Lockdown Protocol

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600X paired with the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT delivers a high-refresh-rate experience in Lockdown Protocol, but the ceiling varies dramatically by resolution. At 4K, the combination is firmly playable but cannot max out the settings; at 1440p and 1080p, it clears every preset with substantial headroom. The measured data indicates a system that favors competitive framerates over absolute visual fidelity at the highest resolution, while offering unrestricted quality at lower ones.

Best Settings per Resolution

The data identifies the most demanding preset that maintains an average of 60 FPS or higher at each resolution. For 3840x2160, the High preset is the optimal choice, producing an average of 78.4 FPS. While the Ultra preset is available, it drops to 54.4 FPS, which falls below the playable threshold of 60 FPS. The Medium preset yields 86.3 FPS and Low reaches 124.2 FPS, but High offers the best balance of visual quality and performance.

At 2560x1440, the system can handle the Ultra preset with an average of 91.7 FPS. This is a significant jump from the 4K result, showing that the RX 9070 XT has ample headroom once pixel count decreases. The High preset runs at 116.1 FPS, Medium at 132.4 FPS, and Low at 190.8 FPS, but Ultra is the clear recommendation as it stays well above 60 FPS.

For 1920x1080, the Ultra preset is again the best, delivering an average of 121.7 FPS. This is more than double the 60 FPS threshold, indicating that the CPU and GPU combination is not stressed at this resolution. The High preset reaches 158.6 FPS, Medium hits 181.4 FPS, and Low peaks at 257.9 FPS, but the Ultra setting provides the full experience without sacrificing playability.

CPU and GPU Roles

The performance scaling across resolutions reveals a clear shift in workload distribution. At 3840x2160, the GPU is the dominant factor. The difference between Low and Ultra is stark: 124.2 FPS versus 54.4 FPS, a drop of over 56%. This indicates that the Radeon RX 9070 XT's rendering capabilities are the limiting factor at 4K, as the Ryzen 5 7600X's six cores and 12 threads are sufficient to feed the GPU but cannot compensate for the raw pixel throughput required.

Moving to 2560x1440, the balance shifts. The Ultra preset still runs at 91.7 FPS, which is only 23% lower than the High preset's 116.1 FPS. The gap between Medium and Low narrows further. This suggests that the CPU begins to matter more, but the GPU still carries a significant load. The Ryzen 5 7600X, with its Zen 4 architecture and boost clock of 5.30 GHz, provides enough single-thread performance to keep framerates high, but the GPU's 16 GB of GDDR6 memory and 256-bit bus are still critical.

At 1920x1080, the CPU's role becomes more pronounced. The Ultra preset runs at 121.7 FPS, while Low hits 257.9 FPS. The scaling from Low to Ultra is only a 53% reduction, compared to the 56% reduction at 4K. This indicates that at 1080p, the CPU's per-core performance, evidenced by a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 1965, is better able to keep up with the GPU's output. The GPU is no longer the sole bottleneck; the CPU's ability to process game logic and draw calls becomes a more significant factor, though the combination still delivers excellent results.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 3840x2160, the measured average framerates show a clear hierarchy. The Low preset leads with 124.2 FPS, followed by Medium at 86.3 FPS, High at 78.4 FPS, and Ultra at 54.4 FPS. The step from Medium to High is modest (a 9% drop), but the jump from High to Ultra is severe (a 31% drop), suggesting that the Ultra preset introduces effects that heavily tax the GPU's 4096 shading units.

At 2560x1440, the results are consistently higher. Low runs at 190.8 FPS, Medium at 132.4 FPS, High at 116.1 FPS, and Ultra at 91.7 FPS. The gap between Medium and High is only 12%, and even Ultra remains above 90 FPS. This resolution appears to be the sweet spot for this combination, offering a balance where the CPU's multi-threaded score of 15236 in Cinebench R23 and the GPU's FP32 throughput of 48.66 TFLOPS work in harmony.

At 1920x1080, the framerates are exceptional across the board. Low achieves 257.9 FPS, Medium hits 181.4 FPS, High reaches 158.6 FPS, and Ultra still manages 121.7 FPS. Even the most demanding preset more than doubles the 60 FPS threshold. The data shows that the CPU's single-thread score of 4135 in Passmark is sufficient to drive the GPU at this resolution, but the framerate ceiling is likely set by the CPU's ability to issue draw calls rather than the GPU's rendering speed.

Similar Performance Alternatives

Looking at the CPU's nearest rivals, the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X and Intel Core i5-12600K both have an average benchmark score of 27578, which is only 0.2% higher than the Ryzen 5 7600X's average of 27636. This means that swapping to either of these CPUs would produce nearly identical framerates in Lockdown Protocol, as the performance delta is negligible. The AMD Ryzen 5 8500GE scores 27712, which is 0.3% lower, while the AMD Ryzen 7 5800 scores 27535, a 0.4% difference. In practical terms, all four CPUs would deliver the same playable experience at each resolution, with differences of less than 1 FPS.

For the GPU, the nearest rivals are surprising. The AMD Radeon HD 7770M, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570, NVIDIA P106-090, and AMD Radeon Pro 555 all have average scores within 1% of the RX 9070 XT's average of 13543. However, these are older or lower-tier cards with significantly different architectures. The RX 9070 XT's Passmark G3D score of 26795 is substantially higher than the average, but the benchmark average is skewed by other tests. In practice, the RX 9070 XT's 16 GB VRAM and RDNA 4.0 architecture would outperform these rivals in Lockdown Protocol, but the benchmark data suggests that the raw compute scores are closer than expected. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570, for instance, has a delta of 0.2%, meaning it would theoretically produce similar average FPS, though its older architecture would likely struggle with modern game features.

The Verdict

The verdict is clear: this PC can run Lockdown Protocol at 60 FPS or higher across all tested resolutions, but not at every preset. At 3840x2160, the system is playable on High, Medium, and Low settings, with the best playable setting being High at 78.4 FPS. The Ultra preset is not playable, as it falls to 54.4 FPS, below the 60 FPS threshold.

At 2560x1440, all four presets are playable. The Ultra preset runs at 91.7 FPS, which is the best setting available. This means users can enable the highest quality without any concern for performance, as even the most demanding preset leaves 31.7 FPS of headroom above the threshold.

At 1920x1080, the system excels. The Ultra preset achieves 121.7 FPS, more than double the 60 FPS requirement. Every preset, from Low at 257.9 FPS to High at 158.6 FPS, is comfortably playable. This combination is ideal for high-refresh-rate monitors at 1080p, as the framerates are high enough to take advantage of 144Hz or even 240Hz displays, though the data does not specify refresh rates.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600X and AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT combination ranks 964th out of 3714 tested combos for Lockdown Protocol. This places it in the 74th percentile of all systems tested, meaning it outperforms roughly three-quarters of the configurations in the database. The rank is driven primarily by the GPU's performance, as the RX 9070 XT's percentile vs all GPUs is 55, while the CPU's percentile vs all CPUs is 79. This suggests that the CPU is a stronger component relative to its peers than the GPU, but the combination still lands in the upper quartile.

The rank of 964 out of 3714 indicates that while this system is not at the absolute top tier, it is well above average. The gap between this combo and higher-ranked systems is likely due to more powerful GPUs, as the CPU's 79th percentile ranking shows it is already a strong performer. For Lockdown Protocol, this rank means the system will handle the game smoothly at most settings, but users seeking the highest 4K Ultra framerates would need to look at higher-tier GPU options. The data shows that the combination is balanced, with the CPU's strong single-thread performance complementing the GPU's substantial memory bandwidth of 644.6 GB/s, resulting in a system that is well-suited for competitive FPS gaming at 1440p and below.