Lockdown Protocol

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data for Lockdown Protocol with the AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 reveals a clear pattern of scaling as resolution increases. At 1080p with Low settings, the combo averages 199.1 FPS. Moving to 1440p Low drops that to 181.3 FPS, a reduction of roughly 9%. At 4K Low, the average falls to 156.7 FPS, which is about 21% below the 1080p figure. This scaling pattern is relatively mild, suggesting the system is not severely resolution-bound at lower quality presets.

The story changes when examining higher settings. At Ultra settings, the 1080p average is 152.9 FPS, while 1440p Ultra produces 126.8 FPS, and 4K Ultra drops to 80 FPS. The 4K Ultra result is 47.7% lower than the 1080p Ultra result, indicating a much steeper drop-off. This divergence between Low and Ultra scaling is diagnostic: at Low settings, the CPU and GPU are both working comfortably, and the frame rate difference across resolutions is modest. At Ultra, the GPU's workload increases substantially, and the RTX 4090's capabilities become the limiting factor.

The data shows that the RTX 4090 maintains playable frame rates at all tested configurations, but the margin narrows considerably at 4K Ultra. The gap between 1080p Low (199.1 FPS) and 4K Ultra (80 FPS) is 119.1 FPS, or about 60% of the 1080p performance. This indicates that Lockdown Protocol's Ultra preset imposes a heavy rendering burden, and the GPU is the primary constraint at that setting. In contrast, the relatively small delta between 1080p Low and 1440p Low (17.8 FPS) suggests the CPU can keep feeding the GPU adequately at lower resolutions, but the rendering pipeline becomes more GPU-bound as pixel count rises.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS recorded for this combo in Lockdown Protocol?

A: The highest measured average is 199.1 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

Q: How much performance is lost when moving from 1080p to 4K at Ultra settings?

A: At Ultra settings, the average FPS drops from 152.9 at 1080p to 80 at 4K, a reduction of 72.9 FPS or approximately 48%.

Q: Is the RTX 4090 the limiting factor at 4K Ultra?

A: Benchmark results indicate yes. The steep drop from 126.8 FPS at 1440p Ultra to 80 FPS at 4K Ultra shows the GPU's rendering workload is the dominant constraint at this resolution and preset combination.

Q: Does the Ryzen 5 3600 bottleneck the RTX 4090 at 1080p?

A: The data suggests partial CPU limitation. At 1080p Low, the average is 199.1 FPS, which is high, but the difference between Low and Ultra at 1080p is only 46.2 FPS (199.1 vs 152.9). This relatively modest spread at a single resolution indicates the CPU may be capping the frame rate at lower settings.

Q: How does the combo rank among all tested combinations?

A: The combo ranks 267th out of 1,637 tested combos in Lockdown Protocol, placing it in the top 17% of all configurations.

Q: What is the lowest average FPS recorded?

A: The lowest average is 80 FPS, measured at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 2 architecture, code-named Matisse, with a base clock of 3.60 GHz and a boost clock of 4.20 GHz. It features 32 MB of shared L3 cache and supports DDR4 memory in dual-channel configuration with a bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s. In synthetic benchmarks, the CPU achieves a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 15,045 and a single-core score of 2,124. Its 3DMark scores show scaling from 1,361 in the 2-thread test to 4,605 in the 16-thread test, indicating reasonable thread scaling for a 6-core part.

In the context of Lockdown Protocol, the CPU's role is evident in the resolution scaling data. At 1080p Low, the combo hits 199.1 FPS, but at 1080p Ultra, it only reaches 152.9 FPS. The 46.2 FPS gap between these two settings at the same resolution suggests that the GPU is doing more work at Ultra, while the CPU's frame generation capability is relatively constant. The Ryzen 5 3600's 12 threads allow it to handle the game's threading demands, but its single-thread performance, as indicated by the Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2,124, may limit the maximum achievable frame rate at lower settings.

The CPU's percentile ranking of 76th among all CPUs places it as a mid-range performer. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core i5-11400, has an average benchmark score of 18,150, which is only 0.1% higher than the Ryzen 5 3600's 18,129. This near parity suggests that the Ryzen 5 3600 is not a significant bottleneck in most scenarios, but the data shows that at 1080p Low, the frame rate of 199.1 FPS is likely near the CPU's practical limit for this game. The fact that 4K Low achieves 156.7 FPS — only 42.4 FPS less than 1080p Low — reinforces this interpretation, as the GPU becomes more stressed at higher resolutions, while the CPU's output remains relatively stable.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo of AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 ranks 267th out of 1,637 tested combinations in Lockdown Protocol. This places it in the top 16.3% of all configurations, which is notable given the CPU's mid-range positioning. The ranking reflects the GPU's dominant contribution: the RTX 4090 has a percentile of 91 among all GPUs, while the CPU sits at percentile 76. When combined, the system performs well above average, but the CPU likely prevents the combo from reaching the highest tiers.

The ranking data suggests that there are 266 combinations that outperform this one, and 1,370 that perform worse. Given that the RTX 4090 is one of the most powerful GPUs available, the 267th rank indicates that the Ryzen 5 3600 is holding back overall performance. The CPU's average benchmark score of 18,129 is nearly identical to the Intel Core i5-11400 (18,150, delta -0.1%) and the AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS (18,101, delta 0.2%). This clustering suggests that the CPU is a typical mid-range part, and pairing it with a top-tier GPU creates a mismatch that the ranking reflects.

The combo's position in the top 17% is still respectable, and the measured FPS data confirms that playability is never an issue. However, the 80 FPS result at 4K Ultra shows that even with the RTX 4090, the CPU's limitations can surface at the most demanding settings. The ranking of 267 out of 1,637 is likely influenced by the fact that many higher-ranked combos pair the RTX 4090 with newer, higher-clock CPUs that can feed the GPU more effectively at high frame rates.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 is a massive GPU built on the Ada Lovelace architecture, with 16,384 shading units, 512 texture mapping units, and 176 raster output units. It operates at a base clock of 2,235 MHz and a boost clock of 2,520 MHz, with memory clocked at 1,313 MHz effective 21 Gbps. The 24 GB of GDDR6X memory runs on a 384-bit bus, providing 1.01 TB/s of bandwidth. The GPU's FP32 performance is rated at 82.58 TFLOPS, and its pixel rate is 443.5 GPixel/s. In synthetic benchmarks, it achieves a Passmark G3D score of 38,194 and a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 9,223.

In Lockdown Protocol, the RTX 4090's raw power is evident in the high frame rates across all settings. At 1080p Low, the combo reaches 199.1 FPS, and even at 4K Ultra, it maintains 80 FPS. The GPU's 24 GB VRAM is more than sufficient for any resolution in this game, and the 1.01 TB/s bandwidth ensures that texture streaming is not a bottleneck. The data shows that the GPU's performance scales predictably with resolution: at High settings, the average FPS drops from 170.5 at 1080p to 152.1 at 1440p and 107.8 at 4K. This represents a 36.8% reduction from 1080p to 4K at High settings, which is typical for a high-end GPU under increasing pixel load.

The RTX 4090's percentile of 91 among all GPUs places it near the top of the performance hierarchy. Its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks include the NVIDIA Tesla T4 (avg score 66,733, delta -0.4%) and the NVIDIA Tesla P40 (avg score 66,127, delta 0.5%), though these are compute-oriented cards rather than gaming GPUs. The GPU's role in this combo is clearly dominant: it provides the headroom to achieve high frame rates, but the CPU's 6-core/12-thread configuration limits the absolute maximum FPS. The 80 FPS result at 4K Ultra is the only sub-100 FPS measurement, indicating that the GPU is being pushed to its limits only at the most extreme settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data for Lockdown Protocol with this combo covers three resolutions and four settings presets. At 1920x1080, the averages are 199.1 FPS (Low), 174.4 FPS (Medium), 170.5 FPS (High), and 152.9 FPS (Ultra). The spread from Low to Ultra is 46.2 FPS, with the most significant drop occurring between High and Ultra (17.6 FPS). At 2560x1440, the averages are 181.3 FPS (Low), 157.4 FPS (Medium), 152.1 FPS (High), and 126.8 FPS (Ultra). The 1440p spread is 54.5 FPS, with a notable 25.3 FPS drop from High to Ultra.

At 3840x2160, the averages are 156.7 FPS (Low), 123.4 FPS (Medium), 107.8 FPS (High), and 80 FPS (Ultra). The 4K spread is 76.7 FPS, with the largest single drop occurring from High to Ultra (27.8 FPS). Across all resolutions, the Low preset consistently delivers the highest frame rates, and Ultra delivers the lowest. The data also shows that the gap between Low and Medium is relatively consistent: 24.7 FPS at 1080p, 23.9 FPS at 1440p, and 33.3 FPS at 4K. This suggests that the Medium preset adds a moderate workload that scales with resolution.

The High preset sits between Medium and Ultra at all resolutions, with averages of 170.5 FPS at 1080p, 152.1 FPS at 1440p, and 107.8 FPS at 4K. The difference between High and Ultra grows from 17.6 FPS at 1080p to 25.3 FPS at 1440p and 27.8 FPS at 4K, indicating that Ultra settings impose a disproportionately heavy load at higher resolutions. The minimum measured FPS across all configurations is 80 at 4K Ultra, while the maximum is 199.1 at 1080p Low. These numbers provide a complete picture: the combo can deliver smooth gameplay at any tested setting, but the RTX 4090's workload at 4K Ultra reduces frame rates to a level that may not satisfy users with high-refresh-rate 4K displays.