What factors create differing results between the real world and PC Building Simulator 2 Simulations?

Physical factors

• PC cooling is very complex and PCBS 2’s simulation uses a simplified model.

• The silicon lottery in real life can, on rare occasions, be very large. In PCBS 2 we use a smaller differential in order to avoid creating game-breaking job objectives.

Software factors

• PCBS 2 uses manufacturer-stated clock speeds to run components in a default (non-overclocked) situation. Drivers are now becoming very sophisticated in auto-overclocking components to give users improved performance. PCBS 2 does not simulate this.

• PCBS 2 will always give the same benchmark score for the exact same PC in game. In real life, scores can differ each time on the same PC owing to many factors.

Mathematical factors

• PCBS 2 uses a statistical model based on thousands of benchmark runs. While this is great for broad accuracy, it doesn’t represent any single PC configuration, and so can never be 100% accurate.