Lockdown Protocol

# Lockdown Protocol with AMD Ryzen 5 3600 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER

The data set for Lockdown Protocol with the AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER covers four quality settings at three resolutions, producing twelve measured average frame rate points. The combination ranks 371st out of 1,637 tested CPU-GPU pairings for this game, placing it comfortably in the upper quarter of all configurations. The RTX 4070 SUPER sits at the 84th percentile among all GPUs with an average benchmark score of 42,576, while the Ryzen 5 3600 finds itself at the 76th percentile among CPUs with an average score of 18,129. The measured results show a system capable of exceeding 200 FPS at 1080p on low settings, yet dropping to 64.5 FPS at 4K on ultra, revealing a configuration whose performance ceiling is defined by resolution and quality demands.

FAQ

Q: What is the best overall performance setting for this CPU-GPU combination?

A: The data shows that the High preset at 2560x1440 delivers 134.9 FPS, which represents a strong balance. At 1080p High the system reaches 171.5 FPS, while at 4K High it maintains 85.5 FPS. The High preset consistently provides the most playable frame rates across all three resolutions without the steep performance penalty seen at Ultra.

Q: How much performance is lost when moving from Low to Ultra settings?

A: At 1080p, the frame rate drops from 201 FPS on Low to 135.6 FPS on Ultra, a reduction of 65.4 FPS. At 1440p, the drop is from 180.9 to 96.6 FPS, a loss of 84.3 FPS. At 4K, the decline is steepest: from 137.6 FPS on Low to 64.5 FPS on Ultra, a difference of 73.1 FPS.

Q: Is the RTX 4070 SUPER a strong performer relative to its direct competitors?

A: The RTX 4070 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 42,576, placing it 0.2% ahead of the NVIDIA RTX A6000 (42,653) and 0.3% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE (42,723). It leads the AMD Radeon Pro 580X by 1.4% and the NVIDIA Tesla M40 by 1.6%. The data indicates it is essentially neck-and-neck with its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks.

Q: How does the Ryzen 5 3600 compare to its closest CPU competitors?

A: The Ryzen 5 3600 scores 18,129 on average, which is 0.1% behind the Intel Core i5-11400 (18,150) and 0.2% behind the AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (18,158). It sits 0.2% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS (18,101) and 0.3% ahead of the AMD EPYC 9274F (18,189). The differences are minimal, indicating near-identical synthetic performance among these chips.

Q: What frame rate can be expected at 1440p on Medium settings?

A: The measured data shows 148.7 FPS at 2560x1440 on Medium settings. This is higher than the High preset's 134.9 FPS and significantly above the Ultra preset's 96.6 FPS, making Medium a viable option for high-refresh-rate monitors at this resolution.

Q: Does the system maintain playable frame rates at 4K?

A: Yes, all four settings at 3840x2160 produce average frame rates above 60 FPS. The lowest measured value is 64.5 FPS on Ultra, while Low reaches 137.6 FPS. Medium delivers 98.8 FPS and High achieves 85.5 FPS, so even the most demanding preset remains playable.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data across all twelve configurations points to the High preset as the most consistent choice for this pairing. At 1080p, High delivers 171.5 FPS, which is only 29.5 FPS short of the Low preset's 201 FPS but 35.9 FPS ahead of Ultra's 135.6 FPS. The visual quality improvement from Low to High appears substantial given the relatively modest frame rate cost. At 1440p, High produces 134.9 FPS, a figure that comfortably exceeds the 96.6 FPS of Ultra while remaining well above the 148.7 FPS of Medium. The gap between Medium and High at this resolution is only 13.8 FPS, making High the superior choice for image quality without sacrificing much speed.

For users prioritizing maximum frame rates, the Low preset offers the highest measured values at every resolution: 201 FPS at 1080p, 180.9 FPS at 1440p, and 137.6 FPS at 4K. The jump from Low to Medium at 1080p costs 25 FPS (from 201 to 176), while the jump from Medium to High costs only 4.5 FPS (from 176 to 171.5). This suggests that at 1080p, the High preset is nearly as fast as Medium while likely offering better visuals. At 1440p, the step from Medium (148.7 FPS) to High (134.9 FPS) costs 13.8 FPS, a more noticeable but still acceptable trade for higher fidelity. The Ultra preset should be reserved for scenarios where visual quality trumps frame rate, as it drops to 64.5 FPS at 4K, which is still playable but significantly below the 137.6 FPS of Low at the same resolution.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate progression from 1080p to 4K reveals how the workload shifts between CPU and GPU. At Low settings, the system delivers 201 FPS at 1080p, 180.9 FPS at 1440p, and 137.6 FPS at 4K. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is 20.1 FPS (10%), while the drop from 1440p to 4K is 43.3 FPS (24%). This pattern suggests that at Low settings, the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU at all resolutions, and the GPU becomes the limiting factor as pixel count increases. At High settings, the values are 171.5 FPS at 1080p, 134.9 FPS at 1440p, and 85.5 FPS at 4K. Here the 1080p-to-1440p drop is 36.6 FPS (21%), and the 1440p-to-4K drop is 49.4 FPS (37%), indicating that the heavier visual workload amplifies the GPU's role.

The Ultra preset shows the most dramatic scaling: 135.6 FPS at 1080p, 96.6 FPS at 1440p, and 64.5 FPS at 4K. The 1080p-to-1440p reduction is 39 FPS (29%), while the 1440p-to-4K reduction is 32.1 FPS (33%). The fact that Ultra at 4K still holds above 60 FPS demonstrates that the RTX 4070 SUPER's 12 GB of GDDR6X memory and 504.2 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient for this game's demands at high pixel counts. The resolution scaling data indicates that the GPU is the primary bottleneck at 4K, particularly on Medium, High, and Ultra presets, where the frame rate drops are proportionally larger than the pixel count increase from 1440p to 4K.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured frame rates span from 201 FPS on Low to 135.6 FPS on Ultra. The Medium preset produces 176 FPS, and High reaches 171.5 FPS. The difference between Low and Medium is 25 FPS, while the gap between Medium and High is only 4.5 FPS, and the drop from High to Ultra is 35.9 FPS. This distribution suggests that the High preset offers nearly Medium-level performance with presumably better image quality, making it the sweet spot at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, the values are 180.9 FPS on Low, 148.7 FPS on Medium, 134.9 FPS on High, and 96.6 FPS on Ultra. The Low-to-Medium gap is 32.2 FPS, the Medium-to-High gap is 13.8 FPS, and the High-to-Ultra gap is 38.3 FPS. The Ultra preset at 1440p falls below the 100 FPS mark, which may be noticeable on high-refresh-rate displays, whereas the other three presets all exceed 134 FPS. At 3840x2160, the measured results are 137.6 FPS on Low, 98.8 FPS on Medium, 85.5 FPS on High, and 64.5 FPS on Ultra. The Low preset at 4K outperforms the Ultra preset at 1440p by 41 FPS, highlighting how much impact settings have at higher resolutions.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER brings 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus, yielding 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth. Its base clock runs at 1980 MHz with a boost clock of 2475 MHz, and the memory operates at 1313 MHz with 21 Gbps effective speed. These specifications translate to a pixel rate of 198.0 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 554.4 GTexel/s, with FP32 compute at 35.48 TFLOPS. The GPU's benchmark results show a PassMark G3D score of 29,995 and a PassMark GPU Compute score of 17,108, while its 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score is 4,627.

The measured FPS data indicates that the RTX 4070 SUPER handles Lockdown Protocol's demands effectively across all tested configurations. At 4K Ultra, the GPU still manages 64.5 FPS, which is remarkable given the pixel count. The fact that Low settings at 4K (137.6 FPS) outpace Ultra settings at 1080p (135.6 FPS) by 2 FPS reveals that the GPU's raw throughput is sufficient for this game even at high resolutions, and the settings-dependent workload is the primary factor in frame rate variation. The GPU's 84th percentile ranking among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 42,576, places it just 0.2% behind the NVIDIA RTX A6000 (42,653), indicating that this card delivers near-workstation-class performance in synthetic tests.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 is a 6-core, 12-thread processor from the 3000 series, built on the Zen 2 architecture with a 7 nm process. Its base clock is 3.60 GHz, boosting to 4.20 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. The CPU features 64 KB of L1 cache per core, 512 KB of L2 cache per core, and 32 MB of shared L3 cache. It supports DDR4 memory in dual-channel configuration with 51.2 GB/s bandwidth and uses PCIe Gen 4 with 16 lanes. In synthetic benchmarks, it scores 15,045 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 2,124 in single-core, with a PassMark multi-thread score of 17,700 and single-thread score of 2,562.

The CPU's role in Lockdown Protocol becomes apparent when examining the frame rate scaling at lower settings. At 1080p Low, the system reaches 201 FPS, which is the highest measured value across all configurations. The fact that the frame rate only drops to 180.9 FPS at 1440p Low (a 10% reduction) and 137.6 FPS at 4K Low (a 24% reduction from 1440p) suggests that the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU adequately even at high frame rates. The Ryzen 5 3600's 76th percentile ranking among all CPUs, with an average score of 18,129, places it nearly identical to the Intel Core i5-11400 (18,150, a 0.1% difference), indicating that this older processor remains competitive in this game's workload. The 6-core, 12-thread configuration appears sufficient for Lockdown Protocol, as the frame rates at 1080p across all settings exceed 135 FPS, showing no obvious CPU bottleneck at lower resolutions.