Lockdown Protocol

# Lockdown Protocol with AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D + AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT

This combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D and AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT lands at rank 1473 out of 2828 tested combos in Lockdown Protocol, placing it in the upper-middle tier of the database. The pairing shows a meaningful split between CPU and GPU capability, with the processor holding an 85th percentile standing among all CPUs while the graphics card sits at the 72nd percentile among all GPUs — suggesting the GPU is the more likely constraint in this FPS title, though the data reveals a more nuanced story at different resolutions and settings.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo's rank of 1473 out of 2828 places it just above the median tested configuration, which is a notable position given the hardware involved. The Ryzen 5 5500X3D's average benchmark score of 37018 puts it in the 85th percentile of all CPUs, while the RX 6700 XT's average score of 27425 lands in the 72nd percentile of all GPUs. This gap in relative standing — 13 percentile points favoring the CPU — hints that the graphics card is the limiting factor in most scenarios, but the measured frame rates tell a more complex story.

Looking at the nearest rivals provides context for where this hardware sits. The CPU's closest competitor is the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450, which scores 37093 — a mere 0.2% difference — making the two effectively interchangeable in raw compute terms. The Intel Core Ultra 5 225 trails by just 0.2% at 36938, while the Intel Core i9-12900T leads by 0.3% at 37112. The AMD Ryzen 5 5600F is essentially tied at 36945, again 0.2% behind. These sub-0.5% deltas mean the 5500X3D's positioning in this game is not driven by any CPU advantage over its direct peers, but rather by how the entire platform interacts with the game's engines.

For the GPU, the RX 6700 XT's nearest rival is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile at 27435 — a 0% delta that makes them statistical equals. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 scores 27565, leading by 0.5%, while the NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell trails by 1.1% at 27135. The AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 leads by 1.5% at 27839. These margins are tight enough that the RX 6700 XT's performance in Lockdown Protocol is unlikely to be meaningfully different from any of these rivals, reinforcing that the combo's rank stems more from the game's specific demands than from hardware superiority.

CPU Role

The Ryzen 5 5500X3D brings 6 cores and 12 threads based on the Zen 3 Vermeer architecture, built on TSMC's 7 nm process. Its base clock runs at 3.00 GHz with a boost up to 4.00 GHz, and it carries 96 MB of shared L3 cache — a substantial amount that typically benefits gaming workloads. The processor's PassMark multithread score of 20363 and single-thread score of 2941 place it in the 85th percentile overall, suggesting strong general-purpose compute that should handle the simulation and physics aspects of an FPS title.

In Lockdown Protocol specifically, the CPU's role appears secondary to the GPU based on the measured FPS data. At 1080p Low settings, the combo achieves 191 FPS average, which is high enough that the CPU is likely not the bottleneck at that point. However, the drop from Low to Ultra at 1080p — from 191 to 89 FPS — indicates that graphical settings have a much larger impact than processor capabilities. The CPU's PassMark physics score of 2282 and floating point math score of 34511 suggest it can handle the game's computational demands, but the 96 MB L3 cache is the standout feature for gaming, potentially helping with the kind of rapid data access patterns found in competitive FPS titles.

The processor's memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s with dual-channel DDR4 support is modest by modern standards, but the large cache helps compensate. The 5500X3D's nearest CPU rivals all score within 0.3% of each other in average benchmarks, meaning any performance differences in Lockdown Protocol are more likely attributable to the GPU or game optimization than to CPU choice. The data implies the CPU is rarely the limiting factor in this combo, especially at higher resolutions where the GPU's work increases.

FAQ

Q: Why does the combo rank at 1473 out of 2828 despite having a top-15% CPU?

A: The CPU's 85th percentile standing is offset by the GPU's 72nd percentile ranking. Since Lockdown Protocol's frame rates drop significantly with higher settings — from 191 FPS at 1080p Low to 89 FPS at 1080p Ultra — the graphics card's workload scaling dominates the experience, pulling the overall combo rank below what the CPU alone would suggest.

Q: Is the Ryzen 5 5500X3D significantly faster than its closest rivals?

A: No. The nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450, scores 37093 versus the 5500X3D's 37018, a difference of only 0.2%. The Intel Core i9-12900T leads by 0.3%, while the AMD Ryzen 5 5600F trails by 0.2%. These sub-0.5% margins mean the CPU choice among these options would not produce observable differences in Lockdown Protocol.

Q: How does the RX 6700 XT compare to the RTX 3090 in this context?

A: The RX 6700 XT's average benchmark score is 27425, while the RTX 3090 scores 27565 — a 0.5% difference favoring the NVIDIA card. In practical terms, this is negligible for Lockdown Protocol, where the measured FPS at any given setting would likely differ by only a few frames between these two GPUs.

Q: What is the highest average FPS achieved by this combo?

A: The highest measured average is 191 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings. This drops to 140 FPS at 2560x1440 Low and 90 FPS at 3840x2160 Low, showing a clear resolution-dependent scaling pattern.

Q: Does the 12 GB VRAM on the RX 6700 XT matter for Lockdown Protocol?

A: The data shows the GPU's memory configuration is not a limiting factor at the tested settings. The 12 GB GDDR6 with 384.0 GB/s bandwidth is sufficient to handle even the Ultra preset at 4K, which produces 42 FPS average — the bottleneck is compute throughput, not memory capacity.

Q: Should users expect consistent frame times across settings?

A: The data only provides min/max figures for Medium settings. At 1080p Medium, the range is 115-156 FPS with an average of 135, giving a spread of 41 FPS. At 1440p Medium, the range narrows to 84-114 FPS (30 FPS spread), and at 4K Medium it is 54-74 FPS (20 FPS spread). This tightening suggests more consistent frame pacing at higher resolutions where the GPU is fully loaded.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data covers three resolutions and four settings presets each, providing a comprehensive view of how this combo scales. At 1920x1080, the results span from 191 FPS on Low to 89 FPS on Ultra, with High at 118 FPS and Medium at 135 FPS (with a min of 115 and max of 156). This represents a 102 FPS spread between the lowest and highest settings at 1080p, showing that graphical quality has a massive impact on performance at this resolution.

Moving to 2560x1440, the averages drop across all presets: Low produces 140 FPS, High yields 87 FPS, Medium averages 99 FPS (ranging from 84 to 114), and Ultra falls to 65 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at 1440p is 75 FPS, which is smaller than at 1080p but still substantial. The Medium preset shows a 30 FPS range between min and max, indicating some frame time variance at this resolution.

At 3840x2160, the performance becomes more constrained. Low settings achieve 90 FPS, High drops to 56 FPS, Medium averages 64 FPS (with a range of 54 to 74), and Ultra bottoms out at 42 FPS. The spread between Low and Ultra at 4K is 48 FPS, which is proportionally similar to the 1440p results. The Medium preset at 4K shows a 20 FPS range, suggesting that at this resolution the GPU is working hard enough to smooth out frame delivery.

Across all resolutions, the Medium preset is the only one with complete min/max data, providing insight into frame pacing. At 1080p Medium, the 115-156 range indicates occasional dips that could be noticeable on high-refresh displays. At 1440p Medium, the 84-114 range is tighter in absolute terms but similar relative to the average. At 4K Medium, the 54-74 range shows the most consistent delivery relative to the 64 FPS average.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS progression from 1080p to 4K reveals how this combo's bottleneck shifts. At Low settings, the drop is from 191 FPS at 1080p to 140 FPS at 1440p to 90 FPS at 4K — a 53% reduction from 1080p to 4K. At High settings, the progression is 118 to 87 to 56 FPS, a 53% reduction as well. At Medium, it goes 135 to 99 to 64, a 53% drop. At Ultra, the numbers are 89 to 65 to 42, again a 53% reduction.

This consistent 53% scaling across all settings from 1080p to 4K indicates that the GPU is the primary limiting factor throughout. If the CPU were constraining performance, the scaling would be less pronounced at lower resolutions where the GPU has more headroom. The fact that even at 1080p Low the combo only reaches 191 FPS — not exceeding 200 — suggests the CPU or some other system component may be imposing an upper bound, but the uniform percentage drops point to GPU-bound behavior.

The resolution scaling also shows that the RX 6700 XT's 12 GB VRAM and 384.0 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient to avoid memory-related stutters at 4K. The 4K Medium range of 54-74 FPS, with a 20 FPS spread, is proportionally similar to lower resolutions, indicating the memory subsystem is not hitting a wall. The 7 nm process and RDNA 2.0 architecture appear to handle the increased pixel count without unexpected degradation.

Settings Recommendations

For users targeting 60 FPS as a baseline, the data shows that 4K Medium at 64 FPS average is the sweet spot at that resolution, with the 54 FPS minimum still above the 60 FPS target in most cases. At 1440p, Medium at 99 FPS provides a comfortable margin above 60, while Ultra at 65 FPS just barely clears it. At 1080p, even Ultra at 89 FPS exceeds 60, making settings choice more about refresh rate targets.

For high-refresh 144 Hz displays, 1080p Medium at 135 FPS comes closest to hitting that target, with High at 118 FPS falling short. At 1440p, Low at 140 FPS is the only preset to approach 144 Hz, while Medium at 99 FPS is better suited to 100 Hz panels. At 4K, no preset reaches 100 FPS, with Low at 90 FPS being the maximum, making 60-75 Hz displays the realistic target.

The Medium preset stands out as the most balanced option across all resolutions. At 1080p, it offers 135 FPS average with a 115 FPS minimum — enough for smooth gameplay on most displays. At 1440p, the 99 FPS average with an 84 FPS minimum provides good consistency. At 4K, the 64 FPS average with a 54 FPS minimum is playable but may show occasional dips below 60. The Ultra preset only makes sense at 1080p where the 89 FPS average still provides a solid experience.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, built on the RDNA 2.0 architecture with the Navi 22 chip, is the dominant component in this pairing for Lockdown Protocol. Its 2560 shading units, 160 TMUs, and 64 ROPs deliver 13.21 TFLOPS of FP32 compute, which the measured FPS data shows is the primary driver of performance across all resolutions and settings. The GPU's 40 ray accelerators are present but not directly relevant to the FPS measurements, which do not indicate ray tracing usage.

The card's 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus provides 384.0 GB/s of bandwidth, a configuration that proves sufficient for Lockdown Protocol even at 4K Ultra. The 72nd percentile standing among all GPUs places it above the median but not among the top tier, which aligns with the measured results where 4K Ultra drops to 42 FPS. The GPU's nearest rival, the RTX 4070 Mobile, is statistically identical at 27435 versus 27425, suggesting that swapping in that mobile part would yield nearly identical frame rates.

The GPU's clock behavior — 2321 MHz base, 2424 MHz game clock, and 2581 MHz boost — contributes to its consistent scaling in the measured data. The 230 W TDP and 550 W suggested PSU indicate this is a power-hungry part, but the benchmark results show it delivers predictable performance that scales linearly with resolution. The 384.0 GB/s bandwidth is likely not a limiting factor, as evidenced by the uniform 53% FPS drop from 1080p to 4K across all settings, which points to compute throughput as the constraint rather than memory bandwidth.