Pc Building Simulator

This benchmark page breaks down how the Intel Core Ultra 7 265K and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER combination performs in Pc Building Simulator. The data shows a system that is heavily balanced toward CPU throughput, with the GPU becoming the primary constraint at higher resolutions and quality presets.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS across the three resolutions paints a clear picture of where the bottleneck lies. At 1080p with Low settings, the combo delivers 227 FPS, which drops to 140.4 FPS at 1440p and then 74.2 FPS at 4K. That represents a 67.3% reduction in frame rate from 1080p to 4K at Low settings, a massive penalty that indicates the GPU is being pushed to its absolute limit. The scaling from 1440p to 4K at Low settings (140.4 to 74.2 FPS) is a 47.2% drop, further confirming that the RTX 2060 SUPER's rendering capabilities are the limiting factor.

The pattern holds for Medium settings, where the frame rate falls from 158.6 FPS at 1080p to 98.2 FPS at 1440p (a 38.1% reduction) and then to 52.2 FPS at 4K (a 46.8% reduction from 1440p). At High settings, the same trend appears: 114.5 FPS at 1080p, 71.1 FPS at 1440p, and 36.7 FPS at 4K. The Ultra preset shows the most dramatic scaling, with 110 FPS at 1080p dropping to 64.5 FPS at 1440p (a 41.4% loss) and then to 37.3 FPS at 4K (a 42.2% loss from 1440p).

What is telling is the absolute floor at 4K. Across High and Ultra settings, the average FPS sits at 36.7 and 37.3 respectively, almost identical values. This suggests that the game's workload at 4K Ultra is saturating the GPU's resources, and the frame rate is hitting a hard wall around the mid-30s. The CPU is not the constraint here; if it were, you would see the frame rate drop more severely as resolution increases and the CPU becomes less relevant. Instead, the RTX 2060 SUPER, with its 8 GB of GDDR6 memory and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth, is the component that cannot keep pace with the pixel count at 4K.

Settings Recommendations

The data suggests that the optimal experience depends heavily on your target resolution. At 1080p, the system is exceptionally capable. The jump from Medium to High is a modest 28.9 FPS reduction (158.6 to 114.5), while the jump from High to Ultra is a smaller drop of 4.5 FPS (114.5 to 110). This indicates that at 1080p, the CPU has enough headroom to feed the GPU, and the Ultra preset is a viable choice for players who want maximum visual fidelity without sacrificing playability. The data shows 110 FPS at 1080p Ultra, which is smooth for this simulation genre.

Moving to 1440p, the picture changes. The Ultra preset delivers 64.5 FPS, which is playable but not ideal for fast-paced interaction. High settings at 1440p provide 71.1 FPS, a 10.2% improvement over Ultra. The Medium preset at 1440p yields 98.2 FPS, which offers a substantial margin over High. For a game about building and managing PCs, the visual difference between Medium and High is less critical than maintaining a stable frame rate. The data points to High as the balanced choice at 1440p, as it avoids the steep performance penalty of Ultra while still providing a noticeable quality boost over Medium.

At 4K, the situation is more constrained. The only preset that breaks past 60 FPS is Low, which achieves 74.2 FPS. Medium drops to 52.2 FPS, and both High and Ultra fall into the mid-30s. For 4K gaming, the recommendation is to use Low settings if you demand smoothness, or to accept that High and Ultra will be cinematic rather than competitive. The gap between Low and Medium at 4K is 22 FPS (74.2 vs 52.2), which is significant. Given the GPU's 63rd percentile ranking among all GPUs, it is not surprising that it struggles at this resolution.

CPU Role

The Intel Core Ultra 7 265K is a 20-core, 20-thread processor based on the Arrow Lake architecture, built on a 3 nm process. Its base clock is 3.90 GHz, boosting up to 5.50 GHz. This CPU has a 125 W TDP and supports DDR5 memory with dual-channel bandwidth of 102.4 GB/s. In synthetic benchmarks, it scores 50009 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 7060 in single-core, placing it in the 97th percentile among all CPUs.

In Pc Building Simulator, the CPU's role appears to be providing a strong foundation at lower resolutions. The fact that 1080p Low delivers 227 FPS shows that the CPU is not a bottleneck at that setting. The Core Ultra 7 265K's high single-thread performance (711 in Cinebench R15 single-core) likely helps maintain high frame rates when the GPU is not fully saturated. However, the game's simulation nature may involve physics and logic calculations that leverage the 20 cores, though the data does not show a distinct multi-core advantage at higher resolutions.

When compared to its nearest rivals, the Core Ultra 7 265K is nearly identical in average benchmark score. It trails the Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF by 0.2%, the Intel Core i9-14900KF by 0.2%, and the Intel Core i9-14900K by 0.9%. It also sits 1.2% behind the AMD EPYC 7413. This means that the CPU is not a differentiator in this combo; its performance is essentially on par with its closest competitors. The bottleneck is clearly elsewhere.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Core Ultra 7 265K and the RTX 2060 SUPER ranks 1260th out of 1769 tested combos in Pc Building Simulator. This puts it in the 28.8th percentile of all combos, meaning it outperforms roughly 29% of the tested systems. This low ranking is a direct consequence of the GPU's age and performance tier. The RTX 2060 SUPER, released in 2019, is an end-of-life product, while the CPU is a current-generation flagship. The mismatch is stark.

The data shows that the CPU's high percentile rank (97th) does not translate into a high combo rank. This suggests that for Pc Building Simulator, the GPU is the dominant factor in determining overall performance. The combo's rank of 1260 is closer to the GPU's percentile rank of 63rd than to the CPU's 97th percentile. This is logical; the game's rendering workload at common resolutions like 1440p and 4K is too heavy for the RTX 2060 SUPER, and no amount of CPU power can compensate for that.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER is a Turing-architecture GPU built on a 12 nm process. It has 2176 shading units, 136 texture mapping units, and 64 ROPs. The GPU's base clock is 1470 MHz, with a boost clock of 1650 MHz. It features 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The card supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, which is relevant for modern game features.

In Pc Building Simulator, the GPU's role is the primary limiter. The benchmark results show that at 4K Ultra, the frame rate is 37.3 FPS, which is barely above the 36.7 FPS at 4K High. The gap between 4K Medium (52.2 FPS) and 4K High (36.7 FPS) is a 29.7% drop, indicating a steep performance cliff. This suggests that the GPU's 8 GB VRAM and compute capabilities are exhausted at this resolution and quality level.

The RTX 2060 SUPER's nearest rivals are all older or lower-tier cards. It performs 0.3% better than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN, 0.5% better than the RTX 2070, and 0.8% better than the NVIDIA Quadro K5200. It is also 1.3% faster than the NVIDIA Tesla K40m. In synthetic tests, it scores 16462 in Passmark G3D and 2011 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12. These scores place it in the 63rd percentile of all GPUs, confirming its mid-range status in the current market.

For this game, the data indicates that the GPU is the component to upgrade if you want better performance. The CPU has ample headroom, as evidenced by the 227 FPS at 1080p Low. The RTX 2060 SUPER is simply not powerful enough to drive high refresh rates at 1440p or maintain 60 FPS at 4K with quality settings. The practical advice is to treat this combo as a 1080p solution, where it excels, or to lower settings aggressively at higher resolutions.

FAQ

*Q: What is the best resolution for this CPU/GPU combo in Pc Building Simulator?*

A: The data shows that 1080p is the sweet spot. At 1080p Ultra, the combo delivers 110 FPS, and at 1080p High it reaches 114.5 FPS. At 1440p, the frame rate drops to 71.1 FPS on High, and at 4K, even Low settings only reach 74.2 FPS.

Q: Does the Intel Core Ultra 7 265K bottleneck the RTX 2060 SUPER?

A: No. The benchmark results show that the CPU is not a limiting factor. At 1080p Low, the system produces 227 FPS, which is a high frame rate that indicates the CPU can feed the GPU efficiently. The bottleneck appears only when the GPU is overwhelmed at higher resolutions.

Q: How does this combo compare to other tested systems?

A: It ranks 1260th out of 1769 combos, placing it in the lower third of all tested systems. This rank is heavily influenced by the GPU's performance, as the CPU ranks in the 97th percentile of all CPUs.

Q: Can this system handle 4K gaming in this title?

A: Only at Low settings, where it achieves 74.2 FPS. At Medium, the frame rate drops to 52.2 FPS, and at High or Ultra, it falls below 40 FPS. The data suggests that 4K is not a practical target for this GPU in this game.

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

A: The measured data shows 71.1 FPS at High and 64.5 FPS at Ultra, a difference of 6.6 FPS. This is a minor gain from Ultra, so High offers better performance with a smaller visual compromise.

Q: Is this a balanced system for this game?

A: No. The CPU is a high-end current-generation part, while the GPU is a mid-range, end-of-life product. The combo rank of 1260 out of 1769 reflects this imbalance. The CPU's performance is on par with its nearest rivals (within 1.2%), but the GPU is the clear limiting factor.