Minecraft: Java Edition

# Minecraft: Java Edition — AMD Ryzen 5 5600X + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER

This pairing of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER produces a wide range of frame rates across Minecraft: Java Edition's four presets, with measured results spanning from 51.8 FPS at 4K Ultra to 391.1 FPS at 1080p Low. The data shows a system that is capable of high refresh rate play at 1080p and 1440p, but which becomes progressively more GPU-bound as resolution increases, particularly under the Ultra preset. The combination ranks 1187th out of 1727 tested combos in this game, placing it in the lower-middle portion of the database's performance distribution.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS this combo achieves in Minecraft: Java Edition?

A: The maximum measured average is 391.1 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 with the Low preset. This is more than double the 155.7 FPS seen at the same resolution on Ultra settings.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its closest rivals in overall benchmark scores?

A: The Ryzen 5 5600X has an average benchmark score of 20680, which places it 0.3% behind the AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT (20740) and Intel Core i7-10700 (20746), and 0.5% behind the Intel Core i5-12490F (20794). It is 0.7% ahead of the Intel Xeon 6325P (20538).

Q: What is the GPU's percentile ranking among all graphics cards?

A: The RTX 2060 SUPER sits at the 63rd percentile of all GPUs. Its average benchmark score of 19774 puts it 0.3% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN (19706) and 0.5% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (19680).

Q: Does the 4K Ultra preset deliver a playable frame rate?

A: The 4K Ultra preset yields an average of 51.8 FPS. While this is technically above 30 FPS, it is below the 60 FPS threshold many players target, and it is the lowest measured result in the entire dataset.

Q: How much of a performance gap exists between Low and Ultra at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, the Low preset produces 243.8 FPS, while Ultra drops to 96.2 FPS. This represents a reduction of approximately 60% when moving from the lowest to the highest quality settings.

Q: What is the CPU's single-threaded performance profile?

A: The Ryzen 5 5600X scores 2622 in Cinebench R23 single-core and 917 in 3DMark single-thread. Its PassMark single-thread score is 3364, and it reaches 1101 in Cinebench R20 single-core.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data indicates that the Medium preset offers the most balanced experience across all three resolutions. At 1920x1080, Medium produces 309.6 FPS, which is 82.1% of the Low preset's 391.1 FPS while providing substantially better visual quality. Moving to High at 1080p drops the average to 241.9 FPS, a 21.9% reduction from Medium, while Ultra falls further to 155.7 FPS.

At 2560x1440, Medium maintains an average of 192.7 FPS, which remains well above the 144 Hz refresh rate common on high-end monitors. The High preset at this resolution delivers 155.3 FPS, still sufficient for smooth gameplay, while Ultra drops to 96.2 FPS. For users prioritizing frame rate consistency, Medium at 1440p appears to be the sweet spot in this dataset.

The 4K situation is more constrained. Medium at 3840x2160 yields 104.8 FPS, which is playable, but High drops to 82.3 FPS and Ultra falls to 51.8 FPS. Given that the Low preset at 4K produces 129.5 FPS, users with 4K displays should consider Medium as the preferred preset — it offers a 67.9% improvement over Ultra's frame rate while remaining above the 100 FPS mark.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals how the workload shifts between components. At the Low preset, the transition from 1920x1080 (391.1 FPS) to 2560x1440 (243.8 FPS) represents a 37.7% drop, and moving to 3840x2160 (129.5 FPS) cuts the frame rate by another 46.9%. This steep decline indicates that even at Low settings, the GPU is becoming the limiting factor as pixel count increases.

The Ultra preset shows a different pattern. From 1080p (155.7 FPS) to 1440p (96.2 FPS), the drop is 38.2%, and from 1440p to 4K (51.8 FPS), the reduction is 46.2%. The consistency of these percentage drops across presets suggests that resolution scaling in Minecraft: Java Edition affects the rendering pipeline uniformly, regardless of quality settings.

The Medium preset at 1080p (309.6 FPS) drops to 192.7 FPS at 1440p (37.8% reduction) and then to 104.8 FPS at 4K (45.6% reduction). The High preset follows a similar trajectory: 241.9 FPS at 1080p, 155.3 FPS at 1440p (35.8% drop), and 82.3 FPS at 4K (47.0% drop). These patterns indicate that the RTX 2060 SUPER's 448.0 GB/s memory bandwidth and 8 GB of GDDR6 VRAM become increasingly stressed as resolution grows.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the full range of presets delivers high frame rates. The Low preset leads with 391.1 FPS, followed by Medium at 309.6 FPS, High at 241.9 FPS, and Ultra at 155.7 FPS. The spread between Low and Ultra is 235.4 FPS, demonstrating that settings have a massive impact on performance at this resolution.

Moving to 2560x1440, the averages decrease across the board. Low produces 243.8 FPS, Medium drops to 192.7 FPS, High reaches 155.3 FPS, and Ultra falls to 96.2 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra narrows to 147.6 FPS, showing that resolution scaling compresses the performance envelope.

At 3840x2160, the results become more modest. Low achieves 129.5 FPS, Medium produces 104.8 FPS, High delivers 82.3 FPS, and Ultra drops to 51.8 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra at 4K is 77.7 FPS, the smallest absolute spread of any resolution tested. Notably, the 4K Ultra result is the only measured average below 60 FPS, indicating that this preset stretches the hardware to its limits.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER is built on the TU106 chip using a 12 nm process, with 10,800 million transistors and a die size of 445 mm². Its memory configuration includes 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus, providing 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU operates at a base clock of 1470 MHz with a boost clock of 1650 MHz, and memory runs at 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective).

The GPU's benchmark results place it at the 63rd percentile of all graphics cards, with an average score of 19774. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN, scores 19706 (0.3% behind), while the RTX 2070 scores 19680 (0.5% behind). In DirectX 12 tests, the GPU scores 61 in PassMark, while DirectX 11 yields 130 and DirectX 10 produces 111. The PassMark G3D score is 16462, with a G2D score of 854.

The frame rate data shows that the GPU becomes the primary bottleneck at higher resolutions. At 4K Ultra, the 51.8 FPS result is likely constrained by the GPU's 7.181 TFLOPS FP32 performance and its 224.4 GTexel/s texture fill rate. The GPU's pixel rate of 105.6 GPixel/s also plays a role, as the 4K resolution requires significantly more pixel processing than 1080p.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600X features 6 cores and 12 threads based on the Zen 3 architecture (Vermeer codename), manufactured on TSMC's 7 nm process. It has a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. The CPU supports DDR4 memory in dual-channel configuration, offering 51.2 GB/s of memory bandwidth, and provides PCIe Gen 4 with 20 lanes.

In Cinebench R23, the CPU scores 18578 in multi-core and 2622 in single-core. Its 3DMark results show 5582 for 16 threads, 4811 for 8 threads, 3363 for 4 threads, 1793 for 2 threads, and 917 for single-thread. PassMark tests show a multithread score of 21858, single-thread of 3364, and physics of 1316. The CPU's average benchmark score of 20680 places it at the 78th percentile of all CPUs.

The CPU's cache hierarchy includes 64 KB of L1 per core, 512 KB of L2 per core, and a 32 MB L3 cache. For Minecraft: Java Edition, which is known for being sensitive to single-threaded performance, the 5600X's strong single-core results (2622 in Cinebench R23 single-core) are relevant. The 1080p Low result of 391.1 FPS suggests that the CPU can drive very high frame rates when the GPU is not the limiting factor, but the diminishing returns at 1440p and 4K indicate that the CPU is not the primary constraint at those resolutions. The CPU's nearest rival, the Intel Core i7-10700, scores 20746 (0.3% higher), showing that the 5600X is competitively positioned in this performance class.