Lockdown Protocol

# FAQ

Q: What is the combo rank of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600F with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti in Lockdown Protocol?

A: This combination ranks 1402 out of 2828 tested combos in the game, placing it in the middle of the performance distribution. The rank indicates that a substantial portion of tested configurations deliver higher average frame rates, but this combo still outperforms a clear majority of alternatives.

Q: What is the highest average FPS this combo achieves at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo reaches an average of 196 FPS. This is the maximum measured average across all tested settings and resolutions, and it drops to 91 FPS at Ultra settings, showing a wide performance envelope depending on the preset chosen.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals in general benchmark scores?

A: The Ryzen 5 5600F has an average benchmark score of 36945, which is essentially identical to the Intel Core Ultra 5 225 (36938, 0% delta), the AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D (37018, -0.2% delta), and the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450 (37093, -0.4% delta). The differences are negligible, indicating near-parity with these processors in synthetic tests.

Q: What is the GPU's percentile ranking among all GPUs?

A: The RTX 3060 Ti sits in the 59th percentile among all GPUs based on its average benchmark score of 16129. Its nearest rivals — the AMD Radeon RX 9060 (16014, 0.7% delta), AMD Radeon Pro 5600M (16351, -1.4% delta), and AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (16361, -1.4% delta) — are all within a narrow performance band, confirming the card's mid-range standing.

Q: Which settings preset provides the most balanced experience at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, Medium settings deliver 102 FPS average with a minimum of 87 FPS and a maximum of 117 FPS. This preset offers a frame rate comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold while maintaining higher visual fidelity than Low, which reaches 144 FPS but sacrifices quality. High settings at 89 FPS are also viable, but Medium provides a better margin above demanding scenes.

Q: What are the key memory specifications of the CPU and GPU in this combo?

A: The Ryzen 5 5600F supports dual-channel DDR4 memory with a bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s and a 32 MB shared L3 cache. The RTX 3060 Ti features 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, yielding a bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s. The GPU's memory bandwidth is significantly higher, which is typical for a discrete graphics card handling frame buffer data.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo's rank of 1402 out of 2828 places it at roughly the 50th percentile of all tested configurations in Lockdown Protocol. This middle-of-the-pack positioning is consistent with the individual component standings: the CPU sits in the 85th percentile among all processors, while the GPU lands in the 59th percentile among all GPUs. The disparity between these two percentiles suggests that the GPU is the more limiting factor for overall game performance, as its relative standing is notably lower than the CPU's.

Looking at the measured frame rates, the combo demonstrates a wide range depending on resolution and settings. At 1080p Low, it achieves 196 FPS, which is more than double the 91 FPS at 1080p Ultra. This spread indicates that the configuration can handle esports-style low-settings play with ease but struggles to maintain high refresh rates when visual quality is maximized. At 4K Ultra, the average drops to 43 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS baseline that most players consider playable for an FPS title.

The rank suggests that while this combo is not a top-tier performer, it is far from inadequate. The data shows that it outperforms over 1400 other tested configurations, many of which likely feature older or lower-end hardware. For a mid-range pairing of a six-core Zen 3 CPU with an Ampere GPU, the rank is reasonable given the game's demands. The 59th percentile GPU standing is the primary constraint; if the graphics card were upgraded, the combo rank would likely improve substantially, as the CPU's 85th percentile ranking leaves headroom for higher-end GPUs.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS rows, the optimal preset depends on the target resolution and refresh rate. At 1920x1080, Medium settings provide 139 FPS average with a minimum of 118 FPS, which is ideal for 120Hz or 144Hz displays. High settings at 121 FPS are also playable on such monitors, but the minimum frame rate is not listed, making Medium the safer choice for consistent performance. Low settings at 196 FPS are excessive for most displays, and Ultra at 91 FPS may dip below the refresh rate of high-refresh monitors during intense scenes.

At 2560x1440, Medium settings deliver 102 FPS average with a minimum of 87 FPS, which is suitable for 60Hz to 100Hz displays. High settings at 89 FPS are borderline for 100Hz panels, while Low at 144 FPS is only useful for competitive play where maximum frame rate trumps visual quality. Ultra at 67 FPS is playable on 60Hz displays but leaves little margin for frame time spikes.

At 3840x2160, Medium settings yield 66 FPS average with a minimum of 56 FPS, which is marginally playable on 60Hz displays but may experience noticeable stuttering during action. High settings at 57 FPS are below the 60 FPS threshold, and Ultra at 43 FPS is not recommended for an FPS game. Low settings at 93 FPS are the only 4K option that maintains a comfortable frame rate, but the visual compromise is significant.

For the best experience, Medium settings at 1080p or 1440p offer the best balance of frame rate and visual quality, with the 1440p Medium preset being the standout choice for most players due to its combination of resolution and performance. At 4K, only Low settings are recommended if frame rate consistency is the priority.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers the following averages: Low 196 FPS, Medium 139 FPS (min 118, max 160), High 121 FPS, and Ultra 91 FPS. The progression from Low to Ultra shows a consistent decline, with the largest drop occurring between Medium and High (18 FPS) and between High and Ultra (30 FPS). The minimum frame rate at Medium (118 FPS) suggests that even the most demanding scenes stay well above 100 FPS, making this preset highly responsive.

At 2560x1440, the averages are: Low 144 FPS, Medium 102 FPS (min 87, max 117), High 89 FPS, and Ultra 67 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium is 42 FPS, which is substantial, while the Medium-to-High drop is 13 FPS and the High-to-Ultra drop is 22 FPS. The Medium minimum of 87 FPS indicates that frame pacing remains solid, though the margin over 60 FPS is tighter than at 1080p.

At 3840x2160, the averages are: Low 93 FPS, Medium 66 FPS (min 56, max 76), High 57 FPS, and Ultra 43 FPS. The drop from Low to Medium is 27 FPS, from Medium to High is 9 FPS, and from High to Ultra is 14 FPS. The Medium minimum of 56 FPS is below the 60 FPS target, which means that scenes with heavy geometry or effects can cause noticeable dips. The Ultra average of 43 FPS is not suitable for competitive play.

The pattern across resolutions is clear: the scaling from 1080p to 1440p reduces frame rates by roughly 25-30% at each settings level, and the scaling from 1440p to 4K reduces frame rates by another 35-40%. This is typical for a GPU-bound workload, as the pixel count increases dramatically at higher resolutions.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is built on the GA104 chip using Samsung's 8 nm process, with 17,400 million transistors on a 392 mm² die. It features 4864 shading units, 152 texture mapping units, and 80 raster output units, along with 38 ray tracing cores and 152 tensor cores. The base clock is 1410 MHz with a boost clock of 1665 MHz, and the memory operates at 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective) across a 256-bit bus, providing 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth.

The GPU's 8 GB of GDDR6 memory is a critical factor in Lockdown Protocol, especially at higher resolutions. At 4K Ultra, the measured average of 43 FPS suggests that the memory capacity and bandwidth are under significant pressure, as the frame buffer requirements exceed what the card can comfortably handle. The 448.0 GB/s bandwidth is sufficient for 1080p and 1440p, but at 4K, the combination of memory size and bandwidth becomes the limiting factor.

The GPU's compute capabilities, rated at 16.20 TFLOPS FP32, are adequate for the game's rendering workloads. The pixel rate of 133.2 GPixel/s and texture rate of 253.1 GTexel/s indicate that the card can handle high resolution textures and effects, but the measured performance at 4K shows that it struggles to maintain high frame rates when all settings are maxed. The 59th percentile standing among all GPUs reinforces this interpretation: the RTX 3060 Ti is a capable mid-range card, but it is not designed for 4K Ultra gaming in demanding FPS titles.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600F is a six-core, twelve-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture (codenamed Vermeer), manufactured on TSMC's 7 nm process. It has a base clock of 3.00 GHz and a boost clock of 4.00 GHz, with a TDP of 65 W. The cache hierarchy includes 64 KB L1 per core, 512 KB L2 per core, and 32 MB shared L3 cache. Memory support is dual-channel DDR4 with a bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s.

The CPU's 85th percentile ranking among all processors indicates strong performance for its class. In Lockdown Protocol, the CPU's role is primarily to feed the GPU with draw calls and handle game logic. At 1080p Low settings, the combo achieves 196 FPS, which is high enough to suggest that the CPU is not a bottleneck at this resolution. However, the fact that the combo rank (1402 out of 2828) is lower than the CPU's individual percentile suggests that the GPU limits overall performance.

The 12 threads and 32 MB L3 cache are sufficient for modern FPS games, which typically scale well with six or more cores. The boost clock of 4.00 GHz provides adequate single-thread performance for game logic, which is often latency-sensitive. The data shows that at 1080p, the CPU can sustain frame rates above 190 FPS, indicating that it is unlikely to be the primary constraint until the GPU is upgraded to a higher-tier card.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a consistent scaling pattern across resolutions. At Low settings, the average FPS drops from 196 at 1080p to 144 at 1440p (a 26.5% decrease) and then to 93 at 4K (a 35.4% decrease from 1440p). At Medium settings, the figures are 139, 102, and 66 FPS respectively, with drops of 26.6% and 35.3%. At High settings, the pattern is 121, 89, and 57 FPS, with drops of 26.4% and 36.0%. At Ultra settings, the averages are 91, 67, and 43 FPS, with drops of 26.4% and 35.8%.

This consistent scaling — roughly 26% from 1080p to 1440p and 35% from 1440p to 4K — is indicative of a GPU-bound workload. The pixel count increases by 2.25x from 1080p to 1440p, but frame rate drops by only 26%, suggesting that the GPU has some headroom in terms of fill rate or that the game is not purely pixel-bound. From 1440p to 4K, the pixel count increases by 2.25x, and the frame rate drops by 35%, which is closer to the expected scaling for a fully GPU-limited scenario.

The CPU's role in this scaling is minimal, as the frame rate drops are proportional to the resolution increase regardless of settings. If the CPU were the bottleneck, we would expect to see smaller frame rate differences at higher resolutions (where the GPU takes longer per frame) and larger differences at lower resolutions. The data shows the opposite pattern, confirming that the RTX 3060 Ti is the limiting component across all tested configurations. The GPU's 8 GB memory capacity and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth are likely the primary constraints at 4K, as the frame rate at 4K Ultra (43 FPS) is well below what the CPU could support.