Lockdown Protocol

Lockdown Protocol, a first-person shooter released in March 2024, runs on an exceptionally wide range of hardware, and the Intel Core i5-14400F paired with the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT is a combination that clears the playable threshold at every tested resolution — with one caveat at 4K Ultra. The data below walks through the measured frame rates step by step, identifies which presets hold above 60 FPS at each resolution, and explains which component is the limiting factor. The short version: 1080p and 1440p are fully playable at every preset including Ultra, while 4K demands a step down to Medium or below to stay smooth.

FAQ

Q: Can the i5-14400F + RX 6700 XT run Lockdown Protocol at 60 FPS?

A: Yes. At 1920x1080 and 2560x1440, every preset from Low to Ultra averages above 60 FPS — Ultra delivers 90.5 FPS at 1080p and 62.7 FPS at 1440p. At 3840x2160, Low (87.3 FPS) and Medium (62.2 FPS) clear the bar, while High (58.9 FPS) and Ultra (40.1 FPS) fall short.

Q: What FPS does this combo get at 1080p Ultra?

A: The measured average is 90.5 FPS at 1920x1080 Ultra — roughly 50% above the 60 FPS playable threshold, and comfortably ahead of the 1440p Ultra result of 62.7 FPS.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU more important for Lockdown Protocol on this build?

A: The GPU. Frame rates scale heavily with resolution — 1080p Ultra averages 90.5 FPS versus 40.1 FPS at 4K Ultra, a drop of more than half when the pixel count quadruples. That pattern indicates a GPU-bound workload where the RX 6700 XT sets the ceiling.

Q: What is the best-looking preset that stays playable at 4K?

A: Medium, averaging 62.2 FPS at 3840x2160. High drops to 58.9 FPS, just under the 60 FPS threshold, and Ultra falls to 40.1 FPS.

Q: How does the i5-14400F compare to rival CPUs?

A: It sits in the 83rd percentile of all tested CPUs with an average benchmark score of 32279. Its nearest rivals — the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U (0.1% behind), Intel Core i9-11900 (0.2% behind), AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS (0.2% ahead), and Intel Core i7-12800H (0.5% behind) — are all effectively equivalent in aggregate performance.

Q: How does this combo rank against other tested pairings for this game?

A: It ranks 1949 out of 3714 tested combinations, placing it near the middle of the field — above roughly half of all tested pairings in Lockdown Protocol.

Similar Performance Alternatives

On the CPU side, the i5-14400F is a 10-core, 16-thread Raptor Lake Refresh processor on Intel's 10 nm process, sitting in the 83rd percentile of all CPUs. Its nearest rivals by aggregate score are the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U (32233 average, within 0.1%), the Intel Core i9-11900 (32226, within 0.2%), the AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS (32354, 0.2% ahead), and the Intel Core i7-12800H (32121, within 0.5%). The deltas are so small that any of these processors would deliver essentially indistinguishable results in Lockdown Protocol; none moves the needle even a full percentage point.

On the GPU side, the RX 6700 XT — a Navi 22 based RDNA 2.0 card with 2560 shading units and 12 GB of GDDR6 on a 192-bit bus — sits in the 72nd percentile of all GPUs with an average benchmark score of 27425. Its nearest rivals are the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile (27435, a 0% delta), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 (27565, 0.5% ahead), the NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell (27135, 1.1% behind), and the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 (27839, 1.5% ahead). Any of these cards paired with a comparable CPU would be expected to produce Lockdown Protocol frame rates within a few percent of the measurements recorded here.

CPU and GPU Roles

The measured data points clearly to a GPU-limited configuration at higher resolutions. Consider the Ultra preset across all three resolutions: 90.5 FPS at 1920x1080, 62.7 FPS at 2560x1440, and 40.1 FPS at 3840x2160. Frame rate falls steeply as pixel count rises, which is the signature of the RX 6700 XT being the bottleneck. If the CPU were the limiter, frame rates would flatten out at lower resolutions instead of climbing to 191 FPS at 1080p Low.

Within a fixed resolution, the preset ladder tells the same story. At 1440p, going from Low (140.9 FPS) to Ultra (62.7 FPS) costs well over half the frame rate — settings load falls squarely on the GPU's shading units, texture throughput, and 384 GB/s of memory bandwidth.

The CPU's role should not be dismissed, however. At 1080p Low, where the GPU load is lightest, the i5-14400F's single-thread performance (Passmark single-thread score of 3701, Geekbench single-core 2058) and its 16 threads determine whether the game can reach its 191 FPS ceiling. Its Passmark multithread score of 25470 and Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 21645 show a processor with ample throughput for a 2024 FPS title, and the tight clustering of its 83rd-percentile aggregate score against rivals confirms it is more than sufficient to feed the RX 6700 XT at every tested setting combination.

The Verdict

Yes — this PC can run Lockdown Protocol, and in most configurations it can run it well.

At 1920x1080, the verdict is unqualified: every preset from Low through Ultra averages above 60 FPS, with Ultra at 90.5 FPS. At 2560x1440, the situation is nearly as strong — all four presets clear the threshold, including Ultra at 62.7 FPS, though that margin is thin and dips below 60 during demanding moments are plausible. At 3840x2160, the verdict is conditional: Low (87.3 FPS) and Medium (62.2 FPS) are playable, while High at 58.9 FPS sits just below the threshold and Ultra at 40.1 FPS is decisively short of it. Players targeting 4K should treat Medium as the ceiling; players targeting 1440p or 1080p can max everything out.

Measured FPS Breakdown

1920x1080:

• Low: 191 FPS average
• Medium: 136.3 FPS average
• High: 116.9 FPS average
• Ultra: 90.5 FPS average

The 1080p ladder is remarkably flat at the top — Medium costs about 55 FPS relative to Low, and each subsequent step up trims roughly 20-26 FPS. Even the most demanding preset retains a 50% buffer over the 60 FPS threshold.

2560x1440:

• Low: 140.9 FPS average
• Medium: 100.1 FPS average
• High: 89.5 FPS average
• Ultra: 62.7 FPS average

The pattern repeats with lower ceilings. Ultra holds above 60 FPS, but only by 2.7 frames, making it the least comfortable recommendation at this resolution. High at 89.5 FPS offers the better balance of visual quality and headroom.

3840x2160:

• Low: 87.3 FPS average
• Medium: 62.2 FPS average
• High: 58.9 FPS average
• Ultra: 40.1 FPS average

At 4K, the RX 6700 XT reaches its limit. Medium barely clears the threshold at 62.2 FPS, High misses it narrowly at 58.9 FPS, and Ultra drops to 40.1 FPS — a third of the 1080p Ultra figure. Minimum and maximum frame rates were not recorded for these runs, so the averages are the sole basis for judgment.

Best Settings per Resolution

• 1920x1080 — Ultra: 90.5 FPS. The most demanding preset still delivers a 30-frame cushion over the playable threshold.
• 2560x1440 — Ultra: 62.7 FPS. Technically the best preset that stays at or above 60 FPS, but the margin is only 2.7 frames; players sensitive to dips may prefer High at 89.5 FPS.
• 3840x2160 — Medium: 62.2 FPS. The highest preset at 4K that clears the threshold. High (58.9 FPS) falls just short, and Ultra (40.1 FPS) is well outside playable territory.

How This Combo Ranks

Against the full field of tested hardware combinations in Lockdown Protocol, the i5-14400F + RX 6700 XT pairing ranks 1949 out of 3714 combos — a mid-table position, above roughly half of all tested systems. That placement matches the on-the-ground results: the combo is strong at 1080p and 1440p, competent but constrained at 4K. Its rank also reflects a sensible balance between the two components — the CPU in the 83rd percentile and the GPU in the 72nd percentile — meaning neither part is dramatically over- or under-serving the other. For a game as scalable as Lockdown Protocol, that balance translates into consistent 60-plus FPS gameplay everywhere except 4K Ultra, and it does so with hardware whose aggregate scores place it within a fraction of a percent of several well-known alternatives from both AMD and NVIDIA.