Pc Building Simulator

# Pc Building Simulator — Intel Core Ultra 5 225 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080

Pc Building Simulator presents an unusual stress profile for a benchmark database: as a simulation title focused on assembly and management mechanics rather than physics-heavy rendering, its frame rates are exceptionally high across all tested configurations. The pairing of the Intel Core Ultra 5 225 with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 produces results that range from 74 FPS at 4K Ultra to 444 FPS at 1080p Low, placing this combo at rank 212 out of 3,723 tested combinations. These numbers reveal a system that is dramatically overqualified for the game's demands, yet the scaling patterns between resolutions and settings tell a nuanced story about where the bottleneck actually sits.

Resolution Scaling

The measured frame rates show a striking pattern when moving from 1080p to 4K. At 1080p Low, the combo delivers 444 FPS; at 1440p Low, it drops to 297 FPS; and at 4K Low, it reaches 155 FPS. That represents a 35% reduction from 1080p to 1440p, followed by another 48% drop from 1440p to 4K. The scaling is not linear — the jump from 1440p to 4K is disproportionately steep, suggesting that pixel throughput becomes a limiting factor only at the highest resolution.

Under High settings, the pattern shifts. The 1080p result of 235 FPS falls to 148 FPS at 1440p (a 37% drop) and then to 78 FPS at 4K (a 47% drop from 1440p). The relative consistency of these percentage drops across Low and High settings indicates that the game's rendering pipeline scales predictably with resolution, rather than introducing sudden algorithmic changes at specific thresholds.

The Medium preset provides the only complete data set with min and max FPS values, offering insight into frame pacing. At 4K Medium, the average is 110 FPS with a range of 93 to 126 FPS — a spread of 33 FPS. At 1440p Medium, the average rises to 210 FPS with a range of 179 to 242 FPS (63 FPS spread). At 1080p Medium, the average reaches 333 FPS with a range of 283 to 383 FPS (100 FPS spread). The widening range at lower resolutions suggests that CPU-side frame generation becomes more variable when the GPU is not the primary constraint.

The data implies that at 1080p and 1440p, the RTX 4080 is largely idle, waiting on the CPU to feed it work. At 4K, the GPU finally becomes the limiting component, which explains why the frame rate drops align more closely with pixel count rather than settings complexity.

How This Combo Ranks

This combination sits at rank 212 out of 3,723 tested combos in Pc Building Simulator, placing it in the top 5.7% of all systems tested. The percentile position is notable given that the CPU itself ranks in the 85th percentile among all processors, and the GPU ranks in the 86th percentile among all graphics cards. The combo's performance relative to its component percentiles suggests that the game does not disproportionately favor either component — instead, the system performs near the expected level for its hardware.

The CPU's nearest rivals provide context for its contribution. The AMD Ryzen 5 5600F scores 36,945 in average benchmark terms, a 0% delta from the Core Ultra 5 225's 36,938 average. The AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D is 0.2% behind, the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450 is 0.4% behind, and the Intel Core i9-12900T is 0.5% behind. These margins are negligible in real-world gaming, meaning the Core Ultra 5 225's rank is not determined by CPU compute headroom but rather by how the game engine utilizes its architecture.

The GPU's nearest rivals tell a similar story. The RTX 4080 SUPER is 0.1% ahead in average score, while the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X is 1.1% behind, the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB is 2.6% behind, and the AMD Radeon 8060S is 2.7% behind. The tight clustering around the RTX 4080's 54,247 average score indicates that this GPU tier delivers consistent performance, and the combo rank in Pc Building Simulator is likely more sensitive to CPU-GPU balance than to raw component scores.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data points to Low settings as the most practical choice for competitive or high-refresh-rate play, though the absolute numbers make even Ultra settings viable. At 1080p, Low delivers 444 FPS, Medium 333 FPS, High 235 FPS, and Ultra 224 FPS. The gap between High and Ultra is only 11 FPS, while the gap between Medium and High is 98 FPS. This suggests that the Ultra preset adds graphical features that have minimal performance cost in this title, making it a reasonable default if visual fidelity is desired.

At 1440p, the pattern repeats: Low hits 297 FPS, Medium 210 FPS, High 148 FPS, and Ultra 141 FPS. The High-to-Ultra delta narrows to just 7 FPS, while Medium-to-High costs 62 FPS. For players with 144Hz displays, Medium at 1440p is the sweet spot — it stays above 210 FPS average with a minimum of 179 FPS, comfortably exceeding refresh rate requirements.

At 4K, the choices become more consequential. Ultra drops to 74 FPS, which is below the 78 FPS of High and only slightly above typical 60Hz display thresholds. Medium at 4K delivers 110 FPS with a minimum of 93 FPS, making it the only 4K preset that maintains triple-digit frame rates throughout. Low at 4K reaches 155 FPS, but the visual compromise may not be worth the gain given that Medium already provides smooth performance.

The optimal experience depends on display capability. For 240Hz monitors, 1080p Low or Medium is required to fully utilize the refresh rate. For 144Hz displays, 1440p Medium or High works well. For 60Hz 4K displays, Ultra is playable, but Medium provides headroom for frame time spikes.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The complete measured FPS table shows the following results for this combo:

At 3840x2160 (4K): Low averages 155 FPS. Medium averages 110 FPS with a minimum of 93 and maximum of 126. High averages 78 FPS. Ultra averages 74 FPS.

At 2560x1440 (1440p): Low averages 297 FPS. Medium averages 210 FPS with a minimum of 179 and maximum of 242. High averages 148 FPS. Ultra averages 141 FPS.

At 1920x1080 (1080p): Low averages 444 FPS. Medium averages 333 FPS with a minimum of 283 and maximum of 383. High averages 235 FPS. Ultra averages 224 FPS.

The data reveals that the step from Low to Medium is consistently the largest performance penalty across all resolutions. At 1080p, the drop is 111 FPS (25%); at 1440p, it is 87 FPS (29%); at 4K, it is 45 FPS (29%). The step from Medium to High is smaller in percentage terms — 98 FPS (29%) at 1080p, 62 FPS (30%) at 1440p, and 32 FPS (29%) at 4K. The step from High to Ultra is the smallest: 11 FPS (5%) at 1080p, 7 FPS (5%) at 1440p, and 4 FPS (5%) at 4K.

This consistent 5% cost for the Ultra preset across all resolutions indicates that the Ultra settings introduce a fixed overhead that scales with pixel count rather than a proportionally increasing burden. The Medium-to-High step, meanwhile, appears to activate more significant rendering features that cost roughly 30% performance regardless of resolution.

GPU Role

The RTX 4080's specifications provide context for its performance in this simulation title. With 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus delivering 716.8 GB/s bandwidth, the card has ample memory resources for a game like Pc Building Simulator that does not feature complex textures or large open worlds. The 48.74 TFLOPS FP32 compute and 112 ROPs provide substantial rasterization throughput, which the 4K results suggest is sufficient to maintain high frame rates even at Ultra settings.

The GPU's clock behavior — base 2205 MHz, boost 2505 MHz — combined with its 320 W TDP and triple-slot cooler, indicates that thermal throttling is unlikely in a simulation workload that does not stress the card to its limits. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 6,567 and PassMark G3D score of 34,457 confirm the card's high-end positioning, though Pc Building Simulator's frame rates suggest the game is not GPU-bound except at 4K Ultra.

The memory clock of 1400 MHz (22.4 Gbps effective) and 304 TMUs contribute to the card's ability to handle the game's moderate texture and shader demands. The RTX 4080's nearest rival, the RTX 4080 SUPER at 0.1% higher average score, would likely produce nearly identical results in this game, meaning the combo rank would not change materially with that swap. The AMD Radeon Pro W5700X at 1.1% lower score and the RX 6750 GRE at 2.6% lower would show slightly more divergence at 4K, but at 1080p the differences would be masked by the CPU bottleneck.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS achieved by this combo in Pc Building Simulator?

A: The highest measured average is 444 FPS at 1080p with Low settings.

Q: Is this combo capable of smooth 4K gameplay in this title?

A: Yes. At 4K, the combo delivers 155 FPS on Low, 110 FPS on Medium, 78 FPS on High, and 74 FPS on Ultra. All presets exceed 60 FPS, and Medium maintains a minimum of 93 FPS.

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

A: At 1440p Medium, the average is 210 FPS. At 4K Medium, it drops to 110 FPS — a 48% reduction.

Q: Which settings preset shows the smallest performance difference from High to Ultra?

A: The High-to-Ultra step costs only 5% performance at every resolution: 11 FPS at 1080p, 7 FPS at 1440p, and 4 FPS at 4K.

Q: Does this combo rank higher than 90% of tested systems in this game?

A: Yes. The combo ranks 212th out of 3,723 tested combinations, placing it in the top 5.7% of all systems.

Q: What is the minimum FPS recorded for this combo at 1080p Medium?

A: The minimum FPS at 1080p Medium is 283, with a maximum of 383 and an average of 333.

CPU Role

The Intel Core Ultra 5 225 contributes to this combo's performance through its 10 cores and 10 threads, running at a 3.30 GHz base clock and 4.90 GHz boost clock. The 20 MB shared L3 cache and 3 MB per-core L2 cache provide adequate data locality for a simulation game that manages many small objects and UI elements. The CPU's 65 W TDP and Arrow Lake architecture on TSMC's 3 nm process node suggest efficient power delivery, though Pc Building Simulator's frame rates indicate the processor is rarely the limiting factor.

The CPU's benchmark scores show strong single-thread performance — Cinebench R23 single-core score of 3,655 and PassMark single-thread score of 4,412 — which matters for a game that likely has a primary simulation thread. The multi-thread score of 25,891 in Cinebench R23 and 30,459 in PassMark multithread indicate that even if the game utilizes multiple cores, the CPU has headroom. The PassMark physics score of 2,342 is comparatively modest, which could explain why frame rates at 1080p Low (444 FPS) are high but not higher — the physics simulation may be the first bottleneck as the GPU becomes less burdened.

The CPU's nearest rivals — Ryzen 5 5600F, Ryzen 5 5500X3D, Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450, and Core i9-12900T — all score within 0.5% in average benchmarks. This tight clustering means that in Pc Building Simulator, the choice between these CPUs would produce nearly identical frame rates. The Core Ultra 5 225's 85th percentile ranking among all CPUs suggests it is a solid mid-to-high-end processor, but the game's modest CPU demands mean that the RTX 4080 is doing most of the heavy lifting at 4K, while at 1080p the CPU's single-thread performance keeps frame rates high enough that the combo rank is determined more by the GPU's ability to render at scale.

The 10-core, 10-thread configuration without hyper-threading may seem limited compared to rivals with more threads, but the measured data shows no signs of thread starvation. The game's simulation loops appear to scale well with the available cores, and the 4.90 GHz boost clock ensures that single-threaded tasks complete quickly. The 102.4 GB/s memory bandwidth from dual-channel DDR5 support is sufficient for the game's data streaming needs, and the 20 PCIe Gen 5 lanes provide ample bandwidth for the GPU to communicate with the CPU without creating a bottleneck.