Lockdown Protocol

FAQ

Q: What is the average frame rate for this combo at 4K with Ultra settings?

A: The recorded average FPS at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings is 67.9, which clears the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Q: How does the AMD Ryzen 5 3600 compare to its nearest rival, the Intel Core i7-1260P?

A: The Ryzen 5 3600 has an average benchmark score of 17035, which is 0.2% higher than the Intel Core i7-1260P's score of 17007.

Q: What is the strongest GPU rival for the RTX 4070 Ti in the database?

A: The closest rival by average benchmark score is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile, scoring 45152, which is 0.8% higher than the RTX 4070 Ti's 44795 average.

Q: Which resolution yields the highest average FPS for this pairing?

A: At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo reaches 202.5 average FPS, the highest recorded value in the dataset.

Q: Is the RTX 4070 Ti still in production?

A: The production status is listed as "End-of-life", with the NVIDIA GeForce 50-series listed as its successor.

Q: What is the combo's rank among all tested configurations for Lockdown Protocol?

A: The combination ranks 777 out of 3714 tested combos in the database for this game.

CPU and GPU Roles

The data for Lockdown Protocol shows a clear pattern: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti is the dominant component across all tested resolutions, while the AMD Ryzen 5 3600 provides sufficient throughput to avoid becoming the primary bottleneck. The evidence lies in how frame rates scale when moving between resolutions. At 1920x1080 with Ultra settings, the combo records 146 FPS. At 2560x1440 Ultra, that figure drops to 104.2 FPS, a decline of roughly 28.6%. Moving further up to 3840x2160 Ultra, the average falls to 67.9 FPS, another significant drop of about 34.8% from the 1440p result. This steep scaling as pixel count increases points to the GPU being the limiting factor at higher resolutions.

At lower settings, the CPU's role becomes more visible. At 1080p Low, the system produces 202.5 FPS. At 1440p Low, it produces 181.4 FPS, and at 4K Low, 147.1 FPS. The relatively smaller gap between 1080p and 1440p Low (about 10.4% difference) suggests that at lower graphical loads, the Ryzen 5 3600's six cores and twelve threads are still capable of feeding the RTX 4070 Ti adequately, though the GPU remains the primary driver of performance. The Ryzen 5 3600's single-thread score of 696 in 3DMark and its Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2124 are respectable for a Zen 2 part, and the data indicates it does not cripple the system even at high frame rates.

The gap between presets at each resolution further confirms the GPU-centric nature of Lockdown Protocol. At 4K, the spread from Low (147.1 FPS) to Ultra (67.9 FPS) is a massive 79.2 FPS difference, entirely attributable to increased graphics work. At 1080p, the spread from Low (202.5 FPS) to Ultra (146 FPS) is 56.5 FPS. The fact that even at 1080p Ultra, the system still exceeds 140 FPS suggests the CPU is not a severe constraint; a weaker processor would likely show a much smaller difference between Low and Ultra at 1080p because it would cap the frame rate regardless of GPU load. Here, the GPU is clearly the component doing the heavy lifting, with the CPU playing a supporting role that only becomes relevant in extreme frame rate scenarios.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the recorded average frame rates are as follows: Low settings deliver 202.5 FPS, Medium delivers 175.7 FPS, High delivers 168.4 FPS, and Ultra delivers 146 FPS. Every preset at 1080p comfortably exceeds the 60 FPS playable threshold, with even the most demanding setting leaving a 86 FPS margin above the threshold.

At 2560x1440, the averages are 181.4 FPS on Low, 158.5 FPS on Medium, 139.6 FPS on High, and 104.2 FPS on Ultra. The drop from 1080p Ultra to 1440p Ultra is 41.8 FPS, showing that resolution scaling has a notable impact. Still, all settings at 1440p remain well above 60 FPS, with the lowest result being Ultra at 104.2 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the averages are 147.1 FPS on Low, 102.9 FPS on Medium, 89.8 FPS on High, and 67.9 FPS on Ultra. This is the only resolution where any preset approaches the 60 FPS threshold. Ultra at 4K sits at 67.9 FPS, a 7.9 FPS margin above the playable limit. The progression across presets at 4K shows a clear pattern: Low to Medium drops 44.2 FPS, Medium to High drops 13.1 FPS, and High to Ultra drops 21.9 FPS. The min and max FPS values are not recorded in the dataset, so the analysis relies on average frame rates alone.

The data shows a consistent hierarchy: 1080p outperforms 1440p, which outperforms 4K at every preset. The largest relative gap between resolutions appears at Ultra settings, where 1080p (146 FPS) is 40.2% faster than 4K (67.9 FPS). At Low settings, the gap narrows to 37.7% (202.5 FPS vs 147.1 FPS). This suggests that the GPU's rendering load scales strongly with resolution and that higher settings amplify the resolution penalty, consistent with a graphics-heavy workload.

Similar Performance Alternatives

For the CPU, the AMD Ryzen 5 3600's nearest rivals in the database are the Intel Core i7-1260P (average score 17007, 0.2% higher), the AMD EPYC 7573X (17070, 0.2% higher), the AMD EPYC 7742 (16998, 0.2% lower), and the Intel Core i5-11400 (17067, 0.2% higher). These deltas are minuscule, all within 0.2% of the Ryzen 5 3600's 17035 average. In practical terms, any of these processors would deliver nearly identical CPU-bound performance in Lockdown Protocol. The Core i5-11400 and Core i7-1260P are the most relevant for gaming comparisons, as the EPYC parts are server-class processors. A system builder swapping the Ryzen 5 3600 for a Core i5-11400 would see essentially no measurable difference in average benchmark score, and the frame rate data for this game would likely be indistinguishable.

For the GPU, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti's nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile (45152 average score, 0.8% higher), the AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT (45384, 1.3% higher), the NVIDIA RTX A6000 (44075, 1.6% lower), and the Intel Arc A730M (45592, 1.7% higher). The RTX 5090 Mobile is a laptop part, so its direct applicability to a desktop build is limited, but its proximity in score (0.8% higher) suggests the RTX 4070 Ti is performing at a level comparable to a high-end mobile chip. The RTX A6000, a workstation card, scores 1.6% lower, indicating that the RTX 4070 Ti offers similar raw compute performance to that professional GPU in the database's measurements. The Intel Arc A730M and Radeon Pro 5500 XT round out the cluster, all within 1.7% of the RTX 4070 Ti's score. In gaming terms, a user with any of these GPUs would expect frame rates within a few percent of the RTX 4070 Ti's results in Lockdown Protocol.

The Verdict

Yes, this PC can run Lockdown Protocol. The verdict data lists all four settings presets (Low, Medium, High, Ultra) as playable at every resolution tested, meaning all recorded average FPS values exceed the 60 FPS playable threshold. At 1920x1080, the weakest preset is Ultra at 146 FPS, which is more than double the threshold. At 2560x1440, the weakest preset is Ultra at 104.2 FPS, still a comfortable 44.2 FPS above the playable line. At 3840x2160, the weakest preset is Ultra at 67.9 FPS, which clears the threshold by 7.9 FPS.

The only scenario that warrants caution is 4K Ultra, where the margin is relatively slim. A 67.9 FPS average leaves little headroom for scene complexity spikes, though the database does not record min or max FPS values to quantify that risk. For users targeting a locked 60 FPS experience, 4K High at 89.8 FPS provides a much larger buffer, and every other resolution and preset combination offers substantial margins. The verdict by resolution confirms all settings are playable, with the best settings at each resolution being Ultra (67.9 FPS at 4K, 104.2 FPS at 1440p, 146 FPS at 1080p).

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti combination ranks 777 out of 3714 tested combos for Lockdown Protocol. This places it in the top 20.9% of all configurations in the database. Given that the GPU is in the 84th percentile among all GPUs and the CPU is in the 71st percentile among all CPUs, the combo ranking of 777 is consistent with the expectation: the system performs better than the majority of tested setups, driven primarily by the strong GPU. The CPU's relatively lower percentile does not drag the combo down significantly, which aligns with the earlier finding that Lockdown Protocol is GPU-bound at the tested settings. The rank suggests that there are 776 other combos that outperform this one, likely featuring higher-tier CPUs or GPUs, but the 777th position still represents a strong overall standing in the database.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Ultra, with an average of 67.9 FPS. This is the best visual quality available at 4K while maintaining playability, though the margin above the threshold is modest.

At 2560x1440, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is also Ultra, with an average of 104.2 FPS. This provides a 44.2 FPS buffer over the playable threshold, offering both maximum quality and comfortable performance.

At 1920x1080, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Ultra, with an average of 146 FPS. This is the fastest Ultra result in the dataset and leaves an 86 FPS margin above the threshold, making it the most forgiving configuration for high-refresh-rate displays. In summary, this combo can run Ultra settings at all three resolutions, with 1440p and 1080p offering particularly generous headroom and 4K Ultra being the only setting that approaches the 60 FPS boundary.