Pc Building Simulator

# Pc Building Simulator with Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060

This combination of the Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 ranks 1800th out of 3002 tested combos in Pc Building Simulator, placing it in the lower-middle portion of the database. The pairing produces playable frame rates at 1080p and 1440p across most settings, but 4K Ultra dips to 37 FPS, revealing a GPU-bound scenario where the RTX 4060's 8 GB VRAM and 128-bit memory interface become the primary constraints. Benchmark results indicate a system that excels at high-refresh 1080p gaming, handles 1440p competently, and struggles to maintain smooth 4K performance at maximum quality.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo sits at position 1800 out of 3002 tested combinations in Pc Building Simulator, which places it in the 60th percentile of all tested pairings. This rank reflects a balanced but not exceptional pairing—the CPU is far stronger than the GPU in raw compute terms, yet the game's demands are such that the graphics card becomes the limiting factor at higher resolutions. The data shows that this combination outperforms roughly 40% of tested combos, but it also trails a significant portion of the field, particularly those featuring higher-tier GPUs paired with similar or lesser CPUs.

The Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX carries a 94th percentile ranking among all CPUs in the database, indicating that the processor is among the top 6% of all tested CPUs. Its average benchmark score of 67469 places it within 0.3% of the Intel Xeon w5-3525 (67673) and 0.5% of the AMD EPYC 4484PX (67822), with the Xeon w5-3525 trailing by -0.3% and the EPYC trailing by -0.5%. The AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX scores 67868, which is 0.6% ahead of the Ultra 9 275HX, while the Intel Xeon 6515P scores 67006, putting it 0.7% behind. These narrow deltas confirm the Ultra 9 275HX sits in a tightly contested performance band among high-end workstation and enthusiast processors.

The RTX 4060, by contrast, holds a 61st percentile ranking among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 17639. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon HD 7790 at 17666 (0.2% ahead), the AMD Radeon 780M at 17588 (0.3% behind), the AMD Radeon Pro 560 at 17551 (0.5% behind), and the AMD Radeon Pro 460 at 17509 (0.7% behind). The GPU's percentile ranking is notably lower than the CPU's, confirming that the graphics card is the weaker component in this pairing. In Pc Building Simulator specifically, the combo rank of 1800 out of 3002 suggests that the game's simulation workload does not fully utilize the CPU's massive multi-threading capabilities, instead leaning more heavily on GPU throughput.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is built on the AD107 chip using TSMC's 5 nm process, with 18,900 million transistors packed into a 159 mm² die. The GPU operates at a base clock of 1830 MHz and boosts to 2460 MHz, with memory running at 2125 MHz (17 Gbps effective). Its 8 GB of GDDR6 memory sits on a 128-bit bus, delivering 272.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The card features 3072 shading units, 96 texture mapping units, and 48 raster operation units, along with 24 RT cores and 96 tensor cores. Its pixel rate reaches 118.1 GPixel/s, texture rate hits 236.2 GTexel/s, and FP32 performance measures 15.11 TFLOPS.

In Pc Building Simulator, the GPU's 8 GB VRAM capacity and 272.0 GB/s bandwidth are the key specifications influencing performance. The game's simulation elements—managing components, tracking temperatures, and rendering the workshop environment—do not heavily tax VRAM at 1080p, but the data shows clear degradation as resolution increases. At 4K Ultra, the average FPS falls to 37, which is the lowest figure recorded across all tested configurations. The 128-bit memory bus limits how efficiently the GPU can feed its 3072 shading units at high resolutions, and the 8 GB VRAM capacity likely becomes a constraint when texture detail and resolution scale upward.

The RTX 4060's 61st percentile ranking among all GPUs places it in the mid-range segment, and its benchmark scores reflect a card that handles 1080p gaming with ease but shows its limitations at higher resolutions. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2302 and the Passmark G3D score of 19545 indicate moderate DirectX 12 performance, while the Geekbench Vulkan score of 48643 and OpenCL score of 95057 suggest reasonable compute capabilities. The GPU's 115 W TDP and dual-slot design make it a power-efficient option, though the data does not include power draw measurements in game. The card supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, with display outputs including 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a.

CPU Role

The Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX is a 24-core, 24-thread processor based on the Arrow Lake architecture, manufactured on TSMC's 3 nm process. It operates with a base clock of 2.70 GHz and a boost clock of 5.40 GHz, with a 55 W TDP. The CPU's cache hierarchy includes 192 KB of L1 cache per core, 3 MB of L2 cache per core, and 36 MB of shared L3 cache. Memory support includes DDR5 with dual-channel configuration and 102.4 GB/s bandwidth. The processor connects via Intel BGA 2114 socket, supports PCIe Gen 5 with 20 lanes, and includes integrated Arc Xe-LPG Graphics with 64 execution units.

Benchmark results show the Ultra 9 275HX's strengths in multi-threaded workloads. Its Cinebench R23 multi-core score reaches 35589, while the single-core score hits 2204. Cinebench R20 scores are 19899 multi-core and 2809 single-core, and Cinebench R15 scores measure 5619.5 multi-core and 334 single-core. Geekbench results show 20795 multi-core and 2458 single-core. Passmark tests reveal strong integer math performance at 155218, floating-point math at 191186, and multithread score of 55759. The processor's 94th percentile ranking among all CPUs confirms its position as a high-end mobile processor with exceptional compute throughput.

In Pc Building Simulator, the CPU's role is somewhat secondary to the GPU. The game's simulation mechanics—calculating component compatibility, simulating power draw, and emulating boot sequences—are not particularly demanding on multi-core processors. The 24 cores and 24 threads of the Ultra 9 275HX provide ample headroom for such tasks, but the data suggests the game does not scale well beyond a certain core count. At 1080p Low, the combination achieves 237 FPS, which is the highest recorded figure in the dataset, indicating that even at this resolution the GPU is not fully saturated but rather the game's engine limits performance. The boost clock of 5.40 GHz ensures strong single-thread performance, which matters for the game's simulation loop, and the 36 MB of L3 cache provides substantial on-die storage for frequently accessed data.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1080p resolution, the combination delivers its strongest performance across all settings. Low settings produce an average of 237 FPS, Medium reaches 168 FPS with minimums at 143 and maximums at 193, High achieves 119 FPS, and Ultra drops to 113 FPS. The gap between High and Ultra is modest at 6 FPS, while the jump from Low to Medium represents a 69 FPS reduction, indicating that the Medium preset introduces significant graphical load. The 237 FPS at Low suggests the GPU is not the bottleneck at this setting; rather, the game's engine or CPU single-thread performance caps the frame rate.

At 1440p, performance scales down noticeably but remains smooth for most settings. Low produces 150 FPS, Medium averages 106 FPS with minimums at 90 and maximums at 122, High reaches 75 FPS, and Ultra drops to 71 FPS. The reduction from 1080p to 1440p at Low settings is 87 FPS (from 237 to 150), representing a 36.7% decrease. At Medium, the drop is 62 FPS (from 168 to 106), a 36.9% decrease. High falls by 44 FPS (from 119 to 75), a 37% decrease, and Ultra falls by 42 FPS (from 113 to 71), a 37.2% decrease. The consistent percentage drops across settings indicate that the GPU is becoming the primary limiter at 1440p, with the rendering load scaling proportionally with pixel count.

At 4K (3840x2160), the RTX 4060's limitations become pronounced. Low settings produce 78 FPS, Medium averages 55 FPS with minimums at 47 and maximums at 64, High reaches 39 FPS, and Ultra falls to 37 FPS. The gap between High and Ultra narrows to just 2 FPS, suggesting that the GPU is hitting a hard performance ceiling where additional graphical fidelity has minimal impact on frame rate. The Medium preset's minimum of 47 FPS is barely playable for smooth gameplay, while the Ultra preset's 37 FPS average falls below the 60 FPS threshold commonly associated with smooth performance. The 4K Low result of 78 FPS shows that the hardware can manage 4K when graphical load is minimized, but the 8 GB VRAM and 128-bit bus prevent consistent high-fidelity 4K gaming.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals a clear GPU-bound pattern across all settings. At Low settings, the drop from 237 FPS at 1080p to 150 FPS at 1440p to 78 FPS at 4K represents a 67.1% reduction from the baseline. At Medium, the progression from 168 FPS to 106 FPS to 55 FPS shows a 67.3% total reduction. High settings decline from 119 FPS to 75 FPS to 39 FPS, a 67.2% reduction, and Ultra follows with 113 FPS to 71 FPS to 37 FPS, a 67.3% reduction. The near-identical percentage reductions across all settings confirm that the scaling is purely resolution-driven, with the GPU's rendering throughput being the limiting factor.

The pixel count increases by 2.25 times from 1080p to 1440p and by 4 times from 1080p to 4K. If the system were purely GPU-bound with no other constraints, frame rates should scale inversely with pixel count—roughly 44% of the 1080p score at 1440p and 25% at 4K. The data shows the 1440p results are consistently around 63% of the 1080p scores, while 4K results are around 33% of the 1080p scores. This indicates that the GPU is not the sole factor; the CPU's single-thread performance and the game's engine overhead contribute to the scaling curve. At 1080p Low, the 237 FPS ceiling appears to be an engine or CPU limitation, as the RTX 4060 is theoretically capable of higher frame rates at such low graphical load.

The narrowing gap between High and Ultra settings at higher resolutions further supports the GPU-bound analysis. At 1080p, Ultra is 6 FPS slower than High (113 vs 119), at 1440p the gap is 4 FPS (71 vs 75), and at 4K it narrows to 2 FPS (37 vs 39). This compression suggests that as resolution increases, the GPU becomes so saturated that the difference between High and Ultra settings has diminishing impact on actual frame rates. The 8 GB VRAM capacity likely plays a role here—at 4K Ultra, the card may be exceeding its memory capacity, causing the GPU to allocate resources less efficiently and reducing the benefit of higher-quality settings.

The data also shows that the CPU's massive multi-threading capabilities do not translate into scaling advantages in this game. The Ultra 9 275HX's 24 cores and 24 threads, combined with its 5.40 GHz boost clock, provide more than enough compute power for Pc Building Simulator's simulation mechanics. The game appears to be primarily GPU-bound at resolutions above 1080p, with the CPU contributing minimally to frame rate differences across settings. At 1080p Low, the 237 FPS figure suggests the game's engine or a single-thread bottleneck prevents the combination from achieving even higher frame rates, despite the GPU having headroom.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution and settings combination for this hardware in Pc Building Simulator?

A: Based on the measured FPS data, 1080p Ultra at 113 FPS provides the best balance of visual quality and smooth performance. For higher resolution, 1440p High at 75 FPS is playable, while 4K is only viable at Low settings with 78 FPS.

Q: How does the RTX 4060 compare to its nearest GPU rivals in benchmark scores?

A: The RTX 4060's average benchmark score of 17639 is 0.2% behind the AMD Radeon HD 7790 (17666), 0.3% ahead of the AMD Radeon 780M (17588), 0.5% ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro 560 (17551), and 0.7% ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro 460 (17509).

Q: Is the Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX overkill for this game?

A: The CPU's 94th percentile ranking and 24-core configuration provide far more compute power than Pc Building Simulator requires. The game's frame rates are primarily limited by the GPU at higher resolutions, making the CPU's performance largely irrelevant to FPS outcomes.

Q: What frame rates can I expect at 1440p with Medium settings?

A: The measured data shows an average of 106 FPS at 1440p Medium, with minimums at 90 FPS and maximums at 122 FPS. This provides a smooth experience with some headroom for frame drops.

Q: How does the combo rank compare to other tested combinations?

A: The combination ranks 1800th out of 3002 tested combos in Pc Building Simulator, placing it in the lower-middle portion of the database. This rank reflects the GPU's mid-tier position relative to the CPU's high-end status.

Q: Does the 8 GB VRAM limit performance at 4K?

A: The data suggests VRAM capacity is a constraint at 4K, as frame rates drop to 37 FPS at Ultra settings. The 128-bit memory bus and 272.0 GB/s bandwidth further limit the GPU's ability to handle the increased texture and geometry data at 4K resolution.