Lockdown Protocol

The AMD Ryzen 9 5950X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 combination delivers exceptional performance in Lockdown Protocol, with benchmark data showing every tested resolution and preset comfortably exceeding the 60 FPS playability threshold. This pairing represents a top-tier configuration, ranking 158th out of 3714 tested combos in this game, placing it in the top 5% of all systems evaluated.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The data shows that the Ryzen 9 5950X sits in a tightly contested performance band. Its average benchmark score of 51947 places it within 1% of several rivals. The Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX scores 52073, a mere 0.2% difference, making it the closest statistical neighbor. The AMD EPYC 8124P trails by just 0.3% with a score of 52121, while the Intel Core i9-13900F is 0.4% behind at 51730. The Intel Core i7-14700 leads this group slightly at 52301, a 0.7% advantage over the 5950X. In practical terms, benchmark results indicate these four processors would deliver nearly indistinguishable frame rates in Lockdown Protocol, with differences well below the margin of perceptible variance.

On the graphics side, the RTX 4090's average benchmark score of 60347 positions it alongside some unexpected rivals. The Intel Arc Pro A60 matches almost exactly with a score of 60326, showing a 0% delta. The AMD Radeon Pro Vega 48 comes within 0.3% at 60140. The AMD Radeon Pro W6600M actually scores higher at 61896, a 2.5% advantage, while the AMD Radeon PRO V710 trails by 2.9% with a score of 58657. These comparisons suggest that in synthetic benchmarks, several workstation-class GPUs approach the 4090's raw compute, though the 4090's 88th percentile ranking among all GPUs and its 24 GB of GDDR6X memory with 1.01 TB/s bandwidth indicate advantages in real-world gaming scenarios that synthetic scores may not fully capture.

FAQ

*Q: Can this system run Lockdown Protocol at 4K resolution?*

A: Yes. The data shows playable performance at all four tested settings at 3840x2160. At High settings the average FPS is 107.4, Medium delivers 122.9, Low reaches 175.7, and even Ultra maintains 83.5 FPS, all well above the 60 FPS playable threshold.

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

A: At 2560x1440, Ultra settings are fully playable with an average of 126.8 FPS. This is the most demanding preset tested, and it still provides more than double the 60 FPS minimum requirement, leaving substantial headroom for demanding scenes.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest competitors?

A: The Ryzen 9 5950X achieves a 91st percentile ranking among all CPUs. Its average benchmark score of 51947 is within 0.7% of the four closest rivals, with the Intel Core i9-13900F being 0.4% slower and the Intel Core i7-14700 being 0.7% faster.

Q: Is the RTX 4090 still competitive despite being end-of-life?

A: The GPU holds an 88th percentile ranking among all GPUs. Its average benchmark score of 60347 closely matches several current workstation offerings, with the AMD Radeon Pro W6600M scoring 2.5% higher and the AMD Radeon PRO V710 scoring 2.9% lower.

Q: What frame rates can I expect at 1080p with maximum settings?

A: At 1920x1080 with Ultra settings, the average FPS is 169.9. This is the highest resolution-settings combination that still shows significant headroom, as even the most demanding preset delivers nearly three times the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested systems?

A: This configuration ranks 158th out of 3714 tested combos in Lockdown Protocol, placing it in the top 4.3% of all systems benchmarked for this game.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the performance scaling across settings shows diminishing returns as presets increase. Low settings produce an average of 274.2 FPS, which drops to 239 FPS at Medium, a 12.8% reduction. High settings yield 230.5 FPS, only 3.6% below Medium. The jump to Ultra brings 169.9 FPS, a 26.3% decrease from High. This pattern indicates that the Ultra preset introduces significantly heavier effects that impact the rendering pipeline more substantially than the step from Low to High.

Moving to 2560x1440, the resolution increase from 1080p costs approximately 16-21% performance depending on settings. Low settings average 244.2 FPS, down 10.9% from 1080p Low. Medium delivers 191.8 FPS, a 19.7% reduction. High reaches 168 FPS, 27.1% lower than its 1080p counterpart. Ultra maintains 126.8 FPS, a 25.4% drop. The scaling between resolutions is not uniform, with higher presets showing larger absolute losses but similar relative percentages.

At 3840x2160, the 4K resolution imposes a substantial load. Low settings still manage 175.7 FPS, which is 28.1% below 1440p Low. Medium drops to 122.9 FPS, a 35.9% reduction from 1440p Medium. High achieves 107.4 FPS, 36.1% lower than 1440p High. Ultra remains playable at 83.5 FPS, a 34.1% decrease. The consistent 34-36% performance penalty from 1440p to 4K across Medium, High, and Ultra suggests the GPU's memory bandwidth of 1.01 TB/s is the limiting factor at higher resolutions, while the smaller 28% drop at Low indicates that simpler shading workloads are less bandwidth-sensitive.

The Verdict

The benchmark data clearly shows this system can run Lockdown Protocol at every tested resolution and preset combination. The verdict by resolution confirms that all four settings — Low, Medium, High, and Ultra — are playable at 3840x2160, 2560x1440, and 1920x1080. The minimum average FPS across all 12 tested configurations is 83.5 at 4K Ultra, which still exceeds the 60 FPS playable threshold by 39.2%.

At 4K, the system maintains 107.4 FPS at High settings, indicating that even the most visually demanding scenarios would stay fluid. The 1440p results are even more impressive, with Ultra settings reaching 126.8 FPS, leaving room for future driver optimizations or more demanding game updates. The 1080p numbers are exceptionally high, with even the lowest preset exceeding 274 FPS, which would benefit high-refresh-rate displays. This system does not merely meet the 60 FPS requirement; it surpasses it by a wide margin at every configuration, making it a definitive yes for playability.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Ultra, achieving an average of 83.5 FPS. This is the highest quality setting available and it still provides 39.2% headroom above the playability threshold. The data shows no need to compromise on visual quality at 4K.

For 2560x1440, Ultra is also the best choice, with an average of 126.8 FPS. This represents more than double the minimum requirement, suggesting that users could enable additional supersampling or DSR techniques if desired, though such options were not part of the tested configurations.

At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset averages 169.9 FPS, making it the clear recommendation. The substantial margin above 60 FPS means that even with background applications running or during intense multiplayer firefights, the frame rate would remain highly stable.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific CPU-GPU combination ranks 158th out of 3714 tested combos in Lockdown Protocol. This places it in the top 4.3% of all systems benchmarked for this game. The ranking reflects the balance between the 5950X's 16-core, 32-thread configuration and the RTX 4090's massive compute resources. The CPU's 91st percentile ranking among all processors and the GPU's 88th percentile ranking among all graphics cards combine to create a system that excels in this FPS title.

The rank of 158 indicates that while this is an elite configuration, there are 157 combinations that perform better. These would likely feature newer generations of hardware, such as the RTX 4090's successor or processors with higher single-thread performance. However, the practical difference in Lockdown Protocol may be minimal, as the game appears to scale well with the 5950X's 3.40 GHz base and 4.90 GHz boost clocks, delivering frame rates that already exceed what most displays can show.

CPU and GPU Roles

The benchmark data reveals interesting scaling patterns that indicate which component dominates at each resolution. At 1080p, the CPU's role is more pronounced relative to the GPU. The difference between Low and Ultra settings at 1920x1080 is 104.3 FPS (from 274.2 down to 169.9), a 38% reduction. This is the largest percentage drop across all resolutions, suggesting that at lower resolutions, the CPU can feed frames fast enough to expose the GPU's rendering limits more directly.

At 1440p, the Low-to-Ultra gap is 117.4 FPS (from 244.2 to 126.8), a 48.1% reduction. The larger percentage drop indicates that the GPU becomes more of a bottleneck as pixel count increases. The 5950X's 16 cores and 32 threads provide ample headroom, with 3DMark max-thread scores of 11597 and Cinebench R23 multi-core results of 26017, ensuring the CPU does not constrain performance.

At 4K, the Low-to-Ultra difference is 92.2 FPS (from 175.7 to 83.5), a 52.5% reduction. This continuing trend confirms that the GPU is the primary performance driver at higher resolutions. The RTX 4090's 82.58 TFLOPS of FP32 compute and 1.01 TB/s memory bandwidth become the limiting factors as resolution increases. Interestingly, the absolute FPS gap between Low and Ultra shrinks from 1440p to 4K (117.4 to 92.2), suggesting that at 4K, even Low settings are demanding enough to keep the GPU busy, whereas at 1440p, Low settings are light enough to allow the CPU to push frame rates toward its limits.

The scaling from 1080p to 4K at each preset shows consistent GPU-bound behavior. At Low settings, performance drops 35.9% from 1080p to 4K (274.2 to 175.7). At Ultra, the drop is 50.9% (169.9 to 83.5). This widening gap with higher presets indicates that the RTX 4090's compute units are more heavily taxed by the combination of higher resolution and more complex shading, while the CPU's role diminishes as each frame takes longer to render. The 5950X's strong single-thread score of 1614 in Cinebench R23 and 944 in 3Dmark single-thread ensures that even at 1080p with high frame rates, the CPU delivers frames without becoming a bottleneck.