Minecraft: Java Edition

The Intel Core i5-14400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER delivers an exceptional Minecraft: Java Edition experience, with the data showing that even at 4K Ultra settings the combo maintains an average of 95.1 FPS. This pairing of a 10-core Raptor Lake processor with a 16 GB Ada Lovelace GPU demonstrates that Minecraft’s performance ceiling is remarkably high, with 1080p Low settings reaching 697.8 FPS, indicating that the system is well-balanced for both high-refresh-rate competitive play and visually demanding modded gameplay.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS recorded for this combo in Minecraft?

A: The highest average FPS recorded is 697.8 at 1920x1080 with Low settings. The next highest is 596.5 FPS at 1080p Medium, followed by 476.1 FPS at 1440p Low.

Q: How does the CPU’s benchmark score compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The Core i5-14400F has an average benchmark score of 32508, which is essentially identical to the Intel Core i7-12800H (32513, 0% delta). It is 0.2% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645 (32446) and 0.2% behind the AMD Ryzen 7 250 (32584).

Q: What is the GPU’s average benchmark score and percentile ranking?

A: The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER has an average benchmark score of 48704 and sits in the 86th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA CMP 50HX, scores 49071, which is 0.7% higher.

Q: What is the difference in FPS between 1080p High and 4K High settings?

A: The difference is substantial. At 1080p High, the combo achieves 469.6 FPS, while at 4K High it drops to 155.9 FPS. This represents a reduction of 313.7 FPS, or roughly 67%, when moving to the higher resolution.

Q: How does the combo rank among all tested configurations?

A: The combo ranks 190th out of 1727 tested combinations in Minecraft: Java Edition. This places it in the top 11% of all tested hardware pairings for this game.

Q: What are the core and thread counts of the processor?

A: The Intel Core i5-14400F features 10 cores and 16 threads, with a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.70 GHz. It has a 20 MB shared L3 cache and supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory.

GPU Role

The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER’s role in Minecraft is defined by its massive memory capacity and high clock speeds. The GPU operates at a base clock of 2340 MHz and boosts up to 2610 MHz, providing the raw compute throughput necessary to push extremely high frame rates. With 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus, the card offers 672.3 GB/s of bandwidth, which is critical for loading and streaming the game’s blocky textures and chunk data without bottlenecking the CPU.

The GPU’s benchmark results show it is a formidable performer. It achieves a Passmark G3D score of 31811 and a Geekbench OpenCL score of 223091, placing it in the 86th percentile of all GPUs. Its FP32 performance is rated at 44.10 TFLOPS, and it includes 66 RT cores and 264 tensor cores, though Minecraft: Java Edition’s default rendering path does not heavily utilize these specialized units.

In this game, the GPU’s role becomes more pronounced as resolution and settings increase. At 1080p Low, the GPU is not the limiting factor, as the 697.8 FPS result indicates the CPU is doing the heavy lifting. However, at 4K Ultra, the GPU’s workload increases dramatically, and the 95.1 FPS average shows that the GPU is now the primary constraint. The card’s 8448 shading units and 96 ROPs are tasked with filling the 3840x2160 framebuffer, and the data shows it handles this admirably, keeping the game well above the 60 FPS threshold even at the highest quality preset.

How This Combo Ranks

The data places this Intel/NVIDIA combination at rank 190 out of 1727 tested combos for Minecraft: Java Edition. This top 11% ranking indicates that the Core i5-14400F and RTX 4070 Ti SUPER form a high-tier pairing, but not the absolute best available. The processor’s percentile ranking of 88th among all CPUs and the GPU’s 86th percentile ranking suggest a balanced system where neither component is severely underpowered.

Looking at the rivals, the CPU’s average score of 32508 is virtually indistinguishable from the Intel Core i7-12800H (32513), meaning that in CPU-bound scenarios, these processors would perform nearly identically. The combo’s ranking is likely determined by the GPU’s performance, and the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER’s score of 48704 is 0.7% lower than the NVIDIA CMP 50HX (49071). This small delta in GPU performance, combined with the CPU’s mid-pack position, contributes to the overall rank of 190.

The ranking becomes more meaningful when considering the FPS results. A rank of 190 out of 1727 means there are 189 combos that deliver higher frame rates in Minecraft. Given that this combo already achieves 697.8 FPS at 1080p Low, the higher-ranked systems are likely pushing into the 800+ FPS territory or maintaining higher minimum frame rates. The data shows this combo is firmly in the high-performance tier, suitable for 240Hz monitors at 1080p and 144Hz monitors at 1440p, as the 476.1 FPS result at 1440p Low indicates.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data across resolutions and settings reveals a clear performance hierarchy. At 1080p, the combo delivers its best results, with a range from 292.4 FPS at Ultra to 697.8 FPS at Low. The Medium preset achieves 596.5 FPS, while High hits 469.6 FPS. These numbers indicate that at 1080p, the system is heavily CPU-bound, as even the most demanding Ultra setting stays well above the 240 FPS mark that high-refresh-rate gamers target.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain exceptionally high but show the GPU’s increasing influence. Low settings produce 476.1 FPS, Medium drops to 378 FPS, and High settles at 297.7 FPS. The Ultra preset at 1440p records 185.5 FPS, which is still a very playable number for competitive titles, though it shows a significant drop from the 292.4 FPS seen at 1080p Ultra.

At 3840x2160, the GPU becomes the dominant factor. The Low preset still manages a very strong 249.5 FPS, which is remarkable for 4K. Medium drops to 198.3 FPS, and High falls to 155.9 FPS. The Ultra preset at 4K yields 95.1 FPS, which is the lowest result in the entire dataset but remains comfortably above the 60 FPS console standard. This 4K Ultra result is 16.4% lower than the 1440p Ultra score of 185.5 FPS, demonstrating the steep performance cost of extreme resolutions.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals the balance between the CPU and GPU. At Low settings, the drop from 697.8 FPS at 1080p to 249.5 FPS at 4K is a 64.2% reduction, indicating that while the GPU is stressed, the CPU is still delivering a massive amount of draw calls. The Medium preset shows a similar trend, falling from 596.5 FPS to 198.3 FPS, a 66.8% reduction. These percentages are relatively consistent, suggesting that the GPU is the scaling bottleneck.

The High and Ultra presets tell a different story. High settings drop from 469.6 FPS at 1080p to 155.9 FPS at 4K, a 66.8% reduction. Ultra settings, however, show the steepest decline: from 292.4 FPS at 1080p to 95.1 FPS at 4K, a 67.5% drop. The fact that the Ultra preset’s 4K score (95.1 FPS) is lower than the High preset’s 1440p score (297.7 FPS) by more than 68% indicates that the GPU’s memory bandwidth and shading power are being saturated at higher resolutions and quality levels.

This scaling analysis points to the CPU as the primary limiter at lower resolutions. The jump from 1080p to 1440p at Low settings only reduces FPS from 697.8 to 476.1, a 31.8% drop, which is less than the resolution’s pixel increase of 77.8%. This suggests that the i5-14400F’s 10 cores and 4.70 GHz boost clock are sufficient to feed the GPU frames faster than it can render them at 1080p. However, at 4K Ultra, the GPU’s 44.10 TFLOPS of compute power is fully utilized, and the 95.1 FPS result demonstrates that the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is the definitive bottleneck in this scenario. The data shows a well-matched combo where the CPU excels at generating frames, and the GPU excels at rendering them, with the balance tipping toward the GPU only at the most demanding settings.