x1440, performance drops but remains playable. Low settings average 150 FPS, Medium settings average 106 FPS with a min of 90 and max of 122, High settings average 75 FPS, and Ultra settings average 71 FPS. The 1440p results show a clear scaling pattern where each step up in settings reduces the average FPS by roughly 20-30 FPS, with Ultra settings still delivering above 70 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the GPU becomes the limiting factor. Low settings average 78 FPS, Medium settings average 55 FPS with a min of 47 and max of 64, High settings average 39 FPS, and Ultra settings average 37 FPS. The 4K results show that only Low settings can maintain a smooth 60+ FPS experience, while Medium settings dip below 60 FPS, and High and Ultra settings fall into the 37-39 FPS range, which is not ideal for a simulation game that requires smooth interaction.

The data shows that the combo's performance ceiling is at 1080p, where it can deliver 237 FPS at Low settings. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p is roughly consistent across settings, with a 37-38% drop in average FPS. The scaling from 1440p to 4K is more severe, with a 48-52% drop in average FPS, highlighting the GPU's memory bandwidth and capacity limitations at 4K. The min and max FPS values for Medium settings across all resolutions show that frame times are consistent, with a spread of 50 FPS at 1080p (143-193), 32 FPS at 1440p (90-122), and 17 FPS at 4K (47-64). This indicates that the game does not have significant stuttering issues, but the overall frame rates at 4K are too low for a smooth experience.