Minecraft

Measured FPS Breakdown

The recorded data for Minecraft with this Intel Core i5-12400 and Intel Arc B370 combination shows a wide spread of frame rates depending on resolution and quality preset. At 1920x1080, the lowest preset returns an average of 195 FPS, while the highest preset drops to 77 FPS. The Medium preset sits between them at 155 FPS average, with minimums of 131 FPS and maximums of 178 FPS. High settings at this resolution produce 123 FPS average. These figures indicate that at 1080p, the system has ample headroom across every preset, with even the most demanding option clearing the 60 FPS threshold by a significant margin.

Moving to 2560x1440, the pattern shifts. Low settings yield 123 FPS average, High settings produce 77 FPS, and Medium lands at 98 FPS with minimums of 83 FPS and maximums of 112 FPS. Ultra settings at this resolution fall to 48 FPS average, which is below the playable threshold. The gap between Low and Ultra here is substantial, representing a drop of 75 FPS when moving from the least to most demanding preset. The Medium preset remains comfortably above 60 FPS, but Ultra cannot sustain playable frame rates.

At 3840x2160, the performance envelope tightens considerably. Low settings average 64 FPS, which barely clears the 60 FPS line. Medium settings average 51 FPS with minimums of 43 FPS and maximums of 59 FPS, meaning even the peak frame rate never reaches 60. High settings drop to 40 FPS average, and Ultra falls to 25 FPS average. The progression from Low to Ultra at 4K represents a 39 FPS swing, and only the Low preset remains playable by the database's 60 FPS standard.

The measured data includes complete min/max information only for the Medium preset at each resolution. At 1080p Medium, the range spans from 131 to 178 FPS. At 1440p Medium, the range narrows to 83 to 112 FPS. At 4K Medium, the range tightens further to 43 to 59 FPS. This narrowing pattern reflects the increasing GPU load at higher resolutions, which compresses the frame time variance.

Best Settings per Resolution

For 1920x1080, the most demanding preset that maintains at least 60 FPS is Ultra, which achieves 77 FPS average. This is the highest quality setting available, and it still delivers 17 FPS of headroom above the playable threshold. The database records no min/max values for Ultra at this resolution, but the average alone confirms playability.

At 2560x1440, the best playable preset is High, with an average of 77 FPS. This matches the 1080p Ultra figure exactly, which is notable: the resolution increase from 1080p to 1440p is offset by dropping one preset level, yet the average FPS remains identical. Medium at 1440p also clears 60 FPS with 98 FPS average, but High offers superior visual quality while staying above the threshold.

For 3840x2160, only Low settings produce a playable result, averaging 64 FPS. This is the only preset at 4K that meets the 60 FPS standard, and it does so with just 4 FPS of headroom. Medium at 4K averages 51 FPS, High averages 40 FPS, and Ultra averages 25 FPS, all below the threshold. The verdict at 4K is clear: players must accept the lowest quality settings to achieve smooth gameplay.

CPU and GPU Roles

The scaling between resolutions reveals which component limits performance in Minecraft. From 1920x1080 to 2560x1440, the Low preset drops from 195 to 123 FPS, a decline of 72 FPS or roughly 37 percent. From 1440p to 4K, Low drops further to 64 FPS, another 59 FPS decline. This consistent degradation as resolution increases points to the GPU as the primary constraint at higher resolutions, since the CPU workload for Minecraft's simulation logic remains constant regardless of pixel count.

However, the preset scaling at a fixed resolution tells a different story. At 1080p, moving from Low to Ultra reduces average FPS from 195 to 77, a 118 FPS drop. At 1440p, the same preset change reduces FPS from 123 to 48, a 75 FPS drop. At 4K, the drop is from 64 to 25, a 39 FPS decline. The diminishing absolute impact of preset changes at higher resolutions suggests that GPU rasterization work dominates at 4K, while at 1080p the CPU can feed frames faster than the GPU can render them, making the GPU the bottleneck even at lower resolutions.

The Arc B370's specifications support this interpretation. With 1280 shading units, 40 texture mapping units, and 20 raster output units, the GPU has limited throughput for high-resolution rendering. Its 6.144 TFLOPS of FP32 performance and 48.00 GPixel/s pixel rate are modest figures. The CPU, by contrast, is a 6-core, 12-thread Alder Lake part with a boost clock of 4.40 GHz and an 18 MB shared L3 cache, which is more than sufficient for Minecraft's single-threaded and lightly threaded workloads.

At 1080p, the CPU's single-thread performance, as reflected in its 3dmark single-thread score of 910 and passmark single-thread score of 3456, allows high frame rates, but the GPU cannot maintain those rates at higher presets. At 1440p and 4K, the GPU becomes the clear limiting factor, as evidenced by the steep FPS drops when resolution increases. The data shows that for this combination, CPU performance matters most at 1080p Low, while GPU performance dictates results everywhere else.

The Verdict

This PC can run Minecraft, but the playable envelope depends heavily on resolution. At 1920x1080, every preset clears 60 FPS. Ultra settings average 77 FPS, High averages 123 FPS, Medium averages 155 FPS, and Low averages 195 FPS. The system handles 1080p with ease, and users can select the highest quality preset without concern.

At 2560x1440, the system remains playable at High, Medium, and Low presets. High averages 77 FPS, Medium averages 98 FPS, and Low averages 123 FPS. Ultra falls short at 48 FPS, so users seeking maximum quality at this resolution will need to accept a lower preset. The 77 FPS at High provides a comfortable experience with room for occasional dips.

At 3840x2160, the system only clears 60 FPS on Low settings, averaging 64 FPS. Medium averages 51 FPS, High averages 40 FPS, and Ultra averages 25 FPS. For 4K gameplay, users must sacrifice visual quality to maintain smooth frame rates. The 4 FPS margin at Low is thin, and users may notice occasional drops below 60 in busy scenes.

The verdict by resolution is straightforward: 1080p is fully playable at all settings, 1440p is playable up to High settings, and 4K is playable only at Low settings. The playable threshold of 60 FPS is met in these configurations, but the headroom varies from 17 FPS at 1080p Ultra and 1440p High to just 4 FPS at 4K Low.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The CPU's nearest rivals in the database include the AMD EPYC 7643, which scores 18697 on average, a 0.1 percent difference from the Core i5-12400's 18683. The Intel Core i7-1355U scores 18730, 0.3 percent higher. The AMD Ryzen AI 5 330 scores 18811, 0.7 percent higher. The Intel Core i3-14100F scores 18519, 0.9 percent lower. Any of these processors would deliver nearly identical frame rates in Minecraft when paired with the same GPU, since their average benchmark scores differ by less than 1 percent.

The GPU's nearest rivals are all older AMD and ATI parts. The ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 scores 1186, 0.2 percent higher than the Arc B370's 1184. The ATI Radeon HD 5770 scores 1190, 0.5 percent higher. The AMD Radeon HD 7650M scores 1192, 0.7 percent higher. The AMD FirePro M2000 scores 1168, 1.4 percent lower. These comparisons place the Arc B370 in a performance class with legacy discrete GPUs from more than a decade ago, which explains its 5th percentile ranking among all GPUs.

For users considering alternative hardware, swapping the CPU to any of these rivals would produce negligible FPS changes. Swapping the GPU to any of the listed rivals would similarly yield near-identical results. The combination's performance profile is firmly established by these comparisons, with no component offering a meaningful upgrade path within the same performance class.

How This Combo Ranks

The database ranks this combination at 3408 out of 3710 tested combos for Minecraft. This places the system in the 8th percentile of all tested configurations, meaning roughly 92 percent of recorded combos perform better. The ranking reflects the GPU's severe limitation: the Arc B370 sits at the 5th percentile among all GPUs, while the CPU ranks at the 72nd percentile among all CPUs.

The discrepancy between CPU and GPU rankings highlights the imbalance in this pairing. The Core i5-12400 is a capable mid-range processor that performs well above average, but the Arc B370 drags the overall system down. In Minecraft, where GPU throughput determines resolution scaling, this imbalance manifests as playable 1080p performance and marginal 4K performance.

The combo rank of 3408 out of 3710 means this system is better suited for 1080p gaming than for higher resolutions. The measured FPS data confirms this: 1080p Ultra averages 77 FPS, which is respectable, but 4K Ultra averages only 25 FPS, which is not playable. Users with this combination should target 1080p for the best experience, with 1440p at High settings as a viable alternative. The 4K results are functional only at Low settings, and even then with minimal headroom.