Lockdown Protocol

The AMD Ryzen 9 5900X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti delivers a strong 1080p and 1440p experience in Lockdown Protocol, but 4K requires a settings compromise. Benchmark measurements place this combo at rank 867 out of 3714 tested configurations, putting it in the top quarter of all systems. The data shows a clear pattern: the RTX 3080 Ti has enough headroom to push high frame rates at lower resolutions, while the Ryzen 9 5900X’s 12 cores and 24 threads provide solid scaling across the board.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the most demanding preset that holds at or above 60 FPS is Ultra, which averages 119.2 FPS. This is the best visual quality available, and the frame rate is nearly double the playable threshold. The GPU is not the limiting factor here; even the most demanding settings leave plenty of performance in reserve.

At 2560x1440, Ultra remains the best choice, averaging 91.7 FPS. The drop from 1080p Ultra is about 27 FPS, but the experience is still well above the 60 FPS target. This is the sweet spot for this combination—maximum settings with a comfortable margin.

At 3840x2160, the situation changes. Ultra drops to 59.2 FPS, just below the 60 FPS playable threshold. The most demanding preset that stays above 60 FPS is High, which averages 74.9 FPS. This is a meaningful compromise: you lose some visual fidelity but gain a stable, playable frame rate. Medium at 4K averages 91.1 FPS, and Low hits 122.1 FPS, but High offers the best balance of image quality and performance.

CPU and GPU Roles

The data reveals that the GPU is the dominant component at 4K, while the CPU becomes more relevant as resolution drops. At 3840x2160, the spread between Low and Ultra is 62.9 FPS (from 122.1 down to 59.2). This wide gap indicates the rendering load is scaling heavily with pixel count, and the RTX 3080 Ti’s 12 GB of GDDR6X memory and 10240 shading units are being pushed hard.

At 2560x1440, the spread narrows to 100.4 FPS (192.1 Low to 91.7 Ultra). The GPU is still the primary driver, but the CPU’s role grows. At 1920x1080, the spread is 138.2 FPS (257.4 Low to 119.2 Ultra). Here, the Ryzen 9 5900X’s single-thread performance (3dmark_single_thread score of 941, geekbench_singlecore score of 2083) becomes more visible, as the CPU must feed the GPU at very high frame rates.

The scaling between resolutions tells the story. Moving from 1080p Ultra (119.2 FPS) to 1440p Ultra (91.7 FPS) is a 23% drop; moving from 1440p Ultra to 4K Ultra (59.2 FPS) is a 35% drop. These are GPU-bound transitions. However, the 1080p Low result (257.4 FPS) shows the CPU can sustain very high throughput when the GPU load is light, indicating the Ryzen 9 5900X is not a bottleneck at any tested setting.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo ranks 867th out of 3714 tested combinations, placing it in the 77th percentile overall. This is a strong result for a system built around a 2020 CPU and a 2021 GPU, both of which are now end-of-life or active-but-older parts. The ranking reflects that this pairing is well-balanced for Lockdown Protocol: the CPU’s multi-threaded performance (cinebench_r23_multicore score of 16262, passmark_multithread score of 39002) and the GPU’s raw rasterization power (passmark_g3d score of 26896) complement each other.

The percentileVsAllCpus value of 87 and percentileVsAllGpus value of 83 confirm that both components are above average individually. The combo’s ranking is slightly lower than either component’s individual percentile, which suggests that Lockdown Protocol does not fully saturate both parts simultaneously at most settings. The GPU is the more likely constraint at 4K, while the CPU has headroom to spare.

Similar Performance Alternatives

Looking at the nearest rivals for the CPU, the Intel Core Ultra 7 366H (avgScore 41263, deltaPct 0.3) and Intel Core Ultra 7 356H (avgScore 41215, deltaPct 0.4) are within half a percent of the Ryzen 9 5900X’s average benchmark score of 41376. The AMD Ryzen AI 5 PRO 440 (avgScore 41208, deltaPct 0.4) is also effectively identical. The Intel Core i7-14650HX (avgScore 41576, deltaPct -0.5) is slightly faster. Any of these would behave nearly the same in Lockdown Protocol, provided the GPU remains the same.

For the GPU, the AMD Radeon Pro 5300 (avgScore 40870, deltaPct 0.8) is the closest match, followed by the NVIDIA Tesla M40 24 GB (avgScore 41707, deltaPct -1.2) and the NVIDIA Tesla M40 (avgScore 41897, deltaPct -1.7). The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 (avgScore 40377, deltaPct 2) is slightly slower. Note that the Tesla M40 cards are datacenter parts with different driver characteristics, so in practice the Radeon Pro 5300 or RTX 5070 would be more realistic substitutes for gaming.

If you swapped the CPU for an Intel Core i7-14650HX, you would get a marginal 0.5% average benchmark improvement. Swapping the GPU for a GeForce RTX 5070 would cost you 2% average performance. Neither change would materially alter the FPS numbers in Lockdown Protocol.

Measured FPS Breakdown

1920x1080:

• Low: 257.4 FPS average
• Medium: 186.1 FPS average
• High: 159.7 FPS average
• Ultra: 119.2 FPS average

2560x1440:

• Low: 192.1 FPS average
• Medium: 133.3 FPS average
• High: 117.1 FPS average
• Ultra: 91.7 FPS average

3840x2160:

• Low: 122.1 FPS average
• Medium: 91.1 FPS average
• High: 74.9 FPS average
• Ultra: 59.2 FPS average

The data shows no min or max FPS values recorded for any configuration, so only average frame rates are available. The pattern is consistent: each step up in settings costs roughly 20-30% performance, and each resolution increase costs a similar amount. The 1080p Low result of 257.4 FPS is the highest recorded, and the 4K Ultra result of 59.2 FPS is the lowest.

FAQ

Q: Can this combo run Lockdown Protocol at 4K with max settings?

A: No. At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the average FPS is 59.2, which is just below the 60 FPS playable threshold. You must drop to High settings to reach 74.9 FPS average.

Q: What is the best settings preset for 1440p?

A: Ultra settings at 2560x1440 average 91.7 FPS, which is well above the 60 FPS threshold. This is the most demanding preset that remains fully playable.

Q: How does this combo rank compared to other tested systems?

A: It ranks 867th out of 3714 combinations, placing it in the top 23% of all tested configurations for Lockdown Protocol.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU more important for this game?

A: The GPU is the primary constraint at 4K, where the frame rate drops from 122.1 FPS on Low to 59.2 FPS on Ultra. At 1080p, the CPU’s single-thread performance becomes more relevant, as seen in the 257.4 FPS Low result.

Q: What other CPUs perform similarly to the Ryzen 9 5900X?

A: The Intel Core Ultra 7 366H, Intel Core Ultra 7 356H, and AMD Ryzen AI 5 PRO 440 all have average benchmark scores within 0.4% of the Ryzen 9 5900X. The Intel Core i7-14650HX is 0.5% faster.

Q: What other GPUs are close to the RTX 3080 Ti in performance?

A: The AMD Radeon Pro 5300 is 0.8% slower, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 is 2% slower. The NVIDIA Tesla M40 24 GB is 1.2% faster, but it is a datacenter card not designed for gaming.