Lockdown Protocol

The pairing of an Intel Core i5-12600KF with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 sits in a comfortable position for Lockdown Protocol, a first-person shooter released in March 2024. The measured dataset covers three resolutions and four preset tiers, and in every single tested configuration the combo clears the 60 FPS playability threshold — including Ultra settings at 4K. What follows is a step-by-step walkthrough of where this pairing ranks, how the workload divides between CPU and GPU, and which settings deliver the best frame rates at each resolution.

How This Combo Ranks

Out of 3714 tested hardware combinations in the database for Lockdown Protocol, the i5-12600KF plus RTX 5070 lands at rank 664. That places it inside the top portion of the field, though not at the extreme high end occupied by flagship stacks. For context on the individual components: the i5-12600KF sits in the 79th percentile versus all CPUs in the database, with an average benchmark score of 27799, while the RTX 5070 occupies the 82nd percentile versus all GPUs with an average benchmark score of 40377.

The rank of 664 is consistent with those percentile placements. Neither component is a bottleneck severe enough to drag the combo down, and neither is exotic enough to push it toward the very top of the leaderboard. The practical meaning is straightforward: this configuration plays Lockdown Protocol at high frame rates across the board, and the ranking data indicates it does so more capably than the large majority of tested pairings.

FAQ

Q: Can the i5-12600KF + RTX 5070 run Lockdown Protocol at 4K with Ultra settings?

A: Yes. The measured average at 3840x2160 on the Ultra preset is 60.8 FPS, which sits just above the 60 FPS playability threshold. Every other 4K preset clears it by a wider margin — Medium averages 95.4 FPS and Low averages 134.5 FPS.

Q: What is the highest frame rate recorded for this combo in the game?

A: 284 FPS, measured at 1920x1080 on the Low preset. At that resolution, Medium averages 200.2 FPS and High averages 172.4 FPS, so even visually richer presets remain very fast.

Q: Is 1440p a good target for this configuration?

A: The data strongly supports it. At 2560x1440, Ultra averages 95.8 FPS, High averages 130.6 FPS, and Low reaches 204.5 FPS — all four presets comfortably exceed 60 FPS.

Q: How does the i5-12600KF compare to rival CPUs in the database?

A: Its average score of 27799 puts it within a fraction of a percent of the Intel Core i9-10900K (27872, delta of -0.3%), the AMD Ryzen 5 8500GE (27712, +0.3%), the AMD Ryzen 7 6800U (27887, -0.3%), and the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D (27896, -0.3%).

Q: Were minimum and maximum frame rates recorded?

A: No. The dataset contains average FPS figures only; minimum and maximum values were not captured for any of the twelve tested configurations. All conclusions here rest on the averages.

Q: What threshold does the database use to call a game playable?

A: The playability threshold is 60 FPS average. Every resolution and preset combination tested for this combo meets or exceeds that bar.

CPU and GPU Roles

The scaling pattern across resolutions reveals how the workload is distributed. From 1920x1080 to 2560x1440 on the Ultra preset, average frame rate falls from 128.4 to 95.8 FPS; from 1440p to 3840x2160 it drops further to 60.8 FPS. Frame rate declining steeply as pixel count rises is the signature of a GPU-limited workload: the RTX 5070 is doing the heavy lifting at higher resolutions, and the i5-12600KF is not the restraining factor.

The same pattern holds at every preset. Low settings go from 284 FPS at 1080p to 204.5 at 1440p to 134.5 at 4K; High goes from 172.4 to 130.6 to 82.4. In each case the loss from one resolution step to the next is substantial, indicating render load — not simulation logic — drives the numbers.

At 1080p the picture tilts slightly. The Low-preset figure of 284 FPS is high enough that the CPU begins to matter more, since the processor must feed frames that fast to the GPU. Here the i5-12600KF's credentials are relevant: 10 cores and 16 threads, a single-thread Passmark score of 3925, a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 3302, and a 3DMark single-thread score of 1016. Its multi-threaded results — a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 23391 and a Geekbench multi-core score of 12137 — sit in the 79th percentile of all CPUs. That is ample single-threaded speed for an FPS title, and the data bears it out: even the most CPU-sensitive configuration tested still averages 284 FPS.

Preset-to-preset scaling within a fixed resolution also points GPU-ward. At 4K, dropping from Ultra to Low more than doubles the average (60.8 to 134.5 FPS), a shift driven almost entirely by render settings. For this game on this hardware, the GPU is the component that sets the ceiling at every resolution, with the CPU only approaching relevance at 1080p Low.

Similar Performance Alternatives

On the CPU side, the i5-12600KF's nearest rivals are all but interchangeable on aggregate scores. The Intel Core i9-10900K averages 27872 (delta of -0.3%), the AMD Ryzen 5 8500GE averages 27712 (+0.3%), the AMD Ryzen 7 6800U averages 27887 (-0.3%), and the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D averages 27896 (-0.3%). Any of these processors would be expected to feed the RTX 5070 in Lockdown Protocol with essentially identical results, given deltas of a third of a percent or less.

On the GPU side, the listed rivals are notably different in character from the RTX 5070 but nearly identical in aggregate benchmark score. The AMD Radeon Pro 580 averages 40318 (delta of 0.1%), the AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100 averages 40063 (0.8%), the AMD Radeon Pro 5300 averages 40870 (-1.2%), and the NVIDIA RTX A500 Mobile averages 39568 (2%). By the database's composite metric, these cards land within a narrow band around the RTX 5070, so a pairing built around any of them would be expected to produce broadly similar aggregate performance — though the specific measured FPS figures in this article apply only to the RTX 5070 configuration.

Measured FPS Breakdown

All figures below are measured averages; minimum and maximum frame rates were not recorded in this dataset.

At 1920x1080:

• Low: 284.0 FPS average
• Medium: 200.2 FPS average
• High: 172.4 FPS average
• Ultra: 128.4 FPS average

At 2560x1440:

• Low: 204.5 FPS average
• Medium: 146.7 FPS average
• High: 130.6 FPS average
• Ultra: 95.8 FPS average

At 3840x2160:

• Low: 134.5 FPS average
• Medium: 95.4 FPS average
• High: 82.4 FPS average
• Ultra: 60.8 FPS average

The spread is instructive. At 1080p, even the most demanding preset stays above 128 FPS, and the least demanding more than doubles that. Stepping to 1440p shaves roughly a quarter to a third off frame rates depending on the preset — Medium falls from 200.2 to 146.7, a loss of about 54 FPS — yet everything remains well past the 60 FPS threshold. The move to 4K is the steepest: Ultra falls from 95.8 to 60.8 FPS, landing barely above the playability line, while Low still delivers 134.5 FPS. The Medium preset is the sweet spot at 4K for headroom, averaging 95.4 FPS — over one and a half times the threshold.

Note the narrow gap between 1440p High (130.6) and 1440p Medium (146.7): only about 16 FPS separate them, suggesting High captures most of the visual gain for a modest cost. By contrast, the jump from High to Ultra at 4K costs 21.6 FPS, the difference between a comfortable 82.4 and a borderline 60.8.

The Verdict

Yes — this PC runs Lockdown Protocol, and it does so at every tested resolution and preset. According to the verdict data, all four presets — Low, Medium, High, and Ultra — are playable at 1920x1080, 2560x1440, and 3840x2160, with the 60 FPS threshold met in all twelve configurations.

The caveats are about headroom, not playability. At 4K Ultra the 60.8 FPS average sits less than a single frame per second above the threshold, so that specific configuration is the only one with no meaningful margin; every other combination clears the bar by wide stretches, ranging from 82.4 FPS at 4K High up to 284 FPS at 1080p Low. For a competitive FPS where high frame counts matter, the 1080p and 1440p results — 128.4 and 95.8 FPS on Ultra respectively — indicate this hardware is more than sufficient for high-refresh play.

Best Settings per Resolution

The most demanding preset that holds at or above 60 FPS average at each resolution:

• 1920x1080 — Ultra: 128.4 FPS average. The maximum preset more than doubles the threshold at this resolution.
• 2560x1440 — Ultra: 95.8 FPS average. Nearly 36 FPS of headroom above the threshold remains at the top preset.
• 3840x2160 — Ultra: 60.8 FPS average. Ultra technically clears 60 FPS, but with under one frame of margin. Medium at 95.4 FPS or High at 82.4 FPS are the safer choices when consistent headroom is desired.

In short, Ultra is the answer at all three resolutions per the verdict data, but only 4K makes the choice feel tight.