Lockdown Protocol

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 paired with the AMD Radeon RX 570 sits at rank 3613 out of 3714 tested combinations in Lockdown Protocol. That places this configuration in the bottom 3 percent of all recorded setups, a position that reflects a severe bottleneck in this particular FPS title. The database shows the CPU itself performs respectably in general benchmarks, landing in the 78th percentile against all CPUs with an average benchmark score of 25517. The GPU sits slightly lower, in the 74th percentile against all GPUs with an average score of 28766. Yet the combination of these two mid-range parts produces a result that trails nearly every other pairing in the database for this game.

Looking at the nearest rivals for the CPU, the Ryzen 7 5700 trades blows with the Intel Xeon D-2752TER, which scores 25530 against 25517, a delta of -0.1 percent. The AMD Ryzen 5 7640U scores 25485, just 0.1 percent behind, while the AMD Ryzen 5 6600H scores 25550, 0.1 percent ahead. The AMD Ryzen 7 5825U trails at 25446, a 0.3 percent gap. These are all essentially identical results, indicating the CPU is not an outlier in compute capability. The GPU nearest rivals tell a similar story: the AMD Radeon RX 6800M scores 28874, 0.4 percent ahead, while the AMD Radeon R9 M295X scores 28580, 0.7 percent behind. The AMD Radeon RX 470 scores 28996, 0.8 percent ahead, and the NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 scores 28421, 1.2 percent behind. The hardware components are not unusually weak in isolation, but the game-specific measurement reveals a combination that struggles to keep up with the field.

The rank of 3613 out of 3714 is a sobering data point. It means that in Lockdown Protocol, this PC falls behind 3612 other recorded combinations. Only 101 combinations perform worse. The gap between this combo and the median tested setup is substantial, and the measured FPS figures confirm that the pairing is not competitive at higher settings or resolutions. The data indicates a system that can handle the game only at the lowest settings on a single resolution, and even then, it barely crosses the playable threshold.

CPU and GPU Roles

The measured FPS data shows a clear pattern: this game is heavily GPU-bound for this combination, but the CPU still matters at lower settings and resolutions. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the system produces 75.9 FPS. Dropping to Medium yields 55.2 FPS, a reduction of 20.7 FPS. High settings produce 47.6 FPS, and Ultra drops to 34.4 FPS. The scaling from Low to Ultra at 1080p represents a 41.5 FPS swing, which is a 54.7 percent reduction in performance. This steep decline as settings increase points to the GPU as the primary limiter. The RX 570 with 2048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, and 32 render output units simply cannot sustain the workload as the game demands more pixel and texture processing.

At 2560x1440, the pattern repeats but with lower absolute numbers. Low settings produce 58.1 FPS, Medium drops to 40.2 FPS, High produces 36.7 FPS, and Ultra falls to 24.4 FPS. The delta between Low and Ultra at 1440p is 33.7 FPS. Moving from 1080p Low to 1440p Low costs 17.8 FPS, a 23.4 percent reduction. That resolution scaling penalty is steeper than the settings scaling at some steps, indicating that both resolution and settings tax the GPU heavily. The 4 GB GDDR5 memory with a 256-bit bus and 224.0 GB/s bandwidth becomes a factor at higher resolutions, as the frame buffer fills up and memory bandwidth gets saturated.

The CPU role becomes more visible when comparing the scaling between resolutions at the same settings. At 1080p Ultra, the system hits 34.4 FPS. At 1440p Ultra, it drops to 24.4 FPS. At 4K Ultra, it falls to 15.8 FPS. The consistent decline across resolutions suggests the GPU is the binding constraint at Ultra settings. However, at Low settings, the CPU has more headroom to push frames. The 1080p Low result of 75.9 FPS versus the 1440p Low result of 58.1 FPS shows a 17.8 FPS drop, while the 4K Low result of 35.8 FPS represents a 22.3 FPS drop from 1440p Low. The Ryzen 7 5700 with 8 cores and 16 threads on the Zen 3 architecture, with a boost clock of 4.60 GHz, provides enough single-thread performance to keep pace at lower settings, but the GPU still bottlenecks at 4K.

The data suggests that at 1080p Low, the CPU is extracting nearly all available performance from the GPU. At higher settings and resolutions, the GPU's limitations dominate. The RX 570's 5.095 TFLOPS of FP32 compute and 159.2 GTexel/s texture rate are simply not sufficient for the demands of Lockdown Protocol beyond the lowest preset at 1080p.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the data shows a range of results across four presets. Low settings produce an average of 75.9 FPS, which is the only measured result above the 60 FPS playable threshold. Medium settings drop to 55.2 FPS, a 20.7 FPS deficit from Low. High settings produce 47.6 FPS, a further 7.6 FPS decline. Ultra settings fall to 34.4 FPS, a 13.2 FPS drop from High and a 41.5 FPS drop from Low. The minimum and maximum FPS values are not recorded in the database, so the average figures represent the complete measured picture for this resolution.

At 2560x1440, the results are consistently lower. Low settings produce 58.1 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS threshold and 17.8 FPS lower than the same preset at 1080p. Medium settings average 40.2 FPS, a 17.9 FPS decline from Low at the same resolution. High settings produce 36.7 FPS, a 3.5 FPS drop from Medium. Ultra settings average 24.4 FPS, a 12.3 FPS decline from High and a 33.7 FPS drop from Low at this resolution. The gap between 1080p Low and 1440p Low is notable, showing that the resolution increase costs nearly a quarter of the frame rate.

At 3840x2160, the performance is marginal across the board. Low settings produce 35.8 FPS, which is 22.3 FPS lower than the same preset at 1440p and 40.1 FPS lower than at 1080p. Medium settings average 23.8 FPS, a 12.0 FPS drop from Low at 4K. High settings produce 21.7 FPS, a 2.1 FPS decline from Medium. Ultra settings average 15.8 FPS, a 5.9 FPS drop from High and a 20.0 FPS drop from Low at this resolution. None of the 4K presets approach playability, and the gap between Low and Ultra at 4K is 20.0 FPS, which is proportionally large given the low absolute numbers.

The full measured dataset shows a consistent pattern: each step up in resolution costs roughly 17-22 FPS at Low settings, while each step up in settings costs a variable amount depending on the resolution. The largest single-step drop in the entire dataset is from 1080p Low to 1440p Low at 17.8 FPS, followed by 1440p Low to 4K Low at 22.3 FPS. The settings scaling at 1080p shows a 20.7 FPS drop from Low to Medium, which is the largest settings-based decline in the dataset.

The Verdict

The verdict from the database is unambiguous: this PC can run Lockdown Protocol at 1920x1080 on Low settings, and only at that resolution and preset. The playable settings list for 1920x1080 contains exactly one entry, Low, with an average FPS of 75.9. That clears the 60 FPS threshold by 15.9 FPS, providing a comfortable margin. No other resolution or preset combination reaches 60 FPS in the measured data.

At 2560x1440, the playable settings list is empty. The closest result is Low settings at 58.1 FPS, which falls 1.9 FPS short of the 60 FPS threshold. That is a frustratingly narrow miss, but it is still a miss according to the recorded data. Medium settings at 1440p produce 40.2 FPS, High produces 36.7 FPS, and Ultra produces 24.4 FPS. None of these are close to playable.

At 3840x2160, the playable settings list is also empty. Low settings produce 35.8 FPS, Medium produces 23.8 FPS, High produces 21.7 FPS, and Ultra produces 15.8 FPS. These results are far below the 60 FPS threshold, and even the most optimistic interpretation would not call any of them playable for a fast-paced FPS title.

The practical takeaway is straightforward. For a player targeting 60 FPS, the only viable configuration is 1080p with Low settings. Dropping to 1440p Low costs 17.8 FPS and misses the threshold by a small margin. Raising settings to Medium at 1080p costs 20.7 FPS and also misses the threshold. The system has a narrow operating window, and it is exactly one preset at one resolution wide.

FAQ

Q: Can this PC run Lockdown Protocol at 60 FPS?

A: Yes, but only at 1920x1080 with Low settings, where the measured average FPS is 75.9. Every other tested preset and resolution combination falls below 60 FPS.

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo?

A: The database records 1920x1080 as the only resolution with a playable setting. Low settings at 1080p produce 75.9 FPS, while the next closest result is 58.1 FPS at 1440p Low.

Q: How much performance is lost when moving from 1080p to 1440p at Low settings?

A: The measured average FPS drops from 75.9 at 1080p Low to 58.1 at 1440p Low, a loss of 17.8 FPS or approximately 23.4 percent.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor in this game?

A: The data indicates the GPU is the primary bottleneck. The CPU scores in the 78th percentile against all CPUs, while the GPU scores in the 74th percentile. The steep FPS declines with higher settings and resolutions point to the Radeon RX 570 as the limiting component.

Q: What FPS can I expect at 4K with the lowest settings?

A: At 3840x2160 with Low settings, the measured average FPS is 35.8. This is 40.1 FPS lower than the 1080p Low result and far below the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Q: How does this combo rank compared to other tested combinations?

A: It ranks 3613 out of 3714 tested combos in Lockdown Protocol, placing it in the bottom 3 percent of all recorded systems for this game.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the best settings that maintain at least 60 FPS are Low, with a measured average of 75.9 FPS. This is the only preset at this resolution that clears the threshold. Medium settings at 1080p produce 55.2 FPS, which misses the target by 4.8 FPS. High settings produce 47.6 FPS, and Ultra produces 34.4 FPS. The database does not list a best settings value for 2560x1440 or 3840x2160 because no preset at those resolutions reaches the 60 FPS threshold. The closest result at 1440p is Low at 58.1 FPS, a 1.9 FPS shortfall. At 4K, the best result is Low at 35.8 FPS, which is 24.2 FPS below the threshold. For any player using this hardware, the recommended configuration is 1920x1080 with Low settings, which delivers the only playable experience recorded in the database.