Lockdown Protocol

FAQ

Q: Can this PC combination run Lockdown Protocol at 1080p?

A: Yes. The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 clears the 60 FPS threshold at every preset tested at 1920x1080. The lowest average is 62.2 FPS on Ultra, while Low reaches 131.6 FPS.

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

A: Medium is the highest preset that stays above 60 FPS at 2560x1440, delivering 66.9 FPS on average. High falls to 57.8 FPS, just below the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Q: Is 4K playable with this hardware?

A: Only at Low settings. At 3840x2160, Low produces 62.5 FPS, while Medium drops to 45.5 FPS, High to 40 FPS, and Ultra to 32 FPS.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The Ryzen 5 7500F scores an average of 24964 in the database. It sits within 0.4% of the Intel Core i7-11850H, AMD Ryzen 5 8400F, Intel Core i7-13620H, and Intel Core 5 210H, making performance nearly identical across these chips.

Q: How does the GPU compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The GTX 1070 has an average score of 9780 and sits at the 47th percentile among all GPUs. It is effectively tied with the AMD FirePro W5000, NVIDIA Quadro M2000M, NVIDIA Tesla M10, and NVIDIA Tesla C2070, with deltas between 0.7% and -0.5%.

Q: What is the overall rank of this combo in the database?

A: This combination ranks 3050 out of 3714 tested combos for Lockdown Protocol, placing it in the lower portion of the database.

CPU and GPU Roles

The data for Lockdown Protocol shows a clear pattern: the GPU becomes the dominant constraint as resolution increases, while the CPU's strong single-thread and multi-thread performance keeps frame rates high at lower resolutions.

At 1920x1080, the combination delivers 131.6 FPS on Low, 94.7 FPS on Medium, 80.8 FPS on High, and 62.2 FPS on Ultra. The relatively small drop from Low to Ultra, about 52.7%, suggests that at 1080p the CPU is feeding the GPU adequately and the graphics card is doing most of the work. The Ryzen 5 7500F, with a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 22799 and a single-core score of 3218, provides enough throughput to avoid bottlenecking the GTX 1070 at this resolution. The GTX 1070's 6.463 TFLOPS of FP32 compute and 256.3 GB/s memory bandwidth are the limiting factors as settings climb.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates drop across the board. Low falls from 131.6 to 98.4 FPS, Medium from 94.7 to 66.9 FPS, High from 80.8 to 57.8 FPS, and Ultra from 62.2 to 48.1 FPS. The percentage drop from 1080p to 1440p is roughly 25% at Low, 29% at Medium, 28% at High, and 23% at Ultra. This consistent reduction indicates that pixel throughput is becoming more important, and the GTX 1070's 107.7 GPixel/s pixel rate starts to cap performance. The CPU still has headroom, as evidenced by the fact that even at 1440p Low the system produces nearly 100 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the GPU is clearly the bottleneck. Low produces 62.5 FPS, Medium 45.5 FPS, High 40 FPS, and Ultra 32 FPS. The drop from 1440p Low to 4K Low is about 36.5%, and from 1440p Ultra to 4K Ultra is about 33.5%. The GTX 1070's 8 GB of GDDR5 memory and 256-bit bus are being pushed hard at 4K, and the rendering load exceeds what the card can sustain at higher presets. The CPU's role diminishes further; even with the Ryzen 5 7500F's 6 cores and 12 threads, the frame rate is dictated entirely by the GPU's ability to rasterize the scene.

The scaling between presets tells a similar story. At 1080p, the difference between Low and Ultra is 69.4 FPS on average. At 1440p, that gap narrows to 50.3 FPS. At 4K, the gap shrinks to 30.5 FPS. As resolution rises, the absolute difference between presets shrinks because the GPU is already saturated even at Low settings. This is a classic sign of GPU-bound performance at higher resolutions, while the CPU maintains a stable platform for the game's logic and draw calls.

The CPU's benchmark profile supports this interpretation. Its PassMark multi-thread score of 26825 and Geekbench multi-core score of 12362 place it comfortably ahead of older platforms, and its nearest rivals are within 0.4% in average score. This means the processor is not the weak link in this pairing. The GTX 1070, by contrast, sits at the 47th percentile among all GPUs, and its nearest rivals include workstation and professional cards, not gaming-class competitors. The GPU is the component that determines whether Lockdown Protocol stays above 60 FPS, especially at 1440p and 4K.

Best Settings per Resolution

1920x1080: Ultra is the best setting, averaging 62.2 FPS. This clears the 60 FPS threshold with a small margin. High runs at 80.8 FPS, Medium at 94.7 FPS, and Low at 131.6 FPS, all of which are also playable, but Ultra is the maximum preset that remains above 60 FPS.

2560x1440: Medium is the best setting, averaging 66.9 FPS. High drops to 57.8 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS playable threshold, so Medium is the highest preset that qualifies. Low runs at 98.4 FPS and Ultra at 48.1 FPS.

3840x2160: Low is the only playable setting, averaging 62.5 FPS. Medium falls to 45.5 FPS, High to 40 FPS, and Ultra to 32 FPS, none of which reach the 60 FPS target.

The Verdict

This PC can run Lockdown Protocol, but the experience depends heavily on the chosen resolution and preset. At 1920x1080, the combination clears 60 FPS at every setting, including Ultra at 62.2 FPS. This is the resolution where the system performs most comfortably, with headroom at Low and Medium for higher refresh rates if the display supports them.

At 2560x1440, the system remains playable but with less margin. Medium is the top preset at 66.9 FPS, while High falls short at 57.8 FPS. Players targeting 1440p should stick to Medium or lower to stay above the 60 FPS threshold. The GTX 1070's performance at this resolution is consistent with its 47th percentile ranking among GPUs: it is a capable 1080p card that starts to struggle as pixel count increases.

At 3840x2160, the system is only playable on Low, with 62.5 FPS. Every higher preset fails to reach 60 FPS, with Ultra at 32 FPS. The 8 GB memory buffer and 256.3 GB/s bandwidth are insufficient for the demands of 4K rendering at higher quality settings. The verdict is clear: this combo is a solid 1080p machine, a workable 1440p machine on Medium, and a marginal 4K machine on Low only.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The CPU's nearest rivals in the database are the Intel Core i7-11850H, AMD Ryzen 5 8400F, Intel Core i7-13620H, and Intel Core 5 210H. All four are within 0.4% of the Ryzen 5 7500F's average benchmark score of 24964. Swapping in any of these processors would produce nearly identical frame rates in Lockdown Protocol, since the game's performance at higher resolutions is GPU-bound anyway. The Intel Core i7-11850H scores 24935, just 0.1% lower, while the AMD Ryzen 5 8400F scores 25005, 0.2% higher. The Intel Core i7-13620H at 24911 and Intel Core 5 210H at 24872 are similarly matched.

The GPU's nearest rivals are the AMD FirePro W5000, NVIDIA Quadro M2000M, NVIDIA Tesla M10, and NVIDIA Tesla C2070. These are not gaming-focused cards, but their average scores are within 0.7% of the GTX 1070's 9780. The Quadro M2000M scores 9832, 0.5% higher, while the Tesla M10 scores 9724, 0.6% lower. In practice, a system built with any of these GPUs would behave similarly to the GTX 1070 in Lockdown Protocol, though the professional drivers and different feature sets may affect specific workloads. For gaming, the GTX 1070 remains the more sensible choice, but the database shows that its raw compute level is shared by these alternatives.

How This Combo Ranks

This combination of AMD Ryzen 5 7500F and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 ranks 3050 out of 3714 tested combos for Lockdown Protocol. That places it in the bottom 18% of the database, which aligns with the measured results: the system can play the game at 1080p Ultra and 1440p Medium, but it is far from the top of the performance curve.

The low rank is primarily due to the GPU. The Ryzen 5 7500F sits at the 77th percentile among all CPUs, a strong result for a desktop processor with 6 cores and 12 threads. The GTX 1070, however, sits at the 47th percentile among all GPUs, and its age and architecture limit its ability to handle modern titles at high resolutions. The combination of a high-tier CPU with a mid-tier GPU produces a system that is balanced for 1080p gaming but falls behind when compared to combos featuring newer graphics cards.

The data indicates that this combo's position in the rankings would improve significantly with a GPU upgrade, since the CPU has substantial headroom. At 1080p Low, the system produces 131.6 FPS, showing that the processor can drive frame rates well beyond what the GTX 1070 can sustain at higher settings. For players using this exact pairing, the practical takeaway is to prioritize the GPU when planning future upgrades, as the Ryzen 5 7500F is already performing near the level of its closest rivals and is not the limiting factor in Lockdown Protocol.