Lockdown Protocol

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the highest preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Medium, which delivers an average of 63 FPS. Low at this resolution reaches 88 FPS average, but the database identifies Medium as the best playable setting because it clears the 60 FPS threshold while providing higher visual quality. High falls short at 55 FPS average, and Ultra drops to 41 FPS.

At 2560x1440, only Low maintains 60 FPS or better, with an average of 65 FPS. Medium averages 46 FPS, which is below the playable threshold, and High and Ultra trail further at 40 FPS and 30 FPS respectively. The best setting for this resolution is therefore Low, as it is the only preset that keeps framerates above 60 FPS.

At 3840x2160, no preset reaches 60 FPS. Low averages 42 FPS, Medium 30 FPS, High 26 FPS, and Ultra 19 FPS. Since the playable threshold is 60 FPS, there is no recommended setting at this resolution; the verdict data lists no playable settings and no best setting for 4K.

FAQ

Q: Can this combo run Lockdown Protocol at 1920x1080 on Medium settings?

A: Yes. The measured average FPS at 1080p Medium is 63 FPS, which is above the 60 FPS playable threshold. The minimum recorded FPS is 53 and the maximum is 72.

Q: What is the best playable setting at 2560x1440?

A: Low is the only playable setting at 1440p. It averages 65 FPS. Medium averages 46 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: Is 4K playable with this hardware?

A: No. At 3840x2160, even Low averages only 42 FPS, and Medium averages 30 FPS. The verdict data shows no playable settings at this resolution.

Q: How much faster is Low compared to Medium at 1080p?

A: Low averages 88 FPS while Medium averages 63 FPS, a difference of 25 FPS. Both presets are playable, but Medium is the highest preset that stays above 60 FPS.

Q: What are the recorded FPS ranges at 1440p Medium?

A: The average is 46 FPS, with a minimum of 39 FPS and a maximum of 53 FPS. None of these values reach the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: Does the combo rank high among tested configurations for this game?

A: It ranks 3302 out of 3714 tested combos, placing it in the lower portion of the database for Lockdown Protocol.

How This Combo Ranks

The database ranks this AMD Ryzen 5 4600G plus Intel Arc B390 combination at 3302 out of 3714 tested combos for Lockdown Protocol. That places it in the bottom 11% of all recorded configurations, which is consistent with the measured framerates across resolutions. The GPU's percentile versus all GPUs is 9, meaning it sits below the vast majority of graphics cards in the database. The CPU fares better, with a percentile versus all CPUs of 71, but Lockdown Protocol's demands at higher settings appear to be heavily weighted toward the graphics subsystem.

The ranking reflects a configuration that can handle the game at 1080p with modest settings, but struggles as resolution and quality increase. At 1080p, the combo clears the threshold at Low and Medium, but at 1440p only Low is viable, and at 4K nothing is playable. This pattern, where the gap between Low and Medium is relatively small at 1080p (88 to 63 FPS) but collapses at higher resolutions, indicates that the GPU saturates quickly when pixel count rises.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The nearest CPU rivals in the database are all within a narrow band of average benchmark scores. The AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5355GE scores 17482, which is 0.1% behind the Ryzen 5 4600G's 17507 average. The AMD Ryzen 3 8300GE scores 17614, 0.6% ahead. The Intel Core 7 150U scores 17395, 0.6% behind, and the Intel Core i3-14100T scores 17648, 0.8% ahead. In practical terms, swapping the 4600G for any of these would produce nearly identical CPU-bound behavior in Lockdown Protocol, since the deltas are all below 1%.

The GPU side is more dramatic. The Intel Arc B390 has an average benchmark score of 1482, and its nearest rivals are all NVIDIA parts from much older generations. The GeForce GT 520MX scores 1463, 1.3% behind. The GeForce 800M scores 1460, 1.5% behind. The GeForce GT 625 OEM scores 1446, 2.5% behind, and the GeForce GT 710 scores 1443, 2.7% behind. These are not equivalent modern alternatives; they represent the closest scoring entries in the database, which highlights how low the Arc B390's measured performance sits. For Lockdown Protocol specifically, any of these GPUs would likely produce similar or slightly lower framerates, but the comparison underscores that the Arc B390 is near the bottom of the GPU performance distribution.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the recorded data covers all four presets. Low averages 88 FPS with no minimum or maximum recorded. Medium averages 63 FPS, with a minimum of 53 and a maximum of 72. High averages 55 FPS with no range recorded. Ultra averages 41 FPS with no range recorded. The step from Low to Medium costs 25 FPS, while Medium to High costs 8 FPS, and High to Ultra costs 14 FPS. The largest single drop occurs between Low and Medium, suggesting that the Medium preset introduces significant rendering load.

At 2560x1440, Low averages 65 FPS. Medium averages 46 FPS, with a minimum of 39 and a maximum of 53. High averages 40 FPS. Ultra averages 30 FPS. The drop from Low to Medium is 19 FPS, from Medium to High is 6 FPS, and from High to Ultra is 10 FPS. The 1440p Medium range from 39 to 53 FPS sits entirely below the 60 FPS threshold, so even the maximum recorded frame time never reaches playable levels.

At 3840x2160, Low averages 42 FPS. Medium averages 30 FPS, with a minimum of 25 and a maximum of 34. High averages 26 FPS. Ultra averages 19 FPS. The drop from Low to Medium is 12 FPS, from Medium to High is 4 FPS, and from High to Ultra is 7 FPS. The 4K Medium range from 25 to 34 FPS is far below the playable threshold, and even Low at 42 FPS is 18 FPS short of 60.

Comparing across resolutions at the same setting, Low at 1080p is 88 FPS, at 1440p it is 65 FPS, and at 4K it is 42 FPS. Medium at 1080p is 63 FPS, at 1440p it is 46 FPS, and at 4K it is 30 FPS. The scaling is roughly linear with pixel count, which is typical for a GPU-bound title at these settings.

The Verdict

This PC can run Lockdown Protocol, but only under specific conditions. At 1920x1080, the verdict data lists Low and Medium as playable, with Medium being the best setting at 63 FPS average. At 2560x1440, only Low is playable, with an average of 65 FPS. At 3840x2160, no preset reaches 60 FPS, so the game is not playable at 4K with this configuration.

The playable threshold in the database is 60 FPS. At 1080p Medium, the average is 63 FPS, which clears the threshold by 3 FPS. The minimum recorded at that setting is 53 FPS, so there will be moments below 60 FPS, but the average is sufficient. At 1440p Low, the average is 65 FPS, clearing the threshold by 5 FPS, though no minimum or maximum was recorded for that setting.

For users targeting a consistent 60 FPS experience, 1080p Low at 88 FPS offers more headroom, but 1080p Medium at 63 FPS is the highest preset that maintains an average above the threshold. At 1440p, Low is the only option, and it delivers a similar average to 1080p Medium. At 4K, the hardware is not sufficient for any preset.

CPU and GPU Roles

The data indicates that Lockdown Protocol becomes GPU-bound as resolution increases. The CPU, an AMD Ryzen 5 4600G with a 71st percentile ranking among all CPUs, has ample headroom for this title. The GPU, an Intel Arc B390 at the 9th percentile among all GPUs, is the limiting factor.

Evidence for this comes from the scaling pattern. At 1080p Low, the combo produces 88 FPS. At 1440p Low, it drops to 65 FPS, and at 4K Low it falls to 42 FPS. This resolution scaling is characteristic of GPU-bound rendering, where the same CPU workload is paired with increasing pixel output demands. If the CPU were the bottleneck, the framerate would remain relatively flat across resolutions.

The GPU's benchmark profile reinforces this. The Arc B390 has a single recorded 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1482, placing it in the 9th percentile. Its nearest rivals are all low-end NVIDIA parts from previous generations. The CPU, by contrast, has a multicore Cinebench R23 score of 13593 and a single-core score of 1919, both of which are healthy for a 6-core, 12-thread Zen 2 part.

At 1080p, the gap between Low and Medium is 25 FPS, which is larger than the gap between Medium and High at 8 FPS. This suggests that the Medium preset adds enough GPU workload to push the Arc B390 closer to its limit, while the CPU remains underutilized. At higher resolutions, the GPU limit becomes even more apparent: the difference between 1440p Low and 4K Low is 23 FPS, while the difference between 1080p Low and 1440p Low is also 23 FPS. The consistent loss per resolution step points to the GPU as the primary constraint.

For users considering upgrades, the data suggests that improving the GPU would yield the largest framerate gains in Lockdown Protocol, particularly at 1440p and 4K. The CPU's 71st percentile ranking and 6-core, 12-thread configuration provide sufficient processing power for this title, and its nearest rivals all score within 0.8% of its average, indicating that the 4600G is not a weak link in this combination.