Lockdown Protocol

The Intel Core Ultra 5 225 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti combination delivers strong performance in Lockdown Protocol, with measured data showing every resolution and preset tested exceeding the 60 FPS playable threshold. The CPU, an Arrow Lake-S part with 10 cores and 10 threads boosting to 4.90 GHz, ranks in the 85th percentile among all CPUs, while the GPU, an Ada Lovelace chip with 12 GB of GDDR6X memory, ranks in the 84th percentile among all GPUs. Benchmark results across 4K, 1440p, and 1080p indicate this combo is well-suited for the game, though the scaling patterns reveal where each component becomes the limiting factor.

FAQ

Q: What is the best settings preset at 4K that maintains at least 60 FPS?

A: The Ultra preset at 3840x2160 averages 67 FPS, which clears the 60 FPS threshold. This makes Ultra the most demanding playable setting at 4K.

Q: How much faster is 1080p compared to 4K at the same settings?

A: At Medium settings, the average FPS jumps from 103 at 3840x2160 to 217 at 1920x1080, representing a 111% increase in frame rate when dropping from 4K to 1080p.

Q: Does the RTX 4070 Ti outperform the RTX 5090 Mobile in this game?

A: Based on GPU benchmark averages, the RTX 4070 Ti scores 44,795, while the RTX 5090 Mobile scores 45,152, a delta of -0.8%. The RTX 5090 Mobile holds a marginal lead in synthetic metrics, but the measured FPS data for Lockdown Protocol comes from the 4070 Ti.

Q: What CPU rival performs nearly identically to the Core Ultra 5 225?

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 5600F has an average benchmark score of 36,945 versus the Core Ultra 5 225’s 36,938, a delta of 0%. The Ryzen 5 5500X3D trails by -0.2%, making these three CPUs effectively interchangeable in aggregate performance.

Q: Is the 4K Ultra preset playable for this combo?

A: Yes, the measured average FPS at 3840x2160 Ultra is 67 FPS, which is above the 60 FPS playable threshold. However, this is the lowest margin of any tested configuration, with only 7 FPS of headroom.

Q: What are the minimum FPS figures recorded at Medium settings?

A: At Medium, the minimum FPS scales from 87 at 4K, to 135 at 1440p, and up to 184 at 1080p. These minimums remain comfortably above 60 FPS at every resolution.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, the Ultra preset delivers an average of 67 FPS, which is the highest quality setting that stays at or above 60 FPS. The High preset averages 90 FPS, Medium averages 103 FPS, and Low averages 144 FPS, but Ultra is the most demanding option that still clears the threshold. The data shows a steep drop-off from Medium to Ultra at 4K, with the 36 FPS difference between 103 and 67 reflecting the heavier shading and post-processing load.

Moving to 2560x1440, the Ultra preset averages 104 FPS, well above the 60 FPS target. This represents a 55% improvement over the 4K Ultra result, demonstrating how resolution scaling benefits this GPU. High averages 139 FPS, Medium 159 FPS, and Low 224 FPS, meaning all presets are viable, but Ultra is the recommended choice for maximum visual fidelity without compromising smoothness.

At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset reaches an average of 142 FPS, nearly double the 4K Ultra figure. High averages 189 FPS, Medium 217 FPS, and Low 305 FPS. The 1080p Ultra result provides a 38 FPS buffer over the 1440p Ultra number, indicating that this resolution is where the RTX 4070 Ti has the most headroom to spare. Across all three resolutions, Ultra is the best playable preset, with the only caveat being the smaller 7 FPS margin at 4K.

CPU and GPU Roles

The scaling between resolutions reveals how the GPU becomes more dominant as pixel count rises. At 1920x1080 Low, the combo produces 305 FPS, which drops to 224 FPS at 2560x1440 Low and 144 FPS at 3840x2160 Low. This 53% reduction from 1080p to 4K at the lowest settings indicates that even at Low preset, the render resolution heavily taxes the RTX 4070 Ti, while the Core Ultra 5 225 has ample headroom to feed frames.

The Medium preset shows a similar pattern with less absolute scaling: 217 FPS at 1080p, 159 FPS at 1440p, and 103 FPS at 4K. The percentage drop from 1440p to 4K is 35%, versus a 27% drop from 1080p to 1440p. This non-linear scaling suggests that memory bandwidth and fill rate constraints begin to emerge at 4K, where the 504.2 GB/s bandwidth and 208.8 GPixel/s pixel rate are more fully utilized.

At Ultra settings, the CPU’s role becomes more visible. The 1080p Ultra average of 142 FPS is only 37% higher than the 4K Ultra average of 67 FPS, compared to the 112% difference at Low settings. This compression indicates that at Ultra, the game’s CPU-bound physics and game logic start to limit performance even at lower resolutions, though the Core Ultra 5 225’s 4.90 GHz boost clock and 20 MB shared L3 cache keep frame rates well above playable levels.

The 4K Ultra result of 67 FPS versus the 4K Medium result of 103 FPS shows a 35% performance penalty from raising settings one step. This heavier hit at 4K suggests the GPU is the primary constraint at that resolution, while at 1080p the same settings change only costs 35% (from 217 to 142 FPS), implying the CPU can mask some of the GPU load at lower pixel counts.

Similar Performance Alternatives

For the CPU, the nearest rivals are all within 0.5% of the Core Ultra 5 225’s average benchmark score of 36,938. The AMD Ryzen 5 5600F matches it exactly with a 0% delta, making it the closest substitute for this game’s CPU workload. The AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D trails by -0.2%, and the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450 by -0.4%, meaning any of these processors would produce nearly identical FPS in Lockdown Protocol’s CPU-bound sections. The Intel Core i9-12900T is also within 0.5%, so users with that chip should see comparable performance.

On the GPU side, the RTX 4070 Ti’s nearest rival is the NVIDIA RTX A6000, which scores 44,075 versus the 4070 Ti’s 44,795, a delta of 1.6% in favor of the 4070 Ti. This indicates the RTX A6000 would deliver slightly lower but similar frame rates in GPU-bound scenarios. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile scores 45,152, just 0.8% higher, so a mobile system with that GPU would be a close match. The AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT and Intel Arc A730M both trail by about 1.3-1.7%, meaning they would produce modestly lower FPS at the same settings.

These rival comparisons matter most at 4K Ultra, where the GPU is the limiting factor. A system with the RTX A6000 would likely see around 66 FPS at 4K Ultra, still above the 60 FPS threshold. At 1080p, where the CPU becomes more relevant, swapping to the Ryzen 5 5600F would yield nearly identical results, since the 0% delta means there is no measurable performance difference.

The Verdict

This PC can run Lockdown Protocol at all tested resolutions and presets, with every configuration clearing the 60 FPS playable threshold. The verdict data shows 3840x2160 Ultra averaging 67 FPS, which is the tightest margin but still playable. At 2560x1440, the Ultra preset averages 104 FPS, providing a comfortable 44 FPS buffer over the threshold. The strongest performance comes at 1920x1080, where Ultra hits 142 FPS, giving an 82 FPS margin.

The lowest recorded minimum FPS across all tests is 87 FPS, which occurs at 4K Medium. This means even in demanding scenes, the frame rate never drops below the playable threshold. For users prioritizing maximum visual quality, 4K Ultra is viable but leaves little room for frame drops. For a smoother experience with higher headroom, 1440p Ultra is the sweet spot, offering 104 FPS average and a 17 FPS margin over the minimum recorded at that setting.

The 4K Low preset averages 144 FPS, which is higher than the 1440p Ultra result of 104 FPS. This suggests that if resolution fidelity matters more than settings, users can drop to Low at 4K and still get excellent frame rates. However, the Ultra preset at 1440p provides a better balance of image quality and performance than Low at 4K, based on the measured data.

How This Combo Ranks

In the benchmark database, this CPU-GPU combination ranks 428 out of 3,714 tested combos for Lockdown Protocol, placing it in the top 11.5% of all systems tested with this game. This rank reflects the balanced pairing of the 85th percentile CPU and 84th percentile GPU, which together avoid severe bottlenecks in either direction. The rank is driven primarily by the GPU’s ability to maintain high frame rates at 4K, where many lower-ranked combos would fall below the 60 FPS threshold.

The 428th rank is respectable but not top-tier, as there are 427 combos that achieve higher average FPS in this game. These would likely include combinations with higher-end GPUs such as the RTX 5090 Mobile’s desktop counterparts or CPUs with more cores. However, for a mid-range desktop setup, this position indicates strong playability across all settings. The rank also suggests that while the RTX 4070 Ti is not the fastest GPU available, its 12 GB memory and 40.09 TFLOPS FP32 performance are sufficient for Lockdown Protocol’s requirements.

The gap between this combo and the top-ranked systems is not quantified in the data, but the 84th percentile GPU rank implies that roughly 16% of tested GPUs could outperform it. This context helps set expectations: the combo is solidly above average but not at the extreme high end.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 3840x2160, the measured average FPS ranges from 144 at Low to 67 at Ultra. The Medium preset provides a minimum FPS of 87 and a maximum of 118, giving a 31 FPS variance. The High preset averages 90 FPS, and the Ultra preset averages 67 FPS with no min/max data recorded. This resolution shows the largest spread between Low and Ultra, with a 77 FPS difference.

At 2560x1440, the averages climb to 224 FPS at Low, 159 FPS at Medium, 139 FPS at High, and 104 FPS at Ultra. The Medium preset records a minimum of 135 FPS and a maximum of 183 FPS, a 48 FPS range. The gap between Low and Ultra narrows to 120 FPS, reflecting the reduced pixel count’s impact on GPU load.

At 1920x1080, the results show 305 FPS at Low, 217 FPS at Medium, 189 FPS at High, and 142 FPS at Ultra. The Medium settings produce a minimum of 184 FPS and a maximum of 249 FPS, a 65 FPS variance. The 1080p Low result of 305 FPS is the highest average recorded in the entire dataset, demonstrating that the Core Ultra 5 225 can drive very high frame rates when the GPU is not the primary constraint.

The min/max data is only available for Medium settings at each resolution, which limits the ability to assess frame pacing at other presets. The 4K Medium min of 87 FPS is the lowest minimum recorded, still 27 FPS above the playable threshold. The 1080p Medium min of 184 FPS is the highest minimum, showing that even in the most demanding scenes at 1080p, the frame rate stays extremely high.