Lockdown Protocol

Measured FPS Breakdown

The recorded data for Lockdown Protocol with the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X and Intel Arc B370 shows a clear pattern: playable performance is limited to the lowest settings at 1080p, with every other configuration falling short of the 60 FPS threshold.

At 3840x2160, the results are uniformly below playability. The High preset averages 23 FPS, while Medium improves to 27 FPS with a range of 23 to 31 FPS. Dropping to Low raises the average to 38 FPS, but even that remains far from the 60 FPS target. The Ultra preset is the weakest at 18 FPS. No resolution at 4K comes close to a smooth experience, and the data clearly shows that this combination is not suitable for 4K gaming in this title.

At 2560x1440, the situation is better but still insufficient. High settings produce an average of 36 FPS, Medium reaches 42 FPS with a spread of 35 to 48 FPS, and Low climbs to 58 FPS. The Ultra preset drops to 27 FPS. The Low preset at 1440p is tantalizingly close to the 60 FPS mark, but it does not clear it. The average of 58 FPS means the experience is borderline, likely with noticeable dips below 60 during intense scenes.

At 1920x1080, the data shows the only playable configuration. Low settings achieve an average of 80 FPS, which is a comfortable margin above the 60 FPS threshold. Medium settings fall just short at 57 FPS with a range of 48 to 65 FPS, meaning some moments will hit 60 FPS but the average is below. High settings average 49 FPS, and Ultra drops to 37 FPS. The jump from Low to Medium is significant, a drop of 23 FPS, while the jump from Medium to High costs another 8 FPS.

The min and max FPS data is only recorded for the Medium preset at each resolution. At 1080p Medium, the range spans from 48 FPS minimum to 65 FPS maximum. At 1440p Medium, the range is 35 to 48 FPS. At 4K Medium, the range is 23 to 31 FPS. These ranges indicate that frame pacing is variable, and the minimum values are well below the averages, suggesting occasional stutters or heavy scenes that tax the hardware.

CPU and GPU Roles

The scaling between resolutions and presets reveals which component is the primary bottleneck for this game. When comparing the same settings across resolutions, the FPS drops are substantial as pixel count increases. For Low settings, 1080p yields 80 FPS, 1440p yields 58 FPS, and 4K yields 38 FPS. That is a 28% drop from 1080p to 1440p, and another 34% drop from 1440p to 4K. This scaling pattern is characteristic of a GPU-bound scenario, where the rendering workload grows with resolution.

The Intel Arc B370 is an integrated graphics solution with 1280 shading units, 40 texture mapping units, and 20 raster output units. Its compute capacity is 6.144 TFLOPS FP32, which is modest by modern standards. The GPU's percentile rank among all GPUs is 5, indicating it sits in the bottom 5% of the database. This is a very low position, and the recorded 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1184 confirms its limited rendering power.

The CPU, AMD Ryzen 5 5600X, is a 6-core, 12-thread processor with a boost clock of 4.60 GHz. Its percentile rank among all CPUs is 75, meaning it is in the top quarter of processors. Its Cinebench R23 multicore score is 11838, and the single-core score is 1541. This CPU is far more capable relative to its peers than the GPU.

Given this mismatch, the GPU is clearly the limiting factor at all resolutions. The CPU has enough headroom to feed frames at 1080p Low, where 80 FPS is achieved, but as resolution increases, the GPU cannot keep up. The scaling from 1080p Low to 1440p Low shows a 22 FPS loss, which is much larger than what a CPU bottleneck would cause. A CPU limit would show similar FPS across resolutions, as the CPU work does not scale with pixel count. The data shows FPS consistently dropping with resolution, confirming the GPU is the primary constraint.

For presets, raising settings from Low to Ultra at a fixed resolution also reduces FPS significantly. At 1080p, the drop from Low (80 FPS) to Ultra (37 FPS) is 43 FPS. This is another indicator of GPU load, as higher settings increase shading and texture work. The CPU is not likely to be stressed by these settings changes for this type of game, so the GPU remains the key determinant of performance.

FAQ

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

A: No. The highest average FPS at 3840x2160 is 38 FPS on Low settings, which is well below the 60 FPS threshold. No playable settings are recorded at this resolution.

Q: What is the best performance this combo can achieve in Lockdown Protocol?

A: The best average FPS is 80 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings. This is the only configuration that clears the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Q: How much of a difference does the resolution make at Low settings?

A: At Low settings, the average FPS drops from 80 at 1080p to 58 at 1440p, and then to 38 at 4K. This means 1440p is 22 FPS slower than 1080p, and 4K is another 20 FPS slower than 1440p.

Q: Is the Medium preset at 1080p playable?

A: The average FPS at 1080p Medium is 57, which is just below the 60 FPS target. The recorded range is 48 to 65 FPS, so it can hit 60 FPS at times, but the average is not there.

Q: How does this GPU compare to other tested hardware in the database?

A: The Intel Arc B370 sits at the 5th percentile among all tested GPUs. Its nearest rivals in the database include the ATI Radeon HD 5770 and the AMD Radeon HD 7650M, with very close average scores.

Q: What is the frame range at 1440p Medium?

A: The recorded range is 35 FPS minimum to 48 FPS maximum, with an average of 42 FPS. This shows a 13 FPS spread between the minimum and maximum recorded frames.

The Verdict

The data is clear: this PC can run Lockdown Protocol, but only at 1920x1080 with the Low preset. The verdict by resolution confirms that 1080p Low is the sole playable configuration, with an average FPS of 80. That clears the 60 FPS threshold with a 33% margin.

At 2560x1440, no settings are playable. The closest is Low with an average 58 FPS, which is 2 FPS short of the target. The difference is small, but the data shows it does not clear the 60 FPS bar. At 3840x2160, performance is far from playable, with the best case being 38 FPS on Low.

For anyone using this exact combo, the recommendation is straightforward: run the game at 1080p with the lowest settings to get a smooth experience. Raising the resolution or the preset will result in average frame rates below 60, which will be noticeable as less fluid movement.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database of tested hardware combinations, this pairing of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X and Intel Arc B370 ranks 3427 out of 3714 combos. This places it in the bottom 8% of all tested systems for Lockdown Protocol. The rank reflects the overall performance across all resolutions and settings, and the low ranking is consistent with the GPU's low percentile position.

The CPU is not the problem. The Ryzen 5 5600X has a strong position in its own rankings, but the GPU drags the entire combo down. This is an extreme case of an imbalanced system, where the processor has excess capability that is never realized due to the graphics solution's limitations. The ranking is a direct consequence of the GPU's 5th percentile performance, which is one of the lowest in the database.

Best Settings per Resolution

For each resolution, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is as follows:

At 1920x1080, the only playable preset is Low, with an average FPS of 80. This is the only configuration at any resolution that clears the 60 FPS threshold. The Medium preset at 1080p is not playable because its average FPS is 57, which is below 60.

At 2560x1440, there is no playable preset. The best option is Low with 58 FPS, but it does not meet the threshold. For any user at 1440p, the game will run below 60 FPS regardless of settings.

At 3840x2160, no preset is playable. Low at 38 FPS is the highest average, but it is far from the target.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The CPU and GPU have nearby rivals in the database that would behave similarly in this game.

For the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X, the closest performers are the AMD Ryzen 7 4800H with an average score of 21749 (0.1% difference), the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U with 21874 (-0.5%), the Intel Core i7-11700 with 21891 (-0.5%), and the AMD EPYC 9554P with 21899 (-0.6%). All of these CPUs have average scores within 0.6% of the 5600X, meaning they would provide virtually identical CPU performance in Lockdown Protocol. Since the GPU is the bottleneck, swapping the CPU for any of these would not change the FPS results in this game.

For the Intel Arc B370, the nearest rivals are the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 with a score of 1186 (-0.2%), the ATI Radeon HD 5770 with 1190 (-0.5%), the AMD Radeon HD 7650M with 1192 (-0.7%), and the AMD FirePro M2000 with 1168 (1.4%). These GPUs have nearly identical average scores, so in Lockdown Protocol, they would produce FPS numbers within a couple of frames of each other. When the GPU is the limiting factor, as it is here, swapping between these cards would not change the playability verdict. All of them would struggle to reach 60 FPS at 1080p with Medium or higher settings.

The combo rank of 3427 out of 3714 means that any of these alternative combinations would likely land in the same bottom tier of the rankings, since the GPU performance is the dominant factor in this game.