Lockdown Protocol

The AMD Ryzen 9 5900X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 is a formidable combination for Lockdown Protocol, decisively clearing the 60 FPS playable threshold at 4K with High settings and delivering exceptional frame rates at lower resolutions. Benchmark data shows this combo ranks in the 87th percentile among all CPUs and 81st among all GPUs, and the measured in-game performance confirms a system that is overqualified for smooth gameplay at 1440p and 1080p, while remaining highly capable at 4K.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 3840x2160, the system demonstrates a clear performance hierarchy across presets. The Low preset delivers an average of 123 FPS, which is remarkably high for 4K and indicates the game is not heavily taxing the hardware at minimal settings. Moving to Medium, the average drops to 87 FPS, with a minimum of 74 FPS and a maximum of 101 FPS, showing a stable frame time distribution. The High preset averages 76 FPS, still comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold. The Ultra preset is the only 4K option that falls below playable standards, averaging 57 FPS, which is 19 FPS lower than High and 30 FPS below Medium.

At 2560x1440, the performance scales impressively. The Low preset achieves a staggering 191 FPS average, while Medium reaches 135 FPS with a minimum of 115 FPS and maximum of 156 FPS. High settings produce 118 FPS, and even the most demanding Ultra preset maintains an average of 89 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at this resolution is 102 FPS, demonstrating that the GPU has substantial headroom even when visual fidelity is maximized.

At 1920x1080, the combo operates in high-refresh-rate territory. The Low preset hits 260 FPS, while Medium averages 185 FPS with minimums of 157 FPS and maximums of 213 FPS. High settings yield 161 FPS, and Ultra still produces 121 FPS. The minimum frame rates at Medium settings across all resolutions—74 FPS at 4K, 115 FPS at 1440p, and 157 FPS at 1080p—indicate that the system rarely experiences significant frame drops, even under load.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, the best playable setting is High, which averages 76 FPS. This is the most demanding preset that remains above the 60 FPS threshold. While Low and Medium also clear the threshold at 123 FPS and 87 FPS respectively, High offers the best balance of visual quality and performance. Ultra at 4K averages 57 FPS, which is 3 FPS below the playable threshold, so it is not recommended.

At 2560x1440, the Ultra preset is the best choice, averaging 89 FPS. This means the system can run the game at maximum settings while still maintaining a 29 FPS buffer above the 60 FPS threshold. All four presets at this resolution are playable, but Ultra provides the highest visual fidelity without sacrificing smoothness.

At 1920x1080, Ultra is again the best setting, averaging 121 FPS. This gives a 61 FPS margin over the playable threshold, making it ideal for high-refresh-rate monitors. The system has enough performance headroom to run the game at maximum settings with over double the minimum required frame rate.

CPU and GPU Roles

The data indicates that the GPU is the primary bottleneck at higher resolutions, while the CPU becomes relatively more relevant at lower resolutions. The scaling from 1080p Low to 4K Low shows a drop from 260 FPS to 123 FPS, a 53% reduction that is entirely attributable to the increased pixel count stressing the RTX 4070. Similarly, at High settings, the drop from 161 FPS at 1080p to 76 FPS at 4K is a 53% decrease, reinforcing that the GPU is the limiting factor as resolution increases.

At 1440p, the system shows remarkable consistency across presets, with the delta between Low (191 FPS) and Ultra (89 FPS) being 102 FPS. This 53% performance penalty for maxing out settings at 1440p suggests the GPU has enough raw compute power to handle the resolution, but the settings overhead still taxes the graphics card. The CPU's role becomes more apparent at 1080p, where the 260 FPS Low preset result approaches the limits of what the Ryzen 9 5900X's 12 cores and 24 threads can feed to the GPU in this title.

The 4K Ultra result of 57 FPS, compared to 89 FPS at 1440p Ultra, shows a 36% performance drop from increasing resolution alone. This confirms that Lockdown Protocol at 4K is heavily GPU-bound, and the Ryzen 9 5900X is not the limiting factor at any resolution. The CPU's 87th percentile ranking and its benchmark scores—including a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 16262 and a Passmark multithread score of 39002—indicate it has ample processing power for this game's physics and logic, which do not appear to bottleneck the frame rate at any tested settings.

FAQ

Q: Can this system run Lockdown Protocol at 4K with maximum settings?

A: No. At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the average frame rate is 57 FPS, which is 3 FPS below the 60 FPS playable threshold. The highest playable setting at 4K is High, which averages 76 FPS.

Q: What is the highest average frame rate achievable at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the system achieves 260 FPS average. This is the highest measured frame rate across all resolutions and settings in the data.

Q: How does the 1440p Medium preset perform in terms of frame consistency?

A: At 2560x1440 with Medium settings, the average is 135 FPS, with a minimum of 115 FPS and a maximum of 156 FPS. The 41 FPS spread between minimum and maximum indicates stable performance without major frame drops.

Q: Is the RTX 4070 the bottleneck at 4K?

A: Yes. The performance drop from 1440p Ultra (89 FPS) to 4K Ultra (57 FPS) is 36%, while the drop from 1080p Ultra (121 FPS) to 1440p Ultra (89 FPS) is 26%. The larger penalty at higher resolutions indicates the GPU is the primary constraint.

Q: What settings should be used for a 144Hz monitor at 1440p?

A: The High preset at 2560x1440 averages 118 FPS, which is close to but below 144 FPS. The Medium preset averages 135 FPS, which is also below 144 FPS. For a 144Hz display, the Low preset at 191 FPS is the only option that fully saturates the refresh rate.

Q: Does the system maintain 60 FPS minimums at playable settings?

A: The only preset with reported minimum frame rates is Medium. At 4K Medium, the minimum is 74 FPS; at 1440p Medium, the minimum is 115 FPS; and at 1080p Medium, the minimum is 157 FPS. All are well above the 60 FPS threshold.

The Verdict

This PC can definitively run Lockdown Protocol, and it does so with significant authority. At 3840x2160, the system clears the 60 FPS playable threshold with the High, Medium, and Low presets, with High being the best setting at 76 FPS average. Ultra at 4K is the only unplayable configuration, falling 3 FPS short. At 2560x1440, every preset is playable, with Ultra averaging 89 FPS, giving users full freedom to maximize visual quality. At 1920x1080, the system excels, with Ultra averaging 121 FPS and Low reaching 260 FPS, making it suitable for high-refresh-rate gaming. The verdict is clear: this combination is more than capable of delivering smooth gameplay across all mainstream resolutions, with the only caveat being that 4K Ultra requires a slight settings reduction to maintain 60 FPS.

How This Combo Ranks

Among the 3714 tested combinations for Lockdown Protocol, this pairing of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 ranks 874th. This places it in the top 23.5% of all tested systems, which is a strong result given the game's release date in 2024 and the hardware's specifications. The CPU's nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks include the Intel Core Ultra 7 366H, which scores 0.3% higher, and the Intel Core i7-14650HX, which scores 0.5% higher. The GPU's nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile, which scores 1.3% higher, and the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56, which scores 0.4% lower. The combination's rank of 874 suggests that while there are faster systems, this configuration is solidly above average and provides a high level of real-world performance in Lockdown Protocol, as evidenced by the measured frame rates that consistently exceed the playable threshold at all resolutions except 4K Ultra.