Lockdown Protocol

FAQ

Q: What is the best preset for Lockdown Protocol at 1920x1080 with this hardware?

A: The Intel Core i7-12700K paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER reaches an average of 82 FPS at Ultra settings in 1920x1080, making Ultra the highest playable preset at that resolution.

Q: Can this combo handle 2560x1440?

A: Yes. The database shows all four tested presets (Low, Medium, High, Ultra) clear the 60 FPS playable threshold at 2560x1440. Ultra averages exactly 60 FPS, so it is the best settings choice at this resolution.

Q: What happens at 3840x2160?

A: At 4K, only Low settings stay above 60 FPS, with an average of 83 FPS. Medium drops to 59 FPS average, High falls to 51 FPS, and Ultra sits at 39 FPS.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU more important for this game?

A: The recorded data shows the GPU becomes the limiting factor as resolution increases. At 1920x1080, the combo delivers 175 FPS on Low, while at 3840x2160 the same Low preset drops to 83 FPS, a reduction of over half, indicating strong GPU dependence at higher resolutions.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested systems?

A: The combo ranks 2165 out of 3714 tested combinations in Lockdown Protocol, placing it in the lower half of the database.

Q: What is the launch MSRP of these components?

A: The CPU had a launch MSRP of $409, and the GPU had a launch MSRP of 499 USD.

Best Settings per Resolution

The playable threshold in the database is 60 FPS. The most demanding preset that remains at or above this level is the recommended choice for each resolution.

At 1920x1080, Ultra settings are fully playable. The measured average is 82 FPS, which clears the threshold by a comfortable margin. This is the highest preset tested, so no further compromise is needed.

At 2560x1440, Ultra also reaches the playable threshold, but exactly at 60 FPS average. The database records this as the best settings option, though it leaves no headroom for demanding scenes. Medium and High are safer alternatives, with averages of 91 FPS and 80 FPS respectively.

At 3840x2160, the situation changes. Ultra averages 39 FPS, High averages 51 FPS, and Medium averages 59 FPS, all below the 60 FPS threshold. Only Low clears it, with an average of 83 FPS. Low is therefore the only recommended preset at 4K.

The scaling pattern is clear: as resolution increases, the settings ceiling drops from Ultra at 1080p to Ultra at 1440p (with zero margin) to Low at 4K.

CPU and GPU Roles

The benchmark results indicate that the GPU is the dominant factor for Lockdown Protocol at higher resolutions, while the CPU has more influence at lower resolutions.

Consider the Low preset across resolutions. At 1920x1080, the average is 175 FPS. At 2560x1440, it drops to 129 FPS. At 3840x2160, it falls to 83 FPS. The gap between 1080p and 1440p is 46 FPS, and the gap between 1440p and 4K is another 46 FPS. This consistent drop with each resolution step points to rendering load scaling with pixel count, which is primarily a GPU workload.

The same pattern appears on Medium settings. At 1080p, the average is 125 FPS. At 1440p, it is 91 FPS. At 4K, it is 59 FPS. The drop from 1440p to 4K is 32 FPS, pushing the frame rate below the playable threshold. This suggests that at 4K, the RTX 2070 SUPER is saturated, and no amount of CPU headroom can recover the lost frames.

The Intel Core i7-12700K is not the bottleneck in these measurements. The CPU's multi-threaded and single-threaded scores are strong, with a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 19784 and a single-core score of 1850.5. At 1080p, the combo reaches 175 FPS on Low, which is high enough that CPU overhead could matter, but the scaling pattern across resolutions shows the GPU taking over as the limiting factor once pixel count rises.

At 1440p Ultra, the average sits at exactly 60 FPS. This is a borderline case. The GPU is delivering just enough throughput at this resolution and preset, and the CPU is not shown to be holding it back. At 4K, no preset above Low reaches 60 FPS, which reinforces that the GPU is the constraint.

In summary, the RTX 2070 SUPER is the component that determines playability at 1440p and 4K, while at 1080p the CPU still has enough headroom to allow very high frame rates.

The Verdict

This PC can run Lockdown Protocol, but the experience depends heavily on resolution and settings.

At 1920x1080, the answer is a clear yes. Every preset tested, from Low to Ultra, clears the 60 FPS threshold. Ultra averages 82 FPS, which is a strong result for a demanding preset. Players at 1080p have full freedom to choose any settings level.

At 2560x1440, the answer is also yes, but with a caveat. All four presets clear 60 FPS, including Ultra at exactly 60 FPS average. This means the system can run the game at 1440p Ultra, but the margin is thin. Medium at 91 FPS or High at 80 FPS would provide more consistent performance in scenes with heavy action.

At 3840x2160, the answer is only yes on Low settings. Low averages 83 FPS, which is playable. Medium drops just below the threshold at 59 FPS, High falls to 51 FPS, and Ultra is at 39 FPS. For 4K gaming, the settings must be reduced to Low to maintain 60 FPS.

The database verdict lists Low as the only playable preset at 4K, while at 1440p and 1080p all tested presets are playable. This is a system that can handle the game well at 1080p and 1440p, but struggles at 4K beyond the lowest settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The recorded data includes exact average, minimum, and maximum frame rates for Medium settings at each resolution. Other presets have only average values recorded.

1920x1080:

• Low: 175 FPS average
• Medium: 125 FPS average, 106 FPS minimum, 143 FPS maximum
• High: 109 FPS average
• Ultra: 82 FPS average

2560x1440:

• Low: 129 FPS average
• Medium: 91 FPS average, 78 FPS minimum, 105 FPS maximum
• High: 80 FPS average
• Ultra: 60 FPS average

3840x2160:

• Low: 83 FPS average
• Medium: 59 FPS average, 50 FPS minimum, 68 FPS maximum
• High: 51 FPS average
• Ultra: 39 FPS average

The Medium preset data is the most complete. At 1080p, the minimum of 106 FPS is well above the playable threshold. At 1440p, the minimum of 78 FPS still clears 60 FPS. At 4K, the minimum of 50 FPS drops below the threshold, matching the average of 59 FPS being just under playable.

The frame rate deltas between presets are consistent. At 1080p, moving from Low to Medium costs 50 FPS, from Medium to High costs 16 FPS, and from High to Ultra costs 27 FPS. At 1440p, the same steps cost 38, 11, and 20 FPS. At 4K, the steps cost 24, 8, and 12 FPS. The cost of each settings tier shrinks as resolution rises, which is typical of GPU-bound scenarios where the base frame rate is already lower.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database of tested combinations for Lockdown Protocol, this pairing of Intel Core i7-12700K and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER ranks 2165 out of 3714 combos. This places it in the lower half of all tested systems.

The percentile data for the individual components provides context. The CPU sits at the 84th percentile among all CPUs, meaning it is stronger than most processors in the database. The GPU sits at the 65th percentile among all GPUs. The combo rank of 2165 out of 3714, roughly the 42nd percentile, is lower than both individual component percentiles. This suggests that the GPU holds the combo back relative to what the CPU alone could achieve.

The measured frame rates support this interpretation. At 1080p, the system delivers 175 FPS on Low and 82 FPS on Ultra, which are solid numbers. At 4K, it falls to 83 FPS on Low and 39 FPS on Ultra. The GPU's 8 GB of GDDR6 memory and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth are likely contributing factors at higher resolutions, though the database does not isolate memory capacity as a variable.

The rank of 2165 indicates that many other tested combinations deliver higher frame rates in this game. However, the rank does not account for the settings or resolution at which those other combos were measured. The absolute frame rates recorded here show a playable experience at 1080p and 1440p, which is what matters for practical use.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The nearest rivals in the database for the CPU and GPU provide a sense of what other hardware would behave similarly.

For the Intel Core i7-12700K, the closest matches by average benchmark score are:

• Intel Core i5-13600T, with a delta of -0.1%
• Intel Core i7-12700KF, with a delta of -0.2%
• Intel Core i7-13700T, with a delta of -0.3%
• Intel Core 5 213PE, with a delta of -0.4%

The i7-12700KF is essentially the same chip without integrated graphics, so its performance in Lockdown Protocol would be nearly identical. The i5-13600T and i7-13700T are lower-power variants that score within fractions of a percent of the i7-12700K, meaning the CPU would not be the differentiator in frame rates.

For the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER, the nearest rivals are:

• NVIDIA Quadro M4000M, with a delta of -1%
• NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile, with a delta of -1.2%
• Intel Arc B570, with a delta of -1.3%
• Intel Arc A750, with a delta of -1.5%

These GPUs all score within 1.5% of the RTX 2070 SUPER in average benchmark score. A system with any of these GPUs paired with a comparable CPU would likely produce frame rates very close to those recorded here. The RTX 3070 Mobile is a laptop part, so its performance in a desktop context may vary with thermal and power limits, but the database scores place it on par with the RTX 2070 SUPER.

For a system builder looking at similar performance, swapping the CPU to any of the four listed rivals would change results by less than half a percent. Swapping the GPU to any of its four rivals would change results by at most 1.5%. This means the measured FPS breakdown above is representative of a wider cluster of hardware combinations, not just this exact pairing.