Lockdown Protocol

FAQ

Q: Can the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D and AMD Radeon RX 580 combination run Lockdown Protocol at 4K?

A: No. At 3840x2160, the highest recorded average frame rate is 40 FPS on Low settings, which falls below the 60 FPS playable threshold. Every preset at this resolution fails to reach 60 FPS.

Q: What is the best playable setting at 2560x1440?

A: Low is the only playable preset at 1440p, delivering an average of 62 FPS. Medium drops to 44 FPS, High to 39 FPS, and Ultra to 29 FPS.

Q: Which settings are playable at 1920x1080?

A: Low and Medium both clear the 60 FPS threshold. Low averages 85 FPS, while Medium averages exactly 60 FPS with a minimum of 51 FPS and a maximum of 69 FPS.

Q: How does the RX 580 compare to its nearest GPU rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The RX 580's average benchmark score of 12928 places it within 0.5% of the AMD Radeon 740M (12870) and within 0.6% of the AMD FirePro W5100 (12847). It trails the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER by 0.4% and the RTX 3050 Ti Mobile by 0.1%.

Q: What is the CPU's percentile ranking among all tested processors?

A: The Ryzen 9 9900X3D ranks in the 91st percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 54762. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF, scores 55093, a difference of only 0.6%.

Q: Does the CPU bottleneck the GPU in this game?

A: The data suggests the GPU is the limiting factor at higher resolutions. At 1080p Low, the pair achieves 85 FPS, but at 4K Low it drops to 40 FPS. The CPU's strong single-thread score of 1269 in 3DMark and 6739 in Cinebench R23 indicates ample headroom for this FPS title.

Best Settings per Resolution

The playable threshold for Lockdown Protocol is 60 FPS. At 3840x2160, no preset reaches this mark. The closest is Low at 40 FPS average, which is still 20 FPS short of playable. Medium averages 29 FPS (minimum 24, maximum 33), High averages 25 FPS, and Ultra averages 19 FPS. None of these configurations are suitable for 4K gameplay with this hardware combination.

At 2560x1440, only Low passes the threshold. It averages 62 FPS, barely clearing the 60 FPS mark. Medium drops to 44 FPS (minimum 38, maximum 51), High to 39 FPS, and Ultra to 29 FPS. For a consistent experience at 1440p, Low is the only viable option, and even then the margin is slim.

At 1920x1080, the picture improves significantly. Low averages 85 FPS, well above the threshold. Medium averages exactly 60 FPS, with a minimum of 51 FPS and a maximum of 69 FPS. This makes Medium the best playable preset at 1080p, though the 51 FPS minimum means occasional dips below 60 are possible. High averages 53 FPS, just under the threshold, and Ultra averages 40 FPS.

CPU and GPU Roles

The recorded data shows a clear pattern of GPU-bound behavior as resolution increases. At 1080p Low, the combination produces 85 FPS. Moving to 1440p Low drops the average to 62 FPS, a 27% reduction. At 4K Low, the average falls to 40 FPS, another 35% drop from 1440p. This scaling tracks closely with pixel count, indicating the RX 580 is the primary constraint.

The CPU's synthetic benchmarks reinforce this interpretation. The Ryzen 9 9900X3D scores 47737 in Cinebench R23 multicore and 6739 in single-core, placing it in the 91st percentile of all CPUs. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF, scores within 0.6%. This level of processing power is far beyond what a 1080p or 1440p FPS title would typically require, especially one running on a GPU from the Polaris generation.

At 1080p Medium, the average is 60 FPS with a minimum of 51. The 9 FPS spread between minimum and maximum suggests some frame-time variation, but the CPU's 3DMark 16-thread score of 12490 and max-thread score of 13795 indicate it is not struggling to feed the GPU. The bottleneck shifts decisively to the GPU as settings and resolution climb.

Settings scaling also points to GPU limits. At 1080p, moving from Low to Ultra reduces the average from 85 to 40 FPS, a 53% drop. At 1440p, the same settings change reduces performance from 62 to 29 FPS, a 53% drop as well. The consistent ratio indicates the rendering load is scaling with GPU work, not CPU work.

The Verdict

This system can run Lockdown Protocol, but only under specific conditions. At 1920x1080, the combination delivers playable frame rates on Low and Medium settings. Medium averages exactly 60 FPS, making it the best playable preset at this resolution. Low is more comfortable, averaging 85 FPS with more headroom.

At 2560x1440, the system barely clears the threshold on Low with an average of 62 FPS. This is technically playable, but the narrow margin leaves little room for demanding scenes. Medium, High, and Ultra all fall short of 60 FPS at this resolution.

At 3840x2160, the system cannot reach 60 FPS on any preset. The best result is 40 FPS on Low, which is well below the playable threshold. 4K gaming is not viable with this hardware combination.

The overall verdict is conditional: this PC runs Lockdown Protocol at 1080p with Medium settings as the highest playable preset, and at 1440p only on Low. For users targeting higher visual quality or 4K resolution, the RX 580 is the limiting component.

Measured FPS Breakdown

3840x2160 (4K)

Low: 40 FPS average. Medium: 29 FPS average, 24 FPS minimum, 33 FPS maximum. High: 25 FPS average. Ultra: 19 FPS average. All presets fall below the 60 FPS threshold, with the gap ranging from 20 FPS (Low) to 41 FPS (Ultra).

2560x1440 (1440p)

Low: 62 FPS average, the only playable preset at this resolution. Medium: 44 FPS average, 38 FPS minimum, 51 FPS maximum. High: 39 FPS average. Ultra: 29 FPS average. The drop from Low to Medium is 18 FPS, and from Medium to Ultra another 15 FPS.

1920x1080 (1080p)

Low: 85 FPS average, the highest recorded result across all resolutions and presets. Medium: 60 FPS average, 51 FPS minimum, 69 FPS maximum. High: 53 FPS average, just 7 FPS below the playable threshold. Ultra: 40 FPS average. The spread from Low to Ultra is 45 FPS, demonstrating the GPU's sensitivity to settings at this resolution.

How This Combo Ranks

The Ryzen 9 9900X3D paired with the RX 580 ranks 3384 out of 3714 tested combinations in Lockdown Protocol. This places the configuration in the bottom 9% of all recorded combos, reflecting the GPU's age and performance class rather than the CPU's capabilities.

The RX 580's average benchmark score of 12928 puts it in the 53rd percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals are clustered tightly: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile scores 12940 (0.1% higher), the GTX 1660 SUPER scores 12986 (0.4% higher), the AMD Radeon 740M scores 12870 (0.5% lower), and the AMD FirePro W5100 scores 12847 (0.6% lower). This grouping shows the RX 580 is competitive with its immediate peers, but all of them sit in the mid-range of GPU performance.

The CPU, by contrast, ranks in the 91st percentile of all processors. Its average benchmark score of 54762 is within 2.1% of the Intel Core i7-14700F (53620) and within 2% of the Intel Xeon 6505P (53701). The processor is not the reason for the low combo ranking; the GPU is.

The combination's rank of 3384 out of 3714 indicates that most other tested configurations deliver higher frame rates in Lockdown Protocol. This is consistent with the measured results: the system only reaches playable frame rates at 1080p and 1440p Low, while the majority of the database's tested combos likely clear 60 FPS at higher settings and resolutions. For this specific title, the RX 580 holds the system back, and the Ryzen 9 9900X3D's considerable processing headroom goes largely unused.