Lockdown Protocol

FAQ

Q: What is the best preset this PC can run at 4K in Lockdown Protocol?

A: At 3840x2160, the AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER combo can maintain playable performance at Medium settings, averaging 61.6 FPS. Low settings reach 84.3 FPS, but High drops to 52.2 FPS and Ultra falls to 37.9 FPS.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its closest rivals in general benchmark performance?

A: The Ryzen 5 3600 sits at the 71st percentile among all CPUs. Its average benchmark score of 17035 is nearly identical to the Intel Core i7-1260P (17007, only 0.2% lower), the Intel Core i5-11400 (17067, 0.2% higher), and the AMD EPYC 7742 (16998, 0.2% lower).

Q: Is the GPU significantly faster or slower than similar alternatives?

A: The RTX 2070 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 20282 and ranks in the 65th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals are all within 1.5% of its score: the NVIDIA Quadro M4000M is 1% faster, the RTX 3070 Mobile is 1.2% faster, and the Intel Arc B570 and Arc A750 are 1.3% and 1.5% faster respectively.

Q: Does the game scale better with resolution changes or settings changes?

A: The recorded data shows settings changes have a larger impact at lower resolutions. At 1080p, going from Low (174.2 FPS) to Ultra (83.2 FPS) loses 91 FPS, while at 4K the same settings range only spans from 84.3 FPS down to 37.9 FPS, a 46.4 FPS spread.

Q: Can this system handle 1440p at high refresh rates?

A: At 2560x1440, the system averages 128.6 FPS on Low, 90.6 FPS on Medium, 80.4 FPS on High, and 58.5 FPS on Ultra. For a 60 FPS target, High is the maximum playable preset, but only Ultra falls below the threshold.

Q: What is the most demanding playable setting at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080, all four presets clear 60 FPS. The most demanding playable preset is Ultra, which averages 83.2 FPS. This makes Ultra the recommended maximum setting at this resolution.

Best Settings per Resolution

The playable threshold is 60 FPS. The database records average FPS for each resolution and preset combination, and the most demanding preset that stays at or above that threshold is as follows.

3840x2160 (4K): Medium settings at 61.6 FPS. This is the highest preset that clears the threshold. High settings drop to 52.2 FPS, which is below the playable line, and Ultra falls even further to 37.9 FPS. Low settings run at 84.3 FPS but sacrifice visual quality unnecessarily when Medium already achieves 61.6 FPS.

2560x1440 (1440p): High settings at 80.4 FPS. This is the best balance, as it sits well above the 60 FPS target. Ultra at 58.5 FPS narrowly misses the threshold, so it is not recommended for consistent play. Medium runs at 90.6 FPS and Low at 128.6 FPS, but High offers the highest visual fidelity while maintaining a comfortable margin above 60 FPS.

1920x1080 (1080p): Ultra settings at 83.2 FPS. Every preset at this resolution clears the threshold, including High at 110.4 FPS, Medium at 127.7 FPS, and Low at 174.2 FPS. Ultra is the most demanding option and remains fully playable, so there is no reason to drop below it for performance reasons.

CPU and GPU Roles

The data reveals how the workload shifts between the CPU and GPU as resolution changes. At 1080p, the system delivers 174.2 FPS on Low settings, which suggests the CPU is feeding frames quickly enough that the GPU becomes the limiting factor at higher presets. The gap between Low and Ultra is 91 FPS, a significant drop that indicates the GPU is handling most of the graphical load.

Moving to 1440p, the same settings range produces a spread from 128.6 FPS down to 58.5 FPS. The average FPS at each preset drops by roughly 35% to 45% compared to 1080p, which points to the GPU bearing more responsibility as pixel count increases. The Ryzen 5 3600, with its 6 cores and 12 threads, appears to keep up with the frame pacing demands at this resolution, since the frame rate drops are consistent with GPU-bound rendering.

At 4K, the picture changes more dramatically. Low settings still reach 84.3 FPS, but Medium drops to 61.6 FPS, High to 52.2 FPS, and Ultra to 37.9 FPS. The scaling from 1440p to 4K is severe, with the High preset losing 28.2 FPS and Ultra losing 20.6 FPS. This is classic GPU-bound behavior: the RTX 2070 SUPER's 8 GB of GDDR6 memory and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth are being saturated by the higher resolution, while the CPU's role diminishes.

The evidence suggests that at 1080p and 1440p, the CPU still matters for maintaining high frame rates, especially at Low settings where the GPU has less work. At 4K, the GPU is clearly the dominant factor, and the CPU's 3.60 GHz base clock and 4.20 GHz boost clock are sufficient to avoid becoming a bottleneck. The fact that 4K Low (84.3 FPS) is higher than 1440p Ultra (58.5 FPS) reinforces that the GPU is stretched by both resolution and preset complexity simultaneously.

The Verdict

Can this PC run Lockdown Protocol? The answer depends on the resolution and the quality target.

3840x2160: Yes, but with limitations. The system clears 60 FPS on Low (84.3 FPS) and Medium (61.6 FPS). High and Ultra are not playable, averaging 52.2 FPS and 37.9 FPS respectively. Medium is the best playable preset.

2560x1440: Yes. High settings average 80.4 FPS, which is comfortably above the threshold. Low (128.6 FPS) and Medium (90.6 FPS) are also playable. Ultra narrowly misses the cutoff at 58.5 FPS, so players seeking maximum quality at 1440p will need to accept a frame rate just below the 60 FPS target.

1920x1080: Yes, fully. All four presets are playable, with Ultra averaging 83.2 FPS. This is the resolution where the combo is most capable, offering smooth performance at maximum settings.

In summary, this hardware combination is a solid 1080p Ultra machine, a strong 1440p High machine, and a limited 4K Medium machine. The 60 FPS threshold is met at every resolution with at least one preset, but only 1080p allows the highest quality settings without compromise.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The following figures are recorded averages from the database for the AMD Ryzen 5 3600 paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER.

3840x2160:

• Low: 84.3 FPS
• Medium: 61.6 FPS
• High: 52.2 FPS
• Ultra: 37.9 FPS

2560x1440:

• Low: 128.6 FPS
• Medium: 90.6 FPS
• High: 80.4 FPS
• Ultra: 58.5 FPS

1920x1080:

• Low: 174.2 FPS
• Medium: 127.7 FPS
• High: 110.4 FPS
• Ultra: 83.2 FPS

The pattern is consistent: each step up in settings costs a meaningful chunk of frame rate, and each step up in resolution does the same. The 1080p Low result of 174.2 FPS is more than double the 4K Ultra result of 37.9 FPS, illustrating the combined weight of resolution and preset. The 1440p numbers sit roughly between the two extremes, with High at 80.4 FPS representing the best balance of quality and speed at that resolution.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database of tested combinations for Lockdown Protocol, this pairing ranks 2146 out of 3714 total combos. That places it in the lower half of all tested systems, which is worth noting given that the individual components rank in the 71st percentile (CPU) and 65th percentile (GPU) among their peers.

The ranking suggests that Lockdown Protocol is a demanding title that punishes mid-range hardware. A combo that sits near the top quartile for CPU performance and the upper third for GPU performance still lands below the median for this specific game. This is likely because the game's FPS genre demands high sustained frame rates, and the measured data shows that only 1080p Ultra and 1440p High provide truly comfortable margins above 60 FPS.

The rank of 2146 out of 3714 means there are roughly 1568 tested combos that perform worse, and about 2145 that perform better. For a system built around a 2019 CPU and 2019 GPU, this is a reasonable position, but it highlights that Lockdown Protocol is not a title where this hardware can dominate.

Similar Performance Alternatives

If the AMD Ryzen 5 3600 were not available, the database shows several CPUs with nearly identical average benchmark scores. The Intel Core i7-1260P scores 17007, which is 0.2% lower than the Ryzen 5 3600's 17035. The Intel Core i5-11400 scores 17067, 0.2% higher. The AMD EPYC 7742 scores 16998, also 0.2% lower, and the AMD EPYC 7573X scores 17070, 0.2% higher. Any of these would behave almost identically in Lockdown Protocol from a CPU standpoint, though the EPYC parts are server-class and would be unusual in a gaming system.

On the GPU side, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 20282. The closest alternatives are the NVIDIA Quadro M4000M at 20480 (1% faster), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile at 20534 (1.2% faster), the Intel Arc B570 at 20556 (1.3% faster), and the Intel Arc A750 at 20582 (1.5% faster). All of these would deliver nearly the same frame rates in Lockdown Protocol, with differences well within run-to-run variance.

The practical takeaway is that this combo sits in a crowded performance band. Swapping the CPU for any of its nearest rivals would change results by less than a percent, and swapping the GPU for any of its nearest rivals would shift performance by at most 1.5%. Players with any of these adjacent components should expect similar playable presets: 1080p Ultra, 1440p High, and 4K Medium.