Minecraft

FAQ

Q: How does the Intel Core i5-14600K compare to its closest rival in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The i5-14600K posts an average benchmark score of 48618, placing it essentially neck-and-neck with the Intel Xeon Gold 5318H, which scores 48698 (a 0.2% difference). It edges out the AMD EPYC 4345P by just 0.3%, and sits 0.7% ahead of the Intel Core Ultra 5 245HX.

Q: What is the GPU's standing among all tested graphics cards?

A: The RTX 2060 SUPER holds a percentile rank of 62, meaning it outperforms 62% of all GPUs in the database. Its average benchmark score of 18093 puts it within 1.6% of the Intel Arc A770M, and it trails the AMD Radeon RX 460 by only 1.5% in aggregate scoring.

Q: What frame rates can this combo achieve at 1080p with Low settings?

A: At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the measured average FPS is 389. This is the highest average across all tested configurations, showing the system is fully capable of high-refresh-rate 1080p gaming in Minecraft.

Q: How does the combo rank among all tested CPU-GPU pairings in this game?

A: The combination of the i5-14600K and RTX 2060 SUPER ranks 2556 out of 3710 tested combos in Minecraft. This places it in the lower half of all pairings, which is notable given the strong individual component benchmark scores.

Q: Is there a measurable difference between Medium and High settings at 1440p?

A: Yes. At 2560x1440, Medium settings yield an average of 195 FPS, while High settings drop to 154 FPS. That is a 41 FPS gap, or roughly a 21% reduction in average frame rate when moving from Medium to High.

Q: What is the GPU's memory configuration and does it impact Minecraft?

A: The RTX 2060 SUPER features 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth. In Minecraft, the data shows that at 4K Ultra, average FPS falls to 50, suggesting memory bandwidth and capacity are not limiting factors at lower settings but become more relevant as resolution and detail increase.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER is built on the Turing architecture with a TU106 chip fabricated on a 12 nm process. Its base clock runs at 1470 MHz, boosting to 1650 MHz, and it carries 2176 shading units alongside 136 texture mapping units and 64 ROPs. The card also includes 34 RT cores and 272 tensor cores, features that do not directly accelerate Minecraft’s traditional rasterization workload but are present in the silicon. The GPU’s FP32 throughput is rated at 7.181 TFLOPS, while its pixel rate reaches 105.6 GPixel/s and texture rate hits 224.4 GTexel/s.

In the benchmark data, the RTX 2060 SUPER’s performance in Minecraft scales predictably with resolution and settings. At 1080p Low, the GPU delivers 389 FPS average, which is a strong result. However, the GPU’s percentile rank of 62 among all GPUs indicates it is a mid-range part in the broader ecosystem. Its nearest rivals in aggregate benchmark scores include the RTX 3060 Mobile (delta -0.4%), Radeon Pro 5700 (delta -0.5%), and Radeon RX 460 (delta -1.5%). These deltas show that the desktop RTX 2060 SUPER is only marginally ahead of a mobile RTX 3060 and a Radeon Pro workstation card, suggesting its positioning is competitive for its era but not dominant.

The 8 GB VRAM capacity and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient for Minecraft at 4K, as evidenced by the 81 FPS average at 4K High. Memory bandwidth becomes more critical as resolution increases, but the data shows the GPU can still push 102 FPS at 4K Medium. The 175 W TDP and dual-slot cooler design are typical for this class of card, and the PCIe 3.0 x16 interface does not appear to bottleneck the system in this game. The GPU’s measured performance in Minecraft aligns with its synthetic scores: it is a capable 1440p performer and can handle 4K at reduced settings, but it is not a high-end part by current standards.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-14600K is a 14-core, 20-thread processor from the Core 14th Gen series, built on the Raptor Lake architecture with a 10 nm process node. It has a base clock of 3.50 GHz and a boost clock of 5.30 GHz, with a 125 W TDP. The cache hierarchy includes 80 KB of L1 per core, 2 MB of L2 per core, and 24 MB of shared L3 cache. The CPU supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory in dual-channel configuration, and it includes UHD Graphics 770 as integrated graphics, though the discrete RTX 2060 SUPER handles rendering in these tests.

The i5-14600K’s synthetic benchmark scores are strong. In Cinebench R23, it scores 24491 multi-core and 2064 single-core. In Geekbench, it posts 16673 multi-core and 2491 single-core. The PassMark multi-thread score is 38682, with a single-thread score of 4270. These figures place the CPU in the 90th percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 48618. Its nearest rivals in synthetic testing are the Intel Xeon Gold 5318H (delta -0.2%), AMD EPYC 4345P (delta +0.3%), and Intel Core Ultra 5 245HX (delta +0.7%), showing that the i5-14600K is essentially on par with these other mid-to-high-end parts.

In Minecraft, the CPU’s role is significant because the game is known to be single-thread-bound in many scenarios. The high boost clock of 5.30 GHz and strong single-core score of 2064 in Cinebench R23 suggest the CPU can feed the GPU efficiently. The data supports this: at 1080p Low, the system hits 389 FPS average, which is a high frame rate that requires strong per-core performance. The 14 cores and 20 threads provide ample headroom for background tasks and chunk loading, though the game itself may not fully utilize all threads. The CPU’s 90th percentile ranking indicates it is a top-tier part, and its performance in this combo is consistent with that standing.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo of Intel Core i5-14600K and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER ranks 2556 out of 3710 tested combinations in Minecraft. This rank places it in the 31st percentile of all tested combos, which is lower than what the individual component scores might suggest. The CPU is in the 90th percentile among CPUs, and the GPU is in the 62nd percentile among GPUs, yet the combined rank in this game is below the median. This discrepancy indicates that Minecraft’s performance profile is not simply a sum of CPU and GPU capabilities.

The rank of 2556 means there are 1154 other combos that perform worse and 2555 that perform better. Given that Minecraft is a sandbox game with a release date of 2011, it is possible that the game’s engine does not scale optimally with the hardware combination. The measured FPS data shows the system is capable of very high frame rates at lower settings, which suggests the rank is influenced by how the combo performs at higher settings and resolutions. At 4K Ultra, the average FPS drops to 50, which is below the 60 FPS threshold many players consider acceptable. This weakness at the extreme end likely drags down the overall rank.

Comparatively, the combo’s rank in Minecraft is not reflective of its synthetic benchmark standing. The i5-14600K outperforms the Xeon Gold 5318H by a negligible margin in aggregate CPU scores, and the RTX 2060 SUPER is nearly identical to the RTX 3060 Mobile in GPU scores. Yet the game-specific rank suggests that other combos with similar or lower component scores achieve better Minecraft performance. The data indicates that this pairing is well-balanced for most gaming scenarios but has a distinct limitation at 4K Ultra.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals how the combo scales from 1080p to 4K. At 1080p Low, the average FPS is 389. Moving to 1440p Low, the average drops to 246, a 36.8% reduction. At 4K Low, the average is 128, which is a 67.1% reduction from 1080p Low. This steep drop indicates that the GPU becomes the limiting factor as resolution increases, even at Low settings. The CPU’s high single-core performance can maintain high frame rates at 1080p, but the RTX 2060 SUPER’s rendering throughput cannot keep up as pixel count quadruples from 1080p to 4K.

At Medium settings, the scaling is similar. 1080p Medium averages 308 FPS, 1440p Medium drops to 195 FPS (a 36.7% reduction), and 4K Medium drops to 102 FPS (a 66.9% reduction from 1080p Medium). The pattern is consistent: the GPU is the bottleneck at higher resolutions. At High settings, 1080p averages 245 FPS, 1440p averages 154 FPS (a 37.1% reduction), and 4K averages 81 FPS (a 66.9% reduction from 1080p High). The consistency of these percentage drops across settings suggests that resolution scaling is independent of detail level, which is typical for a GPU-bound workload.

At Ultra settings, the scaling is more dramatic. 1080p Ultra averages 153 FPS, 1440p Ultra drops to 97 FPS (a 36.6% reduction), and 4K Ultra drops to 50 FPS (a 67.3% reduction from 1080p Ultra). The 4K Ultra result of 50 FPS is the lowest measured value in the entire dataset, confirming that the GPU is severely stressed at this configuration. The data shows that the CPU is not the limiting factor at any resolution; the consistent ~37% drop from 1080p to 1440p and ~67% drop from 1080p to 4K across all settings points squarely at the GPU’s rendering limits.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The following table presents the measured average FPS for each resolution and settings combination, along with the minimum and maximum FPS where available.

1920x1080 (1080p)

• Low: Average 389 FPS. This is the highest average in the entire dataset.
• Medium: Average 308 FPS, with a minimum of 262 FPS and maximum of 355 FPS.
• High: Average 245 FPS.
• Ultra: Average 153 FPS.

2560x1440 (1440p)

• Low: Average 246 FPS.
• Medium: Average 195 FPS, with a minimum of 165 FPS and maximum of 224 FPS.
• High: Average 154 FPS.
• Ultra: Average 97 FPS.

3840x2160 (4K)

• Low: Average 128 FPS.
• Medium: Average 102 FPS, with a minimum of 86 FPS and maximum of 117 FPS.
• High: Average 81 FPS.
• Ultra: Average 50 FPS.

The data shows that at 1080p, the system is capable of exceeding 300 FPS at Low and Medium settings, which is well above the refresh rate of most monitors. At 1440p, the system can still exceed 200 FPS at Low, but High and Ultra settings fall below 200 FPS. At 4K, even Low settings drop below 130 FPS, and Ultra dips to 50 FPS. The minimum and maximum values at Medium settings provide insight into frame time consistency: at 1080p Medium, the range is 262-355 FPS (a 93 FPS spread), at 1440p Medium the range is 165-224 FPS (a 59 FPS spread), and at 4K Medium the range is 86-117 FPS (a 31 FPS spread). As resolution increases, the absolute variance narrows, but the relative variance remains similar, indicating stable performance without major stutters.

The Ultra setting at each resolution shows the largest relative drop compared to High: at 1080p, Ultra is 92 FPS lower than High (245 to 153); at 1440p, Ultra is 57 FPS lower (154 to 97); and at 4K, Ultra is 31 FPS lower (81 to 50). This pattern shows that Ultra settings impose a heavy cost on the GPU, reducing average FPS by roughly 38% at each resolution. The measured data confirms that this combo is best suited for 1080p and 1440p gaming, with 4K requiring Medium settings or lower to maintain playable frame rates.