Lockdown Protocol

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D pairing delivers exceptional performance in Lockdown Protocol, with benchmark data showing every tested resolution and preset combination clearing the 60 FPS playability threshold. The combination ranks 190th out of 3,714 tested combos, placing it in the top 5% of all configurations evaluated for this game. Measured frame rates range from a minimum of 88 FPS at 4K Ultra to a maximum of 243 FPS at 1080p Medium, indicating that this system is not merely playable but positioned for high-refresh-rate displays across the board.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The CPU and GPU in this configuration sit near several comparable components based on average benchmark scores. The AMD Ryzen 5 5500 posts an average benchmark score of 19,593, placing it at the 73rd percentile among all CPUs. Its closest rival is the AMD Ryzen AI 5 430, which scores 19,617 — a negligible 0.1% difference. The Intel Core i5-12500 scores 19,668, sitting 0.4% above the Ryzen 5 5500, while the Intel Core i7-10700F scores 19,499, which is 0.5% lower. The Intel Core i5-11600KF completes the rival group with a score of 19,723, outperforming the Ryzen 5 5500 by 0.7%. Users considering alternative CPUs within this performance band should expect nearly identical behavior in Lockdown Protocol, as the delta between the slowest and fastest of these five processors amounts to roughly one percent.

On the graphics side, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D achieves an average benchmark score of 77,712, placing it at the 92nd percentile among all GPUs. The nearest rival is the AMD Radeon RX 6650M XT with a score of 76,904, which trails by 1.1%. The AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT scores 78,940, edging out the RTX 5090 D by 1.6%, while the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 12 GB and 16 GB variants score 79,396 and 79,605 respectively, leading by 2.1% and 2.4%. These four GPUs form a tight cluster around the RTX 5090 D’s performance level, meaning any of them would deliver broadly similar frame rates in Lockdown Protocol despite the RTX 5090 D’s newer architecture and larger memory pool.

How This Combo Ranks

Within the full database of tested CPU-GPU combinations for Lockdown Protocol, this pairing holds the 190th position out of 3,714 total combos. That places the system comfortably in the upper echelon of configurations, with 3,524 other combinations ranking below it. The ranking reflects the GPU’s dominant contribution, as the RTX 5090 D’s 92nd percentile standing among all GPUs substantially outweighs the Ryzen 5 5500’s 73rd percentile CPU position. The combination’s rank indicates that while there are 189 faster setups, the overwhelming majority of systems tested for this game deliver lower frame rates. For context, the CPU’s nearest rivals all score within one percent of each other, so swapping in any of those processors would likely shift the combo rank by only a handful of positions. The GPU’s nearest rivals, however, show slightly wider variance, and substituting the top-scoring Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB could potentially improve the rank further.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers its highest frame rates. Low settings produce an average of 241 FPS, Medium settings average 212 FPS with minimums of 180 FPS and maximums of 243 FPS, High settings average 202 FPS, and Ultra settings average 182 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra spans 59 FPS, representing a 24.5% performance drop at the highest preset. All settings at this resolution comfortably exceed any high-refresh-rate monitor’s capability, with even the Ultra minimum likely staying well above 144 FPS.

Moving to 2560x1440, the averages remain high but begin to separate more clearly. Low settings average 217 FPS, Medium settings average 191 FPS with minimums of 162 FPS and maximums of 220 FPS, High settings average 182 FPS, and Ultra settings average 137 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra grows to 80 FPS, or 36.9% — a larger penalty than at 1080p. The Medium preset’s minimum of 162 FPS indicates that even during demanding scenes, the system maintains frame rates well above the 60 FPS playability threshold.

At 3840x2160, the resolution where the RTX 5090 D’s 32 GB GDDR7 memory and 1.79 TB/s bandwidth become most relevant, the averages are still strong. Low settings average 187 FPS, Medium settings average 135 FPS with minimums of 115 FPS and maximums of 155 FPS, High settings average 118 FPS, and Ultra settings average 88 FPS. The Ultra preset at 4K shows the largest resolution-based penalty, dropping 94 FPS compared to the same preset at 1080p. However, even this lowest measured average remains 28 FPS above the 60 FPS playability threshold, giving substantial headroom for demanding scenes or future content updates.

The only setting with complete min/max data across all resolutions is Medium, which provides the clearest picture of frame time consistency. At 1080p Medium, the 180-243 FPS range spans 63 FPS; at 1440p Medium, the 162-220 FPS range spans 58 FPS; at 4K Medium, the 115-155 FPS range spans 40 FPS. The narrowing range at higher resolutions suggests that the GPU becomes the primary limiter, reducing the impact of CPU-driven frame spikes.

The Verdict

The data is unambiguous: this PC can run Lockdown Protocol at every tested resolution and preset configuration. At 3840x2160, all four presets — Low, Medium, High, and Ultra — clear the 60 FPS threshold, with the best playable setting being Ultra at an average of 88 FPS. At 2560x1440, the same pattern holds, with Ultra averaging 137 FPS. At 1920x1080, Ultra averages 182 FPS. The verdict by resolution lists all presets as playable at every resolution, which is a rare outcome for any hardware combination.

The practical interpretation is that users can run the game at maximum settings at 4K and still maintain an average above 85 FPS, or they can drop to 1080p for competitive frame rates approaching 250 FPS on Low settings. For players prioritizing visual fidelity, 4K Ultra delivers a 88 FPS average that exceeds the playability threshold by nearly 50%. For players prioritizing smoothness, 1080p Low’s 241 FPS average aligns with the highest refresh rate gaming monitors available. The system exhibits no weak points where performance falls near or below playability limits, making it suitable for any display configuration from standard 60 Hz monitors to flagship 240 Hz panels.

CPU and GPU Roles

The performance scaling across resolutions reveals how the CPU and GPU share work in Lockdown Protocol. At 1080p, the system achieves 241 FPS on Low settings, but this drops to 182 FPS on Ultra — a 24.5% reduction. At 1440p, the same preset change yields a 36.9% reduction, and at 4K, the reduction reaches 52.9%. This progressive widening of the gap indicates that the GPU’s workload scales significantly with visual settings, while the CPU’s contribution remains relatively constant. The Ryzen 5 5500’s six cores and 12 threads, running at up to 4.20 GHz boost, appear sufficient to feed the RTX 5090 D even at 1080p Low where the GPU is least burdened.

At 1080p, the delta between resolutions is driven almost entirely by GPU load. Low settings at 1080p average 241 FPS, while Low settings at 1440p average 217 FPS — a 10% drop. At High settings, the 1080p to 1440p drop is 9.9%, and at Ultra, it is 24.7%. At 4K, the penalties grow more pronounced: Low drops 22.4% from 1440p, High drops 35.2%, and Ultra drops 35.8%. This pattern shows that the RTX 5090 D handles resolution scaling efficiently at lower presets, but Ultra settings at 4K place substantial demands on the GPU’s 104.8 TFLOPS FP32 compute and 680 TMUs.

The CPU’s role becomes relatively more important at lower resolutions and settings. At 1080p Low, the system produces 241 FPS, which implies a frame time of about 4.15 milliseconds. The Ryzen 5 5500’s single-thread score of 3,058 in Passmark and 2,319 in Cinebench R23 suggests it can sustain such frame pacing in this game. At 4K Ultra, where the average drops to 88 FPS (11.36 ms frame time), the CPU has ample headroom, and the GPU’s pixel rate of 423.6 GPixel/s becomes the limiting factor. The data shows that Lockdown Protocol is GPU-bound at all tested configurations, with the CPU rarely becoming a bottleneck even at the highest frame rates.

FAQ

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

A: Yes. At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the system averages 88 FPS, which is 28 FPS above the 60 FPS playability threshold. All four presets at 4K are listed as playable.

Q: What is the highest average frame rate this combination achieves?

A: The highest recorded average is 241 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings. The maximum frame rate measured across all tests is 243 FPS, recorded at 1080p Medium.

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

A: The combination ranks 190th out of 3,714 tested CPU-GPU pairs, placing it in the top 5.1% of all configurations in the database.

Q: Which component is more important for this game?

A: The GPU dominates performance. The RTX 5090 D sits at the 92nd percentile among all GPUs, while the Ryzen 5 5500 sits at the 73rd percentile among CPUs. Resolution scaling shows that frame rates drop by up to 52.9% from 1080p to 4K at Ultra settings, confirming GPU-bound behavior.

Q: Are there frame rate dips below 60 FPS at any tested configuration?

A: No. The lowest minimum frame rate recorded is 115 FPS, at 3840x2160 with Medium settings. Every other preset either has no recorded minimum or maintains higher values.

Q: How does the Ryzen 5 5500 compare to its nearest rival CPUs?

A: The Ryzen 5 5500 scores 19,593 on average, which is within 0.7% of the Intel Core i5-11600KF (19,723), 0.4% of the Intel Core i5-12500 (19,668), 0.1% of the AMD Ryzen AI 5 430 (19,617), and 0.5% above the Intel Core i7-10700F (19,499). Any of these CPUs would produce nearly identical results in this game.