Lockdown Protocol

Lockdown Protocol, an FPS released on 2024-03-11, presents a demanding workload for the AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 combination. Measured frame rates across resolutions and settings reveal a system that excels at 1080p but struggles at 4K Ultra. The combo ranks 970th out of 1637 tested configurations, placing it in the lower half of the field. The CPU carries a launch MSRP of $199, while the GPU's launch MSRP is 299 USD.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a clear pattern of performance degradation as resolution increases. At High settings, the average frame rate drops from 118.6 FPS at 1920x1080 to 83.6 FPS at 2560x1440, and further to 56.4 FPS at 3840x2160. This represents a loss of 35 FPS when moving from 1080p to 1440p, and an additional 27.2 FPS when stepping up to 4K. The scaling is consistent with a GPU-bound workload at higher resolutions, where the pixel count becomes the dominant factor.

The same trend appears across all quality presets. At Low settings, the system delivers 189.3 FPS at 1080p, 136.8 FPS at 1440p, and 89.8 FPS at 4K. Medium settings yield 132.2, 97.6, and 64.5 FPS respectively. Ultra settings are the most demanding, with 86.6 FPS at 1080p, 65.8 FPS at 1440p, and 41.4 FPS at 4K. The gap between 1080p and 4K is substantial in every case, indicating that the RTX 4060 becomes the limiting component as resolution climbs.

At 1080p, the frame rates are high enough to suggest the CPU can keep up with the GPU. The 189.3 FPS result on Low settings is particularly telling, as it shows the Ryzen 5 5600 is capable of feeding the graphics card at lower resolutions. However, the steep drop from 1080p to 1440p and 4K points to the GPU's memory bandwidth and compute capacity as the primary constraints. The 8 GB VRAM and 128-bit memory interface may also contribute to the performance cliff at 4K Ultra, where the average FPS falls to 41.4.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600 is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture, with a base clock of 3.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz. It features 32 MB of shared L3 cache and supports DDR4 memory with a dual-channel interface. In synthetic benchmarks, the CPU achieves a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 18309 and a single-core score of 2584. Its 3DMark scores range from 1737 in the 2-thread test to 5659 in the max-thread test, with a single-thread score of 882.

The CPU's average benchmark score of 21765 places it at the 79th percentile among all tested processors. Its nearest rivals include the Intel Xeon D-1746TER, which scores 21635 (0.6% higher), and the AMD EPYC 9554P, which scores 21899 (0.6% lower). The Intel Core i7-11700F scores 21957, putting it 0.9% ahead of the Ryzen 5 5600. These deltas are small, indicating that the Ryzen 5 5600 sits in a tightly contested performance band.

In Lockdown Protocol, the CPU's role is most evident at 1080p, where frame rates reach 189.3 FPS on Low settings. The high single-thread performance, reflected in the Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2584 and the 3DMark single-thread score of 882, helps maintain fluid gameplay at lower resolutions. The 6-core, 12-thread configuration also provides enough parallelism for modern FPS titles, though the game's engine likely benefits more from raw single-thread speed than from multi-thread scaling. The data shows that the CPU is not the bottleneck at 1080p, as the GPU is able to produce frame rates well above 100 FPS on most presets.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture and features 3072 shading units, 96 texture mapping units, and 48 ROPs. It operates at a base clock of 1830 MHz and a boost clock of 2460 MHz, with 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 272.0 GB/s. The GPU's compute capabilities include 15.11 TFLOPS of FP32 performance and a pixel rate of 118.1 GPixel/s. Its TDP is 115 W, and it requires a 300 W power supply.

In benchmark tests, the RTX 4060 achieves a Passmark G3D score of 19545 and a Geekbench OpenCL score of 101030. Its average benchmark score of 23181 places it at the 66th percentile among all GPUs. The nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX 6600M, which scores 23321 (0.6% higher), and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti, which scores 23338 (0.7% higher). The Intel Arc B580 scores 23021 (0.7% lower), and the AMD Radeon 760M scores 22999 (0.8% lower). These small deltas show that the RTX 4060 is competitive with a range of mid-range GPUs.

In Lockdown Protocol, the GPU's performance is the deciding factor at higher resolutions. At 4K Ultra, the average FPS drops to 41.4, which is below the 60 FPS threshold commonly considered smooth. The 8 GB VRAM and 128-bit memory bus may be insufficient for the game's high-resolution textures and effects, as evidenced by the steep scaling from 1080p to 4K. At 1080p, the GPU delivers 118.6 FPS on High settings and 86.6 FPS on Ultra, indicating that it can handle the game at mainstream resolutions. However, the data suggests that the RTX 4060 is best suited for 1080p and 1440p gaming, with 4K requiring reduced settings to maintain playable frame rates.

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS at 1080p High settings?

A: The measured average FPS is 118.6.

Q: How does the Ryzen 5 5600 compare to the Intel Core i7-11700F?

A: The Ryzen 5 5600 has an average benchmark score of 21765, which is 0.9% lower than the i7-11700F's score of 21957.

Q: What is the RTX 4060's memory bandwidth?

A: The GPU has a memory bandwidth of 272.0 GB/s.

Q: What is the combo's rank among all tested configurations?

A: The combo ranks 970th out of 1637 tested combinations.

Q: What is the CPU's boost clock speed?

A: The Ryzen 5 5600 has a boost clock of 4.40 GHz.

Q: How much VRAM does the RTX 4060 have?

A: The GPU has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 combination ranks 970th out of 1637 tested configurations in Lockdown Protocol. This places it in the lower half of the field, with 969 combos performing better and 667 performing worse. The individual components are more favorably positioned: the CPU sits at the 79th percentile among all processors, and the GPU at the 66th percentile among all GPUs. The discrepancy between component percentiles and the combo's overall rank suggests that the pairing may not be optimally balanced for this specific game.

The rank indicates that while the CPU and GPU are each capable in isolation, their combined performance in Lockdown Protocol is below the median. The measured FPS data supports this: at 1080p, the system delivers strong results, but at 4K Ultra, it falls to 41.4 FPS, which is likely below the expectations of many players. The combo's position in the rankings reflects its limitations at higher resolutions, where the GPU's 8 GB VRAM and 128-bit memory interface become bottlenecks. For users targeting 1080p or 1440p gaming, this combination offers solid performance, but it is not among the top-tier configurations for Lockdown Protocol.