Pc Building Simulator

Pc Building Simulator is a simulation title that tasks the CPU with heavy logic and physics calculations, and the measured frame rates for the Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER reveal a configuration that scales predictably with resolution. The data shows a system that is exceptionally fast at 1080p, but the performance curve indicates where each component’s workload becomes dominant, offering clear guidance for users aiming to match hardware to their display.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is steep and consistent across all settings, which points directly to the GPU as the limiting factor at higher resolutions. At Low settings, the average frame rate falls from 409 FPS at 1920x1080 to 258 FPS at 2560x1440, a 37% reduction, and then to 135 FPS at 3840x2160, a 48% drop from 1440p. This pattern is typical of a GPU-bound scenario where pixel throughput becomes the bottleneck; the RTX 4070 SUPER’s 504.2 GB/s memory bandwidth and 198.0 GPixel/s pixel rate are being pushed harder as the pixel count increases.

Moving to Medium settings, the trend continues: 290 FPS at 1080p drops to 183 FPS at 1440p and then to 96 FPS at 4K. The gap between 1440p and 4K is 48%, nearly identical to the Low preset’s drop, suggesting that the GPU’s shading units (7168) and texture units (224) are saturated at 4K regardless of the visual complexity. At High settings, the numbers are 205 FPS at 1080p, 129 FPS at 1440p, and 67 FPS at 4K, with the 1440p-to-4K reduction again at 48%. Ultra settings mirror this: 195 FPS at 1080p, 123 FPS at 1440p, and 64 FPS at 4K, with a 48% drop from 1440p to 4K.

The consistency of that 48% decline from 1440p to 4K across all four presets is the key takeaway. It indicates that the CPU, with its 24 cores and 24 threads, is not a bottleneck at 4K; the frame rate is dictated almost entirely by the GPU’s ability to fill pixels. At 1080p, however, the scaling from Low to Ultra shows a different story. The 409 FPS at Low drops to 195 FPS at Ultra, a 52% reduction, which is a much larger percentage loss than the resolution scaling alone would suggest. This implies that at 1080p Low, the CPU is capable of feeding frames faster than the GPU can render them, but as settings increase, the GPU workload grows, and the system becomes more balanced.

Settings Recommendations

For users with a 4K display, the data strongly supports using Medium settings as the sweet spot. The 96 FPS average at 3840x2160 with Medium is the only 4K preset that clears the 60 FPS threshold with headroom, and the measured minimum of 81 FPS confirms that frame times stay consistent. High and Ultra both fall below 70 FPS, with averages of 67 and 64 respectively, which is playable but leaves little room for drops during complex scenes. Low at 4K hits 135 FPS, but the visual fidelity loss is likely not worth the frame rate gain, given that Medium provides a 31 FPS improvement over High with presumably better image quality.

At 1440p, Medium again stands out, delivering 183 FPS with a minimum of 155 FPS. High and Ultra are close behind at 129 and 123 FPS, respectively, so the choice there depends on whether the user prioritizes visual effects or higher refresh rates. Since this is a simulation game where UI readability and system monitoring are common, the extra frames from Medium might be preferable, but High is a solid choice if the display is capped at 144Hz, as it stays close to that ceiling. Low at 1440p reaches 258 FPS, which is overkill for most monitors and would only benefit users with very high refresh rate panels.

For 1080p, the situation is different. The CPU’s strength allows for massive frame rates, but the GPU still handles the rendering. Medium at 290 FPS is a good middle ground, but High at 205 FPS and Ultra at 195 FPS are both well above 144Hz, making them viable for competitive play. Low at 409 FPS is the top performer, but the visual trade-off is severe, and the data suggests that the CPU is not the limiting factor at this resolution. The measured minimums at Medium (246 FPS at 1080p) show that even with frame drops, the experience remains fluid, so Medium is the recommended preset for 1080p users who want a balance of quality and speed.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER ranks 405th out of 3002 tested combos in Pc Building Simulator, placing it in the top 13.5% of all configurations. This is a strong result, but it is not near the top, which reflects the game’s CPU-centric nature. The CPU sits in the 96th percentile against all processors, with an average benchmark score of 93785, while the GPU is in the 83rd percentile against all graphics cards, with an average score of 43223. The gap between these percentiles suggests that the CPU is overqualified relative to the GPU for this specific title, and the frame rate data supports that interpretation.

Looking at the CPU’s nearest rivals, the Intel Xeon 6520P scores 93786, a 0% delta, meaning the Ultra 7 270K Plus is essentially tied with that server chip in aggregate benchmarks. The AMD EPYC 4564P is 1.5% ahead, the EPYC 9175F is 1.9% ahead, and the EPYC 4565P is 2.1% ahead. These are all enterprise-grade processors with higher core counts, which explains their slight edge in multi-threaded workloads. For the GPU, the nearest rival is the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB, which is 0.1% behind, followed by the GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile at 0.1% behind, the Quadro M6000 at 0.2% behind, and the RTX 4090 Mobile at 1% behind. The RTX 4070 SUPER is a desktop card, so its proximity to mobile and older workstation parts in aggregate scores highlights that synthetic benchmarks do not always translate directly to gaming performance.

In Pc Building Simulator specifically, the 405th rank out of 3002 combos indicates that many configurations with faster GPUs or more specialized CPUs outperform this pairing. The game’s simulation logic likely benefits from the CPU’s single-thread performance, where the Ultra 7 270K Plus scores 5068 in Passmark’s single-thread test, but the GPU’s 83rd percentile ranking means it is not the strongest partner available. Users looking to climb the ranks would need a higher-tier GPU, but the current combo is still well above average.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured average frame rates are 409 FPS on Low, 290 FPS on Medium, 205 FPS on High, and 195 FPS on Ultra. The Medium preset has a minimum of 246 FPS and a maximum of 333 FPS, which is the only preset with min/max data at this resolution. The spread between Low and Ultra is 214 FPS, a 52% reduction, which shows the GPU’s workload scaling with settings.

At 2560x1440, the averages are 258 FPS on Low, 183 FPS on Medium, 129 FPS on High, and 123 FPS on Ultra. Medium again has the only min/max data, with a minimum of 155 FPS and a maximum of 210 FPS. The drop from Low to Ultra is 135 FPS, a 52% reduction, mirroring the 1080p pattern. High and Ultra are only 6 FPS apart, suggesting that the Ultra preset’s additional effects do not tax the GPU as much as the step from Medium to High.

At 3840x2160, the averages are 135 FPS on Low, 96 FPS on Medium, 67 FPS on High, and 64 FPS on Ultra. Medium has a minimum of 81 FPS and a maximum of 110 FPS. The drop from Low to Ultra is 71 FPS, a 53% reduction, consistent with the other resolutions. The gap between High and Ultra narrows to just 3 FPS, indicating that the GPU is saturated by the time it reaches High at 4K, and Ultra adds little additional load.

Across all resolutions, the Medium preset consistently provides the best balance of average FPS and minimum frame rates, with the 4K minimum of 81 FPS being particularly strong. The Low presets offer high averages but lack the visual polish that the game’s simulation interface might benefit from, while High and Ultra deliver diminishing returns as resolution increases.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with a 5 nm process from TSMC, featuring 35,800 million transistors on a 294 mm² die. Its 12 GB of GDDR6X memory operates on a 192-bit bus, providing 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth, which is sufficient for 4K textures in a simulation game. The base clock is 1980 MHz with a boost clock of 2475 MHz, and the memory runs at 1313 MHz, or 21 Gbps effective. These clocks are moderate for the 40-series, but the card’s 7168 shading units and 224 TMUs handle the pixel workload efficiently.

In Pc Building Simulator, the GPU’s role becomes more pronounced as resolution increases. At 1080p, the card is not the bottleneck, as evidenced by the 409 FPS Low result, which is likely limited by the CPU’s frame generation. At 4K, however, the GPU is clearly the limiting factor, with the 48% FPS drop from 1440p aligning with the increased pixel count. The card’s 80 ROPs and 198.0 GPixel/s pixel rate are the likely constraints at 4K, as the fill rate is what determines how quickly frames can be rendered.

The RTX 4070 SUPER’s 83rd percentile ranking against all GPUs places it above average, but its nearest rivals include the Quadro M6000 24 GB and the RTX 4090 Mobile, which are not typical gaming peers. The card’s average benchmark score of 43223 is respectable, but in a game that stresses CPU logic, the GPU’s raw compute is less critical than its memory bandwidth and pixel throughput. The 12 GB VRAM is ample for this title, as Pc Building Simulator does not appear to have textures that exceed that capacity, based on the consistent frame rates across settings.

CPU Role

The Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus is a 24-core, 24-thread processor from the Core Ultra Series 2, based on the Arrow Lake Refresh codename with a 3 nm process from TSMC. It has a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 5.50 GHz, with 36 MB of shared L3 cache and 3 MB of L2 cache per core. The 125 W TDP reflects a high-power design, and the CPU supports DDR5 memory with a dual-channel bus, offering 115.2 GB/s of bandwidth. Its integrated graphics are Arc Xe-LPG with 64 EU, but the discrete GPU handles rendering in this test.

The CPU’s benchmarks are impressive, with a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 44253 and a single-core score of 2439. Passmark results show a multi-thread score of 68574 and a single-thread score of 5068. These numbers place the CPU in the 96th percentile, with an average benchmark score of 93785. In Pc Building Simulator, the CPU’s single-thread performance is likely the key factor, as the game’s simulation logic runs on a single main thread. The 5.50 GHz boost clock and strong single-core score ensure that the CPU can feed frames quickly at lower resolutions.

However, the CPU’s role diminishes as resolution increases. At 1080p, the 409 FPS Low result shows the CPU is capable of producing frames faster than the GPU can render them, but at 4K, the GPU becomes the bottleneck, and the CPU’s high core count is underutilized. The 24 cores do not provide a significant advantage in this game over a processor with fewer, faster cores, as the nearest rivals include Xeon and EPYC chips with similar aggregate scores. The CPU’s 96th percentile ranking is higher than the GPU’s 83rd, meaning the pairing is CPU-heavy, which is ideal for this simulation but less optimal for GPU-bound titles.