Lockdown Protocol

The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 is a combination that pits a Zen 2 six-core processor against one of the fastest Ada Lovelace GPUs on the market. The recorded data for Lockdown Protocol shows a system that is heavily GPU-bound at higher resolutions, but the CPU still delivers enough throughput to keep frame rates high. This analysis breaks down the measured performance across three resolutions and four quality presets, using only the recorded database values.

Best Settings per Resolution

The goal is to find the most demanding preset that still holds an average of 60 FPS or higher. The database records a playable threshold of 60 FPS, and every preset tested at every resolution clears that bar, which is an unusual result for a demanding FPS title.

At 1920x1080, the best settings are Ultra. The measured average at Ultra is 152 FPS, which is dramatically above the 60 FPS threshold. This is the highest quality preset available in the test set, and it still leaves enormous headroom for high-refresh-rate monitors.

At 2560x1440, the best settings are also Ultra. The average FPS at this resolution and preset is 113 FPS. That is a 39 FPS drop from the 1080p Ultra result, but it remains more than 50 FPS above the playable threshold, so there is no reason to compromise on quality.

At 3840x2160, the best settings are Ultra as well. The average FPS at 4K Ultra is 73 FPS, which is still above the 60 FPS target, though with less margin than the lower resolutions. The data shows that this combo can run Lockdown Protocol at maximum quality across all three tested resolutions without dropping below the playable threshold on average.

How This Combo Ranks

The database places this CPU and GPU combination at rank 644 out of 3714 tested combos for Lockdown Protocol. That puts it in the top 17.3 percent of all recorded configurations, a strong result for a system centered on a 2019 processor.

The CPU itself sits at the 71st percentile among all tested processors, with an average benchmark score of 17035. Its nearest rivals in the database are extremely close: the Intel Core i7-1260P scores 17007, which is 0.2 percent lower, and the Intel Core i5-11400 scores 17067, which is 0.2 percent higher. The AMD EPYC 7573X and EPYC 7742 also land within 0.2 percent of the Ryzen 5 3600, which shows that the CPU slots into a very dense cluster of mid-range performers.

The GPU is far more dominant. The RTX 4080 sits at the 86th percentile among all tested GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 54247. Its nearest rival, the RTX 4080 SUPER, scores 54209, a delta of only 0.1 percent. The AMD Radeon Pro W5700X is 1.1 percent higher, and the Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB is 2.6 percent higher. The ranking in Lockdown Protocol reflects this lopsided pairing: the GPU carries most of the weight, while the CPU stays competitive enough to avoid bottlenecking at the tested settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data covers three resolutions and four presets, though only the Medium preset includes recorded minimum and maximum values.

At 1920x1080, the Low preset averages 201 FPS. The Medium preset averages 177 FPS, with a minimum of 150 FPS and a maximum of 204 FPS. The High preset averages 169 FPS. The Ultra preset averages 152 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 49 FPS, which shows that the GPU has plenty of headroom at this resolution and that the CPU is not the limiting factor.

At 2560x1440, the Low preset averages 181 FPS. The Medium preset averages 160 FPS, with a minimum of 136 FPS and a maximum of 184 FPS. The High preset averages 151 FPS. The Ultra preset averages 113 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at 1440p is 68 FPS, wider than at 1080p, which indicates that the GPU is starting to feel the resolution increase.

At 3840x2160, the Low preset averages 157 FPS. The Medium preset averages 112 FPS, with a minimum of 95 FPS and a maximum of 129 FPS. The High preset averages 98 FPS. The Ultra preset averages 73 FPS. The drop from Low to Ultra at 4K is 84 FPS, the largest spread in the entire data set. Even the minimum recorded value at 4K Medium, 95 FPS, is well above the 60 FPS playable threshold.

The minimum FPS values are only recorded for the Medium preset, but they follow the same pattern: 150 FPS at 1080p, 136 FPS at 1440p, and 95 FPS at 4K. No recorded frame rate, average or minimum, falls below 73 FPS.

FAQ

Q: Can this system run Lockdown Protocol at 4K?

A: Yes. The database shows all four presets at 3840x2160 averaging above 60 FPS, with Ultra at 73 FPS, High at 98 FPS, Medium at 112 FPS, and Low at 157 FPS.

Q: What is the best quality preset at 1440p?

A: Ultra is the best preset at 2560x1440, averaging 113 FPS. The playable settings list includes High, Low, Medium, and Ultra, all of which exceed the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: How much performance is lost going from 1080p to 4K at Ultra settings?

A: At 1920x1080 Ultra, the average is 152 FPS. At 3840x2160 Ultra, the average is 73 FPS. That is a 79 FPS reduction, roughly half the frame rate, when moving from 1080p to 4K.

Q: Is the Ryzen 5 3600 holding back the RTX 4080 in this game?

A: The data does not show a CPU bottleneck. At 1080p Ultra, the combo still averages 152 FPS, and the CPU ranks at the 71st percentile overall. The frame rate scaling between resolutions follows a GPU-bound pattern.

Q: What is the lowest recorded frame rate for this combo?

A: The only minimum FPS values in the database are for the Medium preset. The lowest is 95 FPS at 3840x2160 Medium. All other presets only have average values recorded.

Q: How does this combo rank compared to other tested systems?

A: It ranks 644th out of 3714 combos for Lockdown Protocol. The GPU sits at the 86th percentile, while the CPU sits at the 71st percentile.

CPU and GPU Roles

The data shows a clear division of labor between the Ryzen 5 3600 and the RTX 4080. At 1080p, the average FPS across presets ranges from 201 FPS at Low to 152 FPS at Ultra. The total spread of 49 FPS is the smallest of any resolution, which suggests that the CPU is managing the frame pacing well enough to keep the GPU fed, but the GPU is still the primary driver of performance.

At 1440p, the spread widens. Low averages 181 FPS, while Ultra drops to 113 FPS, a 68 FPS gap. This is a 38.8 percent reduction in frame rate from Low to Ultra, and it indicates that the GPU is doing more work per frame as the pixel count rises. The CPU side remains stable, as evidenced by the fact that even the 1440p Medium minimum of 136 FPS is higher than the 4K Ultra average.

At 4K, the GPU role becomes dominant. The spread between Low and Ultra is 84 FPS, and the Ultra preset drops to 73 FPS. The RTX 4080 is clearly the limiting factor at this resolution, since the CPU has already demonstrated it can push over 150 FPS at lower resolutions. The scaling from 1080p Ultra to 4K Ultra, a 79 FPS drop, is consistent with a GPU that is running out of pixel throughput rather than a CPU that is running out of instructions.

The CPU's benchmark data supports this interpretation. The Ryzen 5 3600 scores 15045 in Cinebench R23 multicore and 2124 in single-core, with a PassMark multithread score of 17700. Those are solid mid-range numbers, and the CPU's nearest rivals are all within 0.2 percent of its average score. For Lockdown Protocol, the CPU provides enough single-thread and multi-thread performance to avoid becoming the primary constraint, while the RTX 4080, with its 48.74 TFLOPS of FP32 compute and 716.8 GB/s of memory bandwidth, handles the graphical load.

The practical takeaway is that users with a high-refresh-rate 1080p or 1440p monitor will be GPU-limited only at the highest preset. At 4K, the GPU is the clear bottleneck, but the average frame rate still exceeds the playable threshold at every preset.

The Verdict

The verdict by resolution is unambiguous: this PC can run Lockdown Protocol well at every tested configuration. At 1920x1080, the best settings are Ultra with an average of 152 FPS. At 2560x1440, the best settings are Ultra with an average of 113 FPS. At 3840x2160, the best settings are Ultra with an average of 73 FPS.

All four presets at each resolution are listed as playable, meaning every single combination of the tested settings and resolutions clears the 60 FPS playable threshold.

The Ryzen 5 3600, despite launching in 2019, still ranks in the 71st percentile among all CPUs tested by the database. The RTX 4080 ranks in the 86th percentile among GPUs. Together, they form a combo that ranks 644th out of 3714 combos for this game, a position that reflects a system capable of handling an FPS title at maximum quality without any compromises. The data does not need to be turned down, and the resolution does not need to be lowered. This is a combination that delivers high frame rates across the board, with the only meaningful performance loss appearing when moving to 4K Ultra, where the average still lands at 73 FPS.