Lockdown Protocol

Lockdown Protocol is a demanding FPS title released on 11 March 2024, and this analysis examines how it runs on a pairing of the Intel Core i5-12400 and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti. The data set is fully measured rather than estimated, covering four presets — Low, Medium, High, and Ultra — at three resolutions: 1920x1080, 2560x1440, and 3840x2160. The short version: this combination clears the 60 FPS threshold at every resolution, but not at every preset, with 4K playable only on Low settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

Starting at 1920x1080, the frame rates scale cleanly across the preset ladder. Low delivers an average of 160.2 FPS, Medium drops to 115.8 FPS, High lands at 99.4 FPS, and Ultra settles at 73.9 FPS. Even the heaviest preset at the lightest resolution stays comfortably above the 60 FPS playable threshold, which means the full visual feature set is available at 1080p. The gap between Low and Ultra — 160.2 versus 73.9 — indicates that quality settings cost this configuration more than half of its raw throughput at 1080p, but the floor never approaches unplayable territory.

Moving to 2560x1440, every preset loses ground as expected. Low averages 117.2 FPS, Medium 80.8 FPS, High 70.7 FPS, and Ultra 56.6 FPS. Three of the four presets remain above 60 FPS; Ultra is the sole casualty, falling roughly four frames short of the threshold. That makes 1440p the resolution where preset choice starts to genuinely matter for this hardware pairing — High is the ceiling, and Ultra becomes a compromise rather than a default.

At 3840x2160, the RTX 3060 Ti reaches its limit. Low averages 73.6 FPS, Medium 54.9 FPS, High 47.9 FPS, and Ultra 33.6 FPS. Only the Low preset clears 60 FPS. Ultra at 4K runs at less than half the rate of Low at the same resolution, and the 33.6 FPS result is far below anything that could be called smooth for a fast-paced FPS where frame timing is critical. The measured data reports average frame rates only; minimum and maximum values were not captured for these runs.

CPU and GPU Roles

The scaling pattern across resolutions tells a clear story about which component is limiting performance. At 1920x1080 Low, the configuration reaches 160.2 FPS. If the Core i5-12400 were the bottleneck at that point, raising the resolution would change little — but it changes everything. Dropping from 160.2 FPS at 1080p Low to 73.6 FPS at 4K Low is a reduction of more than half, purely from quadrupling the pixel count. That magnitude of resolution sensitivity means the RTX 3060 Ti is the dominant constraint in virtually all of these results.

The CPU-side evidence supports this. The i5-12400 sits in the 72nd percentile versus all CPUs in the database, with a single-thread Passmark score of 3456 and a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 15989 — strong numbers for a 6-core, 12-thread Alder Lake part. In a GPU-bound scenario like this one, that CPU headroom is largely untapped. Note also that 1080p Low and 1080p Medium sit at 160.2 and 115.8 FPS respectively; the fact that 1440p Low (117.2 FPS) is nearly identical to 1080p Medium suggests the system runs into a soft ceiling in the low-to-mid 100s FPS range, at which point the CPU's per-frame cost begins to contribute. For everyday gameplay at the presets most players will use — Medium and above — the GPU is doing the deciding.

The GPU itself ranks in the 59th percentile versus all GPUs, a mid-pack position consistent with what the frame rates show: a Passmark G3D score of 20349 and 16.20 TFLOPS of FP32 throughput are enough for 1080p Ultra and 1440p High, but not 4K beyond Low settings.

Best Settings per Resolution

Based on the measured data, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS at each resolution is:

• 1920x1080 — Ultra, 73.9 FPS average. Every preset is playable at 1080p, so there is no reason to hold back.
• 2560x1440 — High, 70.7 FPS average. Ultra at 56.6 FPS misses the threshold, making High the top valid choice, with Medium (80.8 FPS) offering extra headroom.
• 3840x2160 — Low, 73.6 FPS average. Medium at 54.9 FPS falls short, so Low is the only preset that qualifies.

The interesting detail here is how close the qualifying averages sit to the 60 FPS line at 1440p and 4K — 70.7 and 73.6 FPS respectively. Averages this close to the threshold imply that demanding scenes will dip below it, so players sensitive to frame drops at 1440p may prefer Medium for its 80.8 FPS average, and at 4K there is no fallback preset if Low feels unstable.

Similar Performance Alternatives

For the CPU side, the database's nearest-rival data identifies hardware with nearly identical aggregate benchmark performance to the Core i5-12400. The AMD EPYC 7643 scores within -0.1 percent, the Intel Core i7-1355U within -0.3 percent, and the AMD Ryzen AI 5 330 within -0.7 percent of the i5-12400's average score. The Intel Core i3-14100F sits slightly behind at 0.9 percent lower. Any of these processors would deliver effectively indistinguishable results in this game given how GPU-bound it is, though the i5-12400's higher percentile ranking (72nd versus all CPUs) suggests it holds a slight edge in titles that lean harder on the CPU.

On the GPU side, the AMD Radeon RX 9060 lands within 0.7 percent of the RTX 3060 Ti's average benchmark score, the Radeon Pro 5600M within -1.4 percent, and the Radeon RX 5700 XT within -1.4 percent. The Radeon R9 370X trails at 1.7 percent below. Players running an RX 5700 XT or RX 9060 should expect Lockdown Protocol frame rates within a few percent of the numbers in this breakdown — the same conclusions apply: 1080p at any preset, 1440p up to High, 4K only at Low.

The Verdict

Yes, this PC can run Lockdown Protocol — with qualifications by resolution.

At 1920x1080, the verdict is unambiguous: all four presets are playable, and the best option is Ultra at 73.9 FPS average. At 2560x1440, High, Medium, and Low all clear 60 FPS, with High at 70.7 FPS as the top choice; Ultra at 56.6 FPS does not qualify. At 3840x2160, only Low is playable, at 73.6 FPS average — Medium, High, and Ultra fall below the threshold at 54.9, 47.9, and 33.6 FPS respectively.

For a competitive FPS where responsiveness matters, the data points toward 1080p at High or Medium (99.4 and 115.8 FPS) or 1440p at Medium (80.8 FPS) as the sweet spots, balancing image quality against frame rate. 4K is technically achievable but only at the cost of nearly all visual detail.

FAQ

Q: Can the RTX 3060 Ti run Lockdown Protocol at 4K?

A: Only on Low settings, averaging 73.6 FPS. Medium (54.9 FPS), High (47.9 FPS), and Ultra (33.6 FPS) all fall below the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Q: What is the best preset for 1440p on this hardware?

A: High, at 70.7 FPS average. Ultra at 1440p reaches only 56.6 FPS. Players wanting more headroom can drop to Medium for 80.8 FPS.

Q: Can this setup max out the game at 1080p?

A: Yes. Ultra at 1920x1080 averages 73.9 FPS, comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold. Every preset is playable at 1080p.

Q: Is the CPU or the GPU the bottleneck?

A: The GPU. Frame rates fall by more than half when moving from 1080p to 4K at the same preset — 160.2 to 73.6 FPS on Low — indicating the RTX 3060 Ti (59th percentile among GPUs) is the limiting factor, while the i5-12400 (72nd percentile among CPUs) retains headroom.

Q: How many FPS does this configuration get on Low at 1080p?

A: 160.2 FPS on average, the highest result in the entire measured data set for this pairing.

Q: Does the i5-12400 have enough threads for this game?

A: The measured data shows no CPU limitation at any tested configuration, and the processor's 12 threads sit in the 72nd percentile of all CPUs in the database, so the data indicates it is more than sufficient.

How This Combo Ranks

Out of 3714 tested hardware combinations in the database for Lockdown Protocol, the Core i5-12400 plus RTX 3060 Ti pairing ranks 2611th. That places it in the lower third of combinations for this specific game, which tracks with what the frame-by-frame data shows: a GPU in the 59th percentile of all graphics cards will not rank near the top in a GPU-bound title, regardless of how capable the accompanying CPU is. The rank also reflects the game's demands — Lockdown Protocol is clearly heavy enough that only genuinely high-end GPU pairings populate the upper tiers. For this combo, the measured results define the practical envelope: fully playable at 1080p and 1440p, constrained but viable at 4K on Low, and ranked accordingly among the field of tested systems.