Minecraft

Minecraft is a sandbox game that has been around since 2011, and this particular hardware pairing — the AMD Ryzen 7 5700 CPU with the AMD Radeon RX 6600 GPU — produces a broad spread of frame rates depending on resolution and quality settings. The measured data for this combo shows it ranks 2818 out of 3710 tested combinations, placing it in the lower-middle portion of the database, yet the actual FPS numbers at many settings are far from disappointing. What stands out immediately is how the system behaves differently at various resolutions, with the 1080p results reaching very high frame rates while the 4K Ultra preset drops below what most players would consider smooth. The data suggests a system that is capable of excellent performance in less demanding scenarios but one that will require careful settings management to maintain high FPS at 4K.

FAQ

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

A: The highest average FPS is 356, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings. This is far above the 141 FPS seen at 2560x1440 High and the 74 FPS at 3840x2160 High, showing how much resolution and settings impact performance.

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

A: The combo ranks 2818 out of 3710 total tested combinations. This places it in the lower-middle range of the database, though the ranking does not reflect the fact that many of the measured frame rates are quite playable.

Q: What is the lowest average FPS recorded for this combo?

A: The lowest average FPS is 46, recorded at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings. This is the only measured scenario that falls below 60 FPS, and it represents a significant drop from the 74 FPS at 4K High.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals in overall benchmark score?

A: The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 has an average benchmark score of 25517, which is nearly identical to its closest rivals. The Intel Xeon D-2752TER scores 25530 (a -0.1% delta), the AMD Ryzen 5 7640U scores 25485 (a 0.1% delta), and the AMD Ryzen 5 6600H scores 25550 (a -0.1% delta). The differences are all within a fraction of one percent.

Q: What is the GPU's percentile ranking compared to all GPUs?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 6600 has a percentile rank of 63, meaning it scored higher than 63% of all GPUs in the database. Its average benchmark score is 19036, with its nearest rival, the NVIDIA Quadro K6000, scoring 19030.

Q: Is the 8 GB of VRAM on the RX 6600 sufficient for Minecraft at maximum settings?

A: The measured results show that at 4K Ultra, the combo achieves an average of 46 FPS, which suggests performance is heavily limited at that setting. At 4K High, the average rises to 74 FPS, indicating that the VRAM or compute resources are not the only bottleneck, since the settings change has a substantial effect on the frame rate.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 is an 8-core, 16-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture, built on a 7 nm process by TSMC. It features a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. The CPU has a total of 16 MB of L3 cache, 512 KB of L2 cache per core, and 64 KB of L1 cache per core. It supports DDR4 memory in a dual-channel configuration, providing 51.2 GB/s of memory bandwidth. The chip also supports ECC memory, which is a notable feature for a desktop processor. In terms of synthetic benchmarks, the Ryzen 7 5700 achieves a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 20655 and a single-core score of 2916. Its Geekbench multicore score is 9959, while the single-core score is 1907. The PassMark multithread score is 24303, and the single-thread score is 3296.

For Minecraft, the CPU's role is often tied to world generation and entity handling, but the measured FPS data suggests that at lower resolutions and settings, the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU with enough data to reach very high frame rates. At 1080p Low, the system hits 356 FPS, which is a clear indicator that the CPU is not a limiting factor at that setting. The 3DMark results show a single-thread score of 901 and a 16-thread score of 6628, indicating that while the processor has strong multi-threading capabilities, its single-thread performance is also respectable. The CPU's percentile rank of 78 versus all CPUs means it outperforms 78% of the processors in the database, which is a solid position for a mainstream desktop chip.

The nearest rivals to the Ryzen 7 5700 in terms of average benchmark score are the Intel Xeon D-2752TER (25530, -0.1%), the AMD Ryzen 5 7640U (25485, 0.1%), the AMD Ryzen 5 6600H (25550, -0.1%), and the AMD Ryzen 7 5825U (25446, 0.3%). These deltas are essentially negligible, meaning that in raw compute terms, the Ryzen 7 5700 sits right in the middle of a tightly packed group of processors. When looking at the measured FPS in Minecraft, the CPU's contribution is most evident in the gap between the Low and High settings at a given resolution. At 1080p, the Low preset produces 356 FPS while High produces 224 FPS, a difference of 132 FPS. At 4K, the same settings comparison shows 118 FPS at Low versus 74 FPS at High, a difference of 44 FPS. This suggests that at lower resolutions, the CPU is doing more of the work relative to the GPU, and the frame rate scales with the settings changes.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 6600 is built on the RDNA 2.0 architecture, using the Navi 23 chip, which is manufactured on a 7 nm process by TSMC. It has 1792 shading units, 112 texture mapping units, and 64 raster operation units. The GPU also includes 28 ray tracing cores, though Minecraft's traditional rendering path does not heavily utilize these. The base clock is 1626 MHz, the game clock is 2044 MHz, and the boost clock reaches 2491 MHz. The memory configuration consists of 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus, providing 224.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The card has a TDP of 132 W and requires a single 8-pin power connector, with a suggested power supply of 300 W. Its pixel rate is 159.4 GPixel/s, and its texture rate is 279.0 GTexel/s, with FP32 performance at 8.928 TFLOPS.

The GPU's benchmark results show a PassMark G3D score of 15096 and a PassMark GPU compute score of 6554. Its Geekbench OpenCL score is 28850, Vulkan score is 67623, and Metal score is 88398. The GPU ranks at the 63rd percentile versus all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 19036. Its nearest rivals are the NVIDIA Quadro K6000 (19030, 0% delta), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile (19049, -0.1% delta), the NVIDIA Tesla K20m (19089, -0.3% delta), and the NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation (18954, 0.4% delta). These are all extremely close scores, indicating that the RX 6600 sits in a competitive performance band.

In Minecraft, the GPU's role is primarily to render the scene, and the measured data shows that the RX 6600 is capable of delivering high frame rates at 1080p and 1440p. At 1080p Medium, the average FPS is 282, which is very smooth. At 1440p Medium, the average drops to 178 FPS, still well above 60. The 4K results are where the GPU starts to show its limits. At 4K Medium, the average is 93 FPS, but at 4K High, it drops to 74 FPS, and at 4K Ultra, it falls to 46 FPS. The 8 GB of VRAM may be a factor at the highest settings, though the exact VRAM usage is not part of the measured data. The difference between Low and Ultra settings at 4K is substantial, from 118 FPS down to 46 FPS, which suggests that the GPU is being progressively more taxed as the quality increases.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data covers three resolutions and four settings presets, providing a comprehensive view of how this combo performs. At 1920x1080, the lowest resolution tested, the system produces very high frame rates across all settings. The Low preset yields an average of 356 FPS, Medium produces 282 FPS with a minimum of 240 and a maximum of 325, High delivers 224 FPS, and Ultra drops to 140 FPS. This represents a performance range of 216 FPS between the lowest and highest settings at 1080p, indicating that the settings have a major impact even at this resolution.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain high but begin to show the increased resolution's effect. Low settings produce 225 FPS, Medium averages 178 FPS with a minimum of 151 and a maximum of 205, High averages 141 FPS, and Ultra drops to 88 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at 1440p is 137 FPS, which is smaller than the gap at 1080p but still significant. At 3840x2160, the performance drops substantially. Low settings still manage 118 FPS, Medium averages 93 FPS with a minimum of 79 and a maximum of 107, High averages 74 FPS, and Ultra falls to 46 FPS. The range at 4K is 72 FPS, showing that the GPU is becoming the limiting factor as the resolution increases.

The data also reveals how the settings presets scale across resolutions. For example, the Medium preset shows a clear progression: 282 FPS at 1080p, 178 FPS at 1440p, and 93 FPS at 4K. The High preset follows a similar pattern: 224 FPS at 1080p, 141 FPS at 1440p, and 74 FPS at 4K. The Ultra preset, which is the most demanding, produces 140 FPS at 1080p, 88 FPS at 1440p, and only 46 FPS at 4K. This consistent scaling suggests that the combo is well-balanced at 1080p and 1440p but struggles to maintain high frame rates at 4K with the more demanding presets.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo's rank in Minecraft is 2818 out of 3710 tested combinations, which places it in the 76th percentile of tested systems. This ranking might seem low given the high frame rates at 1080p, but it reflects the fact that many other combinations in the database are more powerful overall. The rank is a single number that aggregates performance across all tested scenarios, and the measured data shows that this combo performs much better at lower resolutions than at higher ones. At 1080p, the system is clearly in the upper echelon of performance, with the Low preset hitting 356 FPS and even the Ultra preset reaching 140 FPS. At 4K, however, the system falls to the middle of the pack, with the Ultra preset producing only 46 FPS.

The CPU's percentile of 78 versus all CPUs and the GPU's percentile of 63 versus all GPUs provide context for the combo's ranking. The CPU is above average, while the GPU is slightly above average, but neither is in the top tier. The combination of an 8-core Zen 3 processor with a mid-range RDNA 2 GPU results in a system that is capable of excellent 1080p performance but not designed for extreme 4K gaming. The nearest rival combos in the database are not listed, but the CPU and GPU each have their own nearest rivals in terms of benchmark scores. The CPU's rivals are all within 0.3% of its score, and the GPU's rivals are within 0.4%, indicating that this combo's performance is in a very competitive band with many other possible pairings.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS data, the best settings preset depends heavily on the target resolution. For 1080p, the Low preset produces 356 FPS, which is far beyond what any standard display can show, and even the Ultra preset at 140 FPS is more than enough for a 144 Hz monitor. The Medium preset at 282 FPS is a good middle ground, but given how high the frame rates are, players at 1080p can safely use the High preset at 224 FPS or even Ultra at 140 FPS without sacrificing smoothness. The data shows that at 1080p, the system is not constrained by either the CPU or GPU, as even the most demanding preset delivers well over 60 FPS.

For 1440p, the Medium preset at 178 FPS is excellent, and High at 141 FPS is also very smooth. The Ultra preset at 88 FPS is still above 60 FPS, making it viable for players who prioritize visual quality over raw frame rate. However, for those with a 144 Hz monitor, the High preset at 141 FPS is the better choice, as it provides a smoother experience while still looking good. At 4K, the situation changes significantly. The Low preset at 118 FPS is the only one that exceeds 60 FPS comfortably, while Medium at 93 FPS is also above 60. The High preset at 74 FPS is playable but may not be ideal for fast-paced gameplay, and the Ultra preset at 46 FPS falls below the 60 FPS threshold.

The best experience per the measured rows is likely the Medium preset at 1440p, which offers 178 FPS with a minimum of 151 FPS, ensuring no noticeable drops. This provides a balance between visual quality and performance. At 4K, the Medium preset at 93 FPS is the highest quality setting that maintains an average above 60 FPS, though the minimum of 79 FPS indicates some dips. For players who want the highest visual fidelity, the High preset at 4K with 74 FPS is the best choice, as the Ultra preset at 46 FPS is too low for smooth gameplay.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows how performance scales from 1080p to 4K across the different settings presets. At the Low preset, the average FPS drops from 356 at 1080p to 225 at 1440p, a reduction of 131 FPS or about 37%. From 1440p to 4K, the drop is from 225 to 118 FPS, a reduction of 107 FPS or about 48%. This indicates that the GPU is increasingly becoming the limiting factor as the resolution rises, since the CPU is likely able to keep up with the lower frame rates at higher resolutions.

At the Medium preset, the scaling is similar. The 1080p result is 282 FPS, which drops to 178 FPS at 1440p (a 37% reduction) and then to 93 FPS at 4K (a 48% reduction from 1440p). The High preset shows 224 FPS at 1080p, 141 FPS at 1440p (a 37% reduction), and 74 FPS at 4K (a 48% reduction). The Ultra preset follows the same pattern: 140 FPS at 1080p, 88 FPS at 1440p (a 37% reduction), and 46 FPS at 4K (a 48% reduction). This consistent reduction of approximately 37% from 1080p to 1440p and 48% from 1440p to 4K across all settings suggests that the scaling is primarily driven by the GPU's rendering load.

The fact that the percentage drops are nearly identical across all settings presets is telling. It suggests that the limiting component at 4K is the GPU, not the CPU, because the relative performance loss is the same regardless of how demanding the settings are. If the CPU were the bottleneck, we would expect to see a smaller percentage drop at lower settings, where the GPU has less work to do. Instead, the data shows that the RX 6600 is the primary constraint at 4K, with the CPU having enough headroom to feed it at lower resolutions but the GPU struggling to maintain frame rates as the pixel count increases. This is further supported by the CPU's strong single-thread performance, as indicated by its Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2916, which is likely sufficient for Minecraft's typical CPU demands.