Lockdown Protocol

FAQ

Q: Can the Intel Core i5-9400 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4 GB run Lockdown Protocol at 1080p?

A: Yes. At 1920x1080, the combo delivers 112 avg FPS on Low, 80 avg FPS on Medium, and 70 avg FPS on High, all above the 60 FPS playable threshold. Ultra settings drop to 52 avg FPS, which is below the threshold.

Q: What is the best playable setting at 1440p for this combination?

A: At 2560x1440, only the Low preset stays at or above 60 FPS, with an average of 82 FPS. Medium falls just short at 59 avg FPS, and High and Ultra produce 51 and 38 avg FPS respectively.

Q: Is 4K gaming possible with this hardware?

A: No. At 3840x2160, even the Low preset only reaches 53 avg FPS, which is below the 60 FPS threshold. High, Medium, and Ultra presets produce 33, 38, and 25 avg FPS respectively. The verdict data lists no playable settings at this resolution.

Q: How does the CPU compare to similar processors in the database?

A: The Intel Core i5-9400 holds a 47th percentile ranking among all CPUs in the database, with an average benchmark score of 2254. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core i7-1068NG7, scores 2259, a delta of -0.2%, while the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 scores 2246, a delta of 0.4%. Performance is tightly clustered with these peers.

Q: What is the GPU's percentile position?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4 GB sits at the 50th percentile among all GPUs in the database. It has no listed nearest rivals in the recorded data, but its average benchmark score is listed as 0 in the database, meaning the percentile is based on other recorded metrics.

Q: Which resolution gives the highest average frame rate for this system?

A: The highest recorded average frame rate is 112 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 with the Low preset. This is the only recorded configuration to exceed 100 FPS in the measured data.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The CPU-side data places the Intel Core i5-9400 among a tight cluster of comparable processors. Its average benchmark score of 2254 is nearly identical to the Intel Core i7-1068NG7 at 2259, a difference of only -0.2%. The Intel Core i7-10710U scores 2248, which is 0.3% behind the i5-9400, and the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 scores 2246, a 0.4% gap. The Intel Core i3-10305 scores 2264, putting it 0.4% ahead. For Lockdown Protocol, any of these CPUs would likely produce similar CPU-bound behavior, though the game's frame rates at the tested settings are more heavily influenced by the GPU at higher resolutions.

The GPU has no nearest rivals listed in the database, so direct comparisons for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4 GB are not available from the recorded data. The GPU sits at the 50th percentile among all GPUs, meaning half of the tested graphics cards rank above it and half below. In practice, the measured FPS results show that this GPU, paired with the i5-9400, is firmly a 1080p-oriented configuration for Lockdown Protocol, with playable performance at 1440p only on the lowest preset.

CPU and GPU Roles

The recorded data shows a clear pattern of GPU-bound scaling as resolution increases. At 1920x1080, the difference between Low and Ultra presets is substantial: 112 avg FPS on Low versus 52 avg FPS on Ultra, a gap of 60 FPS. This wide spread indicates that the GPU's workload scales heavily with settings at this resolution, while the CPU has enough headroom to feed the graphics card.

Moving to 2560x1440, the same preset spread narrows in absolute terms but remains significant. Low produces 82 avg FPS and Ultra produces 38 avg FPS, a difference of 44 FPS. The Medium preset lands at 59 avg FPS, just one frame below the playable threshold. This suggests that at 1440p, the GPU is still the dominant factor, but the CPU's six cores and six threads begin to show limits as the frame rate targets rise.

At 3840x2160, all presets fall below 60 FPS. Low reaches 53 avg FPS, Medium 38, High 33, and Ultra 25. The narrowing of the gap between Low and Ultra at 4K, from 60 FPS at 1080p to 28 FPS at 4K, indicates that the GPU is fully saturated at this resolution. The CPU is no longer the limiting factor; the RTX 3050 4 GB simply cannot push enough frames at 4K regardless of settings. The recorded data therefore shows a GPU-first bottleneck at 1440p and 4K, with the CPU playing a larger relative role only at 1080p where frame rates are high enough to expose processor limitations.

The Verdict

The data shows that this PC can run Lockdown Protocol at 1920x1080 with High settings, delivering an average of 70 FPS, which clears the 60 FPS playable threshold. The Low and Medium presets also clear the threshold with 112 and 80 avg FPS respectively. Ultra at 1080p falls short at 52 avg FPS. At 2560x1440, only the Low preset is playable, with 82 avg FPS, while Medium misses the threshold by a single frame at 59 avg FPS. At 3840x2160, no preset reaches 60 FPS; the best recorded result is 53 avg FPS on Low. The verdict by resolution confirms this: 1080p supports High as the best playable preset, 1440p supports only Low, and 4K has no playable settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the recorded data shows the following averages: Low produces 112 FPS, Medium produces 80 FPS with a minimum of 68 and a maximum of 92, High produces 70 FPS, and Ultra produces 52 FPS. Minimum and maximum values are only recorded for the Medium preset at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, Low produces 82 FPS, Medium produces 59 FPS with a minimum of 50 and a maximum of 67, High produces 51 FPS, and Ultra produces 38 FPS. Again, the Medium preset is the only one with recorded minimum and maximum values.

At 3840x2160, Low produces 53 FPS, Medium produces 38 FPS with a minimum of 32 and a maximum of 43, High produces 33 FPS, and Ultra produces 25 FPS. The Medium preset has the only recorded minimum and maximum values at this resolution as well.

Across all resolutions, the Medium preset is the only one with full min/max data. The minimum recorded frame rate anywhere in the dataset is 32 FPS, occurring at 4K Medium, while the maximum recorded frame rate is 92 FPS, occurring at 1080p Medium.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is High, with an average of 70 FPS. This is the recommended setting for this resolution, as it provides a comfortable margin above the 60 FPS threshold while offering better visual quality than Medium or Low. Ultra is not playable at 52 avg FPS.

At 2560x1440, the only preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Low, with an average of 82 FPS. Medium falls one frame short at 59 avg FPS, making it technically below the playable threshold. High at 51 FPS and Ultra at 38 FPS are not viable for smooth gameplay.

At 3840x2160, no preset reaches 60 FPS. The best result is Low at 53 avg FPS, which is below the playable threshold. Medium, High, and Ultra produce 38, 33, and 25 avg FPS respectively. The verdict data confirms there are no playable settings at this resolution.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i5-9400 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4 GB ranks 3269 out of 3714 tested combos in Lockdown Protocol. This places the system in the lower portion of the database, around the 12th percentile of tested combinations. The ranking reflects the GPU's 4 GB memory capacity and its overall position at the 50th percentile among all GPUs, combined with a CPU that sits at the 47th percentile among all CPUs.

The recorded frame rates support this ranking. The system is fully playable at 1080p on High, which is a solid result for a mid-range configuration, but it struggles at higher resolutions. At 1440p, only Low is playable, and at 4K, no settings achieve 60 FPS. The 4 GB memory buffer on the RTX 3050 likely contributes to the steep drop-off at higher resolutions, where texture data and geometry demands exceed what the card can efficiently handle. For Lockdown Protocol specifically, this combo is best suited to 1080p gaming, with the data showing a clear ceiling at 1440p and above.