Minecraft: Java Edition

Intel Core i7-12700K and AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT were benchmarked together in Minecraft: Java Edition. The dataset holds 12 measured average FPS values: three resolutions (1920x1080, 2560x1440, 3840x2160) and four presets (Low, Medium, High, Ultra), with no min or max FPS recorded. The combo ranks 331 of 1,727 tested combinations. The CPU sits in the 89th percentile of all CPUs, and the GPU sits in the 82nd percentile of all GPUs. The measured rows show a wide spread, from 86.3 at 3840x2160 Ultra to 684.1 at 1920x1080 Low, so this pairing can operate at very different performance levels depending on settings.

Resolution Scaling

Resolution scaling is most visible when comparing the same preset across resolutions. At Low, the average FPS moves from 684.1 at 1920x1080, to 430.4 at 2560x1440, to 224.7 at 3840x2160. Medium runs 541.8, 339.9, and 181.3. High runs 428.4, 269.5, and 141.3. Ultra runs 271.2, 172.5, and 86.3.

Every preset loses measured performance as pixel count rises, but the pattern is not identical. The Low preset's 3840x2160 result, 224.7, is still higher than the Ultra preset's 2560x1440 result, 172.5. Likewise, Medium at 2560x1440, 339.9, is higher than Ultra at 1920x1080, 271.2. This means preset choice can be more important than resolution in controlling the final frame rate.

The limiting component changes across these rows. At 1920x1080 Low, the render load is light enough that the CPU becomes the upper bound; the 684.1 average is the kind of number that comes from per-core performance rather than raw GPU throughput. The CPU's passmark_single_thread score of 4,013 and 3dmark_single_thread score of 1,043 line up with that interpretation. At 3840x2160 Ultra, the GPU is doing much heavier work, and the average falls to 86.3. The GPU's 20 GB GDDR6 memory and 800.0 GB/s bandwidth are part of the picture, but the frame-rate drop from 224.7 to 86.3 across the settings range shows how much render load matters.

FAQ

Q: What is the best measured average FPS in the dataset?

A: The best measured average is 684.1 FPS, recorded at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

Q: What is the most demanding measured configuration for this combo?

A: The most demanding is 3840x2160 Ultra, where the average FPS drops to 86.3. This is the lowest value in the dataset.

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

A: It ranks 331 out of 1,727 tested combos. The dataset is marked dataIsMeasured: true, indicating these are measured results rather than estimates.

Q: Which CPU benchmarks are closest to the Core i7-12700K's average?

A: The CPU average benchmark score is 35,684. The nearest rivals are the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845 (35,802, deltaPct -0.3), Intel Core i7-13700T (35,468, deltaPct 0.6), Intel Core i5-14500HX (35,940, deltaPct -0.7), and Intel Core i7-13800H (35,416, deltaPct 0.8).

Q: Which GPU benchmarks are closest to the RX 7900 XT's average?

A: The GPU average benchmark score is 38,358. Nearest rivals are the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Mobile (38,349, deltaPct 0), NVIDIA CMP 70HX (38,225, deltaPct 0.3), NVIDIA GeForce MX570 (38,494, deltaPct -0.4), and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile (38,135, deltaPct 0.6).

Q: Are min or max FPS values available?

A: No. The measured FPS rows include only average FPS; min and max are null for every row.

How This Combo Ranks

Within Minecraft: Java Edition, the combination ranks 331 out of 1,727 tested combos. That position is not the same as the CPU or GPU aggregate percentile: the CPU is 89th percentile, while the GPU is 82nd percentile. The game-specific rank of 331 suggests the pairing sits in the upper portion of the tested field, though not at the very front. The rank depends on the measured FPS rows; aggregate benchmark scores are a separate view.

The CPU's nearest rivals by average score are within a band of 35,416 to 35,940, with deltaPct values from -0.7 to 0.8. The GPU's nearest rivals sit between 38,135 and 38,494, with deltaPct values from -0.4 to 0.6. Both components are therefore surrounded by comparable hardware in their overall benchmarks. The combo's Minecraft rank of 331 of 1,727 becomes the more specific indicator for this game.

Measured FPS Breakdown

| Resolution | Settings | Average FPS |

|---|---|---|

| 1920x1080 | Low | 684.1 |

| 1920x1080 | Medium | 541.8 |

| 1920x1080 | High | 428.4 |

| 1920x1080 | Ultra | 271.2 |

| 2560x1440 | Low | 430.4 |

| 2560x1440 | Medium | 339.9 |

| 2560x1440 | High | 269.5 |

| 2560x1440 | Ultra | 172.5 |

| 3840x2160 | Low | 224.7 |

| 3840x2160 | Medium | 181.3 |

| 3840x2160 | High | 141.3 |

| 3840x2160 | Ultra | 86.3 |

The table shows a consistent ordering: Low > Medium > High > Ultra at every resolution. The only missing fields are min and max FPS, so average FPS is the sole measured metric. At 1920x1080, all four presets remain at 271.2 or higher. At 2560x1440, all remain at 172.5 or higher. At 3840x2160, the averages are 224.7, 181.3, 141.3, and 86.3, with Low still well ahead of Ultra.

Settings Recommendations

Low is the highest-scoring preset at every resolution. It produces 684.1 at 1920x1080, 430.4 at 2560x1440, and 224.7 at 3840x2160. Medium is the next fastest, with 541.8, 339.9, and 181.3. High returns 428.4, 269.5, and 141.3. Ultra is the slowest: 271.2, 172.5, and 86.3.

For players who prioritize frame rate, Low is the natural selection. For players who prioritize image quality, the data suggests High is the highest-fidelity preset that still keeps the 3840x2160 average above 141.3. Ultra at 3840x2160 drops to 86.3, so the gap between High and Ultra is substantial. A useful crossover emerges: 2560x1440 Medium (339.9) is faster than 1920x1080 Ultra (271.2), and 3840x2160 Low (224.7) is faster than 2560x1440 Ultra (172.5). This means reducing the preset one level can offset the cost of moving up a resolution.

CPU Role

The Core i7-12700K brings 12 cores, 20 threads, a 3.60 GHz base clock, a 5.00 GHz boost clock, and 25 MB of shared L3 cache. Its architecture is Alder Lake-S. In aggregate CPU benchmarks, it scores 35,684 on average. Single-thread tests are particularly strong: 3dmark_single_thread 1,043, passmark_single_thread 4,013, geekbench_singlecore 2,561, and cinebench r23 singlecore 4,128. Multi-thread scores are also high: 3dmark_max_threads 9,979, cinebench r23 multicore 29,241, and passmark_multithread 34,404.

These numbers matter because the game's lowest-resolution results are extremely high. The 1920x1080 Low average of 684.1 is likely to be limited by per-core game logic rather than the GPU. The CPU's 12 cores and 20 threads also provide multi-thread capacity that appears in its passmark_multithread score of 34,404 and cinebench r23 multicore score of 29,241. The nearest CPU rivals are all close in average score, which reinforces that the CPU side of this combo is well-matched to the GPU for this test.

GPU Role

The Radeon RX 7900 XT uses the Navi 31 chip on RDNA 3.0. It carries 20 GB of GDDR6 on a 320-bit bus with 800.0 GB/s bandwidth. The boost clock is 2,394 MHz and the game clock is 2,025 MHz. It has 5,376 shading units, 84 ray-tracing cores, and 51.48 TFLOPS FP32 compute. Its average GPU benchmark score is 38,358; the passmark_g3d score is 29,009, while 3dmark Steel Nomad DX12 is 5,623.

The GPU's role becomes clear as resolution climbs. At 1920x1080, even Ultra is 271.2 FPS, so the render pipeline is not the main ceiling. At 3840x2160, the preset determines whether the average is 224.7 (Low), 181.3 (Medium), 141.3 (High), or 86.3 (Ultra). This scaling points to the GPU handling a larger shading load as settings increase. The 20 GB frame buffer and 800.0 GB/s bandwidth are notable, but the measured FPS still falls to 86.3 at the highest preset, indicating that raw memory capacity alone does not set the frame-rate ceiling.