Lockdown Protocol

Similar Performance Alternatives

The Intel Core Ultra 7 265 sits in a tightly clustered performance tier. Its average benchmark score of 64,640 places it within a fraction of several server-class and desktop processors. The AMD EPYC 4464P scores 64,823, a mere 0.3% higher, making it the closest comparable CPU in the database. The Intel Core Ultra 7 265F, essentially the same silicon without integrated graphics, trails by only 0.3% with a score of 64,438. The AMD EPYC 7343 and AMD EPYC 9124 round out the group, scoring 64,202 and 65,104 respectively, representing deltas of 0.7% and -0.7%. Any of these processors would deliver near-identical compute performance in Lockdown Protocol, meaning the choice between them would not meaningfully shift frame rates. The CPU sits at the 93rd percentile among all tested processors, so it is firmly in the upper tier of available hardware.

On the GPU side, the AMD Radeon RX 570 shows a different story. Its average benchmark score of 28,766 places it at the 74th percentile among all GPUs. The nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX 6800M at 28,874 (0.4% higher), the AMD Radeon R9 M295X at 28,580 (0.7% lower), the AMD Radeon RX 470 at 28,996 (0.8% higher), and the NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 at 28,421 (1.2% lower). The RX 470, a sibling from the same Polaris generation, is essentially a performance twin. The gap between the slowest and fastest of these four rivals is only about 2%, so swapping between them would produce no perceptible difference in gameplay. The RX 6800M, despite being a mobile part, benchmarks almost identically to this desktop GPU. The Quadro RTX 8000, a workstation card with far different market positioning, also lands in the same performance envelope for this workload.

What this means for Lockdown Protocol is that the system's GPU is the limiting factor in most scenarios. The CPU has ample headroom, sitting near the top of the database, while the GPU sits closer to the middle of the pack. Any of the rival GPUs listed would behave similarly in practice, and any of the rival CPUs would match the Ultra 7 265's contribution to frame generation.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution and preset combination for this system?

A: According to the measured data, the only configuration that clears the 60 FPS threshold is 1920x1080 with Low settings, which produces an average of 77 FPS. No settings at 2560x1440 or 3840x2160 reach 60 FPS.

Q: How far above the playable threshold is the 1080p Low setting?

A: The playable threshold is defined as 60 FPS, and the 1080p Low preset averages 77 FPS, which is 28.3% above the minimum playable level.

Q: What is the performance drop when moving from 1080p to 1440p at Low settings?

A: At 1920x1080 Low, the average is 77 FPS. At 2560x1440 Low, the average drops to 56 FPS, a decline of 27.3%.

Q: Does the RX 570's 4 GB VRAM appear to cause issues at higher resolutions?

A: The recorded data shows steep frame rate declines as resolution increases. At 3840x2160 Ultra, the average is just 17 FPS, and even at 3840x2160 Low, the average is only 36 FPS. The pattern suggests the GPU is heavily constrained at 4K, though the database does not isolate VRAM capacity as the specific cause.

Q: How does this system rank among all tested combos for Lockdown Protocol?

A: The combo ranks 3,544 out of 3,714 tested combinations, placing it in the bottom 5% of all systems tested for this game.

Q: What is the best average FPS recorded for this system at any resolution?

A: The highest average FPS recorded is 77, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings. The next best is 56 FPS at 2560x1440 Low, then 54 FPS at 1920x1080 Medium.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The database contains measured frame rates across three resolutions and four quality presets. At 1920x1080, the system delivers its strongest results. Low settings average 77 FPS, Medium averages 54 FPS with a minimum of 46 and maximum of 63, High averages 47 FPS, and Ultra averages 36 FPS. The Medium preset shows the only complete min/max data at this resolution, indicating a range of 17 FPS between the lowest and highest recorded frames.

Moving to 2560x1440, performance drops noticeably. Low settings average 56 FPS, Medium averages 40 FPS with a minimum of 34 and maximum of 46, High averages 35 FPS, and Ultra averages 26 FPS. The Medium preset again provides the only full min/max range, spanning 12 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at this resolution is 30 FPS, showing how heavily the quality preset impacts the experience.

At 3840x2160, the system struggles across the board. Low settings average 36 FPS, Medium averages 26 FPS with a minimum of 22 and maximum of 30, High averages 22 FPS, and Ultra averages 17 FPS. The Medium preset shows an 8 FPS range. No setting at 4K comes close to the 60 FPS threshold; even Low falls 40% short.

The scaling pattern is consistent: each step up in quality costs roughly 20-30% of the frame rate, and each step up in resolution costs a similar amount. The delta between Low and Ultra at the same resolution is 41 FPS at 1080p, 30 FPS at 1440p, and 19 FPS at 4K. The absolute losses shrink at higher resolutions because the starting frame rates are already low.

The Verdict

This system can run Lockdown Protocol, but with significant limitations. The verdict data shows that at 3840x2160, no settings are playable. The best option at 4K is Low, which averages only 36 FPS, well below the 60 FPS threshold. At 2560x1440, the situation is similar: no settings clear 60 FPS. The Low preset comes closest at 56 FPS, but it still falls short.

At 1920x1080, the system finally finds playable territory. Low settings average 77 FPS, which clears the 60 FPS threshold with headroom. Medium settings average 54 FPS, which is below the threshold, as are High at 47 FPS and Ultra at 36 FPS. The verdict data confirms this, listing only Low as a playable setting at 1080p, with 77 FPS as the best recorded average.

The practical takeaway is that this combination is a 1080p gaming system for Lockdown Protocol, and only at the lowest quality preset. Players wanting higher visual fidelity would need to accept frame rates in the 36-54 FPS range, which may be tolerable but does not meet the defined playability standard. At 1440p or 4K, the system cannot reach the threshold under any settings.

How This Combo Ranks

The database ranks this specific CPU and GPU combination at position 3,544 out of 3,714 tested combos for Lockdown Protocol. This places the system in the bottom 4.6% of all recorded configurations. The rank reflects the GPU's age and class more than the CPU's capability. The Ultra 7 265 is a modern 20-core processor sitting at the 93rd percentile among all CPUs, but the RX 570, released in 2017 with 4 GB of VRAM, holds the combo back.

The rank is a holistic measure of how this entire system performs in this specific game. A combo ranking this low indicates that most other tested systems, including those with older or weaker CPUs paired with stronger GPUs, deliver better results in Lockdown Protocol. The data suggests that for this game, GPU selection matters far more than CPU selection when building a system from this era of hardware.

Given that the CPU's nearest rivals all score within 1% of each other, the CPU is not the differentiator in the ranking. The GPU's position at the 74th percentile, combined with its 4 GB memory limit, places a hard ceiling on what this system can achieve, particularly at higher resolutions where memory pressure increases.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, no preset achieves 60 FPS. The database records no playable settings at this resolution, and the best average is 36 FPS on Low. Since the playable threshold is not met, there is no recommended setting for 4K.

At 2560x1440, the same situation applies. No settings clear 60 FPS. Low averages 56 FPS, which is the closest approach, but it remains below the threshold. The verdict data lists no playable settings for 1440p.

At 1920x1080, Low is the only playable preset, averaging 77 FPS. This is the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS, and it is also the only preset that does so. Medium falls to 54 FPS, which misses the mark. The database designates Low as the best settings at this resolution, with 77 FPS as the recorded average.

The pattern is stark: only one combination out of twelve tested meets the playability standard. The system has no margin for higher quality settings at 1080p, and no path to playability at higher resolutions.

CPU and GPU Roles

The data reveals a clear division of labor in this system. The CPU, Intel Core Ultra 7 265, is a high-end desktop processor with 20 cores and 20 threads, boosting to 5.30 GHz, and it sits at the 93rd percentile among all tested CPUs. The GPU, AMD Radeon RX 570, is a 2017-era Polaris part with 2,048 shading units and 4 GB of GDDR5 memory, sitting at the 74th percentile among all GPUs. The gap between these percentile positions suggests the CPU is not the bottleneck in most scenarios.

Evidence for GPU-bound behavior comes from the scaling pattern. At 1080p, dropping from Ultra to Low increases the average from 36 to 77 FPS, a 114% improvement. At 1440p, the same preset change goes from 26 to 56 FPS, a 115% improvement. At 4K, it goes from 17 to 36 FPS, a 112% improvement. The consistency of these percentage gains across resolutions indicates that the GPU is the limiting factor at every resolution. If the CPU were the bottleneck, the percentage improvement from lowering quality settings would shrink at lower resolutions where the CPU has to feed more frames.

Resolution scaling tells the same story. Moving from 1080p to 1440p at Low settings drops the average from 77 to 56 FPS, a loss of 27%. Moving from 1440p to 4K at Low drops it from 56 to 36 FPS, a loss of 36%. These are substantial losses that track with the GPU's fill rate and memory bandwidth constraints. The RX 570's 224.0 GB/s memory bandwidth and 39.81 GPixel/s pixel rate are simply insufficient for higher resolutions in this game.

The CPU's role becomes more apparent at lower resolutions and settings. At 1080p Low, the system produces 77 FPS, which is a moderate frame rate that a 20-core Arrow Lake processor can handle without strain. The CPU's Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 42,216 indicates substantial headroom. The database does not record CPU utilization, but the fact that the same CPU paired with a stronger GPU would likely produce much higher frame rates suggests the Ultra 7 265 is not the limiting factor here.

For players considering upgrades, the data implies that replacing the GPU would yield the largest frame rate gains. The CPU has room to drive a significantly faster graphics card, and the recorded frame rates at all resolutions fall far below what this processor is capable of feeding. The GPU is the component that determines whether this system can play Lockdown Protocol at 60 FPS, and the answer is only barely at 1080p Low.