Lockdown Protocol

The Intel Core Ultra 5 225 paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER runs Lockdown Protocol comfortably at every tested resolution and preset — there is no configuration in the dataset where this pairing drops below the 60 FPS playable threshold. Even at 3840x2160 on Ultra settings, the average sits at 73 FPS, and stepping down to 1080p Ultra pushes the average to 154 FPS. The combo ranks 241 out of 3714 tested configurations in this game, placing it in the upper tier of hardware for a title released in March 2024. The RTX 4080 SUPER, with 10240 shading units and 16 GB of GDDR6X on a 256-bit bus delivering 736.3 GB/s of bandwidth, is the clear engine of these results, while the ten-core Arrow Lake CPU sits in the 85th percentile of all CPUs and is more than capable of feeding it in a genre where single-thread speed matters.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the pairing is untouchable by the standards of this game. Low settings average 331 FPS, Medium averages 235 FPS with a floor of 200 and peaks of 270, High averages 205 FPS, and Ultra still delivers 154 FPS. The Medium-preset minimum of 200 FPS is the standout number: even the worst measured moments at 1080p run at more than three times the 60 FPS playable threshold.

At 2560x1440, the averages remain exceptionally high. Low settings return 243 FPS, Medium 172 FPS with a minimum of 147 and a maximum of 198, High 151 FPS, and Ultra 113 FPS. The Ultra average at 1440p is nearly identical to the 4K Medium average, which indicates the RTX 4080 SUPER's 52.22 TFLOPS of FP32 throughput and 285.6 GPixel/s pixel rate absorb the resolution increase without the game becoming GPU-bound in a problematic way.

At 3840x2160, every preset stays playable. Low averages 157 FPS, Medium 111 FPS with a minimum of 95 and a maximum of 128, High 97 FPS, and Ultra 73 FPS. The Medium-preset minimum of 95 FPS is the most instructive frame-time figure in the dataset: even at native 4K, the slowest measured frames never approached the 60 FPS line. Ultra at 73 FPS average clears the threshold with headroom to spare, though it is the only result that sits close enough to it that background overhead or a driver regression could matter.

Across all three resolutions, the scaling pattern is consistent and healthy. Doubling the pixel count from 1080p to 4K costs roughly half the frame rate at every preset — 154 to 73 at Ultra, 235 to 111 at Medium, 331 to 157 at Low — which is textbook GPU-bound scaling and confirmation that the Core Ultra 5 225 is not bottlenecking the pipeline at any setting.

FAQ

Q: Can this PC run Lockdown Protocol at 4K Ultra settings?

A: Yes. The pairing averages 73 FPS at 3840x2160 on Ultra, above the 60 FPS playable threshold. Every other 4K preset performs better still, with Low reaching 157 FPS.

Q: Which preset should be used at 1440p?

A: Ultra. It averages 113 FPS at 2560x1440, nearly twice the playable threshold, so there is no reason to sacrifice visual quality at this resolution.

Q: Is the CPU fast enough for this game?

A: The data indicates yes. The Core Ultra 5 225 sits in the 85th percentile of all CPUs, scores 4412 in PassMark single-thread and 3655 in Cinebench R23 single-core, and the consistent GPU-bound scaling across resolutions shows it keeps pace with the RTX 4080 SUPER.

Q: How does this combo rank against other tested configurations in Lockdown Protocol?

A: It ranks 241 out of 3714 tested combinations, placing it among the top performers recorded for this game.

Q: Does the frame rate ever dip below 60 FPS?

A: No measured result falls below 60 FPS. The lowest recorded figures are the minimums at 4K Medium (95 FPS) and 1440p Medium (147 FPS); no other preset reports sub-threshold lows.

Q: How close is the RTX 4080 SUPER to its rivals in benchmark terms?

A: Very close. Its average benchmark score of 54209 is within 0.1 percent of the RTX 4080, 1.1 percent of the Radeon Pro W5700X, 2.7 percent of the RX 6750 GRE 12 GB, and 2.8 percent of the Radeon 8060S.

Similar Performance Alternatives

On the CPU side, the Core Ultra 5 225's average benchmark score of 36938 lands it in a remarkably tight cluster. The AMD Ryzen 5 5600F scores 36945 — a 0 percent delta — meaning it would behave essentially identically as a gaming host for this title. The Ryzen 5 5500X3D sits 0.2 percent ahead, the Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450 0.4 percent ahead, and the Core i9-12900T 0.5 percent ahead. All four are statistically interchangeable partners for the RTX 4080 SUPER in Lockdown Protocol; the measured frame rates would shift by fractions of a frame, not by presets.

On the GPU side, the RTX 4080 SUPER (average score 54209, 86th percentile versus all GPUs) is effectively matched by the original RTX 4080 at 54247, just 0.1 percent ahead. The Radeon Pro W5700X is 1.1 percent ahead, the RX 6750 GRE 12 GB 2.7 percent ahead, and the Radeon 8060S 2.8 percent ahead on aggregate benchmark score. Anyone building around any of these cards should expect the same verdict: every resolution and every preset of Lockdown Protocol playable, with 4K Ultra averaging in the low-to-mid 70s and 1080p Ultra well past 150 FPS.

Because the game scales in a GPU-bound fashion across this dataset, swapping in any of these nearest-rival GPUs while keeping the Core Ultra 5 225 — or swapping in any of the rival CPUs while keeping the 4080 SUPER — should preserve the overall conclusion, with only marginal shifts in the exact averages.

How This Combo Ranks

Out of 3714 tested combinations in Lockdown Protocol, the Core Ultra 5 225 plus RTX 4080 SUPER ranks 241st. That is a strong placement: fewer than one in fourteen tested combos outranks it. The result aligns with the individual component standings — the CPU sits in the 85th percentile of all CPUs and the GPU in the 86th percentile of all GPUs — so the pairing performs exactly where its parts suggest it should, with no sign of a platform-level mismatch.

The ranking also contextualizes the raw frame rates. A 241st-place combo averaging 154 FPS at 1080p Ultra and 73 FPS at 4K Ultra indicates Lockdown Protocol is a title where upper-tier hardware separates cleanly from the midrange, and this configuration lands firmly on the winning side of that divide.

The Verdict

Yes — this PC runs Lockdown Protocol at every tested resolution and preset. The verdict data is unambiguous: at 1920x1080, all four presets (Low, Medium, High, Ultra) clear 60 FPS, with Ultra at 154 FPS. At 2560x1440, all four presets again clear the threshold, with Ultra at 113 FPS. At 3840x2160, all four presets remain playable, with Ultra at 73 FPS and the best-settings recommendation being Ultra at every resolution.

The short version: there is no compromise to be made. Maximum settings at native 4K is the ceiling, and even that ceiling sits comfortably above the playable line. Players targeting high-refresh 1080p or 1440p play will find the Medium and High presets deliver 172 to 235 FPS and 151 to 205 FPS respectively — frame rates that justify high-refresh displays. The measured minimums reinforce the verdict: 95 FPS at 4K Medium and 147 FPS at 1440p Medium mean the experience stays smooth even in the slowest recorded moments.

Best Settings per Resolution

• 1920x1080 — Ultra, 154 FPS average. The most demanding preset stays well over double the playable threshold; nothing is gained by lowering settings except raw frame rate for very high refresh setups.
• 2560x1440 — Ultra, 113 FPS average. Nearly twice the threshold at maximum settings; Ultra is the clear recommendation at this resolution.
• 3840x2160 — Ultra, 73 FPS average. Even at native 4K, the top preset clears 60 FPS. Players wanting extra margin can drop to High for 97 FPS or Medium for 111 FPS with a measured minimum of 95 FPS, but Ultra remains playable as tested.

In every case the answer is the same preset: Ultra. The RTX 4080 SUPER's 16 GB of GDDR6X and 736.3 GB/s of memory bandwidth, combined with a CPU in the 85th percentile, make Lockdown Protocol a title this pairing simply does not struggle with.