Lockdown Protocol

FAQ

Q: Can this system run Lockdown Protocol at 60 FPS on a 1080p display?

A: Yes, but only at Low settings. The measured average FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings is 73.8 FPS, which clears the 60 FPS playable threshold. Medium settings drop to 55.5 FPS, just below the threshold.

Q: What is the best setting at 2560x1440 for this combo?

A: None of the settings at 2560x1440 reach 60 FPS. Low settings produce 58.9 FPS, which is close but still below the 60 FPS playable threshold. Medium delivers 38.9 FPS, High 33.3 FPS, and Ultra 26.7 FPS.

Q: Is 4K gaming possible with the Ryzen 5 3600 and GTX 1650?

A: No. At 3840x2160, even Low settings only reach 39 FPS on average. High settings produce 24.3 FPS, Medium 28.5 FPS, and Ultra falls to 15.6 FPS. None of these approach the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: How does the GTX 1650 compare to its nearest rivals in benchmark scores?

A: The GTX 1650 has an average benchmark score of 7472. The Intel Arc A310 scores 7550, which is 1% higher. The AMD Radeon HD 8850M scores 7447, just 0.3% lower. The Intel UHD Graphics 750 scores 7441, 0.4% lower, and the AMD Radeon R7 350 scores 7425, 0.6% lower.

Q: How does the Ryzen 5 3600 compare to its closest CPU competitors?

A: The Ryzen 5 3600 has an average benchmark score of 17035. The AMD EPYC 7742 scores 16998, which is 0.2% lower. The Intel Core i7-1260P scores 17007, also 0.2% lower. The Intel Core i5-11400 scores 17067, 0.2% higher, and the AMD EPYC 7573X scores 17070, 0.2% higher.

Q: What is the overall rank of this CPU and GPU combination for Lockdown Protocol?

A: The combo ranks 3528 out of 3714 tested combinations in the database. This places it in the lower portion of tested systems, indicating that it is not well suited for demanding settings in this game.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 sits in a tight cluster of processors with nearly identical average benchmark scores. The Intel Core i7-1260P trails by just 0.2%, while the AMD EPYC 7742 also trails by 0.2%. The Intel Core i5-11400 leads by 0.2%, and the AMD EPYC 7573X leads by the same margin. These processors should deliver effectively indistinguishable CPU-bound performance in Lockdown Protocol. The Ryzen 5 3600 itself lands in the 71st percentile among all CPUs, so it is a reasonably strong processor relative to the broader market.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 is a weaker link in this pairing. Its average benchmark score of 7472 places it in the 40th percentile among all GPUs. The closest rivals are the Intel Arc A310 at 7550 (1% higher), the AMD Radeon HD 8850M at 7447 (0.3% lower), the Intel UHD Graphics 750 at 7441 (0.4% lower), and the AMD Radeon R7 350 at 7425 (0.6% lower). These alternatives would behave almost identically in terms of raw graphics throughput. The GTX 1650 does not have a clear edge over these parts, and in the case of the Arc A310, it is slightly behind.

For a user considering this pairing, the data indicates that swapping the CPU within this rival group would change little in Lockdown Protocol, since the performance differences are under a fraction of a percent. Swapping the GPU within its rival group would also yield minimal change, with the Arc A310 being the only option that edges ahead, and only by 1%. The bottleneck in this system is clearly the graphics side, as the CPU is well above the 50th percentile while the GPU sits at the 40th.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the only preset that reaches the 60 FPS playable threshold is Low. The measured average FPS at Low is 73.8 FPS. Medium comes close at 55.5 FPS but falls short, so Low is the recommended setting for 60 FPS gameplay at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, no setting reaches 60 FPS. Low produces 58.9 FPS, which is the closest value to the threshold. Medium produces 38.9 FPS, High produces 33.3 FPS, and Ultra produces 26.7 FPS. The database records no playable settings for this resolution, meaning the system cannot sustain 60 FPS at any preset.

At 3840x2160, the situation is worse. Low produces 39 FPS, Medium produces 28.5 FPS, High produces 24.3 FPS, and Ultra produces 15.6 FPS. No preset comes within striking distance of the 60 FPS threshold, and the database records no playable settings for 4K.

For users who prioritize smoothness over visual fidelity, the only viable configuration is 1080p with Low settings. Dropping to 1440p sacrifices the 60 FPS target entirely, and 4K is not feasible for this combination.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The recorded data covers three resolutions and four settings each, for a total of twelve measured points. All values are average FPS; minimum and maximum FPS were not recorded in the database.

At 1920x1080, the spread across settings is wide. Low settings deliver 73.8 FPS on average, Medium drops to 55.5 FPS, High drops further to 48.6 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 34.5 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is 39.3 FPS, which shows how heavily this GPU is taxed by higher presets.

At 2560x1440, the same pattern holds but at lower absolute values. Low settings average 58.9 FPS, Medium averages 38.9 FPS, High averages 33.3 FPS, and Ultra averages 26.7 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra is 32.2 FPS. Notably, the drop from Low to Medium at 1440p is 20 FPS, the largest single-step decline in the dataset.

At 3840x2160, all settings produce sub-40 FPS results. Low averages 39 FPS, Medium averages 28.5 FPS, High averages 24.3 FPS, and Ultra averages 15.6 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is 23.4 FPS. Even the best case at 4K, Low settings, is more than 20 FPS below the 60 FPS threshold.

Resolution scaling is consistent. Moving from 1080p to 1440p at Low settings reduces FPS from 73.8 to 58.9, a drop of 14.9 FPS. Moving from 1440p to 2160p at Low settings reduces FPS from 58.9 to 39, a drop of 19.9 FPS. The same trend appears at every preset, confirming that resolution is a dominant factor for this GPU.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 paired with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 ranks 3528 out of 3714 tested combinations in Lockdown Protocol. This places the system in the bottom 5% of the database. The rank reflects a combination that cannot reach 60 FPS at 1440p or 4K and only barely clears the threshold at 1080p with the lowest preset.

The CPU alone is not the limiting factor. The Ryzen 5 3600 sits in the 71st percentile among all CPUs, which is a respectable position. The GPU, however, sits in the 40th percentile among all GPUs. The disparity between these two positions explains why the combo ranks so low overall: the graphics card cannot keep pace with the processor in a game that appears to scale heavily with GPU load across resolutions and presets.

The rank also indicates that a large majority of tested combos perform better in this specific game. Only 186 tested combinations rank below this pairing. Users with this hardware should expect a below-average experience relative to the broader database, particularly at higher resolutions and settings.

The Verdict

This system can run Lockdown Protocol, but only under narrow conditions. The verdict data records 1920x1080 with Low settings as the sole playable configuration, with an average FPS of 73.8. That clears the 60 FPS threshold comfortably. Medium settings at 1080p produce 55.5 FPS, which is below the threshold and therefore not classified as playable.

At 2560x1440, the system cannot sustain 60 FPS at any preset. Low settings come closest at 58.9 FPS, but that is still short of the playable threshold. At 3840x2160, all settings fall well below 60 FPS, with Low averaging 39 FPS and Ultra averaging 15.6 FPS.

The practical takeaway is straightforward: this combo is a 1080p Low-settings machine for Lockdown Protocol. Users who want Medium or High quality must accept frame rates in the 48 to 56 FPS range. Users who want 1440p or 4K will need to lower expectations significantly or upgrade the GPU. The CPU is not the primary obstacle; the GTX 1650 is the component that holds this system back.

CPU and GPU Roles

The data shows that resolution has a large impact on performance, which points to the GPU as the dominant factor in this game. At Low settings, FPS drops from 73.8 at 1080p to 58.9 at 1440p and then to 39 at 2160p. The GPU must render roughly four times the pixel count at 4K compared to 1080p, and the measured decline reflects that load.

The CPU, by contrast, is well above average in its benchmark percentile. The Ryzen 5 3600 scores 17035 on average and ranks in the 71st percentile among all CPUs. Its nearest rivals are within 0.2% in either direction, meaning the processor is not an outlier in either direction. For a game like Lockdown Protocol, an FPS title, the CPU handles game logic and scene management, but the frame rate is ultimately tied to how quickly the GPU can output frames.

The scaling between presets further confirms the GPU bottleneck. At 1080p, moving from Low to Medium costs 18.3 FPS, and moving from Medium to High costs 6.9 FPS. At 1440p, moving from Low to Medium costs 20 FPS, and at 2160p, moving from Low to Medium costs 10.5 FPS. These large drops from preset changes are characteristic of a GPU-limited system, since the GTX 1650 has a fixed amount of shading units, texture mapping units, and memory bandwidth to draw upon.

The GTX 1650 has 896 shading units, 56 texture mapping units, and 32 raster output pipelines. Its memory bandwidth is 128.1 GB/s across a 128-bit bus. These specifications are modest by current standards, and the measured FPS data reflects that. The GPU ranks in the 40th percentile among all GPUs, and its nearest rival, the Intel Arc A310, is only 1% faster. There is no headroom in this component to absorb higher resolutions or more demanding presets.

The CPU role becomes more relevant at lower resolutions and lower presets, where the GPU has less work per frame. At 1080p Low, the system reaches 73.8 FPS, suggesting the CPU can feed the GPU fast enough for that workload. At higher resolutions, the GPU becomes the clear limiting factor. The CPU's 6 cores and 12 threads, with a base clock of 3.60 GHz and boost clock of 4.20 GHz, are sufficient for this game, but the GPU cannot translate that CPU capability into high frame rates at demanding settings.

In summary, the GTX 1650 is the component that determines playability in Lockdown Protocol. The Ryzen 5 3600 is a capable processor that ranks well above the GPU in relative performance, but the pairing is unbalanced. Users upgrading this system should prioritize the GPU first, as the CPU is unlikely to be the reason for low frame rates in this title.