Lockdown Protocol

Measured FPS Breakdown

The recorded data for Lockdown Protocol with the AMD Ryzen 7 7700 and AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT shows a clear performance curve across the three tested resolutions. The database provides average frame rates for four settings presets at each resolution, though minimum and maximum values were not captured in this dataset. All figures below represent average FPS across the test runs.

At 1920x1080, the combination delivers its strongest results. The Low preset reaches 158.2 FPS, which is the highest average recorded for this combo in any configuration. Medium follows at 115.1 FPS, High drops to 98.3 FPS, and Ultra still maintains 71.5 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 86.7 FPS, indicating that the graphics settings have a substantial impact on performance at this resolution. Every preset clears the 60 FPS playable threshold, and the Ultra setting retains a comfortable margin above it.

Moving to 2560x1440, the numbers scale downward but remain mostly playable. Low produces 115.8 FPS, Medium hits 80.4 FPS, High manages 73.3 FPS, and Ultra falls to 53.3 FPS. The drop from 1080p Low to 1440p Low is 42.4 FPS, which shows that resolution scaling carries a meaningful cost. At this resolution, three presets stay above 60 FPS: Low, Medium, and High. Ultra misses the threshold by 6.7 FPS, making it the only non-playable option here.

At 3840x2160, performance becomes more constrained. Low averages 77 FPS, which clears the playable threshold by 17 FPS. Medium drops to 55 FPS, High falls to 48.4 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 34 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at 4K is 43 FPS, a significant range that highlights how heavily the RX 5700 XT is taxed at this resolution. Only the Low preset remains playable; Medium, High, and Ultra all sit below the 60 FPS line.

The scaling pattern across resolutions is consistent: each step up in resolution costs a meaningful number of frames, and each step up in settings costs additional frames. The largest single-setting gap appears at 1080p, where Low to Ultra spans 86.7 FPS, while at 4K the same settings spread is only 43 FPS. This compression at higher resolutions suggests the GPU becomes the limiting factor more aggressively as pixel count rises.

FAQ

Q: Can this PC run Lockdown Protocol at 1920x1080 on Ultra settings?

A: Yes. The recorded average FPS for Ultra at 1080p is 71.5, which clears the 60 FPS playable threshold by 11.5 FPS. This is the most demanding preset at this resolution, and it remains playable.

Q: What is the best playable preset at 2560x1440?

A: High is the best settings preset that stays at or above 60 FPS, with an average of 73.3 FPS. Ultra at 1440p falls to 53.3 FPS, which is below the playable threshold, so High is the ceiling for this resolution.

Q: Is 3840x2160 playable with this hardware?

A: Only with the Low preset. The average FPS at 4K Low is 77, which is playable. Medium drops to 55, High to 48.4, and Ultra to 34, all below the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: How much performance is lost when moving from 1080p to 1440p on the same settings?

A: The loss varies by preset. Low drops from 158.2 to 115.8 FPS, a decrease of 42.4 FPS. Medium goes from 115.1 to 80.4, a loss of 34.7 FPS. High falls from 98.3 to 73.3, a reduction of 25 FPS. Ultra goes from 71.5 to 53.3, losing 18.2 FPS.

Q: Which resolution has the widest gap between Low and Ultra settings?

A: 1920x1080, where the difference is 86.7 FPS (158.2 versus 71.5). At 2560x1440 the gap is 62.5 FPS, and at 3840x2160 it narrows to 43 FPS.

Q: Does the combo rank highly among all tested configurations for this game?

A: It ranks 2695 out of 3714 tested combos. This places it in the lower portion of the distribution, roughly in the 27th percentile of tested systems for Lockdown Protocol.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, the only preset that maintains an average FPS at or above 60 is Low, with a recorded average of 77 FPS. Medium sits at 55, High at 48.4, and Ultra at 34, so none of these qualify as playable at 4K. The recommendation is Low for this resolution.

At 2560x1440, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is High, averaging 73.3 FPS. Medium (80.4) and Low (115.8) also clear the threshold, but High offers the highest visual quality while remaining playable. Ultra misses at 53.3 FPS.

At 1920x1080, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Ultra, with an average of 71.5 FPS. This is the only resolution where the Ultra preset is fully playable, and it still retains a margin of 11.5 FPS above the threshold. Low, Medium, and High also clear the line, but Ultra provides the best visual experience without compromising playability.

The Verdict

The evidence from the database shows that this PC can run Lockdown Protocol, but the playable range depends heavily on resolution and settings. At 1920x1080, all four presets clear the 60 FPS threshold, including Ultra at 71.5 FPS. This makes 1080p the most flexible resolution for this combo, with headroom to spare even at maximum settings.

At 2560x1440, the picture is partially positive. High settings average 73.3 FPS, which is playable, and Low and Medium also remain above the line. Ultra, however, drops to 53.3 FPS and cannot be recommended for smooth gameplay. The verdict at 1440p is that the system handles the game well up to High settings, but not beyond.

At 3840x2160, the situation becomes restrictive. Only Low settings reach a playable average of 77 FPS. Medium, High, and Ultra all fall below 60, with Ultra at just 34 FPS. The system can technically run the game at 4K, but only with substantial visual compromises, and the frame rate margin is thin even then.

Overall, the verdict is conditional: this combo is a capable 1080p machine for Lockdown Protocol, a decent 1440p machine with settings capped at High, and a limited 4K machine that only works on Low. The recorded data does not support claims of high-refresh-rate play at 4K or Ultra settings at 1440p.

CPU and GPU Roles

The measured FPS data allows for some inference about which component dominates performance at each resolution. The pattern of frame rate drops as resolution increases points to the GPU becoming the primary constraint. At 1920x1080, the Low preset reaches 158.2 FPS, which is well above typical display refresh rates and suggests the CPU has ample headroom. Moving to 2560x1440, the same Low preset drops to 115.8 FPS, and at 3840x2160 it falls to 77 FPS. This steady decline with increasing pixel count is a classic sign of GPU-bound scaling.

The settings sensitivity also supports the GPU-centric interpretation. At 1080p, the gap between Low and Ultra is 86.7 FPS, a wide range that shows the GPU is being pushed harder as settings rise. At 1440p, the gap narrows to 62.5 FPS, and at 4K it narrows further to 43 FPS. When the GPU is already saturated at high resolution, changing settings has a smaller relative impact because the pixel fill rate becomes the bottleneck rather than the shading workload.

The CPU, an 8-core, 16-thread Zen 4 part with a 5.30 GHz boost clock, is likely not the limiting factor even at 1080p Low, where the frame rate exceeds 150 FPS. The Ryzen 7 7700's benchmark scores, such as a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 18760 and a single-core score of 1930, indicate strong processing capability. The fact that frame rates scale down so predictably with resolution suggests the RX 5700 XT, with its 8 GB GDDR6 memory and 9.754 TFLOPS FP32 throughput, is the component that defines the performance ceiling.

At 3840x2160, the GPU role becomes even more pronounced. The 4K Ultra result of 34 FPS is less than half the 1080p Ultra result of 71.5 FPS, a 37.5 FPS drop. This steep decline cannot be attributed to CPU limitations; it aligns with the GPU's memory bandwidth and shading capacity being stretched across four times the pixel count of 1080p. The data suggests that for this game, the GPU is the dominant factor at every resolution, with the CPU providing sufficient headroom to avoid becoming a bottleneck.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 7 7700 and AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT ranks 2695 out of 3714 tested combos for Lockdown Protocol. This places it in the 27th percentile of all tested systems, meaning roughly 73% of tested configurations outperform it in this game. The rank reflects both the GPU's age and the game's demands; the RX 5700 XT was released in 2019 and carries a 59th percentile ranking among all GPUs, while the CPU ranks in the 87th percentile among all CPUs.

The gap between the CPU's high percentile and the GPU's mid-range percentile explains the overall combo ranking. The Ryzen 7 7700 is a strong processor, but the RX 5700 XT cannot fully leverage that strength in a GPU-heavy FPS title. The measured FPS data confirms this: at 1080p Ultra, the combo reaches 71.5 FPS, which is playable but not exceptional for a system with a top-tier CPU. The bottleneck is clearly the graphics card.

In the context of the full benchmark database, this combo sits closer to the lower quartile than the median. The 2695 rank out of 3714 puts it in the bottom 27% of tested systems for Lockdown Protocol. This is not a poor result for a mid-range GPU paired with a high-end CPU, but it does indicate that users seeking higher frame rates at 1440p or 4K would need a more powerful graphics solution.

Similar Performance Alternatives

Looking at the nearest rivals in the database provides context for what other hardware would behave similarly to this combo's components. For the CPU, the AMD Ryzen 7 7700 has an average benchmark score of 40081. The closest alternatives are the AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 with a score of 40048, a delta of 0.1% (essentially identical), and the Intel Core 5 221E at 40144, which is 0.2% higher. The AMD Ryzen 9 270 scores 40246, 0.4% higher, and the Intel Core i9-13905H scores 40313, 0.6% higher. All four rivals are within 0.6% of the Ryzen 7 7700's performance, meaning any of them would produce nearly the same CPU-bound results in Lockdown Protocol.

For the GPU, the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT has an average benchmark score of 16361. The nearest rival is the AMD Radeon Pro 5600M at 16351, a delta of 0.1% (slightly lower). The NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell scores 16408, 0.3% higher, and the AMD Radeon PRO W7500 scores 16415, also 0.3% higher. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D V2 scores 16504, 0.9% higher. These deltas are all under 1%, so swapping the RX 5700 XT for any of these would yield nearly identical frame rates in this game.

The practical implication is that the system's overall behavior in Lockdown Protocol would remain essentially unchanged if the CPU were replaced with a Ryzen AI 9 365 or Core 5 221E, or if the GPU were replaced with a Radeon Pro 5600M or RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell. The performance differences among these alternatives are within measurement noise. Users with any of these nearby components should expect similar FPS results to those recorded for the Ryzen 7 7700 and RX 5700 XT combination.