Lockdown Protocol

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D pairing delivers exceptional performance in Lockdown Protocol, with every tested resolution and preset combination exceeding the 60 FPS playability threshold by a substantial margin. The data shows a system that is not merely capable but overwhelmingly dominant, making it suitable for high-refresh-rate displays at 1440p and even 4K Ultra settings.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The Ryzen 7 5700X sits in a tightly contested CPU performance tier. Its average benchmark score of 27578 places it at the 79th percentile among all CPUs, with nearest rivals within a 0.3% margin. The Intel Core i5-12600K matches the 5700X exactly with a deltaPct of 0, indicating identical average scores. The AMD Ryzen 7 5800 trails by a negligible 0.2%, while the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X leads by the same 0.2% margin. The Intel Core Ultra 5 125H rounds out the group, ahead by 0.3%. For Lockdown Protocol, any of these processors would deliver nearly indistinguishable frame rates, as the performance gap between them is effectively noise.

On the GPU side, the RTX 5090 D presents a more unusual competitive landscape. Its average benchmark score of 77712 places it at the 92nd percentile, yet its nearest rivals are all mobile or data-center parts rather than desktop gaming cards. The AMD Radeon RX 6650M XT comes closest, trailing by 1.1% with a score of 76904. The AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT leads by 1.6% at 78940, while the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 12 GB and 16 GB variants exceed it by 2.1% and 2.4% respectively. These deltas are small enough that in real-world Lockdown Protocol sessions, the RTX 5090 D would trade blows with these alternatives, though none of them are typical consumer gaming GPUs.

CPU and GPU Roles

The benchmark data reveals an interesting dynamic between CPU and GPU load across resolutions. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the system produces 266 FPS average, which represents the ceiling for this configuration. Moving to 2560x1440 Low drops the average to 240 FPS, a 26 FPS reduction, while 3840x2160 Low yields 190 FPS, another 50 FPS lower. This scaling pattern indicates that even at Low settings, where the GPU workload is lightest, resolution increases still cost meaningful frame rate, suggesting the RTX 5090 D remains the primary bottleneck even in CPU-friendly scenarios.

The preset scaling tells a clearer story. At 4K, the jump from Low to Medium costs 55 FPS (190 to 135), while the jump from Medium to High costs 17 FPS (135 to 118), and High to Ultra costs 30 FPS (118 to 88). The steeper drop between Low and Medium indicates that the Medium preset introduces GPU-heavy effects that significantly load the RTX 5090 D. At 1080p, the same Low-to-Medium transition costs only 32 FPS (266 to 234), and the Medium-to-High drop is 11 FPS. The percentage loss from Low to Ultra is far more pronounced at 4K (54% of the Low score) than at 1080p (30%), confirming that the GPU is the dominant factor at higher resolutions while the CPU becomes relatively more important at 1080p.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 3840x2160, the RTX 5090 D delivers exceptional 4K performance. Low settings average 190 FPS, Medium averages 135 FPS with a minimum of 115 and maximum of 155, High averages 118 FPS, and Ultra averages 88 FPS. The variance at Medium, spanning 40 FPS from min to max, suggests that certain in-game scenes impose significantly heavier loads than others. The absence of min/max data for Low, High, and Ultra makes it impossible to assess frame-time consistency at those presets, but the averages alone place every 4K setting well above the 60 FPS threshold.

At 2560x1440, performance scales impressively. Low settings reach 240 FPS average, Medium hits 209 FPS with a tight 178 to 241 range, High achieves 183 FPS, and Ultra holds 137 FPS. The 1440p Medium preset shows a 63 FPS spread between minimum and maximum, indicating that even at this resolution, the game can present demanding scenes that temporarily drop frame rates, though the 178 FPS minimum remains far above playability.

The 1920x1080 results demonstrate the ceiling of this combination. Low settings produce 266 FPS, Medium averages 234 FPS with a 199 to 269 range, High delivers 223 FPS, and Ultra maintains 187 FPS. The 1080p Medium minimum of 199 FPS is higher than the 4K Ultra average, highlighting how resolution scaling affects this GPU. Every 1080p measurement comfortably exceeds 240 Hz in the best cases, making this setup viable for the highest refresh-rate gaming monitors.

The Verdict

This system can run Lockdown Protocol at all tested resolutions and settings with overwhelming success. The verdict data confirms that every resolution from 1920x1080 through 3840x2160 supports all four presets — Low, Medium, High, and Ultra — all exceeding the 60 FPS playable threshold. At 4K Ultra, the average of 88 FPS leaves a 28 FPS margin above the threshold, providing headroom for demanding scenes. At 1440p Ultra, the 137 FPS average is more than double the threshold, while 1080p Ultra achieves 187 FPS, over three times the minimum requirement. The worst-case measured figure across the entire dataset is the 4K Medium minimum of 115 FPS, which still clears the 60 FPS threshold by 55 FPS. No combination of resolution and preset in this dataset falls below playable performance.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, the most demanding preset that maintains at least 60 FPS is Ultra, which averages 88 FPS. This is the highest visual quality option available, and the 5090 D handles it with a 28 FPS buffer. Players seeking maximum fidelity at 4K can enable every setting without concern.

At 2560x1440, Ultra settings also represent the best configuration, averaging 137 FPS. This provides a substantial margin above 60 FPS, allowing for adaptive sync displays to operate in their optimal range. The 137 FPS average also leaves room for future content updates or more demanding scenes without dropping below playability.

At 1920x1080, Ultra is again the recommended preset, delivering 187 FPS average. This is more than sufficient for high-refresh-rate 1080p panels, and the headroom suggests that even more demanding graphics mods or future patches would still leave the system comfortably above 60 FPS. Across all three resolutions, the RTX 5090 D's performance enables Ultra settings as the optimal choice, with no need to compromise visual quality for frame rate.

How This Combo Ranks

In the Lockdown Protocol benchmark database, this CPU and GPU combination ranks 110th out of 3714 tested configurations, placing it in the top 2.96% of all systems. This percentile position reflects the GPU's 92nd percentile standing among all GPUs and the CPU's 79th percentile among all CPUs. The ranking indicates that while the RTX 5090 D is a top-tier graphics card, the Ryzen 7 5700X holds the system back from the absolute top positions. The 110th rank suggests that combinations pairing the 5090 D with newer, higher-percentile processors such as the Ryzen 5 7600X or Intel Core Ultra 5 125H would likely rank higher, given their marginally superior CPU benchmark scores. However, within the context of Lockdown Protocol specifically, the 5700X's performance is sufficient to avoid becoming a limiting factor at any resolution, as demonstrated by the consistently high frame rates across all tested settings.