Lockdown Protocol

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600 paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 delivers a remarkably consistent experience in Lockdown Protocol, with the data showing playable frame rates at every tested resolution and preset combination except one. This combination ranks 1056th out of 3714 tested combos, placing it in the upper third of all systems tested for this game, which is a strong showing for a mid-generation CPU paired with a previous-generation flagship GPU.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo’s rank of 1056 out of 3714 places it within the top 28.4% of all tested configurations for Lockdown Protocol. This is a solid position, though not an elite one—the data suggests that while this system clears the 60 FPS threshold comfortably at most settings, there are still 1055 combos that deliver higher average frame rates. The CPU itself sits at the 78th percentile when compared to all CPUs in the database, with an average benchmark score of 26324. The GPU, meanwhile, sits at the 68th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 23172.

What is interesting is the discrepancy between the two components’ percentile rankings. The CPU is notably stronger relative to its peers than the GPU is relative to its own field. This suggests that in Lockdown Protocol, the GPU is likely the limiting factor at higher resolutions and settings, while the CPU has headroom to spare. The measured FPS data supports this interpretation, showing larger drops when moving from Low to Ultra settings at 4K (118.6 to 56.2 FPS) than when moving from 1080p to 4K at the same settings (116.5 to 56.2 FPS at Ultra). The game appears to scale more aggressively with graphics settings than with resolution, which points toward GPU-bound behavior.

FAQ

Q: Can this PC maintain 60 FPS at 4K with Ultra settings?

A: No. The measured average FPS at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings is 56.2 FPS, which falls below the 60 FPS playable threshold. However, the High preset at 4K averages 73.6 FPS, so dropping one settings level restores playability.

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

A: The Ultra preset at 2560x1440 averages 82.4 FPS, which is above the 60 FPS threshold. This is the most demanding preset tested at this resolution that remains playable, and it delivers a comfortable margin above the threshold.

Q: How much performance is lost when moving from 1080p to 4K at Medium settings?

A: At 1920x1080 Medium, the average FPS is 179.3. At 3840x2160 Medium, it drops to 83.3. This represents a 53.5% reduction in average frame rate when quadrupling the pixel count, indicating the GPU is heavily stressed by higher resolutions.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU more likely to be the bottleneck in this game?

A: The data indicates the GPU is the primary constraint. The CPU ranks at the 78th percentile while the GPU ranks at the 68th, and the FPS drops are much steeper when increasing graphics settings (GPU-heavy work) than when increasing resolution alone. At 1080p Low, the system produces 246.6 FPS, suggesting the CPU can feed the GPU far more frames than the GPU can render at higher settings.

Q: How does this combo compare to similar hardware in raw benchmark scores?

A: The CPU’s average benchmark score of 26324 is nearly identical to the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (26274, 0.2% difference) and the AMD Ryzen 7 7435HS (26402, -0.3% difference). The GPU’s average score of 23172 is within 0.4% of the AMD Radeon RX 6600M (23273) and the AMD Radeon R9 M290X (23276).

Q: What frame rate can you expect at 1080p with High settings?

A: The measured average FPS at 1920x1080 with High settings is 157.6 FPS. This is well above the 60 FPS threshold, leaving substantial headroom for competitive play or higher refresh rate monitors.

CPU and GPU Roles

The division of labor between the Ryzen 5 7600 and the RTX 3080 becomes clear when examining FPS scaling across resolutions and presets. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 246.6 FPS average. Moving to 4K Low drops this to 118.6 FPS—a 51.9% reduction. However, at 1080p Ultra, the average is 116.5 FPS, and at 4K Ultra it falls to 56.2 FPS—a 51.8% reduction. The consistency of the percentage drop when moving from 1080p to 4K (roughly half the frame rate regardless of preset) strongly indicates a GPU-bound scenario where the rendering workload scales directly with pixel count.

The CPU’s role is more evident at lower resolutions and settings. The jump from 1080p Low (246.6 FPS) to 1080p Medium (179.3 FPS) represents a 27.3% drop, while the jump from 4K Low (118.6 FPS) to 4K Medium (83.3 FPS) is a 29.8% drop. These similar relative reductions across resolutions suggest that settings changes impose a consistent GPU workload increase, while the CPU maintains its ability to feed frames. The Ryzen 5 7600’s 6 cores and 12 threads, with a boost clock of 5.10 GHz, appear sufficient to keep up with the RTX 3080 even at the lowest settings where frame rates spike above 200 FPS.

At Ultra settings, the pattern shifts. The drop from 1080p Ultra (116.5 FPS) to 1440p Ultra (82.4 FPS) is 29.3%, and from 1440p Ultra to 4K Ultra (56.2 FPS) is 31.8%. The slightly larger drop at the highest resolution suggests the GPU’s memory bandwidth—760.3 GB/s from 10 GB of GDDR6X—becomes a limiting factor at 4K Ultra, where the most demanding settings combine with the highest pixel throughput.

The Verdict

Yes, this PC can run Lockdown Protocol, and it does so with significant headroom at most configurations. The verdict by resolution shows that at 3840x2160, the playable settings are High, Low, and Medium, with High being the best playable preset at an average of 73.6 FPS. The Ultra preset at 4K falls short at 56.2 FPS. At 2560x1440, all four presets—High, Low, Medium, and Ultra—are playable, with Ultra averaging 82.4 FPS. At 1920x1080, every preset is playable, with Ultra averaging 116.5 FPS.

The data indicates that a 60 FPS experience is achievable at 4K as long as you avoid the Ultra preset. For 1440p and 1080p, the system has enough performance to run the game at maximum settings while maintaining substantial margins above the threshold. The 4K Ultra shortfall of 3.8 FPS (56.2 vs 60.0) is small enough that minor settings tweaks within the Ultra preset—such as reducing shadow quality or draw distance—could likely bridge the gap, though the data does not specify which individual settings have the largest impact.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 3840x2160, the average FPS ranges from 56.2 at Ultra to 118.6 at Low. The Medium preset averages 83.3 FPS, and High averages 73.6 FPS. The progression from Low to Ultra shows a steady decline: 118.6, 83.3, 73.6, 56.2. Interestingly, the step from Medium to High (9.7 FPS drop) is smaller than the step from High to Ultra (17.4 FPS drop), suggesting the Ultra preset carries a disproportionately heavy rendering load.

At 2560x1440, the averages are 182.2 FPS at Low, 127.6 FPS at Medium, 111.4 FPS at High, and 82.4 FPS at Ultra. The gap between Medium and High is 16.2 FPS, while the gap between High and Ultra is 29.0 FPS. Again, Ultra imposes a much larger cost than the step from Medium to High.

At 1920x1080, the averages are 246.6 FPS at Low, 179.3 FPS at Medium, 157.6 FPS at High, and 116.5 FPS at Ultra. The relative drops between consecutive presets are 27.3% (Low to Medium), 12.1% (Medium to High), and 26.1% (High to Ultra). The pattern of Ultra being disproportionately expensive holds across all resolutions, though the absolute frame rates remain high at 1080p.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, the best playable preset is High, delivering an average of 73.6 FPS. This provides a 13.6 FPS margin above the 60 FPS threshold. The Medium preset at 83.3 FPS is also playable, but High offers better visual quality while still clearing the threshold with room to spare.

At 2560x1440, the best playable preset is Ultra, averaging 82.4 FPS. This is 22.4 FPS above the threshold, giving the user full visual fidelity at this resolution without any frame rate concerns.

At 1920x1080, the best playable preset is also Ultra, averaging 116.5 FPS. This is nearly double the 60 FPS threshold, making this the ideal resolution for users who prioritize maximum settings and high refresh rates. The 1080p Ultra figure of 116.5 FPS is actually higher than the 4K High figure of 73.6 FPS, illustrating that resolution has a greater impact on performance than settings in this configuration.

Similar Performance Alternatives

Looking at the CPU’s nearest rivals, the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX scores 26274 (0.2% above the Ryzen 5 7600’s 26324), the AMD Ryzen 7 7435HS scores 26402 (0.3% below), the Intel Core i9-11900KF scores 26212 (0.4% above), and the AMD Ryzen 5 8540U scores 26187 (0.5% above). All four rivals are within half a percent of the Ryzen 5 7600’s benchmark performance, meaning any of these CPUs would produce nearly identical frame rates in Lockdown Protocol when paired with the same GPU. The practical difference between any of these chips is well under 1% in synthetic workloads, which would translate to imperceptible FPS differences in gameplay.

For the GPU, the nearest rivals are the NVIDIA P106-100 (23249, 0.3% above the RTX 3080’s 23172), the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16 (23250, 0.3% above), the AMD Radeon RX 6600M (23273, 0.4% above), and the AMD Radeon R9 M290X (23276, 0.4% above). These deltas are similarly tiny, all within 0.4%. However, it is worth remembering the RTX 3080 falls slightly below all four rivals in average benchmark score, meaning a system with any of these GPUs and the same CPU would produce marginally higher—though practically indistinguishable—frame rates in Lockdown Protocol.

The combination of a top-quartile CPU with a GPU that sits slightly below its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks suggests that the RTX 3080 is the component to watch if frame rates ever dip below desired levels. Users seeking more headroom at 4K Ultra would need to look beyond the nearest GPU rivals, as all of them perform within a fraction of a percent of the RTX 3080.