Lockdown Protocol

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS for this CPU and GPU combo in Lockdown Protocol at 1080p with Ultra settings?

A: At 1920x1080 with Ultra settings, the recorded average FPS is 78. This clears the 60 FPS playability threshold, making Ultra settings fully playable at 1080p.

Q: Does this combo achieve 60 FPS at 4K resolution?

A: At 3840x2160, only the Low preset stays above 60 FPS, with an average of 79 FPS. Medium averages 56 FPS, High averages 49 FPS, and Ultra averages 37 FPS, so higher presets do not clear the threshold.

Q: What is the best playable settings preset at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, the High preset is the best option that remains at or above 60 FPS, delivering an average of 76 FPS. Ultra falls to 57 FPS, which is below the threshold.

Q: How does the i5-9400 compare to its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The i5-9400 has an average benchmark score of 2254, which is 0.2% behind the Intel Core i7-1068NG7, 0.3% ahead of the Intel Core i7-10710U, 0.4% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500, and 0.4% behind the Intel Core i3-10305.

Q: Where does the RX 7600 XT rank among all GPUs in the database?

A: The RX 7600 XT sits at the 60th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 17083. It is 0.3% ahead of the GTX 690, 0.4% ahead of the HD 7970M, 0.7% behind the RTX 3070, and 0.9% ahead of the Tesla M4.

Q: What is the frame time behavior at Medium settings across resolutions?

A: At Medium settings, the combo records a minimum FPS of 101 at 1080p, 74 at 1440p, and 48 at 4K, with corresponding maximums of 136, 100, and 65 FPS.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i5-9400 and the AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT holds the 2405th position out of 3714 tested combos in the database for Lockdown Protocol. That places it in the lower-middle portion of all recorded CPU and GPU pairings, but the rank alone does not tell the full story. The game is an FPS title with a relatively modest performance demand, and the measured frame rates show that this pairing is capable of exceeding the 60 FPS playability threshold at most resolutions and presets.

The CPU itself sits at the 47th percentile among all processors in the database. Its multi-core Cinebench R23 score of 6629 and single-core score of 935 indicate a mid-range part that is not a bottleneck for this title at lower resolutions, though the GPU becomes the dominant factor as resolution increases. The GPU, on the other hand, sits at the 60th percentile among all GPUs, with a Passmark G3D score of 17132 and a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2348.

The combo rank of 2405 out of 3714 suggests that many other pairings outperform it, but the actual gameplay data reveals that the i5-9400 and RX 7600 XT combination delivers playable performance across nearly every settings level up to 1440p. At 1080p, even Ultra settings are playable, which is a strong result for a pairing that is not near the top of the database rankings. The gap between the combo's overall rank and its in-game performance underscores that synthetic rankings do not always predict real-world FPS in a specific title.

What matters more for Lockdown Protocol is the relationship between the CPU's 47th percentile standing and the GPU's 60th percentile standing. The GPU is the stronger component in this pairing, and the frame rate data confirms that the graphics card is doing the heavy lifting at higher resolutions. At 1080p, the CPU has enough headroom to feed the GPU adequately, but at 4K the GPU's limits become apparent.

Similar Performance Alternatives

Looking at the nearest rivals in the database, the Intel Core i5-9400 performs nearly identically to a small cluster of other CPUs. The Intel Core i7-1068NG7 has an average score of 2259, which is 0.2% higher than the i5-9400's 2254. The Intel Core i7-10710U scores 2248, 0.3% lower. The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 scores 2246, 0.4% lower, and the Intel Core i3-10305 scores 2264, 0.4% higher. In practical terms, any of these processors would produce almost indistinguishable frame rates in Lockdown Protocol when paired with the same GPU, because the differences are all under half a percent.

For the GPU side, the AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT has an average score of 17083. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 is 0.3% ahead at 17037, the AMD Radeon HD 7970M is 0.4% ahead at 17019, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 is 0.7% behind at 17208, and the NVIDIA Tesla M4 is 0.9% behind at 16932. The RTX 3070 is the most interesting comparison here, as it is a well-known desktop gaming card, and its score is only 0.7% higher than the RX 7600 XT. That means a system with an RTX 3070 instead of the RX 7600 XT would likely produce very similar frame rates in Lockdown Protocol, assuming the same CPU and settings.

The delta percentages for both components are all within about one percent, which means the alternatives listed in the database are effectively interchangeable with the i5-9400 and RX 7600 XT for this game. A buyer or builder looking at a system with one of these rival CPUs or GPUs should expect essentially the same performance profile in Lockdown Protocol. The database does not list any alternative that would push the combo into a different performance tier.

The Verdict

The data clearly shows that this PC can run Lockdown Protocol. The verdict by resolution breaks down as follows. At 3840x2160, the only playable preset is Low, which delivers an average of 79 FPS. Medium falls to 56 FPS, High to 49 FPS, and Ultra to 37 FPS, so 4K gaming is limited to the lowest settings if the user wants to stay above 60 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the situation improves significantly. The playable settings are High, Low, and Medium. The best playable preset is High, with an average of 76 FPS. Low averages 123 FPS, and Medium averages 87 FPS. Ultra drops to 57 FPS, just below the threshold. At 1920x1080, every preset is playable, and the best is Ultra at 78 FPS. High averages 104 FPS, Medium 119 FPS, and Low 163 FPS.

The overall verdict is that this combination is a solid 1080p and 1440p machine for Lockdown Protocol. At 1080p, users have full freedom to choose any preset. At 1440p, the High preset is the ceiling, and at 4K, only Low is viable. The 60 FPS threshold is the reference point for playability, and the combo clears it comfortably in most scenarios.

CPU and GPU Roles

The measured FPS data shows a clear shift in which component matters more as resolution changes. At 1920x1080, the CPU has enough capacity to keep the GPU well fed, and the frame rates scale primarily with the graphics settings. The jump from Low to Ultra at 1080p is from 163 FPS down to 78 FPS, a reduction of over half, which indicates that the GPU is the limiting factor even at this resolution. The CPU's 6 cores and 6 threads are sufficient to avoid holding back the RX 7600 XT at 1080p.

At 2560x1440, the GPU begins to show more strain. The Low preset averages 123 FPS, while Ultra drops to 57 FPS. The drop from Low to Ultra is still large, but the absolute values are lower than at 1080p. The GPU is clearly doing more work per frame, and the CPU's role becomes less prominent because the frame rate is increasingly bound by the graphics card's fill rate and shading capacity.

At 3840x2160, the GPU is the dominant constraint. The Low preset averages 79 FPS, but Medium falls to 56 FPS, High to 49 FPS, and Ultra to 37 FPS. The scaling from Low to Ultra at 4K is steep, and the CPU is no longer the primary factor. The RX 7600 XT's 16 GB of GDDR6 memory and 128-bit bus are not enough to maintain high frame rates at 4K with demanding presets. The recorded data indicates that the GPU's performance ceiling is reached at 4K Medium, and even that preset falls below 60 FPS.

The pattern across resolutions is consistent. At every resolution, the GPU is the component that determines whether a preset stays above 60 FPS. The CPU's benchmark percentile of 47 and the GPU's percentile of 60 support this interpretation. The i5-9400 is a capable mid-range processor, but it is not the reason this combo struggles at 4K. The RX 7600 XT's compute resources, 2048 shading units and 22.57 TFLOPS FP32, are the limiting factor at higher resolutions.

Best Settings per Resolution

The best settings are defined as the most demanding preset that still maintains an average FPS at or above the 60 FPS threshold.

At 3840x2160, the best setting is Low, with an average FPS of 79. This is the only preset at 4K that clears the threshold. Medium sits at 56 FPS, just below the line, so it cannot be recommended as a playable option under the 60 FPS rule.

At 2560x1440, the best setting is High, with an average FPS of 76. This is a strong result, as High is a visually demanding preset and it still delivers well above 60 FPS. Low averages 123 FPS and Medium averages 87 FPS, but High is the highest preset that qualifies.

At 1920x1080, the best setting is Ultra, with an average FPS of 78. This is the most demanding preset available, and it stays comfortably above the threshold. High averages 104 FPS, Medium 119 FPS, and Low 163 FPS, but Ultra is the recommended choice for maximum visual quality at 1080p.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The full recorded FPS data is as follows.

At 3840x2160, the High preset averages 49 FPS. Low averages 79 FPS. Medium averages 56 FPS, with a minimum of 48 and a maximum of 65. Ultra averages 37 FPS. The Medium preset at 4K is the only entry with recorded min and max values; the other presets only have averages.

At 2560x1440, High averages 76 FPS. Low averages 123 FPS. Medium averages 87 FPS, with a minimum of 74 and a maximum of 100. Ultra averages 57 FPS. Similar to 4K, only the Medium preset at 1440p has min and max values recorded.

At 1920x1080, High averages 104 FPS. Low averages 163 FPS. Medium averages 119 FPS, with a minimum of 101 and a maximum of 136. Ultra averages 78 FPS.

The Medium preset is the only settings level where the database recorded minimum and maximum frame rates at all three resolutions. The minimum FPS values at 4K, 48 FPS, and at 1440p, 74 FPS, both fall within acceptable ranges for their respective averages. The maximum FPS values of 65 at 4K, 100 at 1440p, and 136 at 1080p show that the combo has headroom in less demanding scenes.

The data also shows that the gap between Low and Ultra is largest at 1080p, where the difference is 85 FPS, and smallest at 4K, where the difference is 42 FPS. This is consistent with the GPU becoming the primary bottleneck at higher resolutions. The frame rate scaling from Low to Ultra is steep at all resolutions, but the absolute values at 1080p are high enough that even the heaviest preset remains playable.