Lockdown Protocol

The pairing of AMD's Ryzen 7 7800X3D with NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 5090 raises a natural question for Lockdown Protocol players: is this flagship-tier hardware overkill for a 2024 first-person shooter, or does the game scale enough to justify it? The measured data answers decisively. Every resolution tested, from 1920x1080 through 3840x2160, clears the 60 FPS playable threshold at every preset including Ultra. This combo ranks 87th out of 3714 tested combinations in this game, placing it in elite territory. The analysis below breaks down where the FPS headroom sits, which component limits performance at each resolution, and what nearby alternatives would deliver a similar experience.

Similar Performance Alternatives

Starting with the processor: the Ryzen 7 7800X3D sits at the 83rd percentile versus all CPUs in the database, with an average benchmark score of 33079. Its nearest rivals cluster remarkably tightly. The AMD Ryzen 7 8700G (avgScore 33089, deltaPct 0), the Intel Core i7-13650HX (avgScore 33089, deltaPct 0), and the AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX (avgScore 33091, deltaPct 0) are all statistically indistinguishable from it in aggregate benchmark performance. The AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H (avgScore 33201, deltaPct -0.4) is actually marginally ahead on paper, though a 0.4% gap is within run-to-run variance. Any of these four processors would be expected to produce effectively identical CPU-side behavior in Lockdown Protocol. That said, the 7800X3D carries distinguishing hardware the aggregate scores don't capture: a 96 MB shared L3 cache, 8 cores and 16 threads on the Zen 4 architecture, and a 5.00 GHz boost clock on a 5 nm TSMC process. Its single-thread credentials are strong — a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 1713 and a Geekbench single-core score of 2426 — which matters for an FPS title where per-frame logic often leans on one fast thread.

On the graphics side, the RTX 5090 ranks in the 92nd percentile of all GPUs with an average benchmark score of 79842. Its listed nearest rivals are an eclectic set: the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB (avgScore 79605, deltaPct 0.3), the Tesla P100 PCIe 12 GB (avgScore 79396, deltaPct 0.6), the AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT (avgScore 78940, deltaPct 1.1), and the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 64X (avgScore 80959, deltaPct -1.4). These rivals match on blended average score, but the averages mask enormous architectural differences. The 5090 brings 21760 shading units, 170 RT cores, 680 tensor cores, 32 GB of GDDR7 on a 512-bit bus delivering 1.79 TB/s of bandwidth, and 104.8 TFLOPS of FP32 throughput. In dedicated graphics workloads like 3DMark Steel Nomad (18355) and Geekbench Vulkan (376728), a compute-oriented card like the Tesla P100 is not a practical gaming substitute. For Lockdown Protocol specifically, the data indicates any GPU averaging near 79842 in this database would produce broadly similar frame rates, but the 5090's DirectX 12 Ultimate support and raw raster throughput make it the safer pick for sustained Ultra-preset play.

Best Settings per Resolution

The playable threshold for this analysis is 60 FPS average, and the verdict data makes the recommendation simple: Ultra is the best setting at every resolution.

• 1920x1080 — Ultra at 178.6 avg FPS. Comfortably above threshold with nearly triple the required frame rate.
• 2560x1440 — Ultra at 128.5 avg FPS. The step up in pixel count costs roughly 50 FPS versus 1080p, but the margin above 60 remains huge.
• 3840x2160 — Ultra at 83.6 avg FPS. Even at 4K, the most demanding preset stays more than 23 FPS clear of the threshold.

There is no resolution in the dataset where a settings reduction is necessary. Dropping to High buys 115 FPS at 4K, Medium 129.2, and Low 182.2, but those concessions only matter for players chasing very high refresh rates rather than playable frame rates.

CPU and GPU Roles

The scaling data tells a clear story about which component governs performance. Moving from 1920x1080 Ultra (178.6 FPS) to 2560x1440 Ultra (128.5 FPS) costs 28% of the frame rate; moving from 1440p to 3840x2160 Ultra (83.6 FPS) costs a further 35%. Frame rate falling steeply and continuously as resolution rises is the signature of GPU limitation: the RTX 5090 is the binding constraint at 1440p and 4K, and the Ryzen 7 7800X3D is not holding the pairing back at those resolutions.

At 1920x1080 the picture shifts. The gap between Low (296.4 FPS) and Ultra (178.6 FPS) at 1080p is large, which shows settings still matter, but the flattening between Medium (260.3) and High (236.9) suggests the CPU begins to influence the ceiling as the GPU's workload lightens. Even so, with the 7800X3D posting a 3DMark single-thread score of 959 and a max-thread score of 7967, processor throughput is never the practical bottleneck for this game at any tested resolution. In short: GPU-bound at 1440p and 4K, mixed but still GPU-leaning at 1080p, with abundant CPU headroom everywhere.

FAQ

Q: Can the Ryzen 7 7800X3D + RTX 5090 run Lockdown Protocol at 4K Ultra?

A: Yes. The combo averages 83.6 FPS at 3840x2160 Ultra, well above the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Q: What is the highest frame rate recorded for this combo in the game?

A: 296.4 FPS average, at 1920x1080 on the Low preset.

Q: How does this pairing rank against other tested combinations?

A: It ranks 87 out of 3714 tested combos in Lockdown Protocol.

Q: Are there any presets or resolutions where the combo falls below 60 FPS?

A: No. Every tested preset — Low, Medium, High, and Ultra — at all three resolutions (1920x1080, 2560x1440, 3840x2160) exceeds 60 FPS average.

Q: Which CPUs would perform similarly to the Ryzen 7 7800X3D here?

A: The Ryzen 7 8700G, Core i7-13650HX, and Ryzen 7 7745HX all match its average benchmark score with a 0% delta; the Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H is within 0.4%.

Q: Does lowering settings at 4K provide a big FPS gain?

A: Yes. Going from Ultra to Medium at 3840x2160 raises the average from 83.6 to 129.2 FPS, and dropping to Low reaches 182.2 FPS.

Measured FPS Breakdown

All figures below are measured average FPS (minimum and maximum frame rates were not captured in this dataset).

3840x2160 (4K)

| Settings | Avg FPS |

|---|---|

| Low | 182.2 |

| Medium | 129.2 |

| High | 115.0 |

| Ultra | 83.6 |

2560x1440 (1440p)

| Settings | Avg FPS |

|---|---|

| Low | 266.5 |

| Medium | 196.9 |

| High | 176.7 |

| Ultra | 128.5 |

1920x1080 (1080p)

| Settings | Avg FPS |

|---|---|

| Low | 296.4 |

| Medium | 260.3 |

| High | 236.9 |

| Ultra | 178.6 |

The spread within each resolution is instructive. At 4K, Low-to-Ultra spans nearly 100 FPS (182.2 down to 83.6), a 54% reduction across the preset ladder. At 1080p the same ladder costs about 118 FPS (296.4 to 178.6), a 40% reduction. Settings matter more at higher resolutions in absolute terms, consistent with the RTX 5090's shading and RT workload scaling with pixel count.

How This Combo Ranks

Within Lockdown Protocol specifically, this pairing ranks 87th out of 3714 tested hardware combinations. That places it in the top few percent of all configs benchmarked for this game — a ranking consistent with the component-level standings, where the RTX 5090 sits at the 92nd percentile of all GPUs and the 7800X3D at the 83rd percentile of all CPUs. The combo's strength is slightly GPU-led: the 5090's average benchmark score of 79842 and dedicated graphics results (3DMark Steel Nomad 18355, PassMark G3D 39650) tower over the field, while the 7800X3D's 33079 average is excellent but matched by several rivals. Fewer than 90 combinations in the entire database outperform this pairing in this title, and the marginal gains available above it are small relative to the frame rates already delivered.

The Verdict

Yes — decisively. The Ryzen 7 7800X3D plus RTX 5090 runs Lockdown Protocol at every tested resolution and every preset above the 60 FPS threshold. At 1920x1080, Ultra averages 178.6 FPS. At 2560x1440, Ultra averages 128.5 FPS. At 3840x2160, Ultra averages 83.6 FPS. The verdict data confirms all four presets are playable at all three resolutions, with Ultra designated the best setting each time. For competitive players chasing maximum frame rates, Low at 1080p delivers 296.4 FPS average; for image-quality maximizers, 4K Ultra at 83.6 FPS is fully playable without any settings compromise. The bottleneck, where one exists, is the GPU — and even that ceiling sits far above what the game demands. This is a no-compromise configuration for Lockdown Protocol.