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Price/performance 1440p build

$2,200 budget · 1440p · Best price/performance · Gaming

  • Most of the CPU and GPU budget goes to the graphics card, which sets the frame rate at 1440p.
  • The motherboard was chosen for the features this build needs — a more expensive board would not have added performance.

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Gaming performance

Estimated frame rates for this CPU + GPU pair at the settings you choose. The numbers come from a model built on the catalog's performance scores — not from a benchmark database.

EstimateLow confidence
Game
Resolution
Graphics preset
Frame-rate goal

Microsoft Flight Simulator has no ray tracing mode, so only the standard renderer is estimated.

Estimated average

110FPS

1% low ≈ 70 FPS

1440p · High preset · Ray tracing Off

Estimated for Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF + Asus GeForce RTX 5050 DUAL

Frames per second by resolution

goal 60 FPSClick a resolution to apply it

1080p

1% low 85

1440p

1% low 70

4K

1% low 50

How this number was derived

  • · 8 GB of VRAM against the 10 GB this title wants at these settings
  • · Microsoft Flight Simulator leans on the CPU more than most titles
  • · Largely main-thread bound, so CPU single-core speed matters most
  • · Modelled from catalog performance scores — an estimate, not a measurement

Frame rates vary with drivers, memory speed, game version, background apps and in-game settings. Use these numbers to compare builds, not as a promise.

CPU vs GPU balance

Mostly GPU-limited

In Microsoft Flight Simulator at these settings, the GPU side is the lower ceiling.

CPU≈ 159 FPS
GPUlimiter≈ 118 FPS

Scale up to 159 FPS · goal 60 FPS

Both sides clear your 60 FPS goal in this scenario.

This can change with the game, resolution, preset and ray tracing. Switch any setting above and both panels recalculate.

Compatibility verified

Issues found

  • CPU socketLGA1851 CPU in LGA1851 board
  • Memory typeDDR5 module in DDR5 board
  • Memory capacity2-module 32 GB kit in 4-slot board (max 256 GB)
  • Memory form factorDIMM kit on a desktop Micro-ATX board
  • Cooler socketThermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE lists support for the LGA1851 socket
  • Cooler capacityCatalogued 265 W against up to 125 W — no manufacturer rating exists in the export, so this only screens the fit
  • Case form factorMicro-ATX board in Zalman CUBIX
  • Cooler clearance155 mm cooler in a 160 mm case
  • GPU clearance203 mm card, 340 mm available
  • Power headroom600 W supply for ~435 W load
  • InterfaceSATA SSD (1024 GB) — the export states no storage connectors for this board — needs a free M.2 slot
  • Power supply form factorATX supply in a chassis that takes None

Estimated total

$1,378.32

Gaming performance92
Creator workloads74
CompatibilityCheck
Upgradeability96
Value score100
Acoustics48

165 W power headroom · prices in USD

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