Lockdown Protocol

FAQ

Q: Can the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D run Lockdown Protocol at 4K?

A: Yes. At 3840x2160, all four tested settings (Low, Medium, High, Ultra) clear the 60 FPS playable threshold. The average frame rate ranges from 88 FPS at Ultra to 163 FPS at Low.

Q: What is the best setting at 2560x1440 for this combo?

A: Ultra is the best setting at 2560x1440, delivering an average of 137 FPS. That is more than double the 60 FPS playable threshold, so there is no need to lower settings for smoother gameplay.

Q: How much performance difference is there between Low and Ultra at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080, the average frame rate drops from 209 FPS on Low to 158 FPS on Ultra, a difference of 51 FPS. Even at Ultra, the average remains well above the playable threshold.

Q: Does the RTX 5090 D bottleneck the Ryzen 7 3700X in this game?

A: The data does not indicate a bottleneck. The measured frame rates scale consistently with resolution and settings, and the combo ranks in the 450th position out of 3,714 tested combos, which places it in the top percentile of tested configurations.

Q: What are the minimum and maximum frame rates recorded at Medium settings?

A: At Medium settings, the recorded minimums and maximums are: 115 FPS min and 155 FPS max at 3840x2160, 141 FPS min and 190 FPS max at 2560x1440, and 156 FPS min and 211 FPS max at 1920x1080.

Q: Is the RTX 5090 D a strong GPU compared to other tested cards?

A: The RTX 5090 D sits in the 92nd percentile of all GPUs in the database. Its average benchmark score of 77,712 places it close to the AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT, which scores 78,940, a 1.6% difference.

CPU and GPU Roles

Lockdown Protocol shows a clear pattern where the GPU becomes more influential as resolution increases, but even at 1080p the frame rates are high enough that neither component appears to be a limiting factor in a meaningful way.

At 1920x1080, the difference between Low and Ultra settings is 51 FPS (209 FPS down to 158 FPS). That gap is substantial, but it is important to note that even the lowest average, 158 FPS at Ultra, is far above the 60 FPS threshold. The CPU, an 8-core, 16-thread Zen 2 part with a boost clock of 4.40 GHz, has the headroom to feed the GPU at these frame rates. The Ryzen 7 3700X scores 22,458 in Passmark multithread and 2,656 in Passmark single thread, which places it in the 84th percentile of all CPUs. Those scores suggest the processor is not the primary constraint at 1080p.

Moving to 2560x1440, the average frame rates compress slightly. Low runs at 188 FPS, High at 158 FPS, and Ultra at 137 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra narrows to 51 FPS, identical to the 1080p delta, but the overall averages drop by roughly 10% to 21% depending on the preset. This indicates that the GPU is beginning to take on more of the workload, but the CPU still has enough performance to keep frame rates high.

At 3840x2160, the GPU role becomes dominant. The Low preset averages 163 FPS, Medium averages 135 FPS, High averages 118 FPS, and Ultra averages 88 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 75 FPS, the largest of any resolution. The RTX 5090 D, with 21,760 shading units and a 512-bit memory bus delivering 1.79 TB/s of bandwidth, is clearly the component driving these results. The 32 GB of GDDR7 memory also ensures that even at 4K Ultra, memory capacity is not a concern.

The scaling between resolutions tells a consistent story. At Ultra settings, the average frame rate drops from 158 FPS at 1080p to 137 FPS at 1440p, then to 88 FPS at 4K. That is a 44% reduction from 1080p to 4K, which is a typical pattern for a GPU-bound scenario. At Low settings, the averages go from 209 FPS at 1080p to 188 FPS at 1440p to 163 FPS at 4K, a smaller 22% reduction, which suggests that at lower presets, the CPU has more influence on the final result.

In summary, the RTX 5090 D is the dominant factor at 4K and at higher presets, while the Ryzen 7 3700X provides enough computational throughput to keep frame rates playable even at 1080p Ultra. Neither component drags the system below the 60 FPS threshold at any tested configuration.

How This Combo Ranks

The database ranks this combination of the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D at position 450 out of 3,714 tested combos for Lockdown Protocol. That places the configuration in the top 12.1% of all tested systems, which is a strong result for a CPU that launched in 2019 paired with a 2025 flagship GPU.

The ranking reflects the measured frame rates across all resolutions and presets. The combo clears the 60 FPS threshold at every single tested configuration, including 4K Ultra, which many systems fail to achieve. The 88 FPS average at 4K Ultra is particularly notable, as it means the system has headroom above the playable threshold even in the most demanding scenario.

The CPU's 84th percentile ranking among all processors and the GPU's 92nd percentile ranking among all GPUs both contribute to this strong combo placement. However, the combo rank of 450 out of 3,714 is not simply an average of those two percentiles. It reflects the actual measured performance in this specific game, where the GPU-heavy workload at higher resolutions benefits from the RTX 5090 D's massive compute resources.

It is also notably the Ryzen 7 3700X, despite being a 3000-series part, holds its own in this pairing. The CPU's Passmark multithread score of 22,458 and Geekbench multicore score of 8,899 indicate that it can support high frame rates without dragging down the GPU. The fact that this combo ranks in the top 12.1% of all tested combos suggests that the CPU is not a significant liability in Lockdown Protocol.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The database lists four nearest rivals for the CPU and four for the GPU, based on average benchmark scores. These alternatives would likely produce similar gameplay experiences in Lockdown Protocol.

For the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X, the closest matching processors are the AMD Ryzen AI 7 350, the AMD EPYC 4244P, the Intel Core i5-13450HX, and the Intel Core Ultra 7 165H. The Ryzen AI 7 350 scores 34,222 on average, just 0.1% below the 3700X's 34,260 average. The EPYC 4244P scores 34,220, also 0.1% below. The Core i5-13450HX scores 34,333, which is 0.2% above the 3700X, and the Core Ultra 7 165H scores 34,083, 0.5% below. These differences are all within a fraction of a percent, meaning a system builder swapping the 3700X for any of these CPUs would see virtually identical frame rates in this game.

For the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D, the nearest rivals are the AMD Radeon RX 6650M XT, the AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT, the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 12 GB, and the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB. The RX 6650M XT scores 76,904 on average, 1.1% below the 5090 D's 77,712. The RX 6850M XT scores 78,940, 1.6% above. The Tesla P100 PCIe 12 GB scores 79,396, 2.1% above, and the Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB scores 79,605, 2.4% above. These deltas are small enough that the frame rates in Lockdown Protocol would be very close, though the exact FPS would depend on driver optimizations and thermal behavior.

It is important to note that the Tesla P100 cards are data center accelerators without display outputs, so they would not be practical for gaming. The RX 6650M XT and RX 6850M XT are mobile GPUs, which means they would appear in laptops. The practical desktop alternatives from this list would be the CPU rivals, while the GPU alternatives are more useful as a benchmark reference than as actual upgrade paths.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured frame rates for this combo cover three resolutions and four settings each, with average FPS recorded for all twelve configurations. The Medium preset also includes minimum and maximum frame rates.

At 1920x1080, the Low preset averages 209 FPS. The Medium preset averages 184 FPS, with a minimum of 156 FPS and a maximum of 211 FPS. The High preset averages 175 FPS. The Ultra preset averages 158 FPS. Every configuration at 1080p clears the 60 FPS threshold by a wide margin, with the lowest minimum recorded being 156 FPS at Medium.

At 2560x1440, the Low preset averages 188 FPS. The Medium preset averages 166 FPS, with a minimum of 141 FPS and a maximum of 190 FPS. The High preset averages 158 FPS. The Ultra preset averages 137 FPS. Frame rates remain consistently high, with the lowest minimum at 141 FPS, still more than double the playable threshold.

At 3840x2160, the Low preset averages 163 FPS. The Medium preset averages 135 FPS, with a minimum of 115 FPS and a maximum of 155 FPS. The High preset averages 118 FPS. The Ultra preset averages 88 FPS. Even at 4K Ultra, the system delivers an average of 88 FPS, comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold. The minimum recorded at 4K Medium is 115 FPS, which is still nearly double the playable threshold.

The progression across resolutions follows the expected pattern. At Low settings, the average drops from 209 FPS at 1080p to 188 FPS at 1440p to 163 FPS at 4K. At Ultra settings, the average drops from 158 FPS at 1080p to 137 FPS at 1440p to 88 FPS at 4K. The Medium preset shows the only recorded minimum and maximum values, and those ranges indicate that frame pacing is stable, with no severe drops below the average.

The Verdict

The AMD Ryzen 7 3700X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D combination can run Lockdown Protocol at every resolution and setting tested, and every configuration clears the 60 FPS playable threshold.

At 1920x1080, all four settings are playable, with Ultra delivering an average of 158 FPS. At 2560x1440, all four settings are playable, with Ultra delivering an average of 137 FPS. At 3840x2160, all four settings are playable, with Ultra delivering an average of 88 FPS. The best settings at each resolution are Ultra, since there is no need to compromise visual quality to achieve playable frame rates.

The data shows a system with substantial headroom. Even at the most demanding configuration tested, 4K Ultra, the average frame rate sits 28 FPS above the playable threshold. The minimum recorded frame rate across all tests is 115 FPS at 4K Medium, which means the system rarely, if ever, dips below 60 FPS. This is a configuration that not only runs Lockdown Protocol but runs it with enough margin to handle scene complexity or future updates without dropping below playable levels.