Lockdown Protocol

Measured FPS Breakdown

The recorded data for Lockdown Protocol with the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X and Intel Arc B390 combination spans three resolutions and four quality presets. At 1920x1080, the lowest preset produces an average of 88 FPS, with no minimum or maximum recorded. Medium settings at this resolution average 63 FPS, with a minimum of 53 FPS and a maximum of 72 FPS. High settings drop the average to 55 FPS, while Ultra averages 41 FPS. The 1080p results show a clear progression: each step up in quality costs roughly 20 to 30 percent of the previous average, with the gap between Low and Medium being the largest single step at 25 FPS.

Moving to 2560x1440, Low settings average 65 FPS, which is the only preset at this resolution that clears the 60 FPS playability threshold. Medium averages 46 FPS, with a minimum of 39 FPS and a maximum of 53 FPS. High averages 40 FPS, and Ultra averages 30 FPS. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p is steep: Low loses 23 FPS, Medium loses 17 FPS, High loses 15 FPS, and Ultra loses 11 FPS. This pattern indicates that the lower presets lose more absolute frame rate when resolution increases, while the higher presets are already constrained enough that the additional pixel load matters less.

At 3840x2160, no preset reaches 60 FPS. Low averages 42 FPS, Medium averages 30 FPS with a minimum of 25 FPS and a maximum of 34 FPS, High averages 26 FPS, and Ultra averages 19 FPS. The 4K results show that the Intel Arc B390, which relies on system shared memory, becomes the dominant limiting factor. The gap between Low and Medium at 4K is 12 FPS, while the gap between Medium and High is only 4 FPS, and High to Ultra is 7 FPS. This compression at the top end suggests the GPU is saturated regardless of quality settings once resolution reaches 2160p.

Minimum and maximum frame data is sparse in the database. Only Medium presets at each resolution include min/max values: 53/72 at 1080p, 39/53 at 1440p, and 25/34 at 4K. The spread between minimum and maximum grows with resolution, from 19 FPS at 1080p to 14 FPS at 1440p and only 9 FPS at 4K. The narrowing spread at higher resolutions indicates that frame pacing becomes more consistent but at a much lower overall level.

FAQ

Q: Can this system run Lockdown Protocol at 60 FPS on a 1080p monitor?

A: Yes, but only on Low and Medium presets. Low averages 88 FPS, and Medium averages 63 FPS. High falls short at 55 FPS, and Ultra averages 41 FPS.

Q: What is the best preset at 2560x1440?

A: Low is the only preset that clears the 60 FPS threshold, averaging 65 FPS. Medium averages 46 FPS, High averages 40 FPS, and Ultra averages 30 FPS.

Q: Is 4K playable with this hardware?

A: No. The highest average at 3840x2160 is 42 FPS on Low settings. Medium averages 30 FPS, High averages 26 FPS, and Ultra averages 19 FPS. None of these meet the 60 FPS threshold.

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

A: The average drops from 88 FPS to 65 FPS, a loss of 23 FPS. This is roughly a 26 percent reduction in average frame rate.

Q: What is the frame time consistency like on Medium settings?

A: At 1080p, the minimum is 53 FPS and the maximum is 72 FPS, a spread of 19 FPS. At 1440p, the spread narrows to 14 FPS (39 to 53). At 4K, the spread is 9 FPS (25 to 34), showing tighter pacing but far lower overall performance.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The Ryzen 7 5800X averages 29,123 in the database's benchmark suite, placing it 0.1 percent ahead of the Intel Core Ultra 5 135H, 0.6 percent ahead of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT, and 0.4 to 0.5 percent behind the Intel Xeon Phi 7210 and Intel Core i5-13500HX.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The CPU side of this pairing sits in a narrow performance band. The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X has an average benchmark score of 29,123, which places it within 0.6 percent of four nearby processors. The Intel Core Ultra 5 135H scores 29,093, essentially identical at 0.1 percent behind. The AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT scores 28,940, 0.6 percent lower. The Intel Xeon Phi 7210 scores 29,245, 0.4 percent higher, and the Intel Core i5-13500HX scores 29,270, 0.5 percent higher. For Lockdown Protocol, any of these CPUs would produce nearly indistinguishable frame rates, as the game's measured performance is far more dependent on the GPU side at the resolutions tested.

The GPU side is a different story. The Intel Arc B390 has an average benchmark score of 1,482, which places it in the 9th percentile of all GPUs in the database. Its nearest rivals are all NVIDIA parts from older generations. The GeForce GT 520MX scores 1,463, 1.3 percent behind. The GeForce 800M scores 1,460, 1.5 percent behind. The GeForce GT 625 OEM scores 1,446, 2.5 percent behind, and the GeForce GT 710 scores 1,443, 2.7 percent behind. In practical terms, this means the Arc B390 is grouped with entry-level and legacy GPUs. Systems using any of these NVIDIA parts would deliver similar Lockdown Protocol performance, meaning the game would be playable at 1080p Low or Medium and 1440p Low, but not at 4K.

The combination of a top-quartile CPU with a bottom-decile GPU creates a heavily unbalanced pairing. The CPU ranks in the 81st percentile overall, while the GPU sits in the 9th percentile. In Lockdown Protocol, the GPU limits performance at every resolution above 1080p Low. Users considering alternative hardware should focus on the GPU side first, as upgrading to a mid-range discrete GPU would change the playability picture far more than swapping the CPU to any of its near-equivalent rivals.

The Verdict

The recorded data answers the playability question directly. At 1920x1080, the system clears 60 FPS on Low and Medium presets. Low averages 88 FPS, and Medium averages 63 FPS. High and Ultra do not meet the threshold, averaging 55 FPS and 41 FPS respectively. At 2560x1440, only Low is playable, averaging 65 FPS. At 3840x2160, no preset reaches 60 FPS, with the best result being Low at 42 FPS.

The verdict by resolution from the database confirms this: 1080p has two playable settings (Low and Medium, with Medium being the best at 63 FPS), 1440p has one playable setting (Low at 65 FPS), and 4K has none. The playable threshold in the database is 60 FPS, and the system meets it only in the lower half of the resolution and quality matrix. This is a system that can run Lockdown Protocol smoothly on modest settings, but it is not a high-fidelity machine for this title.

CPU and GPU Roles

The division of labor between the Ryzen 7 5800X and the Arc B390 becomes clear when comparing frame rates across resolutions and presets. The CPU is a high-end 8-core, 16-thread Zen 3 part with a 32 MB L3 cache and a boost clock of 4.70 GHz. It ranks in the 81st percentile of all CPUs in the database. The GPU is an integrated-class part with 1,536 shading units, 48 TMUs, and 24 ROPs, ranking in the 9th percentile of all GPUs. The GPU uses system shared memory, which means its bandwidth is system dependent.

The scaling data shows the GPU is the bottleneck at all but the lowest settings. At 1080p, dropping from Medium to Low increases the average from 63 FPS to 88 FPS, a 25 FPS gain. This large sensitivity to quality settings indicates the GPU is fully utilized. At 1440p, the same preset change yields a 19 FPS gain, and at 4K, a 12 FPS gain. The diminishing returns as resolution increases are consistent with a GPU that is already saturated and cannot take advantage of reduced quality settings once pixel count is high.

The CPU's role is more visible in the 1080p Low result. An 88 FPS average on the lowest preset suggests the CPU can feed frames faster than the GPU can render them at higher settings. The Ryzen 7 5800X has a single-thread benchmark score of 943 in 3DMark and 1,574.5 in Cinebench R23 single-core, which is ample for a game like Lockdown Protocol. The gap between Low and Medium at 1080p (25 FPS) versus the gap at 4K (12 FPS) shows that the CPU becomes less relevant as resolution rises, but at 1080p Low, the CPU is likely not the constraint either, given its high percentile ranking.

The most informative comparison is between the 1440p Low result (65 FPS) and the 1080p High result (55 FPS). The 1440p Low preset renders more pixels but less effects, while 1080p High renders fewer pixels but more effects. The fact that 1440p Low beats 1080p High by 10 FPS shows that quality settings have a larger impact than raw resolution on this GPU, which is typical for a part that is shader-limited rather than memory-bandwidth-limited. At 4K, the system shared memory configuration likely contributes to the collapse in performance, as the GPU must compete with the CPU for memory bandwidth.

How This Combo Ranks

The database ranks this specific CPU and GPU combination at 3,302 out of 3,714 tested combos for Lockdown Protocol. This places the pairing in the bottom 11 percent of all tested configurations. The rank is heavily influenced by the GPU, which sits in the 9th percentile of all GPUs. The CPU, in contrast, is in the 81st percentile of all CPUs. The combination's rank reflects the GPU's dominance in determining this game's performance.

This rank means that a large majority of tested systems deliver better Lockdown Protocol performance. The 412 combos ranked below this one would be even less capable, but the practical takeaway is that this system is closer to the bottom of the database than to the middle. For a game released in March 2024, this level of performance is suitable only for low-to-medium settings at 1080p or low at 1440p. The system would not be recommended for users who want to run the game at high visual quality or at 4K.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Medium, with an average of 63 FPS, a minimum of 53 FPS, and a maximum of 72 FPS. Low averages 88 FPS but does not offer the same visual quality, so Medium is the recommended ceiling. At 2560x1440, the only preset that clears 60 FPS is Low, averaging 65 FPS. Medium falls to 46 FPS, which is below the threshold. At 3840x2160, no preset reaches 60 FPS, so there is no recommended setting; the best result is Low at 42 FPS, but it still does not meet the playability threshold.

The database's verdict field confirms these choices: 1080p best settings are Medium at 63 FPS, 1440p best settings are Low at 65 FPS, and 4K has no playable settings. Users who prioritize smooth gameplay over visual fidelity should run Lockdown Protocol at 1080p Medium for the best balance, or 1440p Low if they prefer a higher resolution with reduced quality. The 4K path is not viable for this title with this hardware.