Minecraft: Java Edition

Similar Performance Alternatives

The AMD Ryzen 5 4600G sits in a tightly contested performance band. Its average benchmark score of 17,507 places it just 0.1% above the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5355GE, which scores 17,482. The Intel Core 7 150U is nearly identical as well, trailing by only 0.6% with a score of 17,395. The Intel Core i3-14100T is the closest on the upper side, scoring 17,648, which is 0.8% higher than the 4600G. The AMD Ryzen 3 8300GE also lands nearby with a score of 17,614, putting it 0.6% above. In practical terms, these four alternatives would deliver nearly indistinguishable CPU performance in Minecraft: Java Edition, as the differences are all within a single percentage point.

For the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070, the database records an average benchmark score of 9,780, which places it in the 47th percentile of all GPUs. The nearest rivals are clustered even more tightly. The AMD FirePro W5000 scores 9,803, just 0.2% higher, while the NVIDIA Quadro M2000M scores 9,832, 0.5% above. On the lower side, the NVIDIA Tesla M10 scores 9,724, a 0.6% deficit, and the NVIDIA Tesla C2070 scores 9,716, 0.7% lower. The GTX 1070 and these four cards form a very narrow performance group; swapping between them would produce frame rate changes too small to notice in most gameplay scenarios.

The CPU's percentile rank of 71 against all CPUs indicates it is comfortably above the median processor, while the GPU's 47th percentile shows it sits slightly below the midpoint of all video cards. This combination means the system is balanced enough that neither component is an extreme outlier, but the CPU has more headroom relative to its broader market position.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the most demanding preset that holds at or above 60 FPS is Ultra. The recorded average frame rate at Ultra settings is 128.1 FPS. This is the highest preset available in the measurements, and it clears the 60 FPS threshold by a wide margin.

At 2560x1440, Ultra is again the most demanding playable preset. The average frame rate at Ultra is 78.8 FPS, which stays above the 60 FPS line with room to spare.

At 3840x2160, the situation changes. Ultra settings drop to 40.1 FPS, which falls below the 60 FPS threshold. The most demanding preset that remains playable is High, with an average of 65.3 FPS. Medium settings at this resolution produce 82 FPS, and Low produces 105.9 FPS, but High is the highest quality option that still clears 60 FPS.

The verdict data confirms these choices: the database lists High as the best playable setting at 4K, Ultra at both 1440p and 1080p.

CPU and GPU Roles

The measured frame rates across resolutions reveal how the workload shifts between CPU and GPU in Minecraft: Java Edition. At 1920x1080, the CPU is the dominant factor. The frame rate at Low settings is 319.1 FPS, and stepping up to High only reduces this to 198.1 FPS. The GPU has enough headroom at this resolution that raising the preset from Low to High costs roughly 38% of the frame rate, but the absolute numbers remain very high. The jump from High to Ultra, however, is steeper: 198.1 to 128.1 FPS, a 35% drop. This indicates that at 1080p, even the most demanding preset is not saturating the GPU, leaving the CPU as the primary limiter.

Moving to 2560x1440, the GPU begins to take on more responsibility. Low settings produce 198.4 FPS, which is 38% lower than the 1080p Low result of 319.1 FPS. This scaling is roughly proportional to the pixel count increase, suggesting the GPU is now the bottleneck at lower presets. However, at Ultra settings, the 1440p result is 78.8 FPS versus 128.1 FPS at 1080p, a 38% reduction as well. The consistent proportional drop across all settings points to a GPU-bound scenario at 1440p.

At 3840x2160, the GPU is clearly the limiting factor. Low settings yield 105.9 FPS, which is 47% lower than the 1440p Low result. Ultra drops to 40.1 FPS, which is 49% below the 1440p Ultra figure. The frame rate scales almost exactly with the 2.25x pixel count increase from 1440p to 4K, confirming that the GTX 1070 is fully saturated. The CPU's role diminishes at 4K because the GPU cannot produce enough frames to expose CPU limitations.

The preset scaling also tells the story. At 1080p, the gap between Low and Ultra is 319.1 to 128.1 FPS, a 2.5x range. At 4K, the same spread is 105.9 to 40.1 FPS, also roughly 2.6x. The consistent ratio across resolutions indicates that the settings impact is proportionally similar, but the absolute ceiling is dictated by whichever component runs out of headroom first: the CPU at 1080p, the GPU at 4K.

The Verdict

This system can run Minecraft: Java Edition at 60 FPS or higher across all three measured resolutions, with one important caveat at 4K Ultra. At 1920x1080, every preset from Low to Ultra clears the 60 FPS bar, with Ultra averaging 128.1 FPS. At 2560x1440, every preset also remains playable, with Ultra at 78.8 FPS. At 3840x2160, Low, Medium, and High all stay above 60 FPS, with High being the best playable option at 65.3 FPS. The only configuration that fails the 60 FPS threshold is 4K Ultra, which averages 40.1 FPS.

The database's verdict field confirms these results: 1080p and 1440p support all four presets, while 4K supports Low, Medium, and High. The system ranks 1,449th out of 1,727 tested combinations for this game, placing it in the lower portion of the compatibility list, but the measured data shows it is more than capable for most playable scenarios.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the recorded average frame rates are as follows: Low settings produce 319.1 FPS, Medium produces 251.8 FPS, High produces 198.1 FPS, and Ultra produces 128.1 FPS. All four presets deliver well above the 60 FPS threshold, and even the most demanding setting retains more than double the playable minimum.

At 2560x1440, Low averages 198.4 FPS, Medium averages 161.7 FPS, High averages 128.9 FPS, and Ultra averages 78.8 FPS. The step from High to Ultra is the largest proportional drop, falling from 128.9 to 78.8 FPS, a 39% reduction. This is the setting transition where the GPU workload becomes most demanding.

At 3840x2160, Low averages 105.9 FPS, Medium averages 82 FPS, High averages 65.3 FPS, and Ultra averages 40.1 FPS. The Ultra preset falls below the 60 FPS line, while High remains playable but with only 5.3 FPS of headroom above the threshold. The gap between Medium and High is 16.7 FPS, while the gap between High and Ultra is 25.2 FPS, showing that the final preset step carries the heaviest performance cost.

The database does not include minimum or maximum frame rate values for any resolution or preset, so the analysis relies solely on average FPS. These averages are consistent across the resolution ladder: each doubling of pixel count from 1080p to 1440p and then to 4K reduces frame rates by roughly 40% to 50%, depending on the preset.

FAQ

Q: Can this PC run Minecraft: Java Edition at 1080p with Ultra settings?

A: Yes. The measured average frame rate at 1920x1080 with Ultra settings is 128.1 FPS, which is well above the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Q: What is the best playable setting at 4K?

A: High is the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS at 3840x2160, with an average of 65.3 FPS. Ultra drops to 40.1 FPS and is not playable by the 60 FPS standard.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 4600G scores 17,507 on average, which is 0.1% above the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5355GE, 0.6% above the Intel Core 7 150U, 0.6% below the AMD Ryzen 3 8300GE, and 0.8% below the Intel Core i3-14100T.

Q: How does the GPU compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 scores 9,780 on average, which is 0.2% below the AMD FirePro W5000, 0.5% below the NVIDIA Quadro M2000M, 0.6% above the NVIDIA Tesla M10, and 0.7% above the NVIDIA Tesla C2070.

Q: Which component is the bottleneck at 1080p?

A: The CPU is the primary limiter at 1920x1080. The frame rate at Low settings is 319.1 FPS, and even at Ultra it remains 128.1 FPS, which is far above what the GPU would cap at higher resolutions. The GPU has enough headroom at 1080p that the CPU determines the upper bound.

Q: Which component is the bottleneck at 4K?

A: The GPU is the clear bottleneck at 3840x2160. Frame rates scale almost directly with pixel count, and the Ultra preset falls to 40.1 FPS, indicating the GTX 1070 is fully saturated while the CPU has remaining capacity.