Lockdown Protocol

Measured FPS Breakdown

The recorded data for this combination of AMD Ryzen 7 3700X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 in Lockdown Protocol shows exceptional performance across all tested resolutions and presets. The measurements cover three resolutions with four settings tiers each, though only the Medium preset includes complete min/max frame time data.

At 1920x1080, the results are uniformly high. The Low preset delivers an average of 489 FPS, while Medium reaches 462 FPS on average with a minimum of 393 FPS and a maximum of 532 FPS. High settings produce 436 FPS average, and Ultra still maintains a robust 386 FPS average. The gap between Low and Ultra at this resolution is 103 FPS, indicating that even the most demanding preset leaves substantial headroom above the playable threshold.

Moving to 2560x1440, the performance remains extremely strong. Low settings average 425 FPS, Medium averages 397 FPS with a minimum of 337 FPS and maximum of 457 FPS, High averages 337 FPS, and Ultra averages 253 FPS. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p shows a consistent reduction, but every preset still delivers more than four times the playable threshold of 60 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the RTX 4080 begins to show its limits relative to lower resolutions, but the absolute numbers remain impressive. Low settings average 257 FPS, Medium averages 219 FPS with a minimum of 186 FPS and maximum of 252 FPS, High averages 186 FPS, and Ultra averages 140 FPS. The Ultra preset at 4K still maintains an average well above double the playable threshold, with no recorded minimum dipping below the 60 FPS mark.

The frame time consistency, visible through the Medium preset data across all three resolutions, shows narrow spreads. At 1080p Medium, the spread between minimum and maximum is 139 FPS. At 1440p Medium, the spread narrows to 120 FPS. At 4K Medium, the spread is 66 FPS. This pattern suggests that as resolution increases, the frame pacing becomes more consistent even as average FPS decreases.

FAQ

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

A: Yes. At 3840x2160, all four presets exceed the 60 FPS playable threshold. The Ultra preset averages 140 FPS, while High averages 186 FPS, Medium averages 219 FPS, and Low averages 257 FPS.

Q: What is the highest preset that maintains 60 FPS at 1440p?

A: The Ultra preset at 2560x1440 averages 253 FPS, making it the most demanding setting that clears the playable threshold. All lower presets at this resolution also exceed 60 FPS.

Q: How does the performance scale between 1080p and 4K?

A: At Low settings, the average FPS drops from 489 at 1920x1080 to 257 at 3840x2160, a reduction of 232 FPS. At Ultra settings, the average drops from 386 to 140, a reduction of 246 FPS. The scaling is relatively consistent across presets.

Q: Is the minimum FPS ever below 60?

A: The only recorded minimum values come from the Medium preset. The lowest minimum is 186 FPS at 3840x2160, which is still well above the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: Which resolution shows the largest gap between Low and Ultra settings?

A: At 1920x1080, the gap between Low (489 FPS) and Ultra (386 FPS) is 103 FPS. At 2560x1440, the gap is 172 FPS (425 to 253). At 3840x2160, the gap is 117 FPS (257 to 140).

Q: Does the combination rank high among tested systems for this game?

A: The database ranks this combination as 1 out of 3714 tested combos for Lockdown Protocol, indicating the highest recorded average performance among all configurations measured.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Ultra, which averages 386 FPS. This leaves significant headroom, and the data indicates that even the maximum settings cannot push the system below the playable threshold at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, Ultra remains the best choice, averaging 253 FPS. The minimum recorded value at Medium settings is 337 FPS, and given the Ultra average of 253 FPS, the minimum at Ultra likely remains well above 60 FPS as well.

At 3840x2160, Ultra is again the most demanding playable preset, averaging 140 FPS. The Medium preset at this resolution shows a minimum of 186 FPS, suggesting that Ultra's minimum would also stay comfortably above the threshold, though exact minimum values for Ultra are not recorded in the data.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of AMD Ryzen 7 3700X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 ranks first among 3714 tested configurations for Lockdown Protocol. This top position reflects the measured average FPS across all resolution and preset combinations. The RTX 4080 alone sits in the 86th percentile among all GPUs in the database, while the Ryzen 7 3700X sits in the 84th percentile among all CPUs. Together, they produce the highest recorded performance for this game.

The rank of 1 out of 3714 indicates that no other tested CPU and GPU pairing delivered higher average frame rates in Lockdown Protocol. Given the game's genre as an FPS, where high frame rates directly impact responsiveness and smoothness, this top ranking carries practical significance beyond a simple benchmark metric.

Similar Performance Alternatives

For the CPU side, the nearest rivals to the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X in average benchmark score are the AMD Ryzen AI 7 350, which scores 0.1% higher, and the AMD EPYC 4244P, also 0.1% higher. The Intel Core i5-13450HX scores 0.2% lower, while the Intel Core Ultra 7 165H scores 0.5% lower. These deltas are all within a fraction of a percent, meaning any of these processors would likely produce nearly identical frame rates in Lockdown Protocol when paired with the same GPU.

For the GPU, the nearest rival to the RTX 4080 is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER, which scores 0.1% higher in average benchmark performance. The AMD Radeon Pro W5700X scores 1.1% lower, the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB scores 2.6% lower, and the AMD Radeon 8060S scores 2.7% lower. The RTX 4080 SUPER would be the closest drop-in alternative, while the AMD options would produce slightly lower frame rates.

A system using any of these near-identical CPU alternatives paired with the RTX 4080 would behave nearly the same in Lockdown Protocol. Likewise, swapping the GPU to an RTX 4080 SUPER while keeping the Ryzen 7 3700X would yield essentially identical results, given the 0.1% benchmark delta.

The Verdict

The data indicates that this system can run Lockdown Protocol at all tested resolutions with every preset exceeding the 60 FPS playable threshold. At 3840x2160, the Ultra preset averages 140 FPS, High averages 186 FPS, Medium averages 219 FPS, and Low averages 257 FPS. All four presets at 2560x1440 also clear the threshold, with Ultra at 253 FPS and Low at 425 FPS. At 1920x1080, the results are even higher, with Ultra at 386 FPS and Low at 489 FPS.

The verdict by resolution confirms that Ultra settings are playable everywhere. At 4K, the best playable setting is Ultra with 140 FPS average. At 1440p, Ultra delivers 253 FPS average. At 1080p, Ultra delivers 386 FPS average. No resolution or preset in the measured data falls below the 60 FPS threshold, and the lowest recorded minimum across all data points is 186 FPS at 4K Medium.

For users seeking maximum visual fidelity, this combination can run the game at maximum settings at any resolution without approaching the playable limit. For competitive play, the 1080p and 1440p results offer frame rates well beyond what most displays can refresh, meaning the system is unlikely to be the bottleneck.

CPU and GPU Roles

The measured data shows how the balance between CPU and GPU shifts across resolutions. At 1920x1080, the average FPS ranges from 386 at Ultra to 489 at Low. At 2560x1440, the range shifts to 253 at Ultra and 425 at Low. At 3840x2160, the range becomes 140 at Ultra and 257 at Low.

The percentage reduction from 1080p to 1440p at Ultra settings is 34% (386 down to 253), while from 1440p to 4K at Ultra it is 45% (253 down to 140). This progressive drop indicates that the GPU becomes increasingly dominant as resolution increases. The RTX 4080's rendering load grows with pixel count, while the Ryzen 7 3700X's workload remains relatively constant.

At lower resolutions like 1080p, the CPU's role becomes more prominent. The Ryzen 7 3700X, with its 8 cores and 16 threads, provides enough processing power to feed the GPU at very high frame rates. The data shows that even at 1080p Ultra, the system sustains 386 FPS average, suggesting neither component is a limiting factor at this resolution.

At 4K, the GPU's role dominates. The drop from 257 FPS at Low to 140 FPS at Ultra represents a 46% reduction, driven almost entirely by increased GPU load. The CPU's contribution is less visible in the frame rate differences between presets at this resolution, as the GPU becomes the primary constraint.

The scaling pattern across presets shows that Low to Medium transitions produce smaller FPS drops than Medium to High or High to Ultra at each resolution. At 1080p, the Low to Medium drop is 27 FPS, Medium to High is 26 FPS, and High to Ultra is 50 FPS. At 1440p, these drops are 28, 60, and 84 FPS respectively. At 4K, they are 38, 33, and 46 FPS. This suggests that the Ultra preset at 1440p imposes the heaviest additional load relative to High, while the CPU and GPU together handle the other transitions more evenly.