Lockdown Protocol

FAQ

Q: Can the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER run Lockdown Protocol at 1080p?

A: Yes. The recorded data shows every settings preset at 1920x1080 clears the 60 FPS playable threshold. The lowest average is 83.9 FPS at Ultra settings, while Low settings reach 179.2 FPS.

Q: What is the highest settings preset that stays at or above 60 FPS at 1440p?

A: Ultra settings at 2560x1440 produce an average of 61.9 FPS, which is just above the 60 FPS threshold. All four presets, Low through Ultra, are playable at this resolution.

Q: Is 4K Ultra playable with this hardware?

A: No. At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the average FPS drops to 41.7, which falls below the 60 FPS playable threshold. High settings also miss the mark at 52 FPS.

Q: What is the best 4K preset for this combination?

A: Medium settings at 3840x2160 deliver an average of 60.2 FPS, making it the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS. Low settings at this resolution reach 83.5 FPS.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its closest rivals in overall benchmark performance?

A: The Ryzen 9 5900X scores 41376 in the database average benchmark. It sits 0.3% above the Intel Core Ultra 7 366H (41263) and 0.4% above both the Intel Core Ultra 7 356H (41215) and AMD Ryzen AI 5 PRO 440 (41208). The Intel Core i7-14650HX scores 41576, which is 0.5% higher.

Q: How does the GPU compare to similarly scoring alternatives?

A: The RTX 2070 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 20282 and sits in the 65th percentile among all GPUs. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA Quadro M4000M, scores 20480, which is 1% higher. The Intel Arc B570 scores 20556, 1.3% higher, and the Intel Arc A750 scores 20582, 1.5% higher.

CPU and GPU Roles

The benchmark data for Lockdown Protocol shows a clear pattern where resolution scaling dictates which component carries the workload. At 1920x1080, the frame rates are high enough across all presets that the CPU's single-thread and multi-thread performance becomes the limiting factor. The Ryzen 9 5900X posts a single-thread score of 941 in the 3dmark single-thread test and a multicore score of 16262 in Cinebench R23, which supports 179.2 FPS at Low settings and 124.4 FPS at Medium. The gap between Low and Ultra at 1080p is substantial, dropping from 179.2 to 83.9 FPS, which indicates the GPU is still contributing meaningfully even at this resolution.

Moving to 2560x1440, the scaling shows the GPU beginning to assert more influence. The average FPS at Low settings drops from 179.2 at 1080p to 128.8 at 1440p, a reduction of roughly 28%. At Medium settings, the drop is from 124.4 to 94.8, about 24%. At Ultra, the drop is from 83.9 to 61.9, about 26%. The consistency of these percentage drops across presets suggests both components are well balanced at this resolution, though the GPU is starting to set the ceiling.

At 3840x2160, the GPU becomes the dominant constraint. The RTX 2070 SUPER, with 8 GB of GDDR6 memory and a 448.0 GB/s memory bandwidth, sees average FPS fall to 83.5 at Low, 60.2 at Medium, 52 at High, and 41.7 at Ultra. The spread from Low to Ultra at 4K is much tighter in absolute terms than at 1080p, which is typical when pixel throughput becomes the bottleneck. The CPU's 12-core, 24-thread configuration and 64 MB of L3 cache are more than sufficient to feed the GPU at this resolution, so the recorded data points to the graphics card as the deciding factor for 4K performance.

The percentile data reinforces this interpretation. The CPU sits in the 87th percentile of all CPUs, while the GPU sits in the 65th percentile of all GPUs. The combination works well at 1080p and 1440p where the CPU's strong multi-thread performance, evidenced by a PassMark multithread score of 39002, keeps frame pacing steady. At 4K, the GPU's lower relative standing becomes the limiting factor.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The Ryzen 9 5900X's nearest rivals in the database are all mobile or hybrid processors with average scores within a fraction of a percent. The Intel Core Ultra 7 366H scores 41263, just 0.3% lower. The Intel Core Ultra 7 356H scores 41215, 0.4% lower, and the AMD Ryzen AI 5 PRO 440 also scores 41208, 0.4% lower. The Intel Core i7-14650HX is the only rival that scores higher, at 41576, a 0.5% advantage. In practical terms, any of these processors would deliver nearly identical frame rates in Lockdown Protocol, since the game's CPU demands appear modest given the high FPS recorded at 1080p.

For the GPU, the RTX 2070 SUPER's nearest rivals include the NVIDIA Quadro M4000M with a score of 20480, which is 1% higher. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile scores 20534, 1.2% higher. The Intel Arc B570 scores 20556, 1.3% higher, and the Intel Arc A750 scores 20582, 1.5% higher. These deltas are small enough that a system built with any of these GPUs would see nearly indistinguishable performance in Lockdown Protocol. Gamers with a desktop RTX 2070 SUPER should expect the Arc A750 or Arc B570 to behave similarly, assuming driver overhead does not interfere at lower resolutions.

The database places this CPU and GPU combination at rank 2137 out of 3714 total combos for this game. That places it in the upper-middle portion of all tested pairings, which aligns with the 1080p and 1440p results showing comfortable margins above the 60 FPS threshold.

The Verdict

This PC can run Lockdown Protocol, but the playable envelope depends heavily on resolution. At 1920x1080, all four settings presets clear 60 FPS, with Ultra averaging 83.9 FPS. At 2560x1440, all four presets also clear 60 FPS, with Ultra averaging 61.9 FPS. At 3840x2160, only Low and Medium settings are playable, with Medium averaging 60.2 FPS and High falling to 52 FPS. Ultra at 4K is not viable, averaging only 41.7 FPS.

The verdict by resolution in the database confirms this: 1080p and 1440p list all four presets as playable, while 4K lists only Low and Medium. The best 4K preset is Medium at 60.2 FPS average, which is barely above the 60 FPS threshold. The RTX 2070 SUPER's 8 GB VRAM and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth are adequate for this game at lower settings, but the pixel load at 4K overwhelms the GPU's 9.062 TFLOPS of FP32 compute when higher presets are enabled.

For a 60 FPS target, the safe recommendation is Ultra at 1080p, Ultra at 1440p, and Medium at 4K. Users with high refresh rate monitors at 1080p can benefit from the 124.4 FPS average at Medium or the 179.2 FPS at Low.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the recorded averages are 179.2 FPS at Low, 124.4 FPS at Medium, 108.3 FPS at High, and 83.9 FPS at Ultra. The step from Low to Medium is a 30.6% reduction, while the step from High to Ultra is a 22.5% reduction. The minimum and maximum FPS values were not recorded in the database, so only average figures are available for analysis.

At 2560x1440, the averages are 128.8 FPS at Low, 94.8 FPS at Medium, 77.6 FPS at High, and 61.9 FPS at Ultra. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p at each preset is consistent: Low drops by 50.4 FPS, Medium by 29.6 FPS, High by 30.7 FPS, and Ultra by 22 FPS. The Ultra preset at 1440p shows the smallest absolute drop, suggesting the GPU is approaching a similar workload ceiling across these two resolutions.

At 3840x2160, the averages are 83.5 FPS at Low, 60.2 FPS at Medium, 52 FPS at High, and 41.7 FPS at Ultra. The jump from 1440p to 4K at Low settings cuts the frame rate from 128.8 to 83.5 FPS, a 35.2% reduction. Medium drops from 94.8 to 60.2 FPS, a 36.5% reduction. High drops from 77.6 to 52 FPS, a 33% reduction, and Ultra drops from 61.9 to 41.7 FPS, a 32.6% reduction. These consistent percentage drops across all presets indicate a uniform GPU-bound scaling pattern at 4K.

The database did not record minimum or maximum FPS values for any resolution or preset, so 1% lows and peak frame rates cannot be assessed. The averages alone, however, tell a clear story: this hardware is comfortable at 1080p and 1440p, and marginal at 4K.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Ultra, with an average of 83.9 FPS. This leaves a 23.9 FPS margin above the playable threshold, so even with frametime spikes, the experience should remain smooth on most displays.

At 2560x1440, Ultra is also the best choice, averaging 61.9 FPS. The margin above 60 FPS is thin, only 1.9 FPS above the threshold. Users who prefer higher frame rates over visual fidelity can drop to High for 77.6 FPS or Medium for 94.8 FPS.

At 3840x2160, Medium is the most demanding playable preset, averaging 60.2 FPS. This is just 0.2 FPS above the 60 FPS threshold, so it is a borderline recommendation. Low settings at 4K deliver 83.5 FPS and provide a much safer margin. High and Ultra are not viable at this resolution.

The database's verdict by resolution aligns exactly with these findings: Medium at 4K, Ultra at 1440p, and Ultra at 1080p. For a locked 60 FPS experience, the 4K Medium preset carries risk due to the razor-thin margin, and users may prefer the more stable 83.5 FPS of Low settings. At 1440p Ultra, the 61.9 FPS average should hold in most scenes, but the margin is also tight. The 1080p Ultra preset at 83.9 FPS is the most comfortable recommendation across the board.