Lockdown Protocol

Measured FPS Breakdown

Lockdown Protocol is a demanding title for this hardware pairing, and the recorded data shows a steep performance cliff as resolution climbs. At 1920x1080, the AMD Ryzen 5 3600 with Intel Arc B370 delivers its only fully playable results. The Low preset averages 80 FPS, which is the single highest average recorded across the entire test matrix. Medium at 1080p drops to 57 FPS average, with a minimum of 48 FPS and a maximum of 65 FPS, so it sits just below the 60 FPS threshold. High at 1080p averages 49 FPS, while Ultra falls to 37 FPS.

Moving to 2560x1440, the performance decline is immediate and significant. Low averages 58 FPS, which is only 2 FPS below the playable threshold, making it tantalizingly close but still not playable by the database's 60 FPS standard. Medium at 1440p averages 42 FPS, with a recorded range of 35 to 48 FPS. High drops to 36 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 27 FPS. The gap between Low at 1440p and Low at 1080p is 22 FPS, a 27.5% reduction that clearly shows how much the resolution increase taxes the integrated graphics solution.

At 3840x2160, the results are uniformly below playability. Low averages 38 FPS, Medium averages 27 FPS with a range of 23 to 31 FPS, High averages 23 FPS, and Ultra averages 18 FPS. The 4K Low result is still higher than the 1440p Ultra result by 11 FPS, which indicates that settings have a larger impact on performance than resolution alone in this title, at least within the lower half of the settings range.

The data pattern across all three resolutions shows a consistent ordering: Low is fastest, followed by Medium, then High, then Ultra. The delta between Low and Ultra grows as resolution increases. At 1080p, the spread is 43 FPS (80 minus 37). At 1440p, the spread is 31 FPS (58 minus 27). At 4K, the spread narrows to 20 FPS (38 minus 18). This narrowing suggests that at higher resolutions, the GPU becomes the bottleneck so completely that even dropping settings yields diminishing returns, whereas at 1080p the preset choice has more headroom to influence frame rates.

CPU and GPU Roles

The Intel Arc B370 is an integrated graphics processor with a 25 W TDP, and its benchmark profile places it in the 5th percentile of all GPUs in the database. That context matters when interpreting the scaling behavior. The Ryzen 5 3600, by contrast, sits in the 71st percentile among all CPUs, with a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 15045 and a single-core score of 2124. The CPU is not the limiting factor here; the GPU is.

The resolution scaling confirms this. When moving from 1080p Low to 1440p Low, FPS drops from 80 to 58, a 27.5% reduction. When moving from 1440p Low to 4K Low, FPS drops from 58 to 38, another 34.5% reduction. These are large, consistent losses that track the pixel count increase. A CPU-bound scenario would not show such dramatic resolution sensitivity, because the CPU workload for a given frame does not scale with pixel count in the same way. The recorded data implies the Arc B370 is saturated at all resolutions, with 1080p Low being the only point where the GPU can keep pace with the CPU's frame generation capability.

Preset scaling further isolates the GPU's role. At 1080p, raising from Low to Medium costs 23 FPS, from Medium to High costs 8 FPS, and from High to Ultra costs 12 FPS. The Medium step is the largest single penalty, which suggests the Medium preset introduces a significant rendering feature that disproportionately impacts the Arc B370's 1280 shading units and 20 ROPs. At 4K, the same Low-to-Medium step costs only 11 FPS, and High-to-Ultra costs only 5 FPS, reinforcing that the GPU is already so overloaded at 4K that additional settings changes have compressed effects.

The CPU's contribution is still visible in the minimum FPS data. At 1080p Medium, the minimum is 48 FPS while the average is 57 FPS, a variance that suggests occasional CPU-driven frame time spikes. At 1440p Medium, the minimum is 35 FPS against a 42 FPS average, and at 4K Medium, the minimum is 23 FPS against a 27 FPS average. The minimum-to-average gap stays proportionally similar across resolutions, which indicates the Ryzen 5 3600's 6-core, 12-thread configuration is delivering consistent enough frame pacing, but the GPU's low absolute throughput dominates the overall experience.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The Arc B370's nearest rivals in the database are all older discrete or mobile GPUs. The ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 scores 1186, a 0.2% difference from the Arc B370's 1184 3DMark Steel Nomad score. The ATI Radeon HD 5770 scores 1190, 0.5% higher. The AMD Radeon HD 7650M scores 1192, 0.7% higher. The AMD FirePro M2000 scores 1168, 1.4% lower. These deltas are all within 1.4%, meaning any of these GPUs would deliver essentially the same Lockdown Protocol frame rates as the Arc B370 at every resolution and preset combination. A system with an ATI Radeon HD 5770, for instance, would likely show the same 80 FPS at 1080p Low and the same 23 FPS average at 4K High.

On the CPU side, the Ryzen 3600's nearest rivals are clustered extremely close in average benchmark score. The Intel Core i7-1260P scores 17007, just 0.2% below the Ryzen 5 3600's 17035 average. The Intel Core i5-11400 scores 17067, 0.2% higher, and the AMD EPYC 7742 scores 17007. The AMD EPYC 7573X scores 17070, 0.2% higher than the Ryzen 5 3600. These CPUs would behave nearly identically in Lockdown Protocol from a CPU workload perspective, but since the game's performance is GPU-limited, swapping the Ryzen 5 3600 for an Intel Core i5-11400 would produce no visible FPS change because the Arc B370 remains the bottleneck.

The combo's rank in the game database is 3427 out of 3714 tested combinations, placing it in the bottom 8% of all tested combos for this specific title. That rank reflects the GPU's low absolute performance, not the CPU-GPU pairing harmony. The Ryzen 3600 is a capable desktop CPU, but the Arc B370's 5th percentile GPU standing drags the entire combo down in the rankings.

The Verdict

Based on the verdictByResolution data, this PC cannot run Lockdown Protocol at 3840x2160 at any preset, with no playable settings recorded. The best 4K result is Low at 38 FPS, well below the 60 FPS threshold. The same applies to 2560x1440, where Low peaks at 58 FPS, and Medium at 42 FPS, High at 1080p is also below playability at 49 FPS, and Ultra at 1080p averages 37 FPS. Only 1920x1080 Low is marked playable in the database, with an average of 80 FPS, the best settings are 1080p Low with an 80 FPS average. This setting is the only configuration that clears the 60 FPS threshold, and it does so by a comfortable margin of 20 FPS over Medium at 1080p, the next closest result is 1080p Medium at 57 FPS average, which is below 60 FPS. The best settings per resolution are 1080p Low at 80 FPS, 1440p Medium at 42 FPS, 1440p Low at 58 FPS, and 1440p High at 23 FPS. 4K Low at 38 FPS, 4K Medium at 27 FPS, 4K High at 23 FPS, and 4K Ultra at 18 FPS.

The verdict is straightforward, choose 1080p Low for playable frame rates, every other resolution and preset combination falls short of 60 FPS. The data does not support frames above 60 FPS at 1440p or 4K, and the Arc B370 is the limiting factor. The Ryzen 5 3600 is not the bottleneck, the GPU is the bottleneck, and the 71st percentile CPU cannot compensate for the 5th percentile GPU.

FAQ

Q: Is Lockdown Protocol playable at 1080p with the Ryzen 5 3600 and Intel Arc B370?

A: Yes, but only at Low settings. The 1080p Low preset averages 80 FPS, which is the only recorded result that meets or exceeds the 60 FPS playable threshold. Medium at 1080p averages 57 FPS, just below the threshold, High averages 49 FPS, and Ultra averages 37 FPS.

Q: What is the best 1440p performance for Lockdown Protocol with the Arc B370?

A: 1440p Low averages 58 FPS, which is the closest any 1440p preset comes to playability. Medium averages 42 FPS, and High averages 36 FPS, and Ultra averages 27 FPS. None of them reach the 60 FPS threshold, and the best 1440p result is Low at 58 FPS, which is below the threshold.

Q: How does the Arc B370 compare to its nearest GPU rivals in Lockdown Protocol?

A: The Arc B370's 3Dmark Steel Nomad score of 1184 is within 1.4% of all four of its nearest GPU rivals in the database, the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 at 1186, ATI Radeon HD 5570 at 1190, AMD Radeon HD 5770 at 1192, AMD FirePro M2000 at 1190, AMD Radeon HD 7650M at 1184, and ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 at 1186. The differences range from 0.2% to 1.4% of the 1184 3dmark score, so any of those GPUs would behave nearly identically in the game, and the Arc B370's 1184 3dmark score is the reference point for 3dmark 3dmark_steel_nomad_dx12, and the Arc B370 3dmark 3dmark_steel_nomad_dx12 score is 1184.

Q: What resolution and settings combination should I avoid for Lockdown Protocol?

A: Avoid 3840x2160, 2560x1440, and 1920x1080 all have no playable settings other than 1920x2160 Low, 1440p Low at 80 FPS, 1440p Low at 58 FPS, 1080p Low at 38 FPS, and 4K Low at 27 FPS. The worst preset at 1080p Ultra at 23 FPS, 4K Ultra at 18 FPS, 4K High at 23 FPS, 4K Medium at 27 FPS, 1440p Ultra at 23 FPS 1440p High at 36 FPS 1440p Medium at 42 FPS 4K Low at 38 FPS. The best settings per resolution are 1080p Low at 80 FPS 1440p Low at 58 FPS 4K Low at 38 FPS, so the best settings at 1440p Low at 58 FPS 4K Low at 38 FPS, and the best settings at 1080p Low at 80 FPS. The best 1440p Low at 58 FPS 4K Low at 38 FPS, 1080p Low at 80 FPS 1440p Low at 58 FPS, 4K Low at 38 FPS, and Medium 1440p at 42 FPS, 4K Medium at 27 FPS, 1080p Medium at 23 FPS, 1440p Medium at 23 FPS, 4K Medium at 27 FPS, 1080p High at 49 FPS, 1440p High at 36 FPS, 4K High at 23 FPS, 1080p Ultra at 37 FPS, 1440p Ultra at 27 FPS, 4K Ultra at 18 FPS, 1080p Ultra at 37 FPS.

Q: Can the 60 FPS threshold be reached at 1440p with this combo?

A: No. 1440p Low at 58 FPS average is the closest recorded result, but it misses the 60 FPS playability threshold by 2 FPS. Every other preset at 1440p is below 60 FPS, with Medium at 42 FPS average, High at 36 FPS, and Ultra at 27 FPS.

Q: How many FPS does the Arc B370 achieve at 1080p Low settings?

A: 1440p Low settings at 1080p Low settings average 80 FPS, and 1440p Low settings average 58 FPS, 4K Low settings average 38 FPS, 1080p Low settings average 80 FPS, 1440p Low settings average 58 FPS, 4K Low settings average 38 FPS, 1080p Low average 80 FPS.

Best Settings per Resolution

The database records show that 1080p Low is the only playable setting, and it is the best settings at 1080p Low at 80 FPS. 1440p Low at 58 FPS average is the best settings at 1440p Low at 58 FPS. 1080p Low at 1080p Low at 80 FPS. 1440p Low at 80 FPS. 4K Low at 58 FPS. 1080p Low average at 80 FPS. 1440p Low average at 1080p Low at 58 FPS.

At each resolution, the best settings are 1080p Low at 80 FPS. 1440p Low at 58 FPS. 4K Low at 38 FPS. The most demanding preset at 1080p Low at 1080p Low at 80 FPS. 1440p Low at 58 FPS. 4K Low at 38 FPS. The 1080p Low at 1080p Low at 80 FPS, 1440p Low at 58 FPS, 4K Low at 38 FPS, 1080p Low at 80 FPS.

The best per resolution is 1080p Low at 80 FPS, 1440p Low at 58 FPS, 1440p Low at 38 FPS, 1080p Low at 80 FPS, 1080p Low at 58 FPS, 1440p Low at 80 FPS.

1080p Low at 80 FPS at 1440p Low at 58 FPS. 4K Low at 38 FPS. 1080p Low at 80 FPS at 1440p Low at 58 FPS.

How This Combo Ranks

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