Lockdown Protocol

FAQ

Q: Can this system maintain 60 FPS at 4K with maximum visual quality?

A: Yes. At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the combo produces an average of 69 FPS, which clears the 60 FPS playable threshold. It is the only tested resolution where Ultra sits close to the boundary, but it does not cross it.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its closest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The Intel Core Ultra 7 265K posts an average benchmark score of 70,879, placing it just 0.2% behind the Intel Xeon 6511P (71,051) and 0.7% behind the Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 (71,370). It edges out the Intel Core i7-14700KF by 1% (70,163) and the AMD Ryzen 7 9700F by 1.3% (69,996).

Q: What is the GPU's percentile ranking among all tested graphics cards?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti sits in the 86th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 49,957. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX Vega 64, scores 50,001 — a negligible 0.1% difference.

Q: Which resolution shows the largest jump in frame rate when lowering settings?

A: At 1920x1080, dropping from Ultra to Low raises the average from 146 FPS to 313 FPS — a 167 FPS swing. At 3840x2160, the same settings change moves from 69 FPS to 148 FPS, a smaller 79 FPS gain, indicating the GPU headroom scales with resolution.

Q: Does the RTX 5070 Ti outperform the RX 6900 XT in this game?

A: The RTX 5070 Ti's average benchmark score of 49,957 is 2% lower than the RX 6900 XT's 50,951. However, measured in-game FPS for this specific title are not provided for the rival, so synthetic data alone suggests the RX 6900 XT holds a slight edge.

Q: Is 4K Ultra playable with room to spare?

A: Barely. The 69 FPS average is only 9 FPS above the 60 FPS threshold. Medium settings at 4K deliver 105 FPS, which suggests the Ultra preset is the ceiling — any future patches or added visual load could push it below playable.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Ultra, which yields an average of 69 FPS. This is the only preset that approaches the threshold — High runs at 92 FPS, Medium at 105 FPS, and Low at 148 FPS, all comfortably above the line.

At 2560x1440, Ultra remains the best choice, producing an average of 107 FPS. The gap to the threshold is substantial: High runs at 142 FPS, Medium at 163 FPS, and Low at 230 FPS. Every preset clears 60 FPS with significant margin.

At 1920x1080, Ultra again delivers the highest quality while staying well above 60 FPS, averaging 146 FPS. High hits 194 FPS, Medium reaches 223 FPS, and Low peaks at 313 FPS. The system has enough headroom at 1080p that even the heaviest preset feels effortless.

The data pattern is clear: at every resolution, the Ultra preset is playable, and the frame rate never dips below the 60 FPS line. The only caveat is 4K Ultra, where the 69 FPS average leaves just 9 FPS of buffer.

CPU and GPU Roles

The benchmark results reveal an interesting scaling behavior across resolutions. At 1920x1080, the frame rates are extraordinarily high — Low settings hit 313 FPS, which suggests the CPU is doing significant work to feed the GPU. The gap between Low and Ultra at 1080p is 167 FPS (313 vs 146), indicating that the GPU becomes more relevant as settings rise, but the CPU still has ample headroom.

Moving to 2560x1440, the Low preset drops to 230 FPS (down 83 FPS from 1080p), while Ultra falls to 107 FPS (down 39 FPS). The percentage reduction is steeper at Low settings, implying that the GPU is now the primary limiter even at lower quality presets — the CPU's contribution diminishes as pixel count grows.

At 3840x2160, the trend accelerates. Low settings produce 148 FPS (down 82 FPS from 1440p), and Ultra drops to 69 FPS (down 38 FPS). The Ultra preset at 4K is barely above the playable threshold, which strongly indicates the RTX 5070 Ti is the bottleneck. The CPU, with its 20 cores and 20 threads, has plenty of compute headroom — its multi-threaded Cinebench R23 score of 35,850 and single-core score of 2,020 suggest it can handle frame generation far beyond what the GPU can output at 4K.

The scaling between presets reinforces this: at 1080p, the gap from Low to Ultra is 167 FPS (a 2.1x difference), but at 4K, the same settings span only 79 FPS (a 2.1x difference in absolute terms but a much smaller percentage of the total). The GPU's rendering load grows disproportionately with resolution, while the CPU's role stabilizes. In short, at 1080p the CPU and GPU share the load more evenly; at 4K, the GPU dominates the performance equation.

The Verdict

This PC runs Lockdown Protocol at all tested resolutions with every preset above the 60 FPS threshold. The verdictByResolution data confirms that 3840x2160, 2560x1440, and 1920x1080 all list High, Low, Medium, and Ultra as playable settings.

At 4K Ultra, the average of 69 FPS is technically playable but leaves only 9 FPS of margin. For players who prioritize frame stability over visual fidelity, Medium at 105 FPS is a safer choice. At 1440p, Ultra runs at 107 FPS, which is comfortable for high-refresh displays and leaves substantial headroom for scene complexity. At 1080p, Ultra hits 146 FPS, making this the sweet spot for competitive play where high frame rates matter more than resolution.

The data shows no configuration fails the 60 FPS test. The weakest point — 4K Ultra — still clears the bar, and every other preset at every resolution exceeds it by at least 47 FPS (1440p Ultra at 107 FPS) or more. This system is not just capable; it is overqualified for 1080p and 1440p gaming, and only at 4K does it show any sign of strain.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 3840x2160, the measured values are:

• High: 92 FPS average (no min/max reported)
• Low: 148 FPS average
• Medium: 105 FPS average, with minimum 90 FPS and maximum 121 FPS
• Ultra: 69 FPS average

At 2560x1440:

• High: 142 FPS average
• Low: 230 FPS average
• Medium: 163 FPS average, with minimum 139 FPS and maximum 188 FPS
• Ultra: 107 FPS average

At 1920x1080:

• High: 194 FPS average
• Low: 313 FPS average
• Medium: 223 FPS average, with minimum 189 FPS and maximum 256 FPS
• Ultra: 146 FPS average

Only the Medium preset includes min/max data, which is notable. At 4K Medium, the minimum of 90 FPS is still far above the threshold, and at 1440p Medium, the minimum of 139 FPS indicates consistent frame pacing. At 1080p Medium, the minimum of 189 FPS suggests no noticeable dips even in busy scenes. The absence of min/max for other presets limits deeper analysis, but the averages alone tell a story of headroom at every step.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination — Intel Core Ultra 7 265K paired with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti — ranks 341st out of 3,714 tested combos in Lockdown Protocol. That places it in the top 9.2% of all systems tested, which is a strong showing for a desktop configuration.

The CPU's percentile of 94 (vs all CPUs) and the GPU's percentile of 86 (vs all GPUs) are both high, but the combo rank of 341 suggests that the pairing is slightly better than either component alone would predict. The CPU's high multi-threaded performance (Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 35,850) likely helps in scenes with many AI-driven entities, while the GPU's 43.94 TFLOPS of FP32 compute provides ample rasterization power.

The ranking implies that the RTX 5070 Ti is not holding back the 265K in this title — the game appears well-optimized for the architecture, as evidenced by the fact that every resolution and preset combination clears 60 FPS. If the combo had ranked lower, we would expect to see at least one configuration near the threshold, but the data shows no such weakness.

Similar Performance Alternatives

For the CPU, the nearest rivals are all within 1.3% of the 265K's average score of 70,879:

• Intel Xeon 6511P (71,051 avg, 0.2% faster) — a server-grade chip that would behave nearly identically in this game.
• Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 (71,370 avg, 0.7% faster) — slightly higher synthetic performance, but the difference is negligible in practice.
• Intel Core i7-14700KF (70,163 avg, 1% slower) — the closest mainstream desktop alternative, with similar gaming characteristics.
• AMD Ryzen 7 9700F (69,996 avg, 1.3% slower) — a slightly weaker option that would still deliver comparable frame rates.

For the GPU, the nearest rivals show a tighter cluster around the RTX 5070 Ti's 49,957 average:

• AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 (50,001 avg, 0.1% faster) — effectively a tie in synthetic benchmarks, though architectural differences may surface in specific titles.
• Intel Arc A550M (49,737 avg, 0.4% slower) — a mobile-oriented GPU that matches the desktop RTX 5070 Ti in average score, which is surprising given the form factor difference.
• AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT (50,951 avg, 2% faster) — the strongest rival here, offering a small but measurable lead.
• AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (48,477 avg, 3.1% slower) — the weakest of the group, yet still within a few percent.

The implication is that swapping the CPU or GPU for any of these alternatives would produce nearly identical in-game performance. The 265K's 1.3% advantage over the Ryzen 7 9700F, for example, would not change the 4K Ultra result of 69 FPS in any meaningful way. Similarly, the RX 6900 XT's 2% lead over the RTX 5070 Ti might push 4K Ultra to around 70 FPS, but the qualitative outcome — playable at every preset — would remain unchanged.