Lockdown Protocol

The Intel Core i7-14700F paired with the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT delivers a versatile 1080p and 1440p gaming experience in Lockdown Protocol, with the data showing this combination can handle the game’s most demanding presets at those resolutions while maintaining frame rates well above the 60 FPS playability threshold. At 4K, the combo becomes more constrained, requiring a drop to Medium settings to stay comfortably playable. The benchmark results, drawn from measured data, paint a clear picture of a system that is capable at high refresh rates for standard resolutions but hits a performance ceiling when pushing pixel counts to Ultra HD.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data for this combination shows a clear scaling pattern across the three resolutions and four quality presets tested. At 1920x1080, the system is overwhelmingly fast: the Low preset produces an average of 189.1 FPS, which is the highest frame rate recorded in the entire dataset. Moving up through the presets, Medium delivers 135.7 FPS, High drops to 116.7 FPS, and Ultra still manages an impressive 88.4 FPS average. Every single 1080p preset clears the 60 FPS threshold by a substantial margin, with even the most demanding settings leaving more than 28 FPS of headroom.

Stepping up to 2560x1440, performance remains strong but the scaling curve becomes steeper. The Low preset averages 139.9 FPS, which represents only a 26% reduction compared to the same preset at 1080p. Medium follows at 99.4 FPS, High at 84.4 FPS, and Ultra at 67.7 FPS. The Ultra preset at 1440p is the first configuration in the dataset that approaches the 60 FPS threshold, though it still clears it by 7.7 FPS on average. The gap between Low and Ultra at this resolution is 72.2 FPS, indicating that the quality settings have a significant impact on performance.

At 3840x2160, the picture changes dramatically. The Ultra preset falls to 40.2 FPS average, which is below the playable threshold and represents a 40.6% drop compared to the same preset at 1440p. High settings at 4K produce 58.8 FPS average, narrowly missing the 60 FPS target. Medium delivers 67.1 FPS, which is the highest playable average at this resolution, while Low produces 92 FPS. The spread between Low and Ultra at 4K is 51.8 FPS, the largest relative gap in the dataset, suggesting that the GPU becomes the limiting factor when pixel count rises. No minimum or maximum FPS values were recorded for any configuration, so the analysis rests entirely on average frame rates.

How This Combo Ranks

Within the benchmark database, this specific CPU-GPU combination ranks 1941st out of 3714 tested combos for Lockdown Protocol. That places it in the 47.7th percentile of all tested systems, meaning roughly 52% of tested configurations perform better in this game. The ranking reflects a mid-pack position that is more than adequate for mainstream gaming but not competitive with high-end enthusiast builds.

The percentile rankings of the individual components help contextualize this combo rank. The Intel Core i7-14700F sits at the 91st percentile among all CPUs, indicating that the processor is a strong performer relative to the broader CPU market. The AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, by contrast, sits at the 72nd percentile among all GPUs. The combination of a top-tier CPU with a solidly mid-range GPU results in a system that is likely bottlenecked by the graphics card in most gaming scenarios, which aligns with the measured FPS scaling that shows larger performance drops as resolution increases. The combo rank being lower than either component's individual percentile suggests that the GPU is holding back the overall system performance in this title.

Best Settings per Resolution

The data identifies the most demanding preset that maintains at least 60 FPS average for each resolution. At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset is the best choice, delivering 88.4 FPS average. This is the highest quality setting available, and the system clears the threshold by 28.4 FPS, leaving substantial headroom for demanding scenes or background tasks.

At 2560x1440, the Ultra preset also qualifies, with an average of 67.7 FPS. This clears the 60 FPS threshold by 7.7 FPS, which is a modest but workable margin. Gamers who prefer maximum visual fidelity at 1440p can run Ultra, though the smaller headroom means occasional dips below the threshold are possible in heavy moments. The High preset at this resolution delivers 84.4 FPS and offers a safer margin for those who prioritize consistency.

At 3840x2160, the Medium preset is the highest quality option that stays playable, averaging 67.1 FPS. The High preset falls short at 58.8 FPS, just 1.2 FPS below the target. Ultra is not viable at 4K, with its 40.2 FPS average representing a significant shortfall. The Low preset at 4K averages 92 FPS and provides the smoothest experience, but Medium offers the best balance of visual quality and performance for 4K gaming on this hardware.

Similar Performance Alternatives

Looking at the nearest rivals for the CPU and GPU individually provides context for what other hardware combinations might produce similar results. The Intel Core i7-14700F has an average benchmark score of 53620, and its closest competitors are the Intel Xeon 6505P with an average score of 53701, the Intel Xeon Phi 7290 at 53469, the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X at 53288, and the AMD EPYC 7313P at 53206. The deltas are remarkably small: the Xeon 6505P is just 0.2% faster, the Xeon Phi 7290 is 0.3% slower, the Ryzen 9 7900X is 0.6% slower, and the EPYC 7313P is 0.8% slower. Any of these CPUs would perform nearly identically to the i7-14700F in Lockdown Protocol, assuming the same GPU is used.

On the GPU side, the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT has an average benchmark score of 27425. Its nearest rivals are the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile at 27435 (0% difference), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 at 27565 (0.5% faster), the NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell at 27135 (1.1% slower), and the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 at 27839 (1.5% faster). The RTX 3090 being this close in score is notable, as it is a much larger card in terms of die size and power, but the average benchmark scores indicate similar real-world performance in this context. Swapping the RX 6700 XT for any of these GPUs would produce frame rates within a couple of percent of what the measured data shows.

CPU and GPU Roles

The scaling between resolutions and presets reveals which component is doing the heavy lifting in Lockdown Protocol. The CPU's benchmark position at the 91st percentile against all processors, combined with its 20 cores and 28 threads, suggests it is more than capable of feeding frames to the GPU. The GPU, at the 72nd percentile, is the more likely performance limiter.

The data supports this conclusion. At 1920x1080, where CPU load is typically higher relative to GPU load, the system produces very high frame rates across all presets, with the Low preset hitting 189.1 FPS. The fact that even the Ultra preset at 1080p averages 88.4 FPS indicates that the CPU can handle the game's logic and draw calls without bottlenecking the GPU. As resolution increases to 2560x1440, the frame rates drop by roughly 25-30% across presets, which is consistent with the GPU working harder to fill more pixels.

The transition to 3840x2160 makes the GPU bottleneck unmistakable. The Ultra preset drops from 67.7 FPS at 1440p to 40.2 FPS at 4K, a 40.6% reduction. The High preset at 4K produces 58.8 FPS, which is below the playable threshold, while the same preset at 1440p delivers 84.4 FPS. This steep decline at 4K is characteristic of a GPU-bound scenario, where the RX 6700 XT's 12 GB of memory and 384.0 GB/s bandwidth are insufficient to maintain high frame rates at extreme pixel counts. The CPU's role becomes less relevant at 4K because the GPU is the limiting factor, and the scaling data confirms that this game becomes progressively more GPU-dependent as resolution rises.

The Verdict

This PC can run Lockdown Protocol, but the experience varies significantly by resolution and settings. At 1920x1080, all four presets are playable, with the Ultra preset averaging 88.4 FPS. This is the ideal resolution for this hardware, offering maximum quality with ample performance headroom.

At 2560x1440, the system also clears the 60 FPS threshold at every preset, with Ultra averaging 67.7 FPS. This makes 1440p Ultra a viable option, though the margin is tighter than at 1080p. The High preset at 84.4 FPS provides a more comfortable buffer for those who prefer consistency over maximum quality.

At 3840x2160, the verdict is mixed. The Medium preset averages 67.1 FPS and is fully playable, while the Low preset at 92 FPS offers the smoothest 4K experience. However, the High preset falls short at 58.8 FPS, and the Ultra preset at 40.2 FPS is not viable for playable frame rates. The data shows that 4K gaming on this combo requires accepting Medium settings as the ceiling for quality. Overall, this system is a strong 1080p and 1440p performer, with limited but functional 4K capability.