Minecraft

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS for this combo at 1920x1080 with Ultra settings?

A: At 1920x1080 with Ultra settings, the average FPS is 296. This is a substantial drop from the 473 average FPS seen at High settings at the same resolution, showing that Ultra presents a significant load increase in Minecraft.

Q: How does the Intel Core i5-12400 compare to its nearest rival in CPU benchmarks?

A: The Core i5-12400 has an average benchmark score of 18683, which is 0.9% higher than the Intel Core i3-14100F (18519) and 0.1% lower than the AMD EPYC 7643 (18697). It sits at the 72nd percentile among all CPUs tested.

Q: What is the GPU's memory configuration and how does it affect Minecraft performance?

A: The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER features 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus with 672.3 GB/s bandwidth. The large memory pool and high bandwidth help maintain high framerates even when chunk loading and render distance push memory usage, as seen in the measured FPS results.

Q: What is the best measured FPS result for this combination?

A: The highest average FPS measured is 651, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings. This shows the pair can push very high framerates when graphics load is minimized.

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

A: This combo ranks 488th out of 3710 tested combinations in Minecraft, placing it in the top 13% of all systems tested for this game.

Q: What is the minimum FPS recorded in the measured data?

A: The only minimum FPS values recorded are for Medium settings: 167 FPS at 3840x2160, 320 FPS at 2560x1440, and 506 FPS at 1920x1080. No minimum FPS data is available for other settings presets.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with a 5 nm process from TSMC. The chip contains 45,900 million transistors on a 379 mm² die. Its base clock is 2340 MHz with a boost clock of 2610 MHz, and memory runs at 1313 MHz with 21 Gbps effective speed. The GPU has 8448 shading units, 264 texture mapping units, and 96 raster output units, along with 66 ray tracing cores and 264 tensor cores.

The 16 GB of GDDR6X memory with a 256-bit bus width delivers 672.3 GB/s of bandwidth. In Minecraft, this memory configuration proves more than sufficient. The measured FPS data shows that even at 4K resolution, the GPU maintains playable framerates across all settings presets. At 3840x2160 with High settings, average FPS is 156, while Medium settings yield 196 average FPS with a minimum of 167 and maximum of 226. The GPU's compute capabilities are substantial, with FP32 performance rated at 44.10 TFLOPS and texture rate at 689.0 GTexel/s.

The GPU sits at the 76th percentile among all GPUs tested, with an average benchmark score of 31087. Its nearest rival in the benchmark database is the NVIDIA Quadro M5000, which scores 31206, a 0.4% difference. The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER also trails the NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell by 1.4% and the NVIDIA TITAN RTX by 1.9%. These benchmark scores suggest the GPU is capable of handling demanding workloads, and the Minecraft results confirm this.

The GPU's pixel rate of 250.6 GPixel/s and texture rate of 689.0 GTexel/s directly contribute to the high framerates observed. At 1920x1080, the GPU delivers 473 average FPS on High settings, which indicates that the graphics card is not a bottleneck at mainstream resolutions. Even at 4K Ultra, the 97 average FPS remains playable, though it is the lowest measured result in the dataset. The substantial drop from High to Ultra at 4K (156 to 97 FPS) shows that Ultra settings introduce effects that heavily tax the GPU.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-12400 is a 6-core, 12-thread processor from the Alder Lake-S family, manufactured on Intel's 10 nm process. It has a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. The cache hierarchy includes 80 KB of L1 per core, 1.25 MB of L2 per core, and 18 MB of shared L3 cache. The CPU supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory in dual-channel configuration, and it connects via PCIe Gen 5 with 16 lanes.

The CPU's benchmark results show strong single-threaded performance, which is critical for Minecraft's primary game logic thread. In Cinebench R23, the CPU scores 2257 in single-core and 15989 in multi-core tests. The 3DMark single-thread score is 910, while the max-threads score reaches 5890. PassMark results show a single-thread score of 3456 and a multithread score of 18747. The CPU sits at the 72nd percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 18683.

In Minecraft, the CPU's single-thread performance is particularly important because the game's world generation and entity updates are largely single-threaded. The measured FPS data shows that at 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo reaches 651 average FPS, which suggests the CPU can feed the GPU very quickly when graphical load is light. The gap between Low and Ultra at 1080p (651 vs 296 FPS) indicates that while the CPU is capable, the GPU becomes more stressed at higher settings.

The CPU's nearest rivals in benchmark scores include the AMD EPYC 7643 (18697, 0.1% higher), the Intel Core i7-1355U (18730, 0.3% higher), the AMD Ryzen AI 5 330 (18811, 0.7% higher), and the Intel Core i3-14100F (18519, 0.9% lower). These close scores show that the i5-12400 performs competitively with a range of other processors, though its 6-core/12-thread configuration is well-suited for gaming workloads. The 3DMark 16-thread score of 5873 and 8-thread score of 4745 indicate good scaling across threads, which helps in Minecraft when multiple chunks are being processed simultaneously.

How This Combo Ranks

This combination of Intel Core i5-12400 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER ranks 488th out of 3710 total tested combinations for Minecraft. This places it in approximately the top 13% of all systems tested, which is a strong result. The ranking reflects the balance between the CPU and GPU in this game, where both components contribute meaningfully to the final framerates.

The CPU's 72nd percentile ranking among all CPUs and the GPU's 76th percentile ranking among all GPUs indicate that both components are above average in their respective categories. When combined, they produce results that are better than the individual percentiles might suggest, likely because Minecraft benefits from having a strong single-threaded CPU paired with a high-bandwidth GPU. The i5-12400's boost clock of 4.40 GHz and the GPU's 2610 MHz boost clock work together to deliver the measured FPS numbers.

The rank of 488 out of 3710 means that 3222 other combinations perform worse in this game, while 487 perform better. This places the combo in a competitive position, especially considering that the CPU is not a top-tier processor but rather a mainstream 6-core part. The GPU's 16 GB of VRAM and high bandwidth help at higher resolutions, which is reflected in the 4K results remaining playable even at Ultra settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 3840x2160 (4K), the combo delivers the following average FPS across settings presets:

• Low: 248 average FPS
• Medium: 196 average FPS, with minimum 167 and maximum 226
• High: 156 average FPS
• Ultra: 97 average FPS

At 2560x1440 (1440p), the results are:

• Low: 475 average FPS
• Medium: 376 average FPS, with minimum 320 and maximum 432
• High: 298 average FPS
• Ultra: 186 average FPS

At 1920x1080 (1080p), the results are:

• Low: 651 average FPS
• Medium: 596 average FPS, with minimum 506 and maximum 685
• High: 473 average FPS
• Ultra: 296 average FPS

The data shows a clear pattern: as resolution decreases, FPS increases substantially. Moving from 4K to 1080p at High settings improves average FPS from 156 to 473, a gain of 317 FPS. The scaling from 1440p to 1080p at High settings is also significant, going from 298 to 473 FPS. At Medium settings, the jump from 4K to 1080p is from 196 to 596 average FPS, showing that the GPU has considerable headroom at lower resolutions.

The Ultra preset consistently shows the largest performance penalty across all resolutions. At 4K, Ultra drops to 97 average FPS from High's 156, a 38% reduction. At 1440p, Ultra drops to 186 from High's 298, a 38% reduction. At 1080p, Ultra drops to 296 from High's 473, a 37% reduction. This consistent percentage drop suggests that Ultra settings add a similar relative load at all resolutions.

The Medium preset provides the only minimum and maximum FPS data in the dataset. At 4K Medium, the minimum is 167 and maximum is 226, giving a range of 59 FPS. At 1440p Medium, the range is 320 to 432, a span of 112 FPS. At 1080p Medium, the range is 506 to 685, a span of 179 FPS. This increasing range at lower resolutions indicates more frame time variance, though the averages remain high.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS data, the High settings preset provides the best balance of visual quality and performance across all resolutions. At 1080p, High delivers 473 average FPS, which is more than sufficient for any display refresh rate currently available. At 1440p, High maintains 298 average FPS, comfortably above the 144 Hz threshold for high-refresh monitors. Even at 4K, High achieves 156 average FPS, which is playable on standard 60 Hz displays and competitive on 120 Hz displays.

The Medium preset is a strong alternative for users who want guaranteed smoothness with some headroom. At 4K, Medium delivers 196 average FPS with a minimum of 167, ensuring that frame drops stay above the 144 Hz line. This makes Medium the recommended choice for 4K gaming on high-refresh displays, as the minimum FPS is more important than the average for smooth gameplay. The measured minimum of 167 at 4K Medium provides confidence that the experience will remain fluid.

The Ultra preset is not recommended for any resolution based on the data. Even at 1080p, Ultra drops to 296 average FPS, which is a 37% reduction from High. At 4K, Ultra falls to 97 average FPS, which may cause noticeable stuttering on higher refresh displays. The visual improvement from High to Ultra does not justify the significant FPS cost, especially since High already delivers excellent framerates.

The Low preset offers the highest FPS at each resolution (651 at 1080p, 475 at 1440p, 248 at 4K), but these numbers are far beyond what any display can show. The extra FPS beyond about 300 at 1080p is not perceptible on most monitors, so Low settings sacrifice visual quality for unobservable performance gains. The Medium preset at 1080p, with 596 average FPS and a minimum of 506, provides a better visual experience while still delivering more FPS than any display can utilize.

For the best overall experience, High settings at 1440p or 1080p are the sweet spot, delivering 298 and 473 average FPS respectively. Users with 4K displays should choose Medium settings to maintain a minimum FPS above 167, ensuring smooth gameplay even during demanding scenes. The data consistently shows that High is the most efficient preset, offering the largest visual improvement per FPS cost compared to Ultra, while Medium provides the safest minimum FPS guarantees.