Pc Building Simulator

Pc Building Simulator pairs the Intel Core Ultra 7 265K with the AMD Radeon RX 570, a combination that produces a wide performance spread depending on resolution and quality preset. The data shows a system that is heavily GPU-limited at higher resolutions, while the 20-core processor provides ample headroom for the simulation's logic. The measured frames per second range from a playable 110.3 FPS at 1080p Low to a slideshow-like 14.7 FPS at 4K Ultra, indicating that the graphics card is the primary bottleneck in most scenarios.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo to achieve a 60 FPS average?

A: The data shows that the only preset achieving a 60 FPS average or higher is at 1920x1080 with Low settings, which averages 110.3 FPS. At 2560x1440, the Low preset drops to 70.8 FPS, and the Medium preset falls to 46.4 FPS. Therefore, 1080p is the only resolution where a 60 FPS average is possible with the provided settings.

Q: How much faster is the 1080p Low preset compared to the 4K Ultra preset?

A: The average frame rate at 1920x1080 Low is 110.3 FPS, while at 3840x2160 Ultra it is 14.7 FPS. This represents a difference of 95.6 FPS, meaning the 1080p Low preset is roughly 7.5 times faster than the 4K Ultra preset in this specific configuration.

Q: What is the performance delta between the Intel Core Ultra 7 265K and its closest rival?

A: The nearest rival is the Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF, which has an average benchmark score of 79,240 compared to the 265K's 79,102. The deltaPct is -0.2, indicating the 265K is 0.2% slower than the 265KF in average benchmark scores.

Q: Does the GPU have a higher or lower average benchmark score than its nearest rival?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 570 has an average benchmark score of 30,158. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060, scores 30,109. The deltaPct is 0.2, meaning the RX 570 is 0.2% faster than the RTX 5060 in this benchmark aggregate.

Q: What is the frame rate drop when moving from High settings at 1080p to High settings at 1440p?

A: At 1920x1080, the High preset averages 52 FPS. At 2560x1440, the High preset averages 34.7 FPS. This represents a drop of 17.3 FPS, or approximately 33% lower performance when moving up one resolution step.

Q: How does the CPU's multi-threaded performance compare to its single-threaded score?

A: In Cinebench R23, the processor scores 50,009 in the multicore test and 7,060 in the singlecore test. The multicore score is roughly 7 times higher, reflecting the benefit of its 20 cores and 20 threads for parallel workloads.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 570 is the primary performance limiter in Pc Building Simulator, as evidenced by the steep frame rate declines as resolution increases. The GPU features 4 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 224.0 GB/s. Its architecture is GCN 4.0, built on a 14 nm process at GlobalFoundries, with a die size of 232 mm² containing 5,700 million transistors.

The card's base clock is 1168 MHz and its boost clock is 1244 MHz, with memory running at 1750 MHz (7 Gbps effective). With 2048 shading units, 128 TMUs, and 32 ROPs, the GPU delivers a pixel rate of 39.81 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 159.2 GTexel/s. Its FP32 performance is rated at 5.095 TFLOPS, which is modest by modern standards.

The benchmark results place this GPU at the 74th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 30,158. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060, scores nearly identically at 30,109 (a 0.2% delta). Despite this parity in synthetic benchmarks, the measured FPS in Pc Building Simulator shows the RX 570 struggling to maintain 60 FPS at 1440p Medium (46.4 FPS) or 1080p High (52 FPS), suggesting the game's rendering load is substantial for this older Polaris architecture.

Resolution Scaling

The data reveals a clear pattern of frame rate degradation as resolution increases from 1080p to 4K. At Low settings, the average FPS drops from 110.3 at 1920x1080 to 70.8 at 2560x1440, then to 35.3 at 3840x2160. This represents a 36% drop from 1080p to 1440p, and a further 50% drop from 1440p to 4K.

The scaling is similar at other presets. For High settings, the averages are 52 FPS at 1080p, 34.7 at 1440p, and 15.8 at 4K. The drop from 1440p to 4K at High settings is particularly severe, with a 54% reduction. This pattern indicates that the GPU's fill rate and memory bandwidth are insufficient for the pixel count at 4K, making the RX 570 the clear bottleneck.

Interestingly, the CPU appears to have little impact on this scaling. The Intel Core Ultra 7 265K, with its 20 cores and 20 threads, maintains strong synthetic performance (97th percentile of all CPUs). Since the FPS drops correlate so strongly with resolution, the data suggests that the simulation's CPU logic is well within the processor's capabilities, and the graphics card is the sole limiting factor in this title.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a complete picture of performance across three resolutions and four settings levels. At 1920x1080, the Low preset achieves an average of 110.3 FPS, which is the only configuration to exceed 100 FPS. The Medium preset averages 77.2 FPS, High averages 52 FPS, and Ultra averages 54.8 FPS. Notably, the Ultra preset is slightly faster than High at this resolution, suggesting that the additional effects in Ultra may not be fully taxing the GPU at this pixel count.

At 2560x1440, the Low preset averages 70.8 FPS, still above the 60 FPS threshold. Medium drops to 46.4 FPS, while High and Ultra are nearly identical at 34.7 and 34.6 FPS respectively. This convergence at the higher presets indicates that the GPU is becoming saturated, with the extra detail in Ultra providing no measurable performance penalty.

At 3840x2160, all presets fall below playable thresholds. Low averages 35.3 FPS, Medium averages 26 FPS, High averages 15.8 FPS, and Ultra averages 14.7 FPS. The gap between High and Ultra narrows to just 1.1 FPS, further confirming the GPU's complete saturation at 4K. The combo rank in this game is 1690 out of 1769, placing it in the bottom 5% of all tested combinations.

CPU Role

The Intel Core Ultra 7 265K is a high-end desktop processor with 20 cores and 20 threads, based on the Arrow Lake architecture built on a 3 nm process. Its base clock is 3.90 GHz with a boost clock of 5.50 GHz, and it has a TDP of 125 W. The processor features 30 MB of shared L3 cache and 3 MB of L2 cache per core, with a memory bandwidth of 102.4 GB/s over dual-channel DDR5.

This CPU's benchmark scores are strong across the board. In Cinebench R23, it scores 50,009 multicore and 7,060 singlecore. Its Passmark multithread score is 58,838, and its single-thread score is 4,904. The processor ranks in the 97th percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 79,102.

Compared to its nearest rivals, the Core Ultra 7 265K is essentially tied with the Core Ultra 7 265KF (-0.2% delta) and the Core i9-14900KF (-0.2% delta). It trails the Core i9-14900K by 0.9% and the AMD EPYC 7413 by 1.2%. In the context of Pc Building Simulator, this CPU power appears largely untapped, as the FPS differences between presets are driven almost entirely by GPU load rather than CPU bottlenecks.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS data, the optimal configuration for this combo depends on the user's target resolution. At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers the best experience with 110.3 FPS, though the Medium preset at 77.2 FPS offers a better balance of visual quality and smoothness. The Ultra preset at 54.8 FPS is also viable for users who prefer maximum detail, as it stays close to the 60 FPS target.

At 2560x1440, only the Low preset exceeds 60 FPS at 70.8 FPS. The Medium preset at 46.4 FPS is the most reasonable choice for a playable experience, while High and Ultra at approximately 34.7 FPS may be too choppy for fast-paced interactions. For users prioritizing visual fidelity at 1440p, Medium is the recommended preset.

At 3840x2160, no preset achieves a playable frame rate. The Low preset at 35.3 FPS is the only option approaching playability, but even this will feel sluggish. The data strongly indicates that this resolution is unsuitable for the RX 570, and users should either lower the resolution or accept significant performance compromises. The most balanced overall experience is the 1080p Medium preset, which provides 77.2 FPS while retaining moderate visual enhancements.