Minecraft

The Intel Core i5-13400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER delivers exceptionally high frame rates in Minecraft, a sandbox title where the CPU's single-thread performance and the GPU's raw rasterization power both play significant roles. The measured data shows this combination far exceeds the 60 FPS playability threshold at every tested resolution, even at the most demanding Ultra preset.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the most demanding preset that remains at or above 60 FPS is Ultra, which achieves an average frame rate of 278 FPS. This is a massive margin above the playability threshold, indicating the combo is severely underutilized at this resolution.

Stepping up to 2560x1440, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is again Ultra, with an average of 176 FPS. The drop from 1080p to 1440p at Ultra settings is significant (278 to 176 FPS, a 37% reduction), but the performance headroom remains enormous.

At 3840x2160 (4K), the most demanding preset that clears 60 FPS is Ultra, delivering an average of 92 FPS. This is the first resolution where the Ultra setting approaches a more typical performance envelope, yet it still holds a 53% margin above the 60 FPS threshold. The data shows that even at 4K Ultra, this combination never dips below 60 FPS on average, making it a capable 4K Ultra setup for Minecraft.

CPU and GPU Roles

The scaling between resolutions and presets reveals how the workload shifts between the CPU and GPU. At 1920x1080 Low, the combo produces 683 FPS, while at 1920x1080 Ultra it drops to 278 FPS. This 59% reduction from Low to Ultra at the same resolution indicates that the GPU becomes substantially more involved as graphical fidelity increases, but the CPU still delivers enough throughput to keep frame rates extremely high.

The resolution scaling at Ultra settings shows the GPU's growing dominance: 278 FPS at 1080p, 176 FPS at 1440p, and 92 FPS at 4K. Each step up in resolution cuts frame rates by roughly 37-48%, which is consistent with a GPU-bound scenario at Ultra presets. Conversely, at Low settings, the resolution scaling is less severe: 683 FPS at 1080p, 447 FPS at 1440p, and 234 FPS at 4K. The 4K Low figure still exceeds the 1080p Ultra figure, suggesting that at Low settings, the CPU (with its 10 cores, 16 threads, and 2.50 GHz base / 4.60 GHz boost clock) becomes a more significant limiter, particularly at lower resolutions where the GPU has less work to do.

The data implies that at 1080p and 1440p, the CPU's single-thread performance (3,191 in Cinebench R23 single-core, 3,634 in Passmark single-thread) is the primary driver of the extremely high frame rates, while at 4K Ultra, the GPU's 35.48 TFLOPS FP32 compute and 504.2 GB/s memory bandwidth become the decisive factors. Benchmark results indicate that this combination is well balanced for Minecraft, with neither component bottlenecking the other to a degree that would compromise the 60 FPS target at any tested setting.

Measured FPS Breakdown

1920x1080: The full range of settings shows extraordinary performance. Low averages 683 FPS, Medium averages 561 FPS with a minimum of 477 FPS and maximum of 645 FPS, High averages 445 FPS, and Ultra averages 278 FPS. Even the lowest minimum recorded (477 FPS at Medium) is nearly eight times the playability threshold.

2560x1440: Performance remains stellar across all presets. Low averages 447 FPS, Medium averages 354 FPS with a minimum of 301 FPS and maximum of 407 FPS, High averages 281 FPS, and Ultra averages 176 FPS. The minimum at Medium (301 FPS) still exceeds the 1080p Ultra average, demonstrating the headroom available at this resolution.

3840x2160: This is where the combo starts to show its limits, though it never approaches them. Low averages 234 FPS, Medium averages 185 FPS with a minimum of 157 FPS and maximum of 213 FPS, High averages 147 FPS, and Ultra averages 92 FPS. The Medium minimum of 157 FPS is still more than 2.6 times the 60 FPS threshold, and even the Ultra average of 92 FPS leaves a comfortable margin.

Across all resolutions and settings, the measured data shows no instance where the average frame rate falls below 92 FPS, and the minimum recorded at any setting is 157 FPS (4K Medium). This indicates a consistently smooth experience regardless of configuration.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The CPU's nearest rivals, based on average benchmark scores, include the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS (average score 25,284, 0% delta), the Intel Core 5 120 (25,362, -0.3% delta), the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D (25,365, -0.3% delta), and the AMD Ryzen 7 6800H (25,201, 0.4% delta). These processors would likely produce near-identical frame rates in Minecraft, as their average scores fall within 0.4% of the i5-13400F's 25,292 average. The Ryzen 5 5600X3D, with its 3D V-Cache, is particularly interesting for Minecraft given the game's cache sensitivity, though the delta is negligible.

For the GPU, the nearest rivals are the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB (average score 43,262, -0.1% delta), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile (43,268, -0.1% delta), the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 (43,301, -0.2% delta), and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile (43,667, -1% delta). All of these fall within 1% of the RTX 4070 SUPER's 43,223 average score. The inclusion of mobile parts (RTX 5050 Mobile, RTX 4090 Mobile) in this list suggests that desktop-to-mobile performance parity is close, but their lower power envelopes would likely affect sustained performance in longer sessions. Systems with these alternative components should behave similarly in Minecraft, with frame rate differences likely under 5%.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination ranks 594th out of 3,710 tested combos in Minecraft, placing it in the top 16% of all systems tested. Given that Minecraft is not an exceptionally demanding game by modern standards, this ranking reflects the combo's high overall performance rather than any game-specific optimization. The percentile rankings support this: the CPU sits at the 77th percentile among all CPUs, and the GPU at the 83rd percentile among all GPUs. The combo's rank in-game (594 of 3,710) is slightly worse than what the individual component percentiles might suggest, likely because Minecraft's performance is more dependent on single-threaded CPU performance than on multi-threaded or GPU compute capabilities. The i5-13400F's 3dmark single-thread score of 960 and Cinebench R23 single-core score of 3,191 are strong but not class-leading, which may explain why the combo ranks somewhat lower than its aggregate component scores would imply.

FAQ

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

A: Yes. The measured average frame rate at 3840x2160 Ultra is 92 FPS, which is 53% above the 60 FPS playability threshold.

Q: What is the highest average FPS this combo achieves?

A: The highest measured average is 683 FPS at 1920x1080 Low settings.

Q: How much headroom is there at 1440p Ultra?

A: At 2560x1440 Ultra, the average is 176 FPS, providing a 193% margin above the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: Does the combo ever drop below 60 FPS in any tested configuration?

A: No. The lowest minimum frame rate recorded is 157 FPS at 3840x2160 Medium settings, and the lowest average is 92 FPS at 4K Ultra.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS?

A: The average benchmark scores are nearly identical: 25,292 for the i5-13400F versus 25,284 for the Ryzen 9 6900HS, a 0% delta.

Q: What is the combo's rank among all tested systems?

A: It ranks 594th out of 3,710 tested combos, placing it in the top 16% of all systems.

The Verdict

This PC can run Minecraft at every resolution and setting tested, with the data showing no configuration that falls below the 60 FPS threshold. The verdict by resolution confirms that Ultra settings are playable at all three resolutions: 1920x1080 Ultra averages 278 FPS, 2560x1440 Ultra averages 176 FPS, and 3840x2160 Ultra averages 92 FPS. The combination of the i5-13400F's strong single-thread performance and the RTX 4070 SUPER's substantial rasterization power creates a system that is overkill for Minecraft at standard monitor refresh rates, but it also future-proofs the experience for high-refresh-rate displays. At 4K Ultra, the 92 FPS average means that even demanding shader packs or heavily modded worlds would likely remain playable, though the data does not cover those scenarios. This is a system that can comfortably run Minecraft with every graphical setting maxed out at any resolution, with enough performance headroom to absorb additional computational loads from complex worlds or gameplay modifications.