Minecraft

Minecraft with an Intel Core i5-13400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER delivers extremely high frame rates across all tested configurations. The data set shows a system that is overqualified for standard monitor refresh rates, with performance primarily constrained by the CPU at lower resolutions and shifting toward the GPU only at 4K Ultra. This analysis walks through the measured FPS data to explain how the components interact, what the scores mean relative to other tested combinations, and which settings provide the best experience.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a dramatic shift in performance scaling as resolution increases from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160. At 1080p Low settings, the combination produces 683 FPS average, which drops to 447 FPS at 1440p Low and further to 234 FPS at 4K Low. This represents a 65.7% reduction in frame rate from 1080p to 4K at Low settings, indicating that the GPU becomes progressively more involved even at minimal graphical loads.

The High settings preset shows a similar pattern but with different magnitudes. At 1080p High, the system achieves 445 FPS average, falling to 281 FPS at 1440p High and 147 FPS at 4K High. The percentage drop from 1080p to 4K at High settings is 67.0%, nearly identical to the Low preset drop. This consistency suggests that the scaling bottleneck is primarily resolution-driven rather than settings-driven, which points to the GPU as the limiting factor at higher resolutions.

The Medium preset provides the only rows with min and max FPS values, offering additional insight. At 1080p Medium, the average is 561 FPS with a min of 477 FPS and max of 645 FPS. At 1440p Medium, the average drops to 354 FPS with min of 301 FPS and max of 407 FPS. At 4K Medium, the average falls to 185 FPS with min of 157 FPS and max of 213 FPS. The spread between min and max FPS remains proportionally similar across resolutions, with the 4K Medium row showing a 56 FPS range versus 168 FPS at 1080p Medium.

The Ultra preset shows the most significant resolution scaling penalty. At 1080p Ultra, the system delivers 278 FPS average, dropping to 176 FPS at 1440p Ultra and 92 FPS at 4K Ultra. The 1080p to 4K drop at Ultra is 66.9%, consistent with the other presets. However, the absolute numbers at 4K Ultra (92 FPS) remain well above playable thresholds, suggesting that even the most demanding settings do not stress this combination to failure.

These scaling patterns indicate that at 1080p and 1440p, the frame rates are so high that the CPU likely becomes the primary limiter, particularly at Low settings where 683 FPS at 1080p exceeds what most display technologies can even show. The GPU role becomes more pronounced at 4K, where the pixel throughput requirement increases by four times compared to 1080p, yet the system still maintains over 90 FPS at the highest preset.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with a 5 nm process node from TSMC. Its specifications include 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus, providing 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU has 7168 shading units, 224 texture mapping units, and 80 render output units, with 56 RT cores and 224 tensor cores. The base clock is 1980 MHz with a boost clock of 2475 MHz, and memory runs at 1313 MHz with 21 Gbps effective speed.

The GPU's benchmark scores place it in the 83rd percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 43223. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB with a score of 43262 (deltaPct -0.1), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile at 43268 (deltaPct -0.1), the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 at 43301 (deltaPct -0.2), and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile at 43667 (deltaPct -1). These deltas are all within 1% of the RTX 4070 SUPER's score, indicating that the GPU sits in a tightly clustered performance tier.

The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 4627 provides a synthetic measure of modern game performance. The Geekbench OpenCL score is 172795 and the Vulkan score is 205624. The Passmark G3D score of 29995 and GPU compute score of 17108 round out the synthetic picture. The DirectX 10, 11, and 12 scores are 167, 273, and 110 respectively, while DirectX 9 shows 344 and G2D shows 1184.

In Minecraft specifically, the GPU's 12 GB VRAM capacity is more than sufficient for the game's texture and chunk data requirements. The measured FPS data shows that even at 4K Ultra, the GPU maintains 92 FPS average, which is well within the range where the GPU is clearly not the bottleneck at lower settings. At 4K Low, the 234 FPS result demonstrates that the GPU can handle minimal shading loads with ease, leaving headroom for other system components to become limiting.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-13400F is a 13th generation Raptor Lake processor with 10 cores and 16 threads. Its base clock is 2.50 GHz with a boost clock of 4.60 GHz. The cache hierarchy includes 80 KB L1 per core, 1.25 MB L2 per core, and 20 MB shared L3 cache. The CPU supports DDR4 and DDR5 memory in dual-channel configuration and uses the Intel Socket 1700. Its TDP is 65 W, and it was released on 2023-01-03 with a launch MSRP of $196.

The CPU's benchmark results show strong multi-threaded performance with a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 22604 and a singlecore score of 3191. The Passmark multithread score is 25032 with a single thread score of 3634. Geekbench multicore and singlecore scores are 11068 and 1996 respectively. The 3DMark 16-thread score is 7314, while the max threads score is 7307, showing near-perfect scaling up to 16 threads.

The CPU's percentile rank against all CPUs is 77th, with an average benchmark score of 25292. Its nearest rivals are closely matched: the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS scores 25284 (deltaPct 0), the Intel Core 5 120 scores 25362 (deltaPct -0.3), the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D scores 25365 (deltaPct -0.3), and the AMD Ryzen 7 6800H scores 25201 (deltaPct 0.4). These near-zero deltas indicate the i5-13400F performs essentially identically to its closest competitors in synthetic benchmarks.

In Minecraft, the CPU's role is particularly important because the game's Java-based engine relies heavily on single-threaded performance for world generation and game logic. The Cinebench R23 singlecore score of 3191 and Passmark single thread score of 3634 indicate strong single-thread capability. The 10-core, 16-thread configuration with a 4.60 GHz boost clock provides ample headroom for the game's background tasks, chunk loading, and entity processing.

The measured FPS data suggests that at 1080p Low, the 683 FPS result likely approaches the CPU's practical limit for this game. The fact that 1080p High produces 445 FPS (a 34.8% reduction from Low) while 4K Low produces 234 FPS (a 65.7% reduction from 1080p Low) indicates that the CPU becomes less of a factor as resolution increases, with the GPU taking over as the primary limiter at 4K.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS recorded in the measured data?

A: The highest average FPS is 683 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings.

Q: How does the system perform at 4K Ultra settings?

A: At 3840x2160 resolution with Ultra settings, the system maintains an average of 92 FPS, which is the lowest recorded average across all tested configurations but still comfortably above 60 FPS.

Q: What are the min and max FPS values for the Medium preset at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440 with Medium settings, the system shows an average of 354 FPS, with a minimum of 301 FPS and a maximum of 407 FPS.

Q: How does the CPU's single-thread performance compare to its multi-thread performance?

A: The CPU scores 3191 in Cinebench R23 singlecore and 22604 in multicore, indicating strong single-thread performance that is approximately 14.2% of its multi-thread score per-core.

Q: What is the GPU's percentile ranking among all tested GPUs?

A: The RTX 4070 SUPER ranks in the 83rd percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 43223.

Q: Which resolution shows the smallest gap between Low and Ultra settings?

A: At 1080p, the gap between Low (683 FPS) and Ultra (278 FPS) is 405 FPS. At 4K, the gap is 142 FPS (234 FPS Low versus 92 FPS Ultra), making 4K the smallest absolute gap.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The complete measured FPS data set covers three resolutions and four settings presets, for a total of 12 distinct configurations. At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers 683 FPS average, Medium delivers 561 FPS with a range of 477 to 645 FPS, High delivers 445 FPS, and Ultra delivers 278 FPS. These 1080p results show that even the most demanding preset at the lowest resolution still exceeds 270 FPS, placing all configurations in the high-refresh-rate territory.

At 2560x1440, the Low preset produces 447 FPS average, Medium produces 354 FPS with a range of 301 to 407 FPS, High produces 281 FPS, and Ultra produces 176 FPS. The 1440p results show a consistent scaling pattern where each preset step down from Low to Ultra reduces performance by roughly 30-40%, with the Ultra preset at 176 FPS still being highly playable.

At 3840x2160, the Low preset achieves 234 FPS average, Medium achieves 185 FPS with a range of 157 to 213 FPS, High achieves 147 FPS, and Ultra achieves 92 FPS. The 4K results demonstrate that the system remains capable of high refresh rates even at the most demanding resolution, with the Ultra preset being the only configuration that drops below 100 FPS average.

The Medium preset is unique in the data set because it includes both min and max FPS values, allowing for a more complete picture of frame time consistency. At 1080p Medium, the min FPS of 477 is 85% of the average, while at 4K Medium, the min FPS of 157 is 84.9% of the average. The max FPS values show similar consistency, with 1080p Medium maxing at 645 (115% of average) and 4K Medium maxing at 213 (115.1% of average). This proportional consistency suggests that frame pacing remains stable across resolutions at the Medium preset.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data provides clear guidance for choosing settings based on display capabilities and personal preferences. For 1080p displays, the Low preset at 683 FPS offers the highest possible frame rate, but the High preset at 445 FPS and Ultra at 278 FPS both exceed the refresh rate of most standard monitors, making High or Ultra the better choice for visual quality without sacrificing smoothness.

For 1440p displays, the High preset at 281 FPS and Ultra at 176 FPS both provide sufficient headroom for 144 Hz or even 240 Hz monitors. The Ultra preset at 1440p delivers 176 FPS, which is well above the 144 Hz threshold and offers the best visual fidelity. The Medium preset at 354 FPS would be excessive for most displays, but the Low preset at 447 FPS is only useful for competitive play at extremely high refresh rates.

For 4K displays, the Medium preset at 185 FPS is the best balance of quality and performance, as it exceeds 144 Hz while providing better visual settings than Low. The High preset at 147 FPS still maintains above 120 FPS, making it a strong alternative for users who prioritize visual quality. The Ultra preset at 92 FPS is the only configuration that falls below 100 FPS, but it remains suitable for 60 Hz displays or for users who prioritize maximum visual fidelity over frame rate.

The Ultra preset at 4K delivers 92 FPS, which is 37.4% lower than High at 147 FPS. This drop suggests that Ultra settings introduce a significant rendering cost in Minecraft, likely due to increased draw distances or shadow quality. For users with 4K displays and 120 Hz or 144 Hz refresh rates, the Medium preset at 185 FPS provides the best combination of visual quality and smoothness, as it sits comfortably above the 144 Hz threshold.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of Intel Core i5-13400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER ranks 594th out of 3710 tested combos in Minecraft, placing it in the top 16.0% of all configurations. This ranking reflects the system's ability to deliver high frame rates across all tested resolutions and settings, with the lowest recorded average FPS being 92 at 4K Ultra.

The CPU's performance percentile of 77th and GPU's percentile of 83rd indicate that both components sit in the upper quartile of their respective categories. The CPU's average benchmark score of 25292 places it in a tight cluster with rivals such as the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS (25284, deltaPct 0), Intel Core 5 120 (25362, deltaPct -0.3), AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D (25365, deltaPct -0.3), and AMD Ryzen 7 6800H (25201, deltaPct 0.4). The GPU's average benchmark score of 43223 similarly places it within 1% of its nearest rivals.

The combo's rank of 594 out of 3710 suggests that while this system is not at the very top of the performance hierarchy, it significantly outperforms the majority of tested combinations. The measured FPS data supports this ranking, as the system maintains at least 92 FPS at the most demanding settings and exceeds 200 FPS at most configurations. The consistently high frame rates across all 12 measured data points indicate a well-balanced system where neither component severely bottlenecks the other, though the CPU shows signs of limiting performance at 1080p Low where frame rates exceed 600 FPS.