Minecraft

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 3840x2160, this combination delivers exceptional frame rates across all presets. The Low preset averages 269 FPS, while Medium steps down to 213 FPS with a recorded minimum of 181 FPS and maximum of 245 FPS. High settings produce 169 FPS on average, and the most demanding Ultra preset still maintains 106 FPS. Every measured configuration at 4K stays far above the 60 FPS playability threshold, with even the heaviest settings leaving substantial headroom.

Moving to 2560x1440, performance scales upward noticeably. Low settings reach an average of 410 FPS, Medium hits 377 FPS with a minimum of 320 FPS and maximum of 433 FPS, and High achieves 323 FPS. Ultra settings at this resolution produce 202 FPS on average. The jump from 4K to 1440p shows consistent gains across every preset, with the largest relative improvement appearing at the High preset, which moves from 169 FPS to 323 FPS.

At 1920x1080, the combination becomes almost absurdly fast. Low settings average 478 FPS, Medium reaches 439 FPS with a minimum of 373 FPS and maximum of 505 FPS, and High delivers 404 FPS. Even Ultra settings at 1080p hold an average of 320 FPS. The data shows that at no resolution or preset does this system dip anywhere close to the 60 FPS threshold, making Minecraft a non-issue for this hardware pairing.

The recorded measurements also reveal how settings affect performance within each resolution. At 4K, the gap between Low and Ultra is 163 FPS, while at 1440p that gap expands to 208 FPS, and at 1080p it reaches 158 FPS. The Medium preset is the only configuration with complete min and max data, and those ranges show consistent frame delivery rather than wild fluctuation, with the 1080p Medium range spanning 373 to 505 FPS.

FAQ

Q: Can this PC run Minecraft at 4K Ultra settings?

A: Yes. The measured average FPS at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings is 106 FPS, which clears the 60 FPS playability threshold by a wide margin.

Q: What is the fastest settings combination measured?

A: The highest average FPS recorded is 478 FPS, achieved with 1920x1080 resolution and Low settings. The second fastest is 439 FPS at 1080p Medium.

Q: How much performance is lost when moving from 1080p to 4K?

A: At Low settings, 4K delivers 269 FPS versus 478 FPS at 1080p, a drop of 209 FPS. At Ultra settings, 4K delivers 106 FPS versus 320 FPS at 1080p, a drop of 214 FPS. The relative loss is similar across presets.

Q: Does the Medium preset provide smooth frame pacing?

A: The recorded data for Medium shows minimums of 181 FPS at 4K, 320 FPS at 1440p, and 373 FPS at 1080p. The minimum values remain far above 60 FPS, indicating no problematic frame drops under normal measurement conditions.

Q: Is there any resolution or preset where this system fails to hit 60 FPS?

A: No. Every measured combination, from 4K Ultra at 106 FPS to 1080p Low at 478 FPS, exceeds 60 FPS. The verdict data lists all four presets as playable at all three resolutions.

Q: How does the GPU compare to its closest rival?

A: The RTX 4080 has an average benchmark score of 54247, while the RTX 4080 SUPER scores 54209, a difference of only 0.1 percent. The AMD Radeon Pro W5700X is 1.1 percent higher, and the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB is 2.6 percent higher.

How This Combo Ranks

The database ranks this CPU and GPU pairing at position 735 out of 3710 tested combinations for Minecraft. That places it in the top 19.8 percent of all tested systems in the database for this specific game. Given that Minecraft is not an especially demanding title by modern standards, the ranking reflects both the raw power of the RTX 4080 and the adequate single-thread performance of the Core i5-10400F.

The GPU sits in the 86th percentile among all GPUs in the database, while the CPU sits in the 68th percentile among all CPUs. That imbalance suggests the graphics card is doing most of the heavy lifting, but the CPU is not holding it back in a meaningful way at the measured settings. The rank of 735 out of 3710 means there are 734 combinations that perform better in Minecraft, but also 2975 combinations that perform worse. For a game that runs this fast on this hardware, the practical difference between rank 735 and rank 100 is largely academic, since all of them clear the playability threshold with enormous margin.

The combination rank also benefits from the nature of Minecraft's rendering workload. The game's performance is heavily influenced by draw calls and CPU-bound scenarios, but the measured frame rates here are so high that neither component appears to be a bottleneck at any resolution or preset. The data indicates a well-balanced pairing for this title, even though the CPU is a mid-range part from 2020 and the GPU is a high-end part from 2022.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The CPU's nearest rivals in the database provide useful context for what other processors would behave similarly. The Intel Xeon 6756E scores 14163 on average, just 0.2 percent below the Core i5-10400F's 14185 average. The Intel Core 7 160UL scores 14232, which is 0.3 percent higher. The AMD EPYC 7552 scores 14115, 0.5 percent lower. The AMD Ryzen 3 7320C scores 14277, 0.6 percent higher. All four alternatives sit within a narrow band around the i5-10400F's aggregate benchmark performance, meaning any of them would likely produce nearly identical frame rates in Minecraft when paired with the same RTX 4080.

On the GPU side, the nearest rival is the RTX 4080 SUPER with an average score of 54209, essentially tied with the RTX 4080's 54247 at a 0.1 percent delta. The AMD Radeon Pro W5700X scores 54828, 1.1 percent higher. The AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB scores 55698, 2.6 percent higher. The AMD Radeon 8060S scores 55757, 2.7 percent higher. These small deltas mean that swapping the RTX 4080 for any of these GPUs would change Minecraft frame rates by only a few percent, which is imperceptible at the frame rates this system already achieves.

For a buyer considering this exact combination, the practical takeaway is that neither component has a close alternative that would meaningfully change the Minecraft experience. The RTX 4080 SUPER is the most direct equivalent, and the CPU alternatives are all within 0.6 percent of the i5-10400F in aggregate benchmark terms.

CPU and GPU Roles

The measured data shows that resolution scaling is the dominant factor in frame rate variation. At Low settings, moving from 1080p to 1440p reduces the average from 478 FPS to 410 FPS, a 14.2 percent drop. Moving from 1440p to 4K reduces it further to 269 FPS, a 34.4 percent drop from 1440p. At Ultra settings, the progression goes from 320 FPS at 1080p to 202 FPS at 1440p to 106 FPS at 4K. The consistent reduction as resolution increases points to the GPU becoming progressively more important at higher pixel counts.

The CPU's role is visible in the frame rates at lower resolutions. At 1080p Low, the system produces 478 FPS, which is an extraordinarily high frame rate that requires strong single-thread performance to feed the GPU. The i5-10400F's single-thread benchmark score of 1451 in Cinebench R23 and 688 in 3DMark single-thread suggest it can keep up with the RTX 4080's output at these frame rates. The fact that 1080p Ultra still reaches 320 FPS indicates the CPU is not creating a hard ceiling below what the GPU can deliver.

However, the data also shows diminishing returns as resolution drops. The difference between 1080p Low and 1080p Ultra is 158 FPS, while the difference between 4K Low and 4K Ultra is 163 FPS. This suggests that at 1080p, the CPU has more influence on the upper end of performance, while at 4K, the GPU's pixel throughput becomes the limiting factor. The GPU's 86th percentile ranking versus the CPU's 68th percentile supports this interpretation: the RTX 4080 is the stronger component, and it matters most at higher resolutions where its raw fill rate and bandwidth are exercised.

The memory bandwidth figures reinforce this view. The RTX 4080 provides 716.8 GB/s of bandwidth, while the i5-10400F's dual-channel DDR4 configuration delivers 42.7 GB/s. In a game like Minecraft, which can be sensitive to memory latency and bandwidth in CPU-bound scenarios, the 1080p results show the CPU is sufficient but not overly dominant. The 4K results show the GPU's massive bandwidth advantage taking over.

The Verdict

This PC can absolutely run Minecraft. The verdict data lists every preset at every resolution as playable, with the playable threshold set at 60 FPS. At 3840x2160, the best settings are Ultra with an average of 106 FPS. At 2560x1440, Ultra delivers 202 FPS. At 1920x1080, Ultra achieves 320 FPS. There is no configuration in the measured set that falls below 60 FPS, and the lowest recorded average is 106 FPS at 4K Ultra.

For players with high refresh rate monitors, the system offers substantial headroom. At 1440p, even Ultra settings produce 202 FPS, which exceeds 144 Hz and 165 Hz displays. At 1080p, all presets exceed 300 FPS, which can drive 240 Hz and 360 Hz monitors in most scenarios. The RTX 4080's 16 GB of GDDR6X memory and 48.74 TFLOPS of FP32 compute are far more than Minecraft requires, but the data shows the combination still scales cleanly across settings and resolutions.

The only caveat is that Minecraft's performance can vary with world complexity, mods, and shader packs, none of which are represented in these measurements. The base game data shows a system that never approaches the playability floor, so even demanding modifications would need to consume more than 46 FPS of headroom at 4K Ultra to cause problems.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Ultra, running at 106 FPS on average. This is the recommended setting for 4K, as it provides the highest visual quality while still delivering well above the playability threshold.

At 2560x1440, Ultra is again the best choice, with an average of 202 FPS. The gap between Ultra and High at this resolution is 121 FPS, so there is no reason to sacrifice visual quality for performance.

At 1920x1080, Ultra delivers 320 FPS on average, making it the clear recommendation. All four presets at 1080p exceed 400 FPS except Ultra, which still sits at 320 FPS. Players who prefer maximum frame rates for competitive play could drop to Low for 478 FPS, but Ultra remains the best balance of quality and speed.

The recommendation across all resolutions is identical: use Ultra settings. The measured data shows that even the heaviest preset never threatens the 60 FPS floor, so the only reason to lower settings would be to chase refresh rates beyond what the monitor supports.