Lockdown Protocol

Measured FPS Breakdown

The recorded data for Lockdown Protocol with the Intel Core i5-11400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 shows a clear pattern: this combination delivers strong frame rates across all tested resolutions, with only one setting failing to reach the 60 FPS playability threshold.

At 1920x1080, frame rates are consistently high. The Low preset produces an average of 236.3 FPS, the highest recorded figure for this combination. Medium follows at 184.8 FPS, High at 160.7 FPS, and Ultra at 121.5 FPS. Every preset at this resolution clears the 60 FPS threshold by a substantial margin, with Ultra delivering more than double the playability baseline.

Moving to 2560x1440, the results remain impressive but show the expected scaling impact. Low averages 189.8 FPS, Medium 136.6 FPS, High 120.7 FPS, and Ultra 91.6 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at this resolution is 98.2 FPS, which indicates that the GPU has considerable headroom even at higher quality settings. All four presets stay comfortably above 60 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the picture changes slightly. Low averages 120.6 FPS, Medium 86.5 FPS, and High 73.8 FPS, all still above the playability threshold. Ultra, however, drops to 58.8 FPS, which falls just below the 60 FPS mark. This is the only configuration in the entire dataset that misses the playability target. The difference between High and Ultra at 4K is 15 FPS, showing that the Ultra preset's additional rendering demands have a measurable impact at this resolution.

Comparing across resolutions, the scaling behavior is consistent. At Low settings, moving from 1080p to 1440p reduces average FPS by 46.5, and from 1440p to 4K by another 69.2. At Ultra settings, the same transitions cost 29.9 FPS and 32.8 FPS respectively. The frame rate drops are steeper at lower quality presets because the GPU is less constrained, allowing resolution to become the dominant factor.

FAQ

Q: Can this PC run Lockdown Protocol at 4K?

A: Yes, but not on every preset. The database shows playable performance at High (73.8 FPS), Medium (86.5 FPS), and Low (120.6 FPS) at 3840x2160. The Ultra preset averages 58.8 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS playability threshold.

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

A: The verdict data identifies Ultra as the best playable setting at 2560x1440, with an average of 91.6 FPS. All four presets at this resolution exceed 60 FPS, so players can choose the highest quality setting without sacrificing playability.

Q: How much performance is lost when moving from 1080p to 4K?

A: At Ultra settings, the average FPS drops from 121.5 at 1920x1080 to 91.6 at 2560x1440, then to 58.8 at 3840x2160. The total reduction from 1080p Ultra to 4K Ultra is 62.7 FPS, a 51.6% decrease.

Q: Which resolution gives the highest frame rates?

A: 1920x1080 produces the highest averages across all presets. The Low preset reaches 236.3 FPS, and even Ultra maintains 121.5 FPS, making this resolution the clear choice for maximum frame rates.

Q: Is the Ultra preset ever below 60 FPS?

A: Only at 3840x2160. The Ultra preset averages 58.8 FPS at 4K, while at 2560x1440 it averages 91.6 FPS and at 1920x1080 it averages 121.5 FPS.

Q: What frame rate can players expect at High settings in 4K?

A: The recorded data shows an average of 73.8 FPS at 3840x2160 with the High preset. This is 13.8 FPS above the 60 FPS playability threshold, providing a comfortable margin.

CPU and GPU Roles

The benchmark data reveals how the Intel Core i5-11400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 share the workload in Lockdown Protocol. The RTX 4070 has an average benchmark score of 37648 and ranks in the 81st percentile among all GPUs, while the i5-11400F scores 17177 on average and sits in the 71st percentile among CPUs. This gap in relative performance suggests the GPU is the stronger component in this pairing.

The resolution scaling data supports this interpretation. At 1920x1080 Low, the combination produces 236.3 FPS, which is high enough that the CPU likely becomes a limiting factor in certain scenes. The 6-core, 12-thread processor with a boost clock of 4.40 GHz provides solid single-thread performance, as indicated by its 3dmark single-thread score of 868 and passmark single-thread score of 2981. However, at such high frame rates, per-frame CPU overhead can become significant.

At 2560x1440, the GPU begins to take on more of the workload. The frame rate drops from 236.3 to 189.8 FPS at Low settings, a 46.5 FPS reduction that reflects the increased pixel count. The RTX 4070's 12 GB of GDDR6X memory and 504.2 GB/s bandwidth handle the additional data throughput effectively, as evidenced by the still-high averages.

The 3840x2160 results confirm the GPU-dominated scenario. At 4K, the pixel count quadruples compared to 1080p, and the GPU's 5888 shading units and 29.15 TFLOPS FP32 performance become the primary constraint. The RTX 4070's 158.4 GPixel/s pixel rate is the key specification here, as it determines how quickly the GPU can fill those 4K pixels. The CPU's role diminishes at this resolution, with the i5-11400F's 3dmark 16-thread score of 5619 being more than sufficient to feed the GPU.

The preset scaling also shows the GPU's importance. At 4K, moving from Low to Ultra costs 61.8 FPS, while at 1080p the same preset change costs 114.8 FPS. This inverted relationship indicates that at lower resolutions, the CPU and GPU both contribute significantly, but at higher resolutions, the GPU dominates the performance equation.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The nearest rivals for the Intel Core i5-11400F provide context for CPU-bound scenarios. The AMD EPYC 7H12 scores 17120 in the database, just 0.3% below the i5-11400F's 17177 average. The Intel Core i5-12450H scores 17239, 0.4% higher. The AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 8300G scores 17278, 0.6% higher, and the Intel Core Ultra 7 164U scores 17074, 0.6% lower. These processors would deliver nearly identical CPU performance in Lockdown Protocol, meaning the measured frame rates would be very similar in CPU-limited scenarios.

For the GPU, the NVIDIA Tesla P4 scores 37628, just 0.1% below the RTX 4070's 37648. The AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 scores 37507, 0.4% lower. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile scores 38135, which is 1.3% higher, and the AMD Radeon PRO W6400 scores 37157, 1.3% lower. These four GPUs would behave almost identically to the RTX 4070 in Lockdown Protocol, with the RTX 4080 Mobile offering a marginal improvement and the Radeon PRO W6400 a marginal deficit.

For players considering alternative hardware, these rival components represent the closest performance matches in the database. The delta percentages are small enough that real-world frame rate differences would be within a few FPS in most scenarios. The RTX 4080 Mobile's slight edge could push 4K Ultra from 58.8 FPS to roughly 59.6 FPS based on the 1.3% performance advantage, though this would still leave it below the 60 FPS threshold.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i5-11400F with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 ranks 975th out of 3714 tested combinations in the Lockdown Protocol database. This places it in the top 26.3% of all recorded systems, a strong showing for this hardware pairing. The percentile standings of the individual components support this positioning: the CPU sits in the 71st percentile and the GPU in the 81st percentile among their respective categories.

The rank of 975 out of 3714 means that 2739 tested combinations delivered lower frame rates in this game. The combination's placement reflects the balance between the i5-11400F's mid-range CPU performance and the RTX 4070's high-end GPU capabilities. The CPU's 71st percentile ranking is the weaker link, but it does not bottleneck the GPU enough to prevent excellent frame rates.

In practical terms, this ranking indicates that the combination is well-suited for Lockdown Protocol. The database records 3714 total combinations, and this pairing outperforms the majority of them. The fact that it achieves playable frame rates at 4K on three of four presets and at all presets on 1440p and 1080p demonstrates that the ranking reflects genuine capability rather than merely average performance.

The Verdict

The database verdict is clear: this PC can run Lockdown Protocol across nearly all tested configurations. At 1920x1080, all four presets are playable, with Ultra achieving 121.5 FPS. At 2560x1440, all four presets are also playable, with Ultra averaging 91.6 FPS. At 3840x2160, three presets are playable: High at 73.8 FPS, Medium at 86.5 FPS, and Low at 120.6 FPS.

The only configuration that fails to meet the 60 FPS playability threshold is 3840x2160 with the Ultra preset, which averages 58.8 FPS. This is 1.2 FPS short of the target, a narrow miss that could potentially be addressed with minor tweaks such as adjusting a single setting from Ultra to High, which yields 73.8 FPS.

For the best experience at each resolution, the verdict identifies the optimal settings. At 1080p, Ultra is the best choice at 121.5 FPS. At 1440p, Ultra remains the best at 91.6 FPS. At 4K, High is the recommended preset at 73.8 FPS, as it provides the highest quality while maintaining a comfortable margin above the playability threshold.

The combination of the Intel Core i5-11400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 proves capable for Lockdown Protocol in almost every scenario. Players seeking maximum visual quality at 4K will need to avoid the Ultra preset, but every other combination of resolution and settings delivers playable performance, and most deliver far more than the 60 FPS minimum.