Lockdown Protocol

The Intel Core Ultra 5 245 paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER is a combination that delivers playable frame rates across most of the tested spectrum in Lockdown Protocol, but 4K Ultra remains out of reach. The recorded data shows that the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS at 3840x2160 is Low, which averages 75 FPS. At 2560x1440, the High preset averages 72 FPS, and at 1920x1080, the Ultra preset averages 74 FPS. This means the system is fully capable of running the game smoothly at 1080p and 1440p with high visual quality, while 4K requires a significant drop in settings to maintain fluidity.

Best Settings per Resolution

The most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS at each resolution is as follows. At 3840x2160, the Low preset averages 75 FPS, making it the only playable option at that resolution. The Medium preset falls to 53 FPS average, which is below the 60 FPS threshold. The High preset averages 47 FPS and Ultra averages 35 FPS. The data indicates a clear hierarchy: 4K demands Low settings for consistent smoothness.

At 2560x1440, the High preset averages 72 FPS, which is the most demanding playable option. Low averages 117 FPS, Medium averages 83 FPS, and Ultra averages 54 FPS. The High preset offers the best balance of visual fidelity and performance at this resolution. The gap between High and Ultra is substantial, with Ultra dropping 18 FPS below High.

At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset averages 74 FPS, making it the most demanding playable option. High averages 99 FPS, Medium averages 113 FPS, and Low averages 159 FPS. This is the only resolution where the maximum preset clears the 60 FPS threshold comfortably. The scaling from Low to Ultra shows a drop of 85 FPS, but even the lowest playable preset at 1080p, which is Ultra, remains well above the target.

CPU and GPU Roles

The benchmark results indicate that the GPU is the dominant factor in Lockdown Protocol at higher resolutions, while the CPU becomes more relevant at lower resolutions. The scaling between resolutions shows this clearly. At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset averages 74 FPS, while at 2560x1440, the same preset averages 54 FPS, a drop of 20 FPS. At 3840x2160, Ultra averages 35 FPS, another drop of 19 FPS. The GPU handles the increasing pixel count, and the RTX 2060 SUPER shows its limits as resolution climbs.

At 1920x1080, the CPU can feed the GPU adequately. The Core Ultra 5 245 with 14 cores and 14 threads has a boost clock of 5.10 GHz, and the recorded Cinebench R23 scores of 32924 multi-core and 4648 single-core indicate strong processing power. In contrast, at 3840x2160, the GPU becomes the bottleneck, as seen in the drastic reduction in average FPS across all presets. The difference between Low and Ultra at 4K is 40 FPS, while at 1080p, the difference between Low and Ultra is 85 FPS. This suggests that at lower resolutions, the CPU and GPU work more evenly, but at 4K, the GPU is the limiting factor.

The Medium preset at 2560x1440 averages 83 FPS with a minimum of 70 FPS and maximum of 95 FPS, while at 3840x2160, the same preset averages 53 FPS with a minimum of 45 FPS and maximum of 62 FPS. The wider frame time variance at 4K Medium indicates the GPU is struggling to maintain consistent output. For players targeting 1440p, the CPU has enough headroom, as the High preset averages 72 FPS, only slightly below the 1080p High average of 99 FPS.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 3840x2160, the recorded data shows an average of 47 FPS on High with no minimum or maximum values recorded. The Medium preset averages 53 FPS, with a minimum of 45 FPS and maximum of 62 FPS. Low averages 75 FPS, and Ultra averages 35 FPS. The Low preset is the only one that clears the 60 FPS threshold. The Medium preset’s minimum of 45 FPS indicates that even when the average is close to playable, dips can occur.

At 2560x1440, High averages 72 FPS, Low averages 117 FPS, Medium averages 83 FPS with a minimum of 70 FPS and maximum of 95 FPS, and Ultra averages 54 FPS. The High preset maintains a comfortable margin above 60 FPS, and the Medium preset shows a minimum of 70 FPS, which is stable. The Ultra preset falls below the threshold, averaging 54 FPS.

At 1920x1080, High averages 99 FPS, Low averages 159 FPS, Medium averages 113 FPS with a minimum of 96 FPS and maximum of 130 FPS, and Ultra averages 74 FPS. All presets at 1080p exceed 60 FPS. The Medium preset’s minimum of 96 FPS is particularly strong, showing no drops below the target. The Ultra preset, while the lowest of the four, still averages 74 FPS, which is 14 FPS above the playable threshold.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The nearest rivals for the Intel Core Ultra 5 245 provide context for its processing capability. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5755G has an average score of 49196, which is 0.4% lower than the Core Ultra 5 245’s average benchmark score of 48995. The AMD Ryzen 9 7900 scores 49228, 0.5% lower. The Intel Xeon Gold 5318H scores 48698, 0.6% higher, and the Intel Core i5-14600K scores 48618, 0.8% higher. These deltas are minimal, meaning any of these CPUs would behave similarly in Lockdown Protocol, with no significant performance advantage in either direction.

For the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER, the nearest rivals are the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile with an average score of 18159, 0.4% lower than the RTX 2060 SUPER’s 18093. The AMD Radeon Pro 5700 scores 18189, 0.5% lower. The AMD Radeon RX 460 scores 18373, 1.5% higher, and the Intel Arc A770M scores 18383, 1.6% higher. The RTX 2060 SUPER sits in a tight band where the nearest alternatives are all within 1.6% of its performance. This means that swapping to any of these GPUs would yield nearly identical frame rates in Lockdown Protocol. The RTX 3060 Mobile and Radeon Pro 5700 would be slightly slower, while the RX 460 and Arc A770M would be slightly faster, but the differences are negligible in real-world gameplay.

The Verdict

The verdict from the database is clear: this PC can run Lockdown Protocol. At 3840x2160, the playable settings are limited to Low, which averages 75 FPS. The best settings at this resolution are Low with an average FPS of 75. At 2560x1440, the playable settings include High, Low, and Medium, with High being the best at 72 FPS. At 1920x1080, all settings are playable, and Ultra is the best at 74 FPS.

The data shows that for 4K gaming, the user must accept Low settings to stay above 60 FPS. The average of 75 FPS at 4K Low is actually higher than the 1440p High average of 72 FPS, which is an interesting anomaly. This suggests that the Low preset at 4K reduces the graphical load enough to allow the GPU to push more frames, but the visual quality trade-off is significant. For 1440p, the High preset is the recommended choice, providing 72 FPS with better visuals than Low or Medium. For 1080p, Ultra is viable at 74 FPS, and all lower presets exceed 99 FPS, making the experience exceptionally smooth.

The Core Ultra 5 245 has a percentile rank of 90 against all CPUs, indicating it is in the top 10% of processors tested. The RTX 2060 SUPER has a percentile rank of 62 against all GPUs, placing it in the upper third. This combination is balanced for 1080p and 1440p gaming, but 4K requires careful settings management.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core Ultra 5 245 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER ranks 2630 out of 3714 tested combos in Lockdown Protocol. This places it in the lower portion of the database, around the 71st percentile (the rank of 2630 out of 3714 means approximately 71% of tested combos perform better). The rank reflects the GPU’s age, as the RTX 2060 SUPER is an end-of-life product, while the CPU is a newer release from January 2025.

Despite the mid-pack ranking, the measured FPS data shows that the combo is fully playable at 1080p and 1440p. The rank is influenced by other combos with more powerful GPUs, but for this specific pairing, the performance is adequate for the game’s demands. The CPU’s strong single-thread score of 4648 in Cinebench R23 ensures that it is not the limiting factor, and the GPU’s 7.181 TFLOPS of FP32 performance is sufficient for 1080p Ultra and 1440p High. The 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256 bit bus with 448.0 GB/s bandwidth is adequate for the game’s textures at these settings.

The nearest rival GPUs, such as the RTX 3060 Mobile and Radeon Pro 5700, would perform nearly identically, meaning the combo’s rank would not shift significantly with those swaps. The CPU rivals, including the Ryzen 9 7900 and Core i5-14600K, are within 0.8% of the Core Ultra 5 245’s average score, so the rank is primarily determined by the GPU. For players who already own this hardware, the data confirms that Lockdown Protocol is playable with the right settings, and the system will not require an upgrade to enjoy the game at 1080p or 1440p. The 4K experience, however, is limited to Low settings, which may not be acceptable for all players.