Lockdown Protocol

The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti delivers a consistently strong experience in Lockdown Protocol, a 2024-released FPS title. Measured performance data places this combination at rank 936 out of 3714 tested combos, placing it comfortably in the upper quartile of systems evaluated for this game. The data shows that this pairing clears the 60 FPS playable threshold at every tested resolution and preset combination, with the only exception being the single most demanding configuration at 4K.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo’s rank of 936 out of 3714 tested combinations places it in the 75th percentile of all systems benchmarked for Lockdown Protocol. This is a strong overall position, indicating that the Ryzen 9 9900X3D and RTX 3080 Ti together provide substantially more headroom than the median tested system. The CPU itself ranks in the 91st percentile against all CPUs in the database, while the GPU sits in the 83rd percentile against all GPUs. The combination of two components that each outperform the majority of their peers results in a system that is well-suited for high-refresh-rate play at standard resolutions and remains capable at 4K.

Benchmark scores for the CPU reinforce its high standing. The Ryzen 9 9900X3D achieves a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 47737 and a single-core score of 6739, while its Geekbench multicore result is 22884 and single-core is 3041. The average benchmark score for this CPU is 54762. The GPU’s average benchmark score is 41187, with a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 5077 and a Passmark G3D score of 26896. These aggregate numbers indicate a system with no obvious bottleneck, as both components deliver performance that is competitive within their respective product tiers.

CPU and GPU Roles

The measured FPS data reveals how the balance of CPU and GPU load shifts across resolutions in Lockdown Protocol. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the system produces 259 FPS on average. Moving to 2560x1440 Low drops that figure to 190 FPS, a 27% reduction. At 3840x2160 Low, the average falls further to 122 FPS, which is 36% below the 1440p result. This scaling pattern indicates that even at Low settings, where the CPU typically handles a larger share of the workload, the GPU is already becoming the limiting factor as resolution increases.

The gap between Low and Ultra settings at each resolution quantifies the GPU’s dominance in this title. At 1920x1080, the difference between Low (259 FPS) and Ultra (120 FPS) is 139 FPS, a 54% reduction. At 2560x1440, Low produces 190 FPS while Ultra produces 88 FPS, a 54% drop. At 3840x2160, Low yields 122 FPS and Ultra yields 57 FPS, a 53% reduction. The consistency of this percentage drop across all three resolutions suggests that the game’s settings primarily affect GPU workload, with the CPU maintaining a relatively stable performance ceiling.

The CPU’s capability is demonstrated by the fact that even at 1080p Low, where CPU constraints are most likely to appear, the system still achieves 259 FPS. This indicates that the Ryzen 9 9900X3D’s 12 cores and 24 threads, with a boost clock of 5.50 GHz, are more than sufficient to feed the RTX 3080 Ti in this game. The 128 MB of L3 cache likely contributes to this headroom, though the data does not isolate that factor. Across all resolutions and presets, the GPU consistently dictates the final FPS ceiling, with the CPU proving capable of exceeding what the GPU can render.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers its highest frame rates. Low settings produce an average of 259 FPS. Medium settings average 184 FPS, with a minimum of 156 FPS and a maximum of 211 FPS. High settings average 161 FPS. Ultra settings average 120 FPS. Every preset at this resolution exceeds the 60 FPS playable threshold by a wide margin, and even the minimum FPS at Medium (156 FPS) sits far above what would cause noticeable stutter.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain high but show the expected resolution penalty. Low settings average 190 FPS. Medium settings average 135 FPS, with a minimum of 115 FPS and a maximum of 155 FPS. High settings average 118 FPS. Ultra settings average 88 FPS. The step from Low to Medium costs 55 FPS, while the step from Medium to High costs 17 FPS, and High to Ultra costs 30 FPS. All presets clear 60 FPS, with Ultra maintaining nearly 50% headroom above the threshold.

At 3840x2160, the system begins to show its limits at the most demanding settings. Low settings average 122 FPS. Medium settings average 87 FPS, with a minimum of 74 FPS and a maximum of 100 FPS. High settings average 76 FPS. Ultra settings average 57 FPS, which falls below the 60 FPS playable threshold. The minimum FPS at Medium (74 FPS) is still above 60, but the Ultra average of 57 FPS indicates that this preset cannot maintain a consistently smooth experience at 4K.

The data shows a clear pattern: each resolution step down from 1080p to 1440p to 4K reduces FPS by roughly 30-40% at equivalent settings. The exception is the Ultra preset at 4K, which drops to 57 FPS, a 35% reduction from the 88 FPS seen at 1440p Ultra. This suggests that the game’s Ultra preset at 4K pushes the RTX 3080 Ti’s 12 GB of GDDR6X memory and 34.10 TFLOPS of FP32 compute to their practical limits.

The Verdict

Benchmark results indicate that this PC can run Lockdown Protocol at all tested resolutions and presets except for one configuration. At 1920x1080, the system clears 60 FPS at every preset, with the lowest average being 120 FPS at Ultra. At 2560x1440, the system again clears 60 FPS at every preset, with Ultra averaging 88 FPS. At 3840x2160, the system clears 60 FPS at Low (122 FPS), Medium (87 FPS), and High (76 FPS), but falls short at Ultra with an average of 57 FPS.

The verdict by resolution confirms this analysis. At 3840x2160, the playable settings are High, Low, and Medium, with High being the best playable setting at 76 FPS average. At 2560x1440, all four settings are playable, with Ultra being the best at 88 FPS average. At 1920x1080, all four settings are playable, with Ultra being the best at 120 FPS average. For gamers targeting a 60 FPS experience, this system offers full flexibility at 1080p and 1440p, and near-full flexibility at 4K, with only the Ultra preset requiring a reduction to High.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The nearest rivals to the Ryzen 9 9900X3D provide context for its CPU-level performance. The Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF scores 55093 on average, which is 0.6% lower than the Ryzen’s 54762 average. The Intel Core Ultra 5 245K scores 54053, a 1.3% difference. The Intel Xeon 6505P scores 53701, a 2% difference. The Intel Core i7-14700F scores 53620, a 2.1% difference. All four of these CPUs fall within roughly 2% of the Ryzen 9 9900X3D’s average benchmark score, meaning that swapping to any of them would produce nearly identical CPU-bound performance in Lockdown Protocol.

On the GPU side, the RTX 3080 Ti’s nearest rivals show a similar clustering. The AMD Radeon Pro 5300 scores 40870, which is 0.8% lower than the RTX 3080 Ti’s 41187 average. The NVIDIA Tesla M40 24 GB scores 41707, a 1.2% difference. The NVIDIA Tesla M40 scores 41897, a 1.7% difference. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 scores 40377, a 2% difference. These figures indicate that the RTX 3080 Ti performs within a narrow 2% band of its nearest competitors, so users with any of these GPUs should expect similar frame rates in Lockdown Protocol, assuming the CPU remains equal.

The practical implication is that this system’s measured performance is representative of a broader set of hardware. A build using any of the four rival CPUs listed above, paired with the RTX 3080 Ti, would likely produce FPS numbers within a few frames of those measured here. Likewise, keeping the Ryzen 9 9900X3D and swapping to any of the four rival GPUs would yield nearly identical results. The combination’s rank of 936 out of 3714 is therefore a stable indicator for a small family of similar configurations.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS this system achieves in Lockdown Protocol?

A: The highest measured average is 259 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

Q: Can this system maintain 60 FPS at 4K Ultra settings?

A: No, the average FPS at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings is 57 FPS, which falls below the 60 FPS playable threshold.

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

A: At 2560x1440, Ultra is the best playable setting, with an average FPS of 88.

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

A: The Ryzen 9 9900X3D has an average benchmark score of 54762, which is within 2.1% of its nearest rivals, the Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF (55093), Intel Core Ultra 5 245K (54053), Intel Xeon 6505P (53701), and Intel Core i7-14700F (53620).

Q: What is the minimum FPS recorded at Medium settings across all resolutions?

A: At 1920x1080 Medium, the minimum FPS is 156. At 2560x1440 Medium, the minimum is 115. At 3840x2160 Medium, the minimum is 74.

Q: How does the RTX 3080 Ti compare to the RTX 5070 in average benchmark score?

A: The RTX 3080 Ti has an average benchmark score of 41187, while the RTX 5070 scores 40377, a 2% difference.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Ultra, which averages 120 FPS. At 2560x1440, Ultra is also the best setting, averaging 88 FPS. At 3840x2160, Ultra falls to 57 FPS, so the best playable setting is High, which averages 76 FPS. These settings provide the highest visual quality while maintaining a frame rate that clears the 60 FPS playable threshold by a comfortable margin. The data shows that at 1080p and 1440p, users can enable the game’s maximum preset without concern, while at 4K, a single step down to High is necessary to stay above 60 FPS.