5 Best Laptops For Minecraft in 2025

If you head over to reddit and ask what the best laptop for minecraft is:

You’ll get responses like:

” Minecraft can run on a microwave. Get optifine and you can run the game on a toaster”

“I’ve seen MC run on CPUs and integrated GPUs made 15 years ago”

“My 10 year old PC eats MineCraft for breakfast”

“I got a 10 year old lapto from walmart with the screen falling off and Minecraft still runs good”

They’re not lying…

If you want to play the ‘Vanilla’ version of Minecraft with no shaders, no mods, low settings, and a low number of chunks, you’ll be fine with minimal hardware.

However…

The fancier version of Minecraft—higher graphics, shaders, mods, and higher resolution—will demand significantly more powerful hardware.

What follows is a quick summary of laptops for minecraft:

A) Minecraft Laptop Under $200: you can ONLY play a downgraded version of MC: Minecraft For Windows (Bedrock Edition designed for Windows) NOT the full version of VANILLA minecraft java edition.

B) Minecraft laptop under $300: run the full version of Minecraft (Java Edition) with no lag but will only be limited to low or medium settings (8-10 chunks loaded max). You can run the lightest mods & shaders with framerates below 40.

C) Mineraft laptop under $500: play Minecraft Java Edition with heavy mods (including the FTB Revelations and FTB Interactions ). Fancy settings with low number of chunks. Also MEDIUM versions of shaders like Sildrus and Chocapic.

D) The Best Laptops for Minecraf have Dedicated GPUs! –  550 dollars and up

This is where the real fun part starts.

You’ll run MC on Turbo Mode with cool shaders like ChocaPic v13 High & Sildrus Extreme. All the graphical intensive mods with no lag.

If you get the 3050RTX, you can also activate RTX mode:

The above is the laptop I use to play Minecraft. Notice how framerates go as high as 1000fps .

Best Laptop Specs for MineCraft

What follows is a summary, the last section has more details.

1. If your budget is under 550 bucks: You cannot get a  dedicated GPU!  Focus on the CPU & RAM.

All of these laptops can run the Vanilla version of minecraft with shaders. The more expensive ones unlock more graphical demanding shaders & higher resolutions.

The following reviews will get somewhat technical. So if you’re not computer savy, here’s the summary of each laptop: 

#1: 3050Ti Laptop: $680. It will run most “HIGH” version of shaders & graphically demanding MODS with +100fps. 
#2: Under 500 Minecraft laptop: Portable, can run Lite & Medium shaders and vanilla MC with very high framerates. Perfect for school.
#3: 2050RTX Laptop: ~580. It will run most “HIGH” shaders & mods with 70fps.
#4: MX450 laptop: ~550. Medium & some high shaders with framerates above 50fps. Portable and best display for schoolwork too.
#5: 4060RTX laptop: 1300+ . Will run the most extreme shaders at 1440p and mor extreme graphics (RTX mode).

This year I decided to ditch the usual 3050RTX laptop I listed every year and replace it with a 4050RTX laptop. 

GPU: 4050RTX 6GB vRAM

The 4050RTX is MUCH faster than the 3050Ti RTX and will obviously UNLOCK ALL MODS + ALL heavy shaders like ‘high’ versions of Chocapic & Sildrus with high framerates. 

However, like I mentioned, to unlock shaders + modpacks at fancy settings with ~8-12 chunks, you ONLY need a 4GB vRAM dedicated GPU such as the 1650GTX, 3050RTX & 1050GTX & 2050RTX. The 4050RTX is overkill however these are the advantages (and extra features):

• It will handle 1440p gaming (at least BETTER than all aforementioned GPUs)
• It runs at lower wattages thus generates less heat (improves your laptop lifespan. Less heat = cool tempeartures = happy CPU/GPU)
• Wattage is much less important since the Ada Lace Architecture is more efficient (this means good performance regardless of wattage).
• It will handle RTX mode more efficiently (less heat, longer sessions since this is taxxing depending on the game). 

What’s RTX mode?

RTX mode:  It’s basically a graphics performance boost that makes any scene highly dependent on light sources look compeltely different basically a bit more realistic as shown below. This GPU has significantly more “CORES” (Tensor Cores) so it will handle RTX mode BETTER.  Note that this feature is onl available on RTX GPUs so it’s not available on the 1650GTX. It’s also available on the high-tier 3060RTX, 4050RTX and so on.

Minecraft Laptop Benchmarks: 4050RTX

2. HP Pavilion

Best Laptop For Minecraft Under 500

  AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

  8GB RAM

  Radeon Vega RX 7

  256GB SSD NVMe PCIe

  14” FHD TN

  3.2 lbs

  8 hours

It can unlock SOME shaders and most mods but more importantly it can run the vanilla shader-free version of the game flawlessly at fancy settings with enough performance to join a server and play against others with no stuttering.

CPU: Ryzen 5 5500U

Shaders: RX Vega 7 vs Radeon 610M vs Radeon 660M

If you don’t want to run shaders, then go ahead and grab a 7th-generation Ryzen 5 CPU. It’ll still deliver almost the same performance as older generations for gaming without shaders, as the extra CPU power of the latest architecture compensates somewhat for the weaker integrated GPU.

However…

If you want to run shaders, you should avoid the Ryzen 5 7520U entirely. It’s built on the Zen 2 architecture and comes with the Radeon 610M iGPU, which is much weaker than the Vega 7 from older Ryzen CPUs. The Ryzen 5 7530U, on the other hand, features a Radeon 660M iGPU, which is significantly more capable than the 610M and performs closer to Vega-based GPUs like the Vega 6 or Vega 7.

Here’s what that means for shaders:

• Lite shaders: Both the 7520U and 7530U can run these, but the 7530U will handle them more smoothly.
• Medium shaders: Possible on the 7530U, but you’ll see stuttering or reduced framerates. Forget about running them on the 7520U.
• High-demand shaders (e.g., Chocapic High, Silrus Extreme): Neither is suitable for these. You’ll need a more powerful iGPU like the Vega 8 or Radeon 680M, or a dedicated GPU.

In short:

The Ryzen 5 7530U is far better for gaming and shaders than the 7520U, but it’s still not a powerhouse. If you care about shaders or gaming at higher settings, stick with Ryzen CPUs featuring Vega 7/8 or Radeon 680M, or go for Intel’s 11th/13th-gen iGPUs like the Iris Xe.

3. MSI Thin GF63

Best Gaming Laptop For Minecraft 

  Core i5 12450H

  8GB DDR4

   2050RTX 4GB vRAM

  512GB PCIe NVMe SSD

  15.6” 144Hz FHD IPS

  4.1 lbs

  4 hours

This is another somewhat expensive laptop. It’s designed more for gaming than schoolwork. It’s heavy and comes with a dedicated GPU: the 2050RTX, which can even handle heavy shaders.

GPU: 2050RTX 4GB vRAM

The latest budget gaming laptops now come with a 2050RTX. It’s basically an upgraded version of the 1650GTX with the added benefit of tensor cores, which means it can run DLSS and Ray Tracing. DLSS isn’t super useful for Minecraft, but Ray Tracing can give the graphics a nice visual upgrade, as we discussed in the 3050Ti review.

While the 2050RTX is slightly faster than the 1650GTX in most cases, that alone shouldn’t be the deciding factor. The main thing to consider is price—both GPUs deliver almost identical performance and can handle the same level of shaders.

Below are the benchmarks for the 2050RTX and 1650GTX. I’ve included the 1650GTX benchmarks because 2050RTX benchmarks are still limited, and the 1650GTX gives you a pretty solid idea of what to expect. If you find a 1650GTX laptop for cheaper, it’s definitely worth considering.

Here’s a benchmark of a 2050RTX using shaders with 8 chunks.

The BSL shader is more hardware demanding than Chocapic so it makes sense you’d get somewhat less framerates at the same settings. Nonetheless, this laptop works almost like a 3050RTX, you can most shaders even the hardware demanding ones and as long as you reduce the number of chunks (for the most hardware demanding ones) you can get +60 framerates.

MUX Switch & GPU

You can get better performance out of a 2050RTX or 1650GTX laptop if you can find one with a MUX switch but it’s going to be pretty difficult to find one on the 2050RTX. It is much more likely you’ll find it on a 1650GTX, there’s a 1650GTX which outperforms the 2050RTX and most 1650GTX laptops with sort of “MUX Switch” the benchmarks are in my video below, you’ll be mindblown by the results…

But don’t obsess about it. At the end framerates are just numbers up to some point the game is equally playable and that’s at 60fps. You don’t need super high framerates for Minecraft.

RAM & Upgrades

Upgrading to 16GB of RAM isn’t mandatory, but it’s always a performance boost, no matter what hardware you’re running. Sure, the gains might diminish as the GPU gets more powerful, but if you’re dealing with heavy shaders and mods, the extra RAM can really come in clutch.

This laptop has a free slot for an additional RAM stick, so you can easily add an 8GB DDR4 3200MHz stick to bump it up to 16GB. Since the slots aren’t soldered and are right next to each other, upgrading will activate dual-channel mode, giving you an extra boost in performance.

For storage, there’s also an extra M.2 SSD slot ready for upgrades.

4. Lenovo Ideapad 5i Pro

Cheap Laptop For Minecraft

  Intel Core i5-11300H

  8GB RAM

  MX450 2GB vRAM

  512GB SSD NVMe PCIe

  16” QHD IPS

  4.19 lbs

  5 hours

This is a solid option for anyone looking to buy a laptop for school while still being able to play Minecraft. Unlike the cheaper HP model we just talked about, this one handles shaders much better thanks to its dedicated GPU (MX450). The trade-off? It’s a bit pricier at around $550, but you’re getting more than just extra power — it’s lightweight and has a better display, making it great for both gaming and studying.

GPU: MX450 2GB vRAM

The MX450 is not an integrated GPU; it’s a dedicated GPU. While it’s one of the weakest dedicated GPUs in 2024, it’s still capable of running medium shaders and sometimes even high shaders in Minecraft. It will also provide a significant boost in framerates for vanilla Minecraft (no shaders, no mods).

Now…

You have to be cautious when shopping for laptops with the MX450 because they can be overpriced (sometimes as high as $900) despite having the same GPU. Additionally, there are models with older versions of this GPU, like the MX250 or MX150, which are far too weak to compete with modern integrated GPUs like the Intel Iris Xe or AMD Radeon 660M. If you’re considering those older models, you might as well stick with a budget laptop with a good integrated GPU.

There’s also the MX550, which is essentially an upgraded version of the MX450. It’s significantly faster and more suitable for shaders, but it’s also more expensive. If you can find a laptop with an MX550 for under $600, it’s worth grabbing. Otherwise, you’re better off with a 2050RTX, which is often available for the same price or less and offers much better performance for shaders and mods.

MUX Switch & Wattage: All MX450 and MX550 GPUs run at very low wattages (typically 25W) because they are designed for thin and lightweight laptops. These GPUs are not aimed at serious gaming workloads, so MUX switches are nonexistent on laptops with these GPUs. However, since Minecraft is relatively lightweight, this isn’t a huge deal.

MX450 2GB vRAM – Minecraft Laptop Benchmark

CPU Options with MX450 Laptops

MX450 laptops come with a variety of CPUs, and you’ll find some alternative options listed in the section below. Here’s the deal: if you want better battery life and a lighter laptop, go for one with a “U” series CPU (low-voltage). Yes, you’ll sacrifice a bit of performance (framerates may be slightly lower), but you’ll still be able to run shaders—even with the weakest setups.

On the other hand, if you’re looking for better framerates and don’t mind losing some battery life, pick a laptop with an “H” series CPU (high-performance). These are designed for raw power, and the performance difference can be noticeable, especially if you’re pushing shaders.

RAM & Upgrades

This laptop comes with 8GB of DDR4 RAM soldered to the motherboard, which means no RAM upgrades—you’re stuck with what you’ve got. And nope, there’s no additional RAM slot either. This is super common in thin and portable laptops with dedicated GPUs, as manufacturers prioritize compact designs over expandability.

There’s also no extra storage slot for upgrades. However, for most Minecraft players, this shouldn’t be a deal-breaker, as the default storage is usually enough unless you plan to load the laptop with massive mods or other large games.

The lack of upgrade options isn’t a killer for performance, though. Even with 8GB RAM, you’ll be able to run shaders just fine as long as you manage settings properly.

5. Acer Nitro 17

The Best Gaming Laptop For Minecraft

  Ryzen 7 7840HS

  8GB DDR5 

  RTX 4060 8GB vRAM 140W

  1TB  PCIe NVMe SSD 

  15” 144Hz Full HD

 6.61lbs

  1 hours

This is easily the most powerful laptop here, but let’s be real—it’s overkill for Minecraft unless you’re trying to go all out with crazy shaders, high resolutions, and a ton of chunks loaded. Most people playing Minecraft don’t care about pushing graphics to their limits, so keep that in mind.

This is the most powerful laptop on the list, and it’s honestly way more than most people need for Minecraft. If you’re the kind of player who wants to max out shaders, crank up the resolution, and load a ton of chunks, this is the one to look at. But if you’re just here for basic gameplay, it’s probably overkill.

GPU: RTX 4060 8GB vRAM, 140W

The RTX 4060 is a big step up from the 3050Ti or even the 4050RTX. It has 8GB of vRAM, which is double what you’ll find on the 3050Ti, and way more CUDA cores (shaders) for heavy graphics processing. That means it’s great for handling things like:

• RTX mode (full ray tracing)
• Heavy shaders and mods
• 1440p resolution
• 16-32 chunks

For more extreme setups, like 4K or more than 32 chunks, you’d want a 4070 or 4080, but the 4060RTX can hold its own in most situations. It’s a lot more efficient than the previous generation too, so you’ll see better performance with less heat.

Wattage: 140W

Here’s why this model is worth it: the RTX 4060 in this laptop runs at 140W with Dynamic Boost, which is the highest wattage available for this GPU. Wattage plays a huge role in performance, and anything under 100W will give you noticeably lower frame rates, especially in games with heavy graphics. If you’re considering a 4060RTX, make sure it’s running at at least 100W, or you’ll be better off saving your money and going for a 3050RTX.

Why It’s for Hardcore Minecraft Players

This laptop is built for players who want the best visuals and smooth gameplay, even with all the settings cranked up. It’s perfect for running Minecraft with RTX mode, shaders, and high resolutions without sacrificing performance. However, if you’re not aiming for extreme settings, a 3050Ti or 4050RTX will still give you solid performance at a lower price point.

4060RTX – Minecraft Benchmarks

This may not be impressive framerates to some of you despite the GPU running at 140W but please keep in mind that this laptop is not only running with RTX mode on + a very graphical demanding shaders but ALSO adding 1440p resolution and more importantly 20 CHUNKS for rendering.

Each chunk after 12 requires (16,20 and so on) demands a large amount of additional GPU power.

RAM & Upgrades

This laptop supports up to 32GB RAM. Having 16GB out of box , however, means you don’t need to worry about additional RAM nor additional storage as it already comes with 1TB.

Display & Resolution

Please keep in mind that when you buy a 4050RTX or 4060RTX laptop for minecraft you have to watch out for the display. It needs to have 1440p (QHD) resolution for you to play the game at 1440p. Some models with either of these GPUs may only have FHD resolution which isn’t useful for Minecraft. There’s no reason to buy so much GPU power to play the game at 1080p ONLY when you have cheaper laptops with weaker GPUs that can do extremely well with all the settings described above and 1080p resolution.

Buying The Best Laptop For Minecraft

Note that you cannot pick integrated GPUs, they’ll always be paired with the CPUs above.  

I have omitted Ryzen 7 & Core i7 CPUs in this table because they’re found on laptops that are as expensive as those laptops with dedicated GPUs which defeats the whole purpose (they’re over 500 dollars ~700+). However, the benchmarks are down below for you to check.

Minecraft Laptop BenchMarks

The following benchmarks are taken from various youtube channels including mine, at the last column you can see the exact laptop model that was used. You are welcome to buy those laptops if you’re happy with the performance. All of these laptops can play MC with decent framerates as long as you adjust settings & install Optifine.

i) Core i3 & Ryzen 3 Benchmarks: $300-400 Laptops 

Intel Core Laptops

Based on these benchmark we can say the following:

• Both Ryzen 3 and Core i3 CPUs can run shaders. I wasn’t able to test every Single Core i3 or Ryzen 3 but one benchmark of a previous or more recent generation should be enough since both the CPU & iGPU are close in power.
• Shaders can run with at least +30fps with either a Core i3 or Ryzen 3. The more recent generations go as high as 100.

• The Core i3 & Ryzen 3s can run Minecraft with at least 60fps on Fancy settings. You just need to play with the #of chunks, older generations may handle less chunks than the more recent ones.

ii) Core i5 & Ryzen 5 Benchmarks: $400-500 Laptops 

Intel Core Laptops

Ryzen 5 Laptops

• Whereas generally Core i3 or Ryzen 3 limits chunks to below 10 (on average), Core i5 or Ryzen 5 gets you high framerates with Fancy settings and decent number of chunks at 1080p.
• Core i5 or Ryzen 5 CPUs can run ‘medium’ or high versions of shaders with decent framerates.

There are currently no benchmarks with the recently released Core i5 or Ryzen 5 CPUs. The reason is simple, the game doesn’t really require that much hardware for most people to play so they rather get something cheaper which is usually a laptop with a slightly older CPU.

iii) Core i7 & Ryzen 7 Benchmarks

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• You’ll get much higher framerates with higher # of chunks out of the core i7 and ryzen 7 CPUs.
• I do not recommend you buy these laptops anyways UNLESS you want something portable. They are too expensive.

Note: Unlike the 7th gen Ryzen 5 CPU, the 7th Ryzen 7 CPU shows significant performance gains over the previous generations. This is because although the same integrated graphics are used, the CPU itself has way more clock speed and better ‘multi-core’ clock speeds too (in other words ALL cores hit HIGHER clocks speeds , not just one core).

BenchMarks Conclusions

• These benchmarks results (framerates) only give you a general idea of how CPU might perform there are many other factors.
  • RAM: They use different RAMs. Most benchmarks used 16GB but some use 8GB. Also a lot of these use RAM in dual-channel mode which further incrases framerates. 
  • Settings may be slightly different and also the average may have been calculated in more hardware demanding parts of the map.
  • Most of these benchmarks use Optifine.

So Which CPUs give you the best bang for your buck?

• As long as you grab the recent CPUs (5th+ for Ryzen and 10th+ for Intel), you can handle shaders though different versions.
• There are huge performance gains with the more recent generations:
  • Core i5 and Ryzen 5 give you the best bang for your buck. They’re only on average 100 dollars more expensive yet the performance doubles or even triples.
  • 5th gen Ryzen 5 CPUs outperform 11th gen Core i5 CPUs due to better multi-core performance and MC is more multicore than the average game especially if you use Optifine.
  • Core i7 & Ryzen 7 handle graphically demanding shaders but they’re too expensive.

CPUs for Modded Minecraft

 –  Need at least a Core i5 or Ryzen 5 model

• Need at least a Core i5 or Ryzen 5 model
• Only the latest Core i5 or Ryzen 5 (+10th gen for Intel and +5th gen For Ryzen ) can run big modpacks like ftp modpacks and those with +200 mods like interactions and Revelations.

2. RAM & Storage:  12-16GB RAM & SSD

RAM is EXTREMELY important for this game. The more you optimize RAM the higher the performance gains.

4GB vs 8GB

Ideally, 8GB should be the minimum. It’s a no brainer since Windows 11 and even Windows 12 will take approximately 4GB leaving almost nothing for Minecraft if you get 4GB. You need 8GB and the higher the settings (in the absence of a dedicated GPU) the more useful 12 or 16GB RAM becomes.

12-16GB RAM: a MUST for Integrated GPUs

Why is it that most benchmarks used 12-16GB RAM, if 8GB is enough? Because extram beyond 8GB make a huge difference if you only have an integrated GPU.

How? Basically the extra RAM can be used by the iGPU with no constraints. In other words, it will be reserved to the iGPU without the CPU interefering.

In fact, some of the integrated GPUs, as long as you up the RAM to 12GB or 16GB RAM CAN outperform some slightly older entry level dedicated GPUs like the MX150 or MX250.

FOR MORE DETAILS ABOUT RAM PLEASE REFER TO THE RAM SECTION DOWN BELOW [/TIP]

3. Storage 

This isn’t an issue if you’re buying a modern laptop. Because modern laptops (those with the CPUs I’ve outlined) come by default with the fastest storage devices which are SSDs. They’re all mostly PCIe NVMe SSDs , there may be a few models with slightly data transfer speeds because they have more lanes but for Minecraft this doesn’t make a difference performance wise.

Since most old laptops do not have any type of  SSD by default only an HDD which is painfully slow for loading up the game and modpacks… it’s a good idea to upgrade to boost performanec with minecraft and your computer overall.

B) Minecraft Laptops: $550 and Up

1. GPU

A budget over 500 , more specifically 530, can get you a dedicated GPU if you look long enough. 

A dedicated GPU will:

• Increase framerates
• Unlock more chunks with fancy settings
• Unlock high versions of shaders
• Handle mods with more fancy graphical textures
• Increase rendering distance
• Increase resolution

[caption id="attachment_12381" align="alignnone" width="960"] This is minecraft running with an 8GB vRAM dedicated GPU. Notice how high the resolution is and how much you can see thus render at once.[/caption]

[tip] Benchmarks are measured when the character is in the middle of the map and there’s a lot of stuff to render  (because you’re in an open field) , this forces the GPU & CPU to use most of their power and it’s a good point for comparison purposes

 

 Few points we get to the benchmarks:

• All   dedicated GPUs in this list can handle Sildrus or Chocapic High with ~16 chunks.
• Some of the GPUs are USELESS because they only match the performance of “integrated GPUs” (laptops with no dedicated GPUs).
• Some of the GPUs are OVERKILL for minecraft even with all the shaders and mods and chunks you want to load. 

i) MX 350 MX 450 1050GTX Benchmarks ($500-600)

We’ll start with the weakest GPUs, this is where you have to be careful!

NVIDIA	Cores	vRAM	Speed
MX250	384	2GB-4GB	1582
MX350	640	2-4GB	1354
MX450	896	2-4GB	1580
1050	640	2GB-4GB	1493
MX550	1024	2GB	1320

AMD Radeon	Shaders	vRAM	Speed	Equivalent
Pro RX 555X	768	2GB	855	MX150/MX250
RadeonRX 540	512	4GB	1219	~950M
Radeon RX 550	640	4GB	1287 – 1476	+950M
Radeon RX 560X	1024	4GB	1172 – 1275	1050GTX

Note those with the same color are equivalent in power and performance (RX 550 ~ MX250). It’s very rare to find AMD Radeon RX GPUs on laptops though so most of the benchmarks seen next will be restricted to NVIDIA GPUs.

GPU	CPU	Graphics	Chunks	Resolution	Shader	FPS
MX150	Core i5 8250U	Fancy	10	1080p	Sildurs(Lite)	38	KangVladi
MX250	Core i5 10210U	Fancy	10	1080p	BLS	33	Splitsecond
—	—-	—	—	1080p	Sildurs(Lite)	42	—
MX330	Core  i5-1035G1	Fancy	16	1080p	Sildurs(High)	45	SpecKenTang
MX350	Ryzen 5 4500U	Fancy	12	1080p	None	115	legos45

GPU	CPU	Graphics	Chunks	Resolution	Shader	FPS
MX450	i7-1165G7	Fancy	15	1080p	NO SHADER	150	CRSTNBENCH
MX450	—	Fancy	—	1080p	Sildrus 1.5 Med	55	ExteriorMV
1050	8300h	Fancy	8	1080p	BLS 7.2	50	iNordap
1050	8300h	Fancy	8	8300h	Chocapic13 v9 Beta	43	iNordap
1050	8300h	Fancy	8	8300h	Sildurs (Med)	62	iNordap
1050	8300h	Fancy	8	8300h	Seus Renewed 1.01	40	iNordap

MX450 & MX 550:  These two are the most common under 600 and the only ones you should consider because the performance different between these and integrated GPUs is very significant as shown in the benchmarks. You probably won’t find the MX550 under 600 dollars that easily, don’t obsess about it the MX450 is plenty fast.

1050GTX: This one performs just as fast as the MX450. The MX550 is faster than this one though (slightly). The problem is you cannot find it under 600.

ii) 1050Ti 1650GTX Benchmarks: $600 to 750 

These  AMD GPUs can be found on Pre-2020 MacBook Pros . Since Minecraft is no longer supported on Mac OSX we’ll ignore these GPUs.

• The reason is simple: the 2060RTX has more vRAM.

Intel CPUs – Clock speed # Cores

This means you have to pick the CPU with the highest clock speed….because the advertised clock speed always tells you the maximum ‘speed’ of the first core.

As you can see Intel for the most part will have higher clock speeds though not always. At the highest clock speeds (Ryzen 9 & Core i9) they’re pretty much the same and they’re pretty close in clock speeds at the Core i5 and Ryzen 5 sections of the most recent generations (7th for Ryzen and 13th for Intel).

However, there’s a still a few variables like power supplied and cooling systems that will determine whether or not said CPU will outperform the other (when they’re pretty close in clock speeds. Ex: Core i5 13500H vs Ryzen 5 7535HS).

3. RAM

Some benchmarks of the older &  recommended CPUs:

Note: it’s very hard to predict how an old CPU will perform if it’s got an older operating system. However, if you can upgrade said laptop with 16GB RAM & and SSD, it will make that laptop literally FLY and get you DECENT playable framerates with the CURRENT java version of Minecraft.

Thus it is CRUCIAL to also check whether the laptop you buy is upgradeable (RAM & Storage). Usually, storage will be upgradeable, but RAM may not be upgradeable as some of these have soldered RAM into the motherboard. If RAM is not upgradeable and you only 4GB, forget it.

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