Lockdown Protocol

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F and AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT combination delivers a highly playable Lockdown Protocol experience across most modern resolutions, with the data showing a clear ceiling at 4K where only lower presets maintain smooth framerates. This pairing, ranking 1950th out of 3714 tested combinations, offers a balanced blend of Zen 4 CPU performance and RDNA 2 GPU throughput that scales predictably with resolution and settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combination is overwhelmingly fast, with every preset clearing the 60 FPS threshold by a substantial margin. The Low preset produces an average of 191 FPS, while the Medium preset averages 135 FPS with a minimum of 115 FPS and a maximum of 156 FPS. High settings drop the average to 118 FPS, and even the demanding Ultra preset maintains a strong 89 FPS average. This resolution is clearly GPU-bound at lower settings, but the CPU's 6-core/12-thread configuration with a boost clock of 4.70 GHz ensures no bottleneck appears at these high framerates.

Moving to 2560x1440, the performance remains excellent but begins to show the GPU's workload. The Low preset averages 140 FPS, while Medium delivers 99 FPS with a minimum of 84 FPS and a maximum of 114 FPS. High settings produce an 87 FPS average, and Ultra still holds at 65 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at this resolution is 75 FPS, indicating that the RX 6700 XT's 12 GB of GDDR6 memory and 384.0 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient to handle the increased pixel count without severe degradation.

At 3840x2160, the picture changes dramatically. The Ultra preset falls to a 42 FPS average, which is unplayable by the 60 FPS standard. High settings manage 56 FPS, still short of the threshold. Medium settings, however, achieve a 64 FPS average with a minimum of 54 FPS and a maximum of 74 FPS, making it the playable option at this resolution. The Low preset jumps to 90 FPS, showing that the GPU's 13.21 TFLOPS of FP32 performance is the limiting factor at 4K when visual fidelity is prioritized.

The measured framerates reveal a consistent scaling pattern: from 1080p to 1440p, the average FPS drops by roughly 25-35% across presets, while from 1440p to 4K, the drop is steeper at 35-45%. This suggests that the RX 6700 XT's 192-bit memory bus and 160 TMUs become increasingly strained as pixel count rises, particularly at Ultra settings where the 64 ROPs must process nearly double the fragments of 1440p.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The Ryzen 5 8400F sits in a tight cluster of comparable processors. Its average benchmark score of 25005 is nearly identical to the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F, which scores 24964 with a deltaPct of 0.2% — essentially performance parity. The Intel Core i7-11850H (avgScore 24935, deltaPct 0.3%) and Intel Core i7-13620H (avgScore 24911, deltaPct 0.4%) are also within half a percent, meaning any of these CPUs would produce nearly identical frame pacing in Lockdown Protocol. The AMD EPYC 9474F is the outlier, scoring 25103 with a deltaPct of -0.4%, but its enterprise positioning makes it an unlikely gaming alternative.

On the GPU side, the RX 6700 XT's average benchmark score of 27425 places it directly alongside the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile, which scores 27435 with a deltaPct of 0% — a true tie. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 scores 27565 (deltaPct -0.5%), indicating the desktop flagship is only marginally faster in this game's workload. The NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell (27135, deltaPct 1.1%) and AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 (27839, deltaPct -1.5%) round out the nearest rivals, with the Pro Vega 20 actually scoring slightly higher but lacking modern feature support.

For gamers considering alternatives, a system with a Ryzen 5 7500F and an RTX 4070 Mobile would behave almost identically in Lockdown Protocol, as both components sit within 0.2% of their respective counterparts. The RTX 3090 pairing would offer a marginal GPU uplift of 0.5%, which translates to roughly 1-2 FPS at 4K Ultra — imperceptible in practice. The CPU's 77th percentile ranking among all processors and the GPU's 72nd percentile ranking confirm that this is a solid mid-to-upper tier combination without any single weak link.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the most demanding preset that maintains 60 FPS or higher is Ultra, which delivers an average of 89 FPS. This is the clear choice for maximum visual quality, as the combination has 29 FPS of headroom above the playability threshold.

At 2560x1440, Ultra also remains the best playable setting with a 65 FPS average. The margin is thinner — just 5 FPS above the threshold — but the data shows no minimum FPS drops below 60, so stutter should not be an issue. High settings offer a more comfortable 87 FPS average if users prefer extra headroom.

At 3840x2160, the most demanding playable setting is Medium, which averages 64 FPS with a minimum of 54 FPS. This minimum dip below 60 is worth noting, as it could cause brief hitches during intense scenes. The Low preset provides a safer 90 FPS average for those who prioritize smoothness over fidelity. High and Ultra are not viable at this resolution, with 56 FPS and 42 FPS averages respectively.

The Verdict

According to the verdictByResolution data, this PC can run Lockdown Protocol at all three tested resolutions, but the quality ceiling varies. At 1920x1080, all four presets — Low, Medium, High, and Ultra — are playable, with Ultra providing the best experience at 89 FPS. At 2560x1440, the same four presets are playable, with Ultra at 65 FPS being the recommended maximum.

At 3840x2160, only Low and Medium are playable. The Medium preset is listed as the best option with a 64 FPS average, though its 54 FPS minimum means users may experience occasional slowdowns. For a locked 60 FPS experience at 4K, the Low preset at 90 FPS is the safer recommendation, despite the visual compromise.

The playableThresholdFps of 60 is met in every resolution, but the margin shrinks as resolution increases. At 1080p, the worst playable preset (Ultra) has 29 FPS of headroom. At 1440p, that headroom drops to 5 FPS. At 4K, the Medium preset has only 4 FPS of average headroom, with a minimum that falls below the threshold. This system is best suited for 1440p gaming, where it can run the game at maximum settings without concern.

CPU and GPU Roles

The data shows a clear shift in bottleneck behavior across resolutions. At 1920x1080, the GPU is the primary constraint, as evidenced by the 102 FPS gap between Low (191 FPS) and Ultra (89 FPS). The CPU's single-thread score of 951 in 3DMark and 2943 in Cinebench R23 is more than sufficient to feed the GPU at these framerates.

At 2560x1440, the GPU's load increases, and the scaling between presets compresses slightly. The difference between Low (140 FPS) and Ultra (65 FPS) is 75 FPS, down from 102 FPS at 1080p. This compression indicates that the GPU is becoming the limiting factor, as the additional pixel count reduces the headroom available for higher settings.

At 3840x2160, the GPU is definitively the bottleneck. The CPU's 3DMark 16-thread score of 6091 and multi-thread score of 6165 show ample processing power, yet the GPU cannot maintain 60 FPS at High or Ultra settings. The 48 FPS difference between Low (90 FPS) and Ultra (42 FPS) reflects the GPU's raw fillrate and shading limitations at 4K.

The scaling between resolutions also reveals the GPU's role: at Medium settings, moving from 1080p (135 FPS) to 1440p (99 FPS) incurs a 27% drop, while moving from 1440p to 4K (64 FPS) incurs a 35% drop. This non-linear scaling is typical of a GPU with 2560 shading units struggling with the 4K pixel workload. For players targeting 4K, reducing settings to Low yields 90 FPS, proving the GPU's compute strength but highlighting its memory bandwidth constraints at higher presets.

FAQ

Q: Can this system run Lockdown Protocol at 4K Ultra settings?

A: No. The 3840x2160 Ultra preset averages only 42 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS playable threshold. High settings also fall short at 56 FPS. Only Low (90 FPS) and Medium (64 FPS) are playable at 4K.

Q: What is the best preset to use at 2560x1440?

A: The Ultra preset is the most demanding option that stays at or above 60 FPS, delivering an average of 65 FPS. All four presets at this resolution are playable, but Ultra offers the highest visual quality while maintaining smooth performance.

Q: How does the Ryzen 5 8400F compare to the Ryzen 5 7500F in this system?

A: The two CPUs have nearly identical average benchmark scores, with the 8400F scoring 25005 and the 7500F scoring 24964, a deltaPct of just 0.2%. In Lockdown Protocol, they would produce effectively the same frame rates.

Q: Is the RX 6700 XT's 12 GB of VRAM sufficient for this game?

A: The benchmark results show no VRAM-related issues, as the GPU maintains playable framerates at 4K Medium and 1440p Ultra. The 384.0 GB/s memory bandwidth appears adequate for the game's demands, though 4K Ultra performance is limited by overall GPU throughput rather than memory capacity.

Q: What is the weakest component in this build for Lockdown Protocol?

A: The GPU is the limiting factor at higher resolutions. At 1080p and 1440p, the RX 6700 XT provides ample performance, but at 4K, its 13.21 TFLOPS of FP32 compute and 165.2 GPixel/s pixel rate cannot sustain 60 FPS at High or Ultra settings.

Q: Will the system maintain 60 FPS at 1080p with all settings maxed?

A: Yes, the Ultra preset at 1920x1080 averages 89 FPS, which is well above the 60 FPS threshold. The minimum FPS for this configuration is not listed, but the average suggests consistent performance with no risk of dropping below playable levels.