Pc Building Simulator

# Pc Building Simulator Performance Analysis: Intel Core Ultra 5 225 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

The Intel Core Ultra 5 225 paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER delivers a robust simulation experience in Pc Building Simulator, ranking 162nd out of 3,002 tested combos. This places the configuration in the top 5.4% of all tested combinations, reflecting strong overall capability. The measured FPS data shows this combo handles the game smoothly from 1080p through 4K, with performance scaling predictably across resolutions and settings presets.

FAQ

Q: What is the combo's overall rank in Pc Building Simulator?

A: This combination ranks 162nd out of 3,002 tested combos, placing it in the top 5.4% of all configurations tested for this game.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its closest rivals?

A: The Intel Core Ultra 5 225 has an average benchmark score of 36,938, which is virtually identical to the AMD Ryzen 5 5600F (36,945, 0% delta) and slightly ahead of the AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D (-0.2%), AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450 (-0.4%), and Intel Core i9-12900T (-0.5%).

Q: What FPS can I expect at 1440p with High settings?

A: The measured data shows an average of 148 FPS at 2560x1440 with High settings, with no minimum or maximum FPS values recorded for that configuration.

Q: How much performance does the Ultra preset cost compared to High?

A: At 4K, Ultra delivers 73 FPS average versus 77 FPS for High, a 4 FPS drop. At 1440p, the difference is 141 FPS for Ultra versus 148 FPS for High, also a 7 FPS reduction.

Q: What is the GPU's percentile ranking among all GPUs?

A: The RTX 4080 SUPER sits in the 86th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 54,209. It trails the RTX 4080 by only 0.1% and the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X by 1.1%.

Q: Does the CPU's 10-core configuration benefit this simulation game?

A: The Core Ultra 5 225 features 10 cores and 10 threads with a 3.30 GHz base clock and 4.90 GHz boost clock. Its Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 25,891 indicates strong multi-threaded capability, which supports the simulation's workload.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo's rank of 162 out of 3,002 tested configurations represents a strong result for Pc Building Simulator. While the game itself is not graphically demanding by modern standards, the combination's placement in the 94.6th percentile of all tested combos indicates that both components contribute meaningfully to the experience. The data shows this pairing handles the game's simulation mechanics without bottlenecking, as evidenced by the high average FPS values across all resolution and settings combinations.

Looking at the measured FPS data, the combo maintains playable frame rates even at the most demanding tested configuration: 4K Ultra at 73 FPS. This suggests the rank is not merely a function of the game's low requirements but reflects the genuine headroom this hardware provides. The 1080p Low result of 444 FPS average demonstrates that the combo can push far beyond what any display can show, indicating the rank could be even higher if the game were more demanding.

The ranking also benefits from the CPU's position in the 85th percentile of all CPUs. With an average benchmark score of 36,938, the Core Ultra 5 225 sits just above its nearest rivals, all of which are within 0.5% of its score. This clustering suggests that the CPU is not the primary differentiator in this combo's rank; instead, the GPU's 86th percentile standing provides the more significant performance contribution.

CPU Role

The Intel Core Ultra 5 225 brings a 10-core, 10-thread configuration with a 3.30 GHz base clock and 4.90 GHz boost clock to this pairing. Built on TSMC's 3 nm process with Arrow Lake architecture, this CPU offers a 20 MB shared L3 cache and 102.4 GB/s memory bandwidth via dual-channel DDR5 support. These specifications align well with simulation games, which often benefit from consistent multi-threaded performance rather than extreme single-thread bursts.

Benchmark results support this interpretation. The Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 25,891 and single-core score of 3,655 show balanced capability across both metrics. The PassMark multi-thread score of 30,459 and single-thread score of 4,412 reinforce this pattern, suggesting the CPU can handle both the simulation logic and any background tasks without compromising frame pacing. The data compression score of 302,811 and floating-point math score of 92,038 indicate strong computational throughput relevant to simulation workloads.

In Pc Building Simulator's context, the CPU's 85th percentile ranking among all CPUs places it in the upper tier of processors. Its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 5 5600F, scores nearly identically (36,945 vs. 36,938), which suggests that generation-over-generation improvements have plateaued at this performance level. The 65W TDP and 10-core design provide a power-efficient foundation that supports sustained performance without thermal throttling concerns, though the data does not include thermal measurements.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers exceptional performance across all settings. Low settings produce an average of 444 FPS, Medium averages 331 FPS (with minimum 282 and maximum 381 FPS recorded), High averages 234 FPS, and Ultra averages 223 FPS. The progression from Low to Ultra shows a 221 FPS drop, representing a 49.8% reduction, yet even the Ultra result is more than triple the refresh rate of a standard 60Hz display.

Moving to 2560x1440, the results remain strong but show the expected resolution scaling. Low settings average 295 FPS, Medium drops to 209 FPS (minimum 178, maximum 240), High averages 148 FPS, and Ultra averages 141 FPS. The gap between High and Ultra narrows to just 7 FPS at this resolution, compared to 11 FPS at 1080p, suggesting the GPU begins to play a larger role at higher resolutions.

At 3840x2160, the combo still maintains smooth performance. Low settings average 154 FPS, Medium averages 109 FPS (minimum 93, maximum 126), High averages 77 FPS, and Ultra averages 73 FPS. The difference between High and Ultra shrinks further to 4 FPS, indicating that at 4K, the GPU is becoming the limiting factor. The Medium preset shows the largest variance between minimum and maximum FPS (33 FPS spread), suggesting some scene-dependent complexity in the simulation.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER provides 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus with 736.3 GB/s bandwidth. Its base clock of 2295 MHz boosts to 2550 MHz, and the Ada Lovelace architecture delivers 52.22 TFLOPS of FP32 performance. The GPU sits in the 86th percentile of all GPUs with an average benchmark score of 54,209, placing it just 0.1% behind the RTX 4080 and 1.1% behind the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X.

In Pc Building Simulator, the GPU's role becomes evident in the FPS scaling across resolutions. The PassMark G3D score of 34,245 and 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 6,600 indicate strong rasterization performance, which aligns with the game's rendering needs. The 16 GB VRAM capacity ensures no memory-related bottlenecks at any tested setting, even at 4K Ultra where texture and asset loading requirements are highest.

The GPU's 112 ROPs and 320 TMUs contribute to the high fill rates observed in the measured FPS data. The pixel rate of 285.6 GPixel/s and texture rate of 816.0 GTexel/s support the smooth frame delivery seen across all resolution and settings combinations. The Geekbench OpenCL score of 219,065 and Vulkan score of 260,075 suggest the GPU can handle compute-heavy tasks that simulation games might offload to the graphics card.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS data, the High preset offers the most balanced experience across all resolutions. At 1080p, High delivers 234 FPS average, which is more than sufficient for any display and only 11 FPS below Ultra. At 1440p, High averages 148 FPS, providing headroom for high-refresh-rate monitors. Even at 4K, High maintains 77 FPS average, which is 4 FPS higher than Ultra and still comfortably above 60 FPS.

The Medium preset presents a viable alternative for users seeking higher frame rates, particularly at 4K where it achieves 109 FPS average. However, the jump from Medium to High at 4K costs 32 FPS (109 to 77), while the jump from High to Ultra costs only 4 FPS (77 to 73). This indicates diminishing returns at the top end, suggesting that High is the sweet spot for visual fidelity and performance.

For competitive play or maximum frame rates, the Low preset at 1080p delivers 444 FPS average, which exceeds virtually any display's refresh rate. At 1440p, Low still provides 295 FPS, and at 4K it reaches 154 FPS. The Ultra preset offers the highest visual quality but only improves upon High by a small margin at each resolution, making it the least efficient choice for this game.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS data reveals a consistent pattern of performance degradation as resolution increases, though the magnitude varies by settings preset. At Low settings, the transition from 1080p to 1440p reduces average FPS by 149 (444 to 295, a 33.6% drop), and from 1440p to 4K reduces it by 141 (295 to 154, a 47.8% drop). This scaling suggests the CPU handles the lower-resolution workload efficiently, with the GPU becoming more influential at 4K.

For High settings, the scaling shows a similar trend: 1080p to 1440p drops from 234 to 148 FPS (36.8% reduction), and 1440p to 4K drops from 148 to 77 FPS (48.0% reduction). The Medium preset follows the same pattern with 331 to 209 FPS (36.9% drop) and 209 to 109 FPS (47.8% drop), respectively. The Ultra preset shows the steepest relative decline: 223 to 141 FPS (36.8% drop) from 1080p to 1440p, and 141 to 73 FPS (48.2% drop) from 1440p to 4K.

This consistent scaling behavior indicates that the limiting component shifts as resolution increases. At 1080p, the extremely high FPS values (444 at Low) suggest the CPU is the primary driver, as the GPU has ample headroom to render frames quickly. At 4K, the FPS values converge closer together across settings (73 to 154 FPS), indicating the GPU becomes the limiting factor. The 4K Ultra result of 73 FPS, while still playable, shows the GPU working near its capacity, whereas the 1080p Low result of 444 FPS demonstrates neither component is fully stressed.