Lockdown Protocol

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, the highest preset that maintains an average at or above 60 FPS is High, with a recorded average of 70.5 FPS. The Ultra preset falls below the 60 FPS threshold at 55.4 FPS, so it is not recommended for 4K gaming. Medium runs at 83.5 FPS and Low at 116.3 FPS, both of which are playable, but High is the most demanding option that stays above the playable threshold.

At 2560x1440, all four presets clear the 60 FPS line. The best settings are Ultra, which delivers an average of 83.9 FPS. This leaves enough headroom above the playable threshold that the most visually demanding settings are viable at this resolution. High runs at 114.4 FPS, Medium at 131.1 FPS, and Low at 181.1 FPS.

At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset is the best choice, producing an average of 113.6 FPS. This is nearly double the 60 FPS threshold, so there is substantial performance margin. High runs at 149.4 FPS, Medium at 172.3 FPS, and Low at 210.3 FPS. The data indicates that at 1080p, this combination is never constrained by the playable threshold; it is instead limited only by the user's preference for visual fidelity versus frame rate.

CPU and GPU Roles

The scaling between resolutions and presets reveals how the CPU and GPU split their workloads in Lockdown Protocol. At 1920x1080, the Low preset averages 210.3 FPS. Moving to Medium drops the average to 172.3 FPS, a reduction of 38.0 FPS. High falls to 149.4 FPS, and Ultra to 113.6 FPS. The step from Low to Ultra at 1080p is a 96.7 FPS drop, which is a substantial performance cost for the higher settings.

At 2560x1440, the same preset steps show a tighter spread. Low averages 181.1 FPS, Medium 131.1 FPS, High 114.4 FPS, and Ultra 83.9 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra at 1440p is 97.2 FPS, nearly identical in absolute terms to the 1080p spread. This suggests that within each resolution, the preset scaling is driven primarily by GPU load, since the absolute cost of each settings tier remains consistent regardless of resolution.

At 3840x2160, the spread compresses further. Low averages 116.3 FPS, Medium 83.5 FPS, High 70.5 FPS, and Ultra 55.4 FPS. Here the difference between Low and Ultra is 60.9 FPS, smaller than at lower resolutions. This compression occurs because at 4K, the GPU becomes the dominant bottleneck, and the relative impact of each settings tier is reduced when the pixel throughput demand is already very high.

The resolution scaling itself tells a similar story. At Low settings, moving from 1080p to 1440p drops the average from 210.3 FPS to 181.1 FPS, a 29.2 FPS loss. Moving from 1440p to 4K at Low drops the average from 181.1 FPS to 116.3 FPS, a 64.8 FPS loss. At Ultra settings, the 1080p to 1440p drop is from 113.6 FPS to 83.9 FPS, a 29.7 FPS loss, and the 1440p to 4K drop is from 83.9 FPS to 55.4 FPS, a 28.5 FPS loss.

The pattern is clear: at Low settings, the 4K transition costs much more than the 1440p transition, indicating that the GPU is heavily loaded by pixel count when visual effects are minimal. At Ultra settings, the cost of moving to 4K is similar to the cost of moving to 1440p, which indicates that the settings themselves are already loading the GPU heavily even at lower resolutions. Across all resolutions, the CPU (the AMD Ryzen 5 4600G with 6 cores and 12 threads) appears sufficient to feed the GPU, since frame rates continue to scale cleanly with both resolution and preset changes rather than hitting a CPU-imposed ceiling.

How This Combo Ranks

The database ranks this combination at 1196 out of 3714 tested combos for Lockdown Protocol. This places it in the upper third of all tested systems. The percentile position reflects a balanced pairing: the CPU sits at the 71st percentile among all tested CPUs, and the GPU at the 69th percentile among all tested GPUs. Neither component is dramatically stronger than the other, which helps avoid a bottleneck in this title.

The ranking is consistent with the measured frame rates. At 1080p Ultra, the combo delivers 113.6 FPS, and at 1440p Ultra it delivers 83.9 FPS. These are strong results for a mid-range pairing. The rank of 1196 out of 3714 means that roughly two-thirds of tested combinations are slower in this game, and roughly one-third are faster. The data shows that this is not a top-tier combination, but it is clearly above the median for the database.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The CPU's nearest rivals in the database are all close in average benchmark score. The AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5355GE scores 17482, which is 0.1% lower than the Ryzen 5 4600G's 17507. The AMD Ryzen 3 8300GE scores 17614, 0.6% higher. The Intel Core 7 150U scores 17395, 0.6% lower. The Intel Core i3-14100T scores 17648, 0.8% higher. These deltas are all within 1%, meaning any of these processors would behave nearly identically in Lockdown Protocol when paired with the same GPU.

The GPU's nearest rivals show a similar pattern. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN Z scores 23736, 0.6% lower than the RX 9070's 23877. The AMD Radeon RX 6800S scores 24063, 0.8% higher. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile scores 23628, 1.1% lower. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER scores 24170, 1.2% higher. Again, all deltas are small, so swapping the RX 9070 for any of these cards would produce frame rates within a couple of percent of the measured values.

For users considering alternative builds, pairing the Ryzen 5 4600G with a GPU from this rival group would yield effectively the same performance in Lockdown Protocol. Similarly, keeping the RX 9070 and swapping the CPU for any of its nearest rivals would not materially change the results. The measured FPS values for this combo can be treated as representative of all these near-identical configurations.

FAQ

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

A: Yes, at High settings it averages 70.5 FPS, and at Medium it averages 83.5 FPS. The Ultra preset falls below the playable threshold at 55.4 FPS.

Q: What is the best setting at 1440p?

A: Ultra is the best setting at 2560x1440, with an average of 83.9 FPS. All four presets at this resolution clear the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: How much faster is Low versus Ultra at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080, Low averages 210.3 FPS while Ultra averages 113.6 FPS, a difference of 96.7 FPS in favor of Low.

Q: Does the CPU or GPU limit performance more at 4K?

A: The data shows the GPU is the dominant factor at 3840x2160. The frame rate spread between Low and Ultra compresses to 60.9 FPS at 4K, versus 97.2 FPS at 1440p, indicating that pixel throughput demand from the GPU is the main constraint.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested systems?

A: It ranks 1196 out of 3714 tested combos for Lockdown Protocol, placing it in the upper third of the database.

Q: Are there similar CPUs or GPUs that would perform about the same?

A: Yes. The AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5355GE, AMD Ryzen 3 8300GE, Intel Core 7 150U, and Intel Core i3-14100T are all within 0.8% of the CPU's average score. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN Z, AMD Radeon RX 6800S, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile, and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER are all within 1.2% of the GPU's average score.

The Verdict

This PC can run Lockdown Protocol at all three tested resolutions, but not at every preset. At 3840x2160, the playable settings are High, Low, and Medium, with High being the best option at 70.5 FPS. The Ultra preset is not playable at 4K, as it averages 55.4 FPS, below the 60 FPS threshold.

At 2560x1440, every preset is playable. The best settings are Ultra, which averages 83.9 FPS. This gives a comfortable margin above the playable threshold. At 1920x1080, all presets are playable as well, and Ultra averages 113.6 FPS. The verdict is straightforward: this combination is playable at 1080p and 1440p with the highest quality settings, and at 4K it is playable up to High settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the Low preset averages 210.3 FPS. The Medium preset averages 172.3 FPS. The High preset averages 149.4 FPS. The Ultra preset averages 113.6 FPS. No minimum or maximum FPS values were recorded for any of these configurations.

At 2560x1440, the Low preset averages 181.1 FPS. The Medium preset averages 131.1 FPS. The High preset averages 114.4 FPS. The Ultra preset averages 83.9 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the Low preset averages 116.3 FPS. The Medium preset averages 83.5 FPS. The High preset averages 70.5 FPS. The Ultra preset averages 55.4 FPS.

The full set of measurements shows a consistent ordering across all resolutions: Low is always the fastest, followed by Medium, then High, then Ultra. The only preset that falls below the 60 FPS playable threshold is Ultra at 3840x2160. Every other combination of resolution and settings clears the threshold, often by a wide margin. The highest recorded average is 210.3 FPS at 1080p Low, and the lowest recorded average is 55.4 FPS at 4K Ultra.