Minecraft: Java Edition

Measured FPS Breakdown

The recorded data for Minecraft: Java Edition with this combination of Intel Core i7-12700K and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER shows a wide spread of frame rates depending on resolution and quality preset. The database captured average FPS at four settings levels (Low, Medium, High, Ultra) across three resolutions. No minimum or maximum frame time data was recorded, so the analysis relies on average FPS figures.

At 1920x1080, the combination produces extremely high frame rates. Low settings average 301.5 FPS, which is the highest value recorded across the entire measurement set. Medium settings drop to 235.2 FPS, while High settings average 190.4 FPS. The most demanding preset, Ultra, still averages 115.4 FPS. These numbers indicate that at 1080p, the system is never close to being constrained by the playable threshold of 60 FPS, and even the heaviest settings leave substantial headroom.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain strong but show a clearer drop as settings increase. Low settings average 187.6 FPS, Medium averages 149.2 FPS, and High averages 116.4 FPS. Ultra settings at 1440p average 74.1 FPS, which still clears 60 FPS but with less margin than the lower presets. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p is noticeable: Ultra drops from 115.4 FPS to 74.1 FPS, a reduction of roughly 36 percent. High settings drop from 190.4 FPS to 116.4 FPS, a reduction of roughly 39 percent.

At 3840x2160, the system begins to show meaningful strain under the heaviest load. Low settings average 97.1 FPS, Medium averages 79.6 FPS, and High averages 60.2 FPS, which lands almost exactly on the playable threshold. Ultra settings fall to 42 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS mark and not considered playable according to the database criteria. The gap between Medium and High at 4K is 19.4 FPS, while the gap between High and Ultra is 18.2 FPS, showing that the Ultra preset imposes a significant additional cost at this resolution.

The data suggests that the balance between resolution and settings matters more at 4K than at lower resolutions. At 1080p and 1440p, even the heaviest preset remains above 60 FPS, but at 4K, only Low, Medium, and High clear that threshold. The measured values also reveal that this game scales strongly with resolution: the difference between 1080p Low and 4K Low is 204.4 FPS, which is a substantial reduction driven by the higher pixel count.

FAQ

Q: Can this PC run Minecraft: Java Edition at 60 FPS on Ultra settings?

A: At 1920x1080, Ultra settings average 115.4 FPS, and at 2560x1440, Ultra averages 74.1 FPS. At 3840x2160, Ultra averages 42 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS playable threshold. So Ultra is playable at 1080p and 1440p, but not at 4K.

Q: What is the best setting for 4K gaming with this hardware?

A: The database lists High as the best playable setting at 3840x2160, with an average of 60.2 FPS. Medium averages 79.6 FPS and Low averages 97.1 FPS, so all three are playable, but High delivers the highest visual quality while still meeting the 60 FPS requirement.

Q: How much performance is lost when moving from 1080p to 1440p?

A: At Low settings, the average drops from 301.5 FPS to 187.6 FPS. At Medium, it drops from 235.2 FPS to 149.2 FPS. At High, it drops from 190.4 FPS to 116.4 FPS. At Ultra, it drops from 115.4 FPS to 74.1 FPS.

Q: Is the GTX 1660 SUPER the limiting factor at 4K?

A: The data cannot isolate the GPU from the CPU, but the pattern of frame rate drops with increasing resolution and settings suggests that rendering load at 3840x2160 is the primary constraint. The fact that Ultra drops to 42 FPS while High stays at 60.2 FPS indicates that the Ultra preset's additional demands push the system below the playable threshold.

Q: Does this system ever drop below 60 FPS at 1440p?

A: No. All four settings at 2560x1440 average above 60 FPS. The lowest recorded value at that resolution is Ultra at 74.1 FPS, which still provides a comfortable margin above the threshold.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested combinations for this game?

A: The combination ranks 1538 out of 1727 tested combos for Minecraft: Java Edition. This places it in the lower portion of the database, which is notable given the high frame rates recorded at 1080p and 1440p.

How This Combo Ranks

The database ranks this specific CPU and GPU pairing at 1538 out of 1727 tested combinations for Minecraft: Java Edition. That places it in the bottom 11 percent of tested configurations, which is a striking result when compared to the absolute frame rates recorded. The high average FPS at lower resolutions suggests that the game is not particularly demanding on this hardware, yet the rank indicates that many other combinations deliver even higher performance.

The rank likely reflects the fact that Minecraft: Java Edition can be extremely well optimized for certain hardware, and the GTX 1660 SUPER, while capable, does not reach the performance levels of more powerful GPUs in the database. The CPU, Intel Core i7-12700K, sits in the 84th percentile among all CPUs tested, with an average benchmark score of 35287. Its nearest rivals include the Intel Core i7-12700KF with an average score of 35365 and a performance difference of -0.2 percent, and the Intel Core i7-13700T with an average score of 35403 and a difference of -0.3 percent. These are nearly identical scores, meaning the CPU is not a differentiator in this pairing.

The GPU, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER, sits in the 53rd percentile among all GPUs tested, with an average benchmark score of 12986. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile with a score of 12940 and a difference of 0.4 percent, and the AMD Radeon RX 580 with a score of 12928 and a difference of 0.4 percent. The NVIDIA Tesla M2090 scores 13075, which is 0.7 percent higher, and the AMD Radeon 740M scores 12870, which is 0.9 percent lower. These close margins indicate that the GTX 1660 SUPER is positioned in a crowded performance band.

The combination rank of 1538 suggests that while the system is perfectly playable for this game at most settings and resolutions, it is not a high-performance outlier. Many other combinations in the database achieve higher frame rates, likely due to more powerful GPUs. The CPU's strong benchmark scores do not translate into a high rank for this game, which implies that Minecraft: Java Edition is more dependent on GPU performance or other factors than on raw CPU throughput.

The Verdict

Based on the recorded data, this PC can run Minecraft: Java Edition at 60 FPS or above across most settings and resolutions. At 1920x1080, all four presets clear the threshold, with Ultra averaging 115.4 FPS. At 2560x1440, all four presets also clear the threshold, with Ultra averaging 74.1 FPS. At 3840x2160, Low, Medium, and High are playable, with High averaging 60.2 FPS, but Ultra falls to 42 FPS and is not playable.

The database's verdict confirms this: at 3840x2160, the playable settings are High, Low, and Medium, with High identified as the best setting at an average of 60.2 FPS. At 2560x1440, all four settings are playable, with Ultra identified as the best at 74.1 FPS. At 1920x1080, all four settings are playable, with Ultra identified as the best at 115.4 FPS.

The practical takeaway is that this system is well suited for 1080p and 1440p gaming in Minecraft: Java Edition, with enough headroom for the highest preset at both resolutions. At 4K, the user must choose between High settings at exactly 60 FPS or Medium settings for more margin. Ultra at 4K is not viable with this hardware.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The CPU and GPU each have nearby rivals in the database that would behave similarly in this game. For the Intel Core i7-12700K, the closest alternatives are the Intel Core i5-13600T with an average benchmark score of 35305 and a performance difference of -0.1 percent, the Intel Core i7-12700KF with a score of 35365 and a difference of -0.2 percent, the Intel Core i7-13700T with a score of 35403 and a difference of -0.3 percent, and the Intel Core 5 213PE with a score of 35428 and a difference of -0.4 percent. All of these CPUs are within 0.4 percent of the i7-12700K in average benchmark score, so swapping to any of them would produce nearly identical frame rates in Minecraft: Java Edition.

For the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER, the closest alternatives are the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile with an average score of 12940 and a difference of 0.4 percent, the AMD Radeon RX 580 with a score of 12928 and a difference of 0.4 percent, the NVIDIA Tesla M2090 with a score of 13075 and a difference of -0.7 percent, and the AMD Radeon 740M with a score of 12870 and a difference of 0.9 percent. These GPUs all sit within about one percent of the GTX 1660 SUPER in average benchmark score, meaning they would likely deliver similar FPS in this game.

The data indicates that this performance band is crowded. A user moving from the GTX 1660 SUPER to an RX 580 or an RTX 3050 Ti Mobile would see negligible differences in Minecraft: Java Edition. Similarly, moving from the i7-12700K to an i5-13600T or i7-13700T would not meaningfully change the frame rates recorded here. The combination rank of 1538 is therefore representative of a broad set of hardware that clusters around the same performance level.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is High, with an average of 60.2 FPS. Medium averages 79.6 FPS and Low averages 97.1 FPS, but High provides the best visual quality while still meeting the threshold. Ultra is not viable at this resolution, as it averages 42 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Ultra, with an average of 74.1 FPS. This leaves a margin of 14.1 FPS above the threshold, which is comfortable for typical gameplay. High averages 116.4 FPS, Medium averages 149.2 FPS, and Low averages 187.6 FPS, all of which are also playable.

At 1920x1080, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Ultra, with an average of 115.4 FPS. This provides a large margin above the threshold, making it the recommended choice for users with 1080p displays. High averages 190.4 FPS, Medium averages 235.2 FPS, and Low averages 301.5 FPS.

The pattern is clear: at 1080p and 1440p, the highest preset is playable, while at 4K, the user must step down to High. The margin above 60 FPS shrinks as resolution increases, from 55.4 FPS at 1080p Ultra to 14.1 FPS at 1440p Ultra to just 0.2 FPS at 4K High.

CPU and GPU Roles

The recorded data offers insight into which component matters more for Minecraft: Java Edition at each resolution. The CPU, Intel Core i7-12700K, has strong benchmark results, including a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 19784 and a single-core score of 1850.5. The GPU, GTX 1660 SUPER, is a mid-range part with a PassMark G3D score of 12699. The frame rate scaling across resolutions suggests that the GPU becomes the limiting factor as resolution increases.

At 1920x1080, the frame rates are extremely high across all settings, with Low averaging 301.5 FPS and Ultra averaging 115.4 FPS. The fact that even the highest preset produces over 100 FPS suggests that neither component is heavily stressed at this resolution. The CPU's strong single-thread performance likely helps maintain high frame rates, given that Minecraft: Java Edition is known to be sensitive to single-threaded performance in the database's measurements.

At 2560x1440, the frame rates drop noticeably, but the system still handles all presets well. Ultra averages 74.1 FPS, which is 41.3 FPS lower than at 1080p. This drop indicates that the GPU is beginning to take on more of the rendering load. The CPU's role remains important, but the scaling between 1080p and 1440p points to GPU-bound behavior at the higher resolution.

At 3840x2160, the GPU becomes the clear bottleneck. Ultra drops to 42 FPS, which is below the playable threshold, and High barely clears it at 60.2 FPS. The difference between 1440p Ultra and 4K Ultra is 32.1 FPS, a substantial reduction that aligns with the GPU's limited compute and memory bandwidth. The GTX 1660 SUPER has 6 GB of GDDR6 memory and a 192-bit bus, which are modest figures for 4K rendering.

The settings scaling also reveals the GPU's role. At 1080p, the difference between Low and Ultra is 186.1 FPS. At 1440p, that difference is 113.5 FPS. At 4K, the difference is 55.1 FPS. As resolution increases, the absolute gap between settings shrinks, which is typical of a GPU-bound scenario where the pixel fill rate becomes the dominant cost. The CPU's contribution to the frame rate is likely more significant at lower resolutions, where the GPU has spare capacity and the CPU must feed frames quickly.

The data implies that for users at 1080p, the i7-12700K is more than sufficient, and the GTX 1660 SUPER is the component that determines the ceiling for Ultra settings. At 4K, the GPU is clearly the limiting factor, and the CPU's strong benchmark scores do not compensate for the GPU's inability to maintain 60 FPS on Ultra. Users seeking higher 4K performance would need a more powerful GPU, while those staying at 1080p or 1440p already have a balanced pairing.