Lockdown Protocol

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 3840x2160, the Intel Core i7-12700K and AMD Radeon RX 570 combination produces its lowest frame rates. With High settings, the average is 22 FPS. Dropping to Medium raises the average to 26 FPS, with a recorded minimum of 22 FPS and a maximum of 30 FPS. Low settings improve the average to 36 FPS. Ultra settings yield the weakest result, averaging 17 FPS. None of these 4K values approach the 60 FPS playability threshold.

Moving to 2560x1440, the same hardware shows meaningful gains but still falls short of 60 FPS across all presets. High settings average 35 FPS. Medium settings average 40 FPS, with a minimum of 34 FPS and a maximum of 46 FPS. Low settings reach an average of 56 FPS, which is close to the playability threshold but still below it. Ultra settings average 26 FPS. The scaling from 4K to 1440p is consistent, with each preset gaining roughly 13 to 14 FPS.

At 1920x1080, the combination finally crosses the playability line. Low settings deliver an average of 77 FPS, which clears the 60 FPS threshold by a substantial margin. Medium settings average 54 FPS, with a minimum of 46 FPS and a maximum of 63 FPS. High settings average 47 FPS. Ultra settings average 36 FPS, the same as the 4K Low result, which indicates the Ultra preset is extremely demanding for this GPU even at 1080p. The recorded data shows that only the Low preset at 1080p is fully playable, while Medium sits just below the threshold.

The difference between 1080p Low and 1080p High is 30 FPS, confirming that preset selection has a larger impact than resolution scaling in many cases. The gap between 1080p Medium and 1080p Ultra is 18 FPS, while the gap between 1440p Medium and 1440p Ultra is 14 FPS. These deltas show that the Ultra preset imposes a heavy load relative to Medium, regardless of resolution.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The CPU portion of this combo sits in the 84th percentile against all CPUs in the database. Its nearest rivals in aggregate benchmark score are the Intel Core i5-13600T, which scores 35305 and trails by 0.1 percent, the Intel Core i7-12700KF at 35365 with a 0.2 percent deficit, the Intel Core i7-13700T at 35403 with a 0.3 percent deficit, and the Intel Core 5 213PE at 35428 with a 0.4 percent deficit. In practical terms, any of these processors would produce nearly identical CPU-bound behavior in Lockdown Protocol. The i7-12700KF is the closest direct sibling, differing only by the absence of integrated graphics, while the i5-13600T and i7-13700T are lower-power variants that land within a fraction of a percent in aggregate performance.

On the GPU side, the Radeon RX 570 sits in the 74th percentile against all GPUs in the database. Its nearest rivals are the AMD Radeon RX 6800M, which scores 28874 and trails by 0.4 percent, the AMD Radeon R9 M295X at 28580 with a 0.7 percent lead over the RX 570, the AMD Radeon RX 470 at 28996 with a 0.8 percent deficit, and the NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 at 28421 with a 1.2 percent lead. The RX 470 is essentially the same GPU architecture with slightly different binning, so users swapping between these two cards would see almost no change in Lockdown Protocol frame rates. The R9 M295X and Quadro RTX 8000 are older or workstation-oriented parts, but their aggregate scores place them in the same performance band. None of these alternatives would meaningfully change the playability verdict at any resolution.

For the combined system, the i7-12700K is far more capable than the RX 570 in aggregate compute terms. The CPU's benchmark scores, including a Cinebench R23 multi-core result of 19784 and a single-core result of 1850.5, place it well above the GPU's aggregate score of 28766. However, in a game like Lockdown Protocol, the GPU is the limiting factor at higher resolutions and presets, so swapping the CPU for any of its nearest rivals would not alter the measured FPS in GPU-bound scenarios.

CPU and GPU Roles

The recorded data shows that resolution scaling is steep, which indicates the GPU is the dominant constraint at 4K and 1440p. At 4K, dropping from High to Low only raises the average from 22 FPS to 36 FPS, a 14 FPS gain. At 1440p, the same preset change raises the average from 35 FPS to 56 FPS, a 21 FPS gain. At 1080p, the gain from High to Low is 30 FPS, going from 47 FPS to 77 FPS. This pattern suggests that as resolution decreases, the GPU has more headroom and the CPU begins to matter more. Yet even at 1080p Low, the RX 570 is still delivering 77 FPS, which is far below what the i7-12700K could theoretically feed in a less GPU-limited scenario.

The preset scaling tells a similar story. At every resolution, Ultra is dramatically slower than Medium. At 4K, Ultra averages 17 FPS versus 26 FPS for Medium, a 9 FPS penalty. At 1440p, Ultra averages 26 FPS versus 40 FPS for Medium, a 14 FPS penalty. At 1080p, Ultra averages 36 FPS versus 54 FPS for Medium, an 18 FPS penalty. These penalties grow as resolution drops, which points to the GPU's shading and memory bandwidth limits rather than CPU throughput. The RX 570 has a memory bandwidth of 224.0 GB/s and a pixel rate of 39.81 GPixel/s, both of which are modest by current standards, and the Ultra preset likely stresses these resources heavily.

The CPU's role becomes visible only in the 1080p Low result. With an average of 77 FPS, the system is still not CPU-bound, since the i7-12700K's multi-threaded and single-threaded scores are high enough to handle far higher frame rates in most titles. The Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 19784 and single-core score of 1850.5, along with a PassMark single-thread score of 4013, indicate that the processor is not the bottleneck at 77 FPS. Therefore, the data supports a conclusion that the RX 570 is the limiting component across all measured configurations, with the CPU contributing little to the observed frame rate differences.

The scaling between resolutions at the same preset further confirms this. For Medium settings, the average FPS goes from 26 at 4K, to 40 at 1440p, to 54 at 1080p. The improvements are roughly linear with the reduction in pixel count, which is characteristic of a GPU-bound workload. The CPU's performance is essentially constant across these resolutions, so any variation is attributable to the GPU's rendering load.

The Verdict

According to the verdict data, this system is not playable at 3840x2160 at any preset. The best 4K result is 36 FPS on Low settings, which is well below the 60 FPS playability threshold. There are no playable settings recorded for 4K.

At 2560x1440, the verdict is also not playable at any preset. The closest result is 56 FPS on Low settings, which misses the 60 FPS threshold by 4 FPS. Medium, High, and Ultra all fall further behind, with averages of 40, 35, and 26 FPS respectively.

At 1920x1080, the system is playable, but only on Low settings. The recorded playable settings list includes Low, with a best settings value of Low and an average FPS of 77. This clears the 60 FPS threshold by 17 FPS. Medium settings average 54 FPS, which is below the threshold, so the system cannot maintain 60 FPS at Medium. High and Ultra are also below 60 FPS, with averages of 47 and 36 FPS respectively.

In summary, the Intel Core i7-12700K and AMD Radeon RX 570 combination can run Lockdown Protocol at 1080p Low with comfortable margin, but it cannot reach 60 FPS at 1080p Medium, nor at any preset at 1440p or 4K.

How This Combo Ranks

The combined system ranks 3544 out of 3714 tested combos in the database for Lockdown Protocol. This places it in the lower portion of the ranking, roughly the 5th percentile of tested configurations. The low rank is consistent with the measured FPS data, which shows that the RX 570 struggles to maintain high frame rates even at 1080p Medium. The i7-12700K is a strong CPU, ranking in the 84th percentile against all CPUs, but the GPU's 74th percentile standing and its modest absolute performance drag the combined rank down.

The rank of 3544 out of 3714 means that the vast majority of tested combos achieve higher frame rates in this game. This is expected for a GPU from the Polaris generation paired with a modern high-end CPU. The CPU's high benchmark scores do not compensate for the GPU's limitations in a frame rate sensitive title like Lockdown Protocol. The data indicates that the GPU is the primary reason for the low combined rank, since the CPU alone would rank much higher if evaluated in isolation.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, there is no preset that reaches 60 FPS. The best measured average is 36 FPS on Low settings, but the verdict data records no playable settings for this resolution. Therefore, no recommended setting exists for 4K.

At 2560x1440, the same situation applies. The best average is 56 FPS on Low settings, which misses the threshold by 4 FPS. No playable settings are recorded, so there is no recommended preset for 1440p.

At 1920x1080, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Low, with an average of 77 FPS. Medium settings average 54 FPS, which is below the threshold, so Low is the only preset that qualifies. The recorded best settings value confirms Low as the optimal choice for 1080p, delivering 77 FPS on average. Users who prioritize visual quality over frame rate could choose Medium, but the resulting 54 FPS average would be below the 60 FPS playability standard used in this database.

FAQ

Q: Can this system run Lockdown Protocol at 1080p?

A: Yes, at 1080p with Low settings, the system averages 77 FPS, which clears the 60 FPS playability threshold.

Q: Is Lockdown Protocol playable at 1440p with this hardware?

A: No. The best 1440p result is 56 FPS on Low settings, which is 4 FPS below the 60 FPS threshold. No playable settings are recorded for 2560x1440.

Q: What is the best preset for 1080p that maintains 60 FPS?

A: Low is the only preset that maintains 60 FPS at 1080p, with an average of 77 FPS. Medium falls to 54 FPS on average.

Q: How does the RX 570 compare to its nearest GPU rivals?

A: The RX 570 has an aggregate benchmark score of 28766. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 6800M, scores 28874 and trails by 0.4 percent, while the AMD Radeon RX 470 scores 28996 and trails by 0.8 percent. The AMD Radeon R9 M295X leads by 0.7 percent with a score of 28580, and the NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 leads by 1.2 percent with a score of 28421.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the bottleneck in this system for Lockdown Protocol?

A: The data indicates the GPU is the limiting component. The i7-12700K ranks in the 84th percentile among all CPUs, while the RX 570 ranks in the 74th percentile among GPUs. The steep frame rate drops at higher resolutions and presets are consistent with GPU-bound behavior.

Q: What is the combined rank of this system in the database for Lockdown Protocol?

A: The system ranks 3544 out of 3714 tested combos, placing it near the bottom of the database for this game.