Lockdown Protocol

FAQ

Q: Can this combination of AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D and AMD Radeon RX 570 run Lockdown Protocol at 60 FPS?

A: Only at 1920x1080 with Low settings. The recorded average there is 77 FPS. At Medium settings, 1080p drops to 54 FPS, which sits below the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Q: What is the best playable setting at 2560x1440?

A: There is no playable setting at 2560x1440. The highest average FPS recorded at that resolution is 56 FPS on Low settings, just under the 60 FPS threshold. Medium and High average 40 and 35 FPS respectively.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its closest rivals in general benchmark scores?

A: The Ryzen 5 7500X3D scores 44573 in the average benchmark. It is 0.2% ahead of the Intel Core Ultra X9 388H, 0.5% ahead of the Intel Core i9-13950HX, and 0.6% ahead of the AMD Ryzen AI Max 385. It trails the Intel Core i5-14600 by 0.7%.

Q: How does the RX 570 compare to the RX 470 in raw GPU benchmarks?

A: The RX 570 scores 28766 in the average benchmark. The RX 470 scores 28996, which is 0.8% higher. The RX 570 is 0.4% behind the AMD Radeon RX 6800M and 0.7% ahead of the AMD Radeon R9 M295X.

Q: What frame rates can be expected at 4K?

A: No 4K setting reaches the playable threshold. Ultra averages 17 FPS, High 22 FPS, Medium 26 FPS with lows of 22 and highs of 30, and Low 36 FPS.

Q: What is the combo rank of this CPU and GPU pairing in Lockdown Protocol?

A: This combo ranks 3544 out of 3714 tested combinations in the database.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, no preset stays at or above 60 FPS. The most demanding preset that comes closest is Low, which delivers an average of 36 FPS. Medium averages 26 FPS with a minimum of 22 and a maximum of 30, while High and Ultra average 22 and 17 FPS respectively. None of these reach the 60 FPS playable threshold, so there is no recommended setting at 4K.

At 2560x1440, the situation is similar. Low settings produce the best average at 56 FPS, which is 4 FPS short of the playable threshold. Medium averages 40 FPS with a minimum of 34 and a maximum of 46. High averages 35 FPS and Ultra averages 26 FPS. The data shows that 1440p remains out of reach for a smooth experience regardless of preset.

At 1920x1080, Low settings are the only preset that clears 60 FPS, averaging 77 FPS. This is the most demanding preset that stays at or above the playable threshold. Medium falls to 54 FPS with a minimum of 46 and a maximum of 63, which dips below 60 FPS in sustained load. High averages 47 FPS and Ultra averages 36 FPS. The recorded data indicates that 1080p Low is the sole viable configuration for this pairing.

CPU and GPU Roles

The data shows a clear pattern of GPU limitation across resolutions. Moving from 1920x1080 to 2560x1440 at Low settings drops the average from 77 to 56 FPS, a reduction of 21 FPS. Moving from 2560x1440 to 3840x2160 at Low settings drops the average further to 36 FPS. This steady decline with rising pixel count indicates that the Radeon RX 570 is the primary constraint in this pairing.

The CPU, an AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D with 6 cores and 12 threads, has a PassMark single-thread score of 3494 and a multithread score of 25047. Its percentile rank of 89 among all CPUs suggests it is far more capable than the GPU. The RX 570, by contrast, has a percentile rank of 74 among all GPUs and uses a Polaris 20 chip from the GCN 4.0 architecture. The GPU also has only 4 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus, which likely contributes to the steep frame rate drops at higher resolutions.

The scaling between presets further supports this. At 1920x1080, moving from Low to Medium reduces the average from 77 to 54 FPS, a 23 FPS penalty. Moving from Medium to High reduces it from 54 to 47 FPS, a smaller 7 FPS penalty. The gap between High and Ultra is 11 FPS. At 2560x1440, the same Low-to-Medium transition costs 16 FPS, and Medium-to-High costs 5 FPS. At 3840x2160, Low to Medium costs 10 FPS, and Medium to High costs 4 FPS. The diminishing returns at higher presets suggest the GPU is saturated early, and additional quality settings have less impact once the render load already exceeds the card's capacity.

The CPU's 96 MB of shared L3 cache and 5 nm process node place it firmly in a high-performance tier, and its benchmark average of 44573 places it within 0.7% of the Intel Core i5-14600. The GPU's 5.095 TFLOPS FP32 throughput and 224.0 GB/s memory bandwidth are modest by comparison. In this game, the recorded data indicates that the GPU role dominates at every resolution. The CPU is unlikely to be the bottleneck until the GPU is replaced with something substantially faster.

Similar Performance Alternatives

For the CPU, the nearest rivals in the database are all within a narrow band of performance. The Intel Core Ultra X9 388H scores 44466, which is 0.2% behind the Ryzen 5 7500X3D. The Intel Core i9-13950HX scores 44342, 0.5% behind. The AMD Ryzen AI Max 385 scores 44309, 0.6% behind. The Intel Core i5-14600 scores 44889, which is 0.7% ahead. Any of these processors would deliver nearly identical frame rates in Lockdown Protocol when paired with the same RX 570, since the GPU is the limiting factor.

For the GPU, the AMD Radeon RX 6800M scores 28874, which is 0.4% higher than the RX 570. The AMD Radeon R9 M295X scores 28580, 0.7% lower. The AMD Radeon RX 470 scores 28996, 0.8% higher, and the NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 scores 28421, 1.2% lower. All four sit within a 2% band of the RX 570's average benchmark score. In practice, a system with the Ryzen 5 7500X3D and any of these GPUs would produce similar results in Lockdown Protocol, meaning they would all struggle to exceed 60 FPS beyond 1080p Low.

The RX 470 is particularly notable as a direct architectural sibling, sharing the Polaris generation. Its 0.8% higher benchmark score would translate to a negligible frame rate difference. The RX 6800M, despite being a mobile part, scores 0.4% higher, so it would not meaningfully change the playability verdict.

The Verdict

The recorded data answers clearly: this PC can run Lockdown Protocol, but only at 1920x1080 with Low settings. The average FPS at that configuration is 77, comfortably above the 60 FPS playable threshold. At Medium settings, the average drops to 54 FPS, which does not clear the threshold. High and Ultra average 47 and 36 FPS respectively.

At 2560x1440, no setting is playable. The best result is 56 FPS on Low, which is 4 FPS short of the threshold. Medium, High, and Ultra average 40, 35, and 26 FPS respectively. The verdict for 1440p is that this combination cannot maintain a smooth experience at any preset.

At 3840x2160, the situation is worse. Low averages 36 FPS, Medium 26 FPS, High 22 FPS, and Ultra 17 FPS. None of these approach 60 FPS. The verdict for 4K is unplayable across all settings.

In summary, the only viable configuration is 1080p Low. Users seeking higher visual quality or higher resolutions would need a more powerful GPU, as the data consistently points to the RX 570 as the limiting component.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database, this CPU and GPU combination ranks 3544 out of 3714 tested combos for Lockdown Protocol. This places it in the bottom portion of all tested systems, which aligns with the measured frame rates. The rank reflects that most other combinations in the database deliver better performance in this game.

The low rank is driven primarily by the GPU. The Ryzen 5 7500X3D sits in the 89th percentile among all CPUs, while the RX 570 sits in the 74th percentile among all GPUs. The CPU's high percentile does little to lift the combo rank when the GPU cannot sustain 60 FPS beyond 1080p Low. The 3544 rank out of 3714 means roughly 95% of tested combos perform better, based on the positional data. This is a bottom-decile result for Lockdown Protocol.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the recorded frame rates are as follows. Low settings average 77 FPS. Medium settings average 54 FPS, with a minimum of 46 and a maximum of 63. High settings average 47 FPS. Ultra settings average 36 FPS. The minimum and maximum values for Low, High, and Ultra were not recorded in the database, but the Medium data shows a frame time range that occasionally exceeds 60 FPS in lighter scenes.

At 2560x1440, Low settings average 56 FPS. Medium settings average 40 FPS, with a minimum of 34 and a maximum of 46. High settings average 35 FPS. Ultra settings average 26 FPS. The pattern is consistent: each resolution step down from 1080p costs roughly 20 FPS at Low settings, and the gap narrows as settings increase.

At 3840x2160, Low settings average 36 FPS. Medium settings average 26 FPS, with a minimum of 22 and a maximum of 30. High settings average 22 FPS. Ultra settings average 17 FPS. The Medium values at 4K are the only complete min/max set in this resolution, showing a narrow band that never approaches the playable threshold.

Across all resolutions, the data shows a monotonic decline in frame rate as either resolution or settings increase. The only configuration that clears 60 FPS is 1920x1080 Low at 77 FPS average. Every other combination falls below the threshold, with the worst being 3840x2160 Ultra at 17 FPS average.