Lockdown Protocol

Measured FPS Breakdown

The recorded data for Lockdown Protocol with the AMD Ryzen 5 7400F and Intel Arc B370 shows a clear performance ceiling that scales with resolution. At 3840x2160, the combination produces an average of 23 FPS on High settings, 27 FPS on Medium, 38 FPS on Low, and 18 FPS on Ultra. The Medium preset at 4K is the only one with full min/max data recorded, showing a minimum of 23 FPS and a maximum of 31 FPS. Every 4K result falls far below the 60 FPS playability threshold, and even the best case, Low at 38 FPS, is only 63% of the target.

Dropping to 2560x1440 improves matters but does not cross the playable line. High settings yield 36 FPS average, Medium produces 42 FPS with a recorded minimum of 35 and maximum of 48, Low reaches 58 FPS, and Ultra drops to 27 FPS. The Low preset at 1440p comes closest to the threshold, missing 60 FPS by only 2 frames. The Medium preset shows a 7 FPS gap between its average and minimum, indicating some frame-time variance under load.

At 1920x1080, the combination finally finds a playable configuration. Low settings deliver an 80 FPS average, comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold. Medium settings average 57 FPS with a minimum of 48 and maximum of 65, meaning the average falls just short of playable while the maximum exceeds it. High settings average 49 FPS, and Ultra drops to 37 FPS. The scaling from 1440p Low to 1080p Low is a 22 FPS jump, which is the largest single improvement across any resolution change in the dataset.

FAQ

Q: Can this PC run Lockdown Protocol at 1920x1080?

A: Yes, but only on Low settings. The recorded average at 1080p Low is 80 FPS, which exceeds the 60 FPS playability threshold. Medium at 1080p averages 57 FPS, just below the threshold.

Q: What is the best playable settings preset at 2560x1440?

A: There is no playable preset at 1440p. The closest result is Low with an average of 58 FPS, which is 2 FPS below the 60 FPS threshold. The verdict data lists no playable settings for this resolution.

Q: How does the Medium preset at 1080p compare to the Low preset at 1440p?

A: The Medium preset at 1080p averages 57 FPS with a minimum of 48 and maximum of 65. The Low preset at 1440p averages 58 FPS. Both are within 1 FPS of each other on average, though the 1080p Medium result has a recorded minimum that is 10 FPS lower than its average.

Q: Is the 4K Ultra preset playable?

A: No. Ultra at 3840x2160 averages 18 FPS, which is 42 FPS below the 60 FPS threshold and the lowest recorded result in the entire dataset.

Q: Which resolution and settings combination has the highest recorded maximum FPS?

A: The 1080p Medium preset has the highest recorded maximum at 65 FPS. The 1080p Low preset has a higher average at 80 FPS, but no min/max data was recorded for that configuration.

Q: Does the 4K Medium preset show better frame consistency than the 1440p Medium preset?

A: No. The 4K Medium preset has a 23 FPS minimum and 31 FPS maximum, a spread of 8 FPS. The 1440p Medium preset has a 35 FPS minimum and 48 FPS maximum, also a spread of 13 FPS, showing wider variance but at higher absolute frame rates.

CPU and GPU Roles

The data indicates that the Intel Arc B370 is the primary limiting factor across all resolutions. The GPU's benchmark percentile of 5 places it in the bottom tier of all recorded graphics cards, with an average benchmark score of 1184. The Ryzen 5 7400F, by contrast, sits at the 83rd percentile among CPUs with an average benchmark score of 32750. This massive gap in relative standing suggests the CPU has ample headroom while the GPU is saturated.

The resolution scaling confirms this interpretation. Moving from 1080p to 1440p on Low settings drops the average from 80 FPS to 58 FPS, a 27.5% reduction. Moving from 1440p to 4K on Low drops from 58 FPS to 38 FPS, a 34.5% reduction. These steep declines with increasing pixel counts are classic signs of GPU-bound performance. A CPU-bound scenario would show much smaller frame rate changes across resolutions because the CPU workload stays roughly constant while only the rendering load changes.

The preset scaling tells a similar story. At 1080p, going from Low to High reduces the average from 80 to 49 FPS, a 38.8% drop. At 1440p, Low to High drops from 58 to 36 FPS, a 37.9% reduction. At 4K, Low to High drops from 38 to 23 FPS, a 39.5% reduction. The consistency of this penalty across resolutions indicates that the GPU's shading and rasterization throughput is the bottleneck, since raising preset quality increases per-pixel work that the CPU cannot offload.

The CPU's capabilities are far beyond what this game demands at these settings. The Ryzen 5 7400F scores 21765 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 3072 in single-core, with a Passmark multi-thread score of 25645. These are strong results for a 6-core, 12-thread processor. The GPU's 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1184 is extremely low by comparison. In this pairing, the GPU determines playability at every resolution, and the CPU contributes little to the observed frame rate differences.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The CPU's nearest rivals in the database show that the Ryzen 5 7400F sits in a tightly packed performance cluster. The Intel Core i5-14600T averages 32707, which is 0.1% behind the Ryzen's 32750 average score. The Intel Core Ultra 7 155H averages 32697, 0.2% behind. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H averages 32812, 0.2% ahead. The AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 averages 32662, 0.3% behind. All four rivals are within a fraction of a percent of the Ryzen 5 7400F, meaning any of them would produce nearly identical CPU performance in Lockdown Protocol. None of these alternatives would change the playability verdict, because the GPU remains the limiting factor.

The GPU's nearest rivals paint a very different picture. The Intel Arc B370 averages 1184 in its benchmark, and the closest alternatives are all legacy parts. The ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 scores 1186, 0.2% ahead. The ATI Radeon HD 5770 scores 1190, 0.5% ahead. The AMD Radeon HD 7650M scores 1192, 0.7% ahead. The AMD FirePro M2000 scores 1168, 1.4% behind. These deltas are all small in percentage terms, but the absolute performance level is what matters. A system with any of these GPUs would land in the same general frame rate territory as the Arc B370, meaning none would achieve 60 FPS at 1440p or 4K, and only the 1080p Low preset would remain playable.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, no preset reaches the 60 FPS playability threshold. The highest average is 38 FPS on Low settings, which is 22 FPS short. The verdict data confirms no playable settings exist at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, the same situation applies. No preset reaches 60 FPS. Low settings average 58 FPS, which is the closest any configuration comes to the threshold, but it still misses by 2 FPS. Medium averages 42 FPS, High averages 36 FPS, and Ultra averages 27 FPS.

At 1920x1080, Low settings are the only playable preset, delivering an 80 FPS average. This is the best settings choice for this resolution because it is the only one that clears the 60 FPS threshold. Medium averages 57 FPS, which falls short despite its maximum of 65 FPS. The database designates Low as the best settings at 1080p with an average FPS of 80.

The Verdict

The AMD Ryzen 5 7400F and Intel Arc B370 can run Lockdown Protocol, but only under narrow conditions. At 1920x1080, the Low preset averages 80 FPS, clearing the 60 FPS playability threshold with a 20 FPS margin. This is the only playable configuration in the entire dataset. At 2560x1440, the best result is 58 FPS on Low, which is below the threshold and therefore not playable. At 3840x2160, the best result is 38 FPS on Low, which is well below the threshold. The verdict data lists no playable settings for either 1440p or 4K.

For users who require 60 FPS, the practical takeaway is that this system should be configured with the lowest preset at 1080p. Medium settings at 1080p produce an average of 57 FPS, which is borderline but technically below the playable line. The frame rate data shows a consistent pattern: this GPU cannot sustain playable performance at higher resolutions or higher quality settings regardless of the CPU's capability.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Ryzen 5 7400F and Intel Arc B370 ranks 3427 out of 3714 tested combos in Lockdown Protocol. This places it in the bottom 7.7% of all tested systems, which is consistent with the GPU's low benchmark percentile of 5. The CPU's high percentile of 83 does little to lift the overall ranking because the game's performance is dominated by the graphics card.

The ranking reflects the reality of the measured data. This combo sits far below the median tested system, and its playability is restricted to the single lowest settings preset at the lowest resolution. The gap between the CPU and GPU performance tiers is substantial: the processor ranks in the top 17% of all CPUs while the graphics card ranks in the bottom 5% of all GPUs. This imbalance means the system is severely GPU-limited, and any upgrade path would need to address the graphics card first. The ranking of 3427 out of 3714 is a direct consequence of this bottleneck, as the recorded frame rates show no configuration beyond 1080p Low reaching the 60 FPS target.