Lockdown Protocol

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER combination delivers a remarkably consistent high-refresh-rate experience in Lockdown Protocol, a fast-paced FPS where frame rate directly translates to competitive advantage. Measured data shows the combo clearing the 60 FPS playability threshold at every resolution and preset tested, with the RTX 4070 SUPER’s 12 GB of GDDR6X memory and 7168 shading units proving more than sufficient for the game’s demands. The pairing ranks 572nd out of 3,714 tested configurations in this title, placing it in the top 15% of all combos, and the benchmark results indicate that users can prioritize visual fidelity without sacrificing responsiveness.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Ultra, which delivers an average of 66.4 FPS. This is the only resolution where the Ultra preset approaches the lower boundary of the playability threshold, and the data suggests that frame pacing may become a consideration during intense firefights. The High preset at this resolution offers more headroom at 84.7 FPS, while Medium sits at 97 FPS and Low reaches 140.1 FPS, providing a wide range of options for users with different refresh rate priorities.

Moving to 2560x1440, the Ultra preset remains the best choice, achieving an average of 99.5 FPS. This comfortably exceeds 60 FPS and leaves substantial room for dips in demanding scenes. The High preset runs at 129.3 FPS, Medium at 153.5 FPS, and Low at 213 FPS, showing that the GPU has ample headroom at this resolution to support high refresh rate monitors. The scaling from 4K to 1440p shows a 50% performance uplift at the Ultra preset, from 66.4 FPS to 99.5 FPS, which is a typical resolution scaling curve for a GPU of this class.

At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset delivers 133.9 FPS, making it the optimal choice for esports-level play. The High preset reaches 178.2 FPS, Medium hits 207.3 FPS, and Low peaks at 292.2 FPS, which is more than enough for any 240Hz or 360Hz display. Interestingly, the jump from Ultra to High at 1080p yields a 44.3 FPS improvement, while the gap between High and Medium is 29.1 FPS, and between Medium and Low is 84.9 FPS — the latter being the largest single-step gain in the entire dataset, indicating that Low settings unlock significantly higher frame rates for users who prioritize maximum responsiveness over visual quality.

CPU and GPU Roles

The benchmark data reveals a clear pattern of GPU-bound performance across all three resolutions, with the CPU rarely becoming the limiting factor. At 1920x1080, the difference between Low (292.2 FPS) and Ultra (133.9 FPS) is 158.3 FPS, demonstrating that the RTX 4070 SUPER’s rendering workload scales dramatically with settings. The Ryzen 5 7500F’s 6 cores and 12 threads, with a boost clock of 5.00 GHz, are sufficient to feed the GPU even at the highest frame rates; the 3DMark max threads score of 6379 and Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 22799 indicate strong single-threaded performance, which is what FPS titles like Lockdown Protocol typically rely upon.

The scaling between resolutions reinforces the GPU-bound nature. From 1080p Ultra to 1440p Ultra, the average FPS drops from 133.9 to 99.5, a 25.7% reduction; from 1440p Ultra to 4K Ultra, it drops to 66.4, a further 33.3% reduction. These are classic GPU-limited scaling patterns — if the CPU were the constraint, the frame rate would remain relatively flat across resolutions since the CPU workload is largely independent of pixel count. The Ryzen 5 7500F’s 32 MB of shared L3 cache and dual-channel DDR5 memory bandwidth of 83.2 GB/s provide ample data throughput for the GPU’s frame generation.

At 4K, the Low preset still achieves 140.1 FPS, which is remarkable performance for a 3840x2160 resolution and further confirms that neither component is bottlenecking the other. The gap between Medium (97 FPS) and High (84.7 FPS) at 4K is 12.3 FPS, while the gap between High and Ultra (66.4 FPS) is 18.3 FPS — this increasing penalty per preset tier suggests that the Ultra preset includes effects that disproportionately tax the GPU, likely related to the 56 RT cores and their ray tracing capabilities, though the data does not isolate specific effects.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 3840x2160, the RTX 4070 SUPER produces an average of 140.1 FPS on Low settings, 97 FPS on Medium, 84.7 FPS on High, and 66.4 FPS on Ultra. The spread from Low to Ultra is 73.7 FPS, meaning that Ultra settings cost roughly 53% of the performance available at Low. This is a significant penalty but still leaves the game playable at all presets. The step from Medium to High (12.3 FPS drop) is smaller than the step from High to Ultra (18.3 FPS drop), which is an unusual pattern — in many titles, the highest preset tier adds marginal effects rather than substantial computational load.

At 2560x1440, the measured averages are 213 FPS on Low, 153.5 FPS on Medium, 129.3 FPS on High, and 99.5 FPS on Ultra. The performance delta between Low and Ultra is 113.5 FPS, a 53% reduction. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p at the same preset shows a 30-37% performance drop depending on the preset: Low drops from 292.2 to 213 FPS (27.1% reduction), Medium from 207.3 to 153.5 FPS (25.9% reduction), High from 178.2 to 129.3 FPS (27.4% reduction), and Ultra from 133.9 to 99.5 FPS (25.7% reduction). These consistent percentages across presets indicate that resolution scaling is uniform and predictable.

At 1920x1080, the data shows 292.2 FPS on Low, 207.3 FPS on Medium, 178.2 FPS on High, and 133.9 FPS on Ultra. The 1080p results are the most impressive in the dataset, with even the Ultra preset exceeding 133 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium at 1080p is 84.9 FPS, which is the largest single-preset delta across all resolutions and settings; this suggests that Medium settings introduce significant visual features that require substantial GPU work. The difference between 1080p and 1440p at the Low preset is 79.2 FPS, while at Ultra it is only 34.4 FPS — the absolute performance gap narrows as settings increase because the GPU spends relatively more time on per-pixel effects that scale directly with resolution.

The Verdict

This PC can run Lockdown Protocol exceptionally well at all tested resolutions. The verdict by resolution is unambiguous: at 3840x2160, the Ultra preset averages 66.4 FPS, clearing the 60 FPS threshold with minimal headroom; at 2560x1440, Ultra averages 99.5 FPS, providing a comfortable margin; at 1920x1080, Ultra averages 133.9 FPS, delivering excellent performance for high refresh rate displays. The data shows that every resolution and preset combination in the measured set exceeds 60 FPS, meaning there is no preset that forces the user to compromise on visual quality for playability.

For 4K users, the Ultra preset is technically playable but leaves little margin for demanding scenes; the High preset at 84.7 FPS is the safer recommendation for competitive play, while Medium at 97 FPS offers a balance between fidelity and headroom. At 1440p, the Ultra preset is the clear recommendation, with 99.5 FPS providing enough buffer for frame time spikes. At 1080p, even the Ultra preset is suitable for 120Hz+ displays, and users with 240Hz monitors can drop to High (178.2 FPS) or Medium (207.3 FPS) to keep frame rates above the refresh rate.

The RTX 4070 SUPER’s 220 W TDP and the Ryzen 5 7500F’s 65 W TDP together represent a power-efficient combination that delivers high frame rates without exotic cooling requirements. The GPU’s 504.2 GB/s memory bandwidth and 12 GB of GDDR6X memory are well-matched to the game’s demands, and the data suggests that Lockdown Protocol does not push the VRAM capacity to its limits at any resolution tested.

FAQ

Q: Can this system maintain 60 FPS at 4K with maximum settings?

A: Yes, the Ultra preset at 3840x2160 averages 66.4 FPS, clearing the 60 FPS threshold by 6.4 FPS. However, the margin is narrow, so users who experience frame drops in intense combat may prefer the High preset at 84.7 FPS for more headroom.

Q: What is the best setting for 1080p competitive play?

A: The Ultra preset at 1920x1080 averages 133.9 FPS, which is sufficient for most high refresh rate monitors. For 240Hz displays, the Medium preset at 207.3 FPS or High at 178.2 FPS provides enough frame rate to fully utilize the display.

Q: How does the performance scale from 1080p to 1440p?

A: The performance drop is consistent across presets, ranging from 25.7% to 27.4% reduction. For example, Ultra drops from 133.9 FPS to 99.5 FPS, while Low drops from 292.2 FPS to 213 FPS. This uniform scaling indicates a GPU-bound workload.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor in this game?

A: The data indicates the GPU is the primary limiting factor across all resolutions. The frame rate scales predictably with resolution changes (e.g., 4K Ultra at 66.4 FPS vs 1080p Ultra at 133.9 FPS), which is characteristic of GPU-bound performance. The CPU’s strong single-threaded scores support this interpretation.

Q: What is the performance difference between the High and Ultra presets?

A: The gap varies by resolution: at 1080p, High runs at 178.2 FPS versus Ultra at 133.9 FPS (44.3 FPS difference); at 1440p, the gap is 29.8 FPS (129.3 vs 99.5); at 4K, the gap is 18.3 FPS (84.7 vs 66.4). The relative penalty of Ultra increases at lower resolutions.

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

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F + RTX 4070 SUPER combination ranks 572nd out of 3,714 tested configurations, placing it in the 85th percentile of all systems tested in Lockdown Protocol.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database of 3,714 tested configurations for Lockdown Protocol, this pairing of the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER holds the 572nd position. This places it comfortably in the top 15% of all tested systems, which is a strong showing for a mid-range CPU paired with an upper-mid-range GPU. The ranking reflects the balanced nature of the combination — the CPU’s 77th percentile standing among all processors and the GPU’s 83rd percentile among all graphics cards work together without creating a significant bottleneck.

The CPU’s nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks include the Intel Core i7-11850H (0.1% ahead), Intel Core i7-13620H (0.2% ahead), and Intel Core 5 210H (0.4% ahead), while the AMD Ryzen 5 8400F sits 0.2% behind — all of these are within a fraction of a percent, indicating that the 7500F’s performance is well-positioned within its class. The GPU’s nearest rivals include the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB (0.1% behind), RTX 5050 Mobile (0.1% behind), and RTX 4090 Mobile (1% behind), showing that the desktop RTX 4070 SUPER outperforms even high-end mobile parts by a small margin.

The 572nd rank out of 3,714 means there are 3,142 configurations that score lower in this game, but it also means that 571 systems are faster. Given that the 4K Ultra preset still clears 60 FPS, the practical difference between this combo and many of the higher-ranked systems is likely to be marginal in real-world gameplay. The data suggests that users would need to move to substantially more expensive hardware to see meaningful improvements at 1440p or 1080p, where this combo already delivers 99.5 FPS and 133.9 FPS respectively at Ultra settings. For 4K enthusiasts, the 66.4 FPS average at Ultra is the only area where a higher-ranked combo might provide a more comfortable experience.