Lockdown Protocol

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the highest preset that maintains at least 60 FPS on average is Medium, delivering 63 FPS. The Low preset reaches 88 FPS, but Medium is the most demanding option that still clears the 60 FPS playability threshold. Ultra and High fall short at 41 FPS and 55 FPS respectively.

At 2560x1440, only Low remains playable, with an average of 65 FPS. Medium drops to 46 FPS, High to 40 FPS, and Ultra to 30 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium at this resolution is substantial, indicating the GPU is the limiting factor once pixel count increases.

At 3840x2160, no preset achieves 60 FPS. The best result is Low at 42 FPS, followed by Medium at 30 FPS, High at 26 FPS, and Ultra at 19 FPS. Even the least demanding settings leave the system well below the playability threshold.

FAQ

Q: Can this system run Lockdown Protocol at 1080p with High settings?

A: No. The measured average at 1920x1080 High is 55 FPS, which sits below the 60 FPS playability threshold. Medium at 63 FPS is the highest playable preset.

Q: What is the best playable setting at 1440p?

A: Low is the only setting that reaches 60 FPS at 2560x1440, averaging 65 FPS. Medium drops to 46 FPS and cannot sustain smooth gameplay.

Q: Is 4K playable with this hardware?

A: No. At 3840x2160, even Low settings only produce 42 FPS on average. Medium averages 30 FPS with a minimum of 25 FPS and maximum of 34 FPS, which is far below the 60 FPS target.

Q: How does the CPU compare to nearby alternatives in overall benchmark scores?

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 5600 scores 20,468 in the database's average benchmark. Its closest rival, the Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, scores 20,454, a 0.1% difference. The AMD Ryzen 5 8500G scores 20,425 (0.2% lower), the AMD EPYC 9454P scores 20,422 (0.2% lower), and the AMD EPYC 7713 scores 20,363 (0.5% lower).

Q: How does the GPU rank among all tested graphics cards?

A: The Intel Arc B390 sits in the 9th percentile of all GPUs in the database. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX, scores 1,463 versus 1,482 for the Arc B390, a 1.3% difference. The NVIDIA GeForce 800M scores 1,460 (1.5% lower), the NVIDIA GeForce GT 625 OEM scores 1,446 (2.5% lower), and the NVIDIA GeForce GT 710 scores 1,443 (2.7% lower).

Q: Does lowering resolution from 1080p to 1440p help or hurt performance?

A: It hurts. The data shows average FPS drops across every preset when moving from 1920x1080 to 2560x1440. For example, Low falls from 88 FPS to 65 FPS, and Medium falls from 63 FPS to 46 FPS. Higher resolution increases pixel workload, and this GPU cannot compensate with added bandwidth.

Measured FPS Breakdown

1920x1080:

• Low: 88 FPS average
• Medium: 63 FPS average, 53 FPS minimum, 72 FPS maximum
• High: 55 FPS average
• Ultra: 41 FPS average

2560x1440:

• Low: 65 FPS average
• Medium: 46 FPS average, 39 FPS minimum, 53 FPS maximum
• High: 40 FPS average
• Ultra: 30 FPS average

3840x2160:

• Low: 42 FPS average
• Medium: 30 FPS average, 25 FPS minimum, 34 FPS maximum
• High: 26 FPS average
• Ultra: 19 FPS average

The frame time consistency data, where available, shows tighter ranges at lower resolutions. At 1080p Medium, the spread from minimum to maximum is 19 FPS (53 to 72). At 1440p Medium, the spread widens to 14 FPS (39 to 53), and at 4K Medium it narrows to 9 FPS (25 to 34), which reflects the lower absolute frame rates.

The step from Low to Medium costs 25 FPS at 1080p, 19 FPS at 1440p, and 12 FPS at 4K. The step from Medium to High costs 8 FPS at 1080p, 6 FPS at 1440p, and 4 FPS at 4K. The diminishing returns from preset increases are consistent across resolutions, but the absolute cost of enabling Medium over Low is significant everywhere.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600 is closely matched by four processors in the database. The Intel Core Ultra 7 258V trails by just 0.1% in average score, making it functionally equivalent for CPU-bound workloads. The AMD Ryzen 5 8500G and AMD EPYC 9454P both sit 0.2% behind, while the AMD EPYC 7713 is 0.5% behind. In practice, any of these CPUs would produce nearly identical frame rates in Lockdown Protocol when the GPU is the bottleneck, which the resolution scaling data suggests is the case at 1440p and above.

The Intel Arc B390 ranks near the very bottom of the database's GPU pool, at the 9th percentile. Its nearest rivals are all NVIDIA entries from older generations: the GeForce GT 520MX (1.3% lower score), GeForce 800M (1.5% lower), GeForce GT 625 OEM (2.5% lower), and GeForce GT 710 (2.7% lower). These deltas are small, meaning the Arc B390 and these GPUs would deliver broadly similar frame rates in Lockdown Protocol, with the Arc B390 holding a slight edge.

When pairing the 5600 with any of those rival GPUs, the frame rates at 1080p Low and Medium would likely remain within a few FPS of the measured values, since the CPU's 74th percentile standing (relative to all CPUs) is far above the GPU's 9th percentile. The system is firmly GPU-limited in this title.

CPU and GPU Roles

The data reveals a clear division of labor. At 1920x1080, moving from Low to Medium costs 25 FPS, and from Medium to High costs 8 FPS. This steep drop between Low and Medium suggests the GPU's fill rate and shading capacity are the primary constraints, not the CPU. The Ryzen 5 5600, with its 6 cores and 12 threads, has ample headroom for a game running at these settings.

At 2560x1440, the same preset steps cost 19 FPS and 6 FPS respectively. The absolute frame rates drop by roughly 25% across the board compared to 1080p (for example, Low falls from 88 to 65 FPS). This scaling is characteristic of a GPU-bound scenario: doubling pixel count reduces performance proportionally, while the CPU workload per frame remains largely unchanged.

At 3840x2160, the frame rates collapse further. Low produces 42 FPS, which is less than half of the 1080p Low result. The GPU's 7.680 TFLOPS of FP32 compute and 60.00 GPixel/s pixel rate are simply insufficient for 4K rendering in this title. The CPU's contribution becomes almost irrelevant at this resolution; even the strongest processor in the database could not lift these numbers to 60 FPS.

The CPU percentile ranking (74th) versus the GPU percentile ranking (9th) tells the same story: the processor is far more capable relative to its peers than the graphics solution. In Lockdown Protocol, the GPU is the decisive component at every resolution and preset combination. The CPU would only become a factor if the GPU were replaced with a substantially faster model.

The Verdict

This system can run Lockdown Protocol at 60 FPS or above, but only under specific conditions.

At 1920x1080, the combo clears the threshold with Low (88 FPS) and Medium (63 FPS) settings. High falls short at 55 FPS, and Ultra is not viable at 41 FPS. The recommended configuration is Medium, which offers the best visual quality while maintaining a 3 FPS margin above the 60 FPS target.

At 2560x1440, only Low is playable, averaging 65 FPS. Medium (46 FPS), High (40 FPS), and Ultra (30 FPS) all miss the threshold. The 5 FPS margin at Low is thin, so frame drops could dip below 60 FPS in busy scenes.

At 3840x2160, the system cannot reach 60 FPS under any preset. The best result is Low at 42 FPS, which is 18 FPS short of the playability threshold. This resolution is not viable for this hardware in Lockdown Protocol.

The overall picture: the system is a capable 1080p machine for this game, a marginal 1440p machine at reduced settings, and not a 4K machine at all.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and Intel Arc B390 ranks 3,302nd out of 3,714 tested combos in the database for Lockdown Protocol. This places it in the bottom 11% of all systems measured, which aligns with the GPU's lowly 9th percentile standing. The CPU's strong 74th percentile ranking does not compensate for the graphics bottleneck.

The rank reflects real gameplay outcomes: most tested combinations achieve playable frame rates at 1080p with High or Ultra settings, while this combo tops out at Medium. The 4K results, where even Low settings fail to reach 60 FPS, are consistent with a system sitting near the bottom of the performance distribution.

For context, the gap between this combo and the median tested system is substantial. The measured data shows that the Arc B390's nearest rivals are all legacy NVIDIA parts from the GT 7xx and 8xx era, and those GPUs would land in the same low percentile range. The Ryzen 5 5600, while competitive with modern mid-range processors, cannot overcome the graphics card's limitations in a GPU-bound title like Lockdown Protocol.