Lockdown Protocol

Lockdown Protocol is a fast-paced FPS that stresses both the CPU and GPU, and the combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600F with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 produces a wide spread of performance across resolutions and presets. The measured data shows a system capable of delivering anywhere from 81 FPS at 4K Ultra to 220 FPS at 1080p Low, with the scaling between these extremes revealing where the bottleneck shifts. This analysis breaks down the resolution scaling, settings behavior, component roles, and overall ranking of this specific combo within the benchmark database.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is substantial but not uniform across all settings presets, which points to a shifting balance between CPU and GPU load. At Low settings, the average frame rate falls from 220 FPS at 1920x1080 to 172 FPS at 3840x2160, a reduction of 48 FPS or roughly 21.8%. This is a relatively modest decline, suggesting that at Low presets, the CPU is still a limiting factor even at 4K, as the GPU has enough headroom to handle the lower graphical load without a massive performance penalty.

Moving to Medium settings, the drop is more pronounced. The measured average goes from 194 FPS at 1080p down to 124 FPS at 4K, a loss of 70 FPS or about 36.1%. The minimum frame rate at 4K Medium is 105 FPS, while at 1080p Medium it is 165 FPS, showing that the lower resolution maintains a much tighter frame pacing. This larger percentage drop indicates that the GPU is starting to become more of a factor as the preset complexity increases, but the CPU is still contributing to the overall frame rate ceiling.

At High settings, the scaling continues to steepen. The average FPS at 1080p is 185, dropping to 167 at 1440p, and then to 108 at 4K. The 4K High result is 58.4% of the 1080p High result, which is a significant reduction. This pattern shows that as the preset rises, the GPU's workload grows faster than the CPU's ability to feed it frames, making the graphics card the primary constraint at higher resolutions.

The steepest drop occurs at Ultra settings. The average FPS falls from 166 at 1080p to 125 at 1440p, and then to 81 at 4K. The 4K Ultra result is just 48.8% of the 1080p Ultra result. This near-halving of performance from 1080p to 4K at the highest preset clearly demonstrates that the RTX 4090 is the dominant limiting component in this configuration when all graphical features are enabled. The CPU's role diminishes as the GPU becomes saturated with pixel and shading work.

Overall, the data indicates that at 1080p, the Ryzen 5 5600F is often the bottleneck, especially at Low and Medium settings where the GPU is not fully taxed. At 4K, the RTX 4090 becomes the clear limiting factor, particularly at High and Ultra presets, where the frame rates drop to levels that are still playable but far from the triple-digit highs seen at lower resolutions. The 1440p results sit in a middle ground, where both components are more balanced, though the GPU still shows increasing influence as settings rise.

Settings Recommendations

The measured rows provide a clear picture of how each preset affects performance, and the optimal choice depends on the target resolution and desired frame rate. At 1080p, all presets deliver high average FPS, with Low at 220, Medium at 194, High at 185, and Ultra at 166. The difference between Low and Ultra is 54 FPS, which is significant, but even Ultra remains well above 144 FPS. For competitive play on a high-refresh monitor, the Low preset offers the highest frame rate, but the Medium preset at 194 FPS with a minimum of 165 FPS provides a better balance of visual fidelity and smoothness, as the minimum frame rate is higher than the 1080p Ultra average.

At 1440p, the choice becomes more nuanced. Low yields 199 FPS, Medium 175 FPS, High 167 FPS, and Ultra 125 FPS. The Medium preset again appears to be the sweet spot, offering a 175 FPS average with a 149 FPS minimum, which is still very high and likely to satisfy most high-refresh displays. High is also viable at 167 FPS, but the jump to Ultra costs 42 FPS, which is a steep price for the extra visual features. For users prioritizing frame rate, Low or Medium are the best options, while High offers a good middle ground without the heavy penalty of Ultra.

At 4K, the situation changes dramatically. Ultra drops to 81 FPS, which is playable but not ideal for fast-paced FPS action. High produces 108 FPS, which is a substantial improvement over Ultra and is likely the best choice for a smooth 4K experience. Medium yields 124 FPS with a 105 FPS minimum, making it the highest frame rate option at 4K that still maintains a playable minimum. Low reaches 172 FPS, but the visual degradation may not be worth it for most users. The data suggests that at 4K, Medium or High are the recommended presets, as they provide a balance between visual quality and the high frame rates that Lockdown Protocol benefits from.

Across all resolutions, the Medium preset consistently offers a strong combination of average FPS and minimum frame rate stability. At 1080p, it is 30 FPS faster than Ultra. At 1440p, it is 50 FPS faster than Ultra. At 4K, it is 43 FPS faster than Ultra. This makes Medium the most efficient choice for maintaining high performance without sacrificing too much visual detail.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 is the most powerful GPU in this pairing, and its specifications explain much of the measured performance. It features 24 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 1.01 TB/s. This massive memory capacity and bandwidth are more than sufficient for Lockdown Protocol at any resolution and preset, and the data shows that memory is never a limiting factor. The GPU's boost clock is 2520 MHz, with a base clock of 2235 MHz, and it uses the AD102 chip on a 5 nm process from TSMC.

The RTX 4090's raw compute power is evident in its 82.58 TFLOPS of FP32 performance, and it has 16384 shading units, 512 TMUs, and 176 ROPs. These figures allow it to handle the most demanding settings at 4K, though the measured FPS at Ultra (81) indicates that even this GPU is taxed by the highest preset at that resolution. The GPU's role is most dominant at 4K, where the average FPS scales from 172 at Low to 81 at Ultra, a drop of 91 FPS. This 52.9% reduction from Low to Ultra at 4K is the largest of any resolution, confirming that the GPU is the primary driver of performance at this setting.

At lower resolutions, the RTX 4090's power is less fully utilized. At 1080p, the difference between Low and Ultra is 54 FPS (220 vs 166), which is smaller in absolute terms than at 4K. The GPU's high pixel rate of 443.5 GPixel/s and texture rate of 1,290.2 GTexel/s mean that it can easily handle the pixel workload at 1080p, but the CPU's frame generation limits the maximum achievable FPS. The benchmark results show that the RTX 4090 is not the bottleneck at 1080p Low, where the 220 FPS average is likely constrained by the Ryzen 5 5600F.

The GPU's 24 GB of VRAM is another key factor. Lockdown Protocol does not appear to require anywhere near this amount, even at 4K Ultra, so there is no risk of memory capacity limiting performance. The GDDR6X memory at 21 Gbps effective provides ample bandwidth for the game's data streaming, and the 1.01 TB/s bandwidth ensures that texture and geometry data can be fed to the GPU quickly. In terms of the GPU's benchmark scores, it achieves a Passmark G3D score of 38194 and a Passmark GPU Compute score of 26613, placing it in the 88th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals include the Intel Arc Pro A60 (60326 average score, 0% delta) and the AMD Radeon Pro W6600M (61896, -2.5% delta), though these are professional workstation cards, not direct gaming competitors.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600F and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 ranks 248th out of 2828 tested combos in Lockdown Protocol, placing it in the top 8.8% of all configurations. This is a strong ranking, though it is not at the very top, which suggests that the CPU is holding back the GPU in some scenarios. The rank of 248 out of 2828 indicates that many other combos, likely those with newer or higher-core-count CPUs, achieve higher average frame rates in this game.

The Ryzen 5 5600F itself has an average benchmark score of 36945 and sits in the 85th percentile of all CPUs. Its nearest rivals include the Intel Core Ultra 5 225 (36938, 0% delta) and the AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D (37018, -0.2% delta). These scores are very close, meaning the 5600F is a solid mid-range performer, but it is not a top-tier CPU for maximizing frame rates in CPU-bound scenarios. The RTX 4090, on the other hand, has an average benchmark score of 60347 and is in the 88th percentile of all GPUs, with near-identical scores to the Intel Arc Pro A60 (60326, 0% delta) and the AMD Radeon Pro W6600M (61896, -2.5% delta).

The combo rank of 248 suggests that while the RTX 4090 is capable of extremely high frame rates, the Ryzen 5 5600F prevents the system from reaching the absolute top tier. In a game like Lockdown Protocol, which is an FPS that likely benefits from high single-thread performance, the 5600F's 2872 Passmark single-thread score is respectable but not class-leading. The data shows that the combo is faster than the vast majority of tested systems, but it falls short of the top 247 combos, which likely pair the RTX 4090 with higher-end CPUs that can feed frames faster at lower resolutions.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture, codenamed Vermeer. It has a base clock of 3.00 GHz and a boost clock of 4.00 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. This CPU is built on a 7 nm process from TSMC and features 32 MB of shared L3 cache, along with 512 KB of L2 cache per core and 64 KB of L1 cache per core. It supports DDR4 memory in dual-channel mode, with a memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s, and it uses the AMD Socket AM4.

In Lockdown Protocol, the CPU's role is most evident at 1080p and at lower settings, where the GPU is not the primary constraint. The data shows that at 1080p Low, the average FPS is 220, which is the highest measured in the entire dataset. This suggests that the CPU is capable of generating a high number of frames, but the fact that the RTX 4090 could theoretically go higher implies that the 5600F is reaching its limit. The 4.00 GHz boost clock and 6 cores are adequate for this game, but they are not exceptional compared to more modern CPUs with higher clocks or more cores.

The CPU's Passmark multithread score is 19236, and its single-thread score is 2872. These scores place it in the 85th percentile of all CPUs, which is above average but not elite. The nearest rivals, such as the Intel Core Ultra 5 225 with a score of 36938 (0% delta) and the AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D with 37018 (-0.2% delta), show that the 5600F is competitively placed in synthetic benchmarks. However, in a game scenario, the CPU's performance is often limited by its single-thread capabilities, and the 2872 single-thread score is a key indicator of how well it can handle the game's logic and draw calls.

At 4K, the CPU's role diminishes significantly. The frame rates at 4K are much lower than at 1080p, and the difference between presets is larger, indicating that the GPU is the main bottleneck. For example, at 4K Ultra, the average FPS is 81, which is likely well below what the CPU could generate if the GPU were not the constraint. The CPU's 6 cores and 12 threads are sufficient for Lockdown Protocol, but they do not provide the headroom needed to push frame rates above what the RTX 4090 can render at high resolutions. The measured data shows that the CPU is more of a limiting factor at 1080p, where the GPU's power is underutilized, and less of a factor at 4K, where the GPU is fully engaged.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured average FPS across presets is as follows: Low produces 220 FPS, Medium produces 194 FPS with a minimum of 165 FPS and a maximum of 223 FPS, High produces 185 FPS, and Ultra produces 166 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is 54 FPS, and the Medium preset's minimum frame rate of 165 FPS is higher than the Ultra average, indicating that Medium offers more consistent performance.

At 2560x1440, the average FPS values are: Low at 199 FPS, Medium at 175 FPS with a minimum of 149 FPS and a maximum of 201 FPS, High at 167 FPS, and Ultra at 125 FPS. The drop from Low to Ultra is 74 FPS, which is larger than at 1080p, showing that the GPU is becoming more of a factor. The Medium preset's minimum of 149 FPS is still very high, making it a reliable choice for 1440p gaming.

At 3840x2160, the average FPS values are: Low at 172 FPS, Medium at 124 FPS with a minimum of 105 FPS and a maximum of 142 FPS, High at 108 FPS, and Ultra at 81 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra is 91 FPS, the largest of any resolution. The Medium preset's minimum of 105 FPS is the only 4K result with a recorded minimum, and it shows that even at 4K, the system can maintain a playable frame rate. The High preset at 108 FPS and Ultra at 81 FPS both offer lower performance, with Ultra dipping below the 90 FPS threshold that many FPS players consider minimum for smooth gameplay.

Across all resolutions, the Medium preset consistently provides the best balance of average FPS and minimum FPS stability. At 1080p, it is 30 FPS faster than Ultra. At 1440p, it is 50 FPS faster than Ultra. At 4K, it is 43 FPS faster than Ultra. The Low preset always offers the highest average FPS, but the visual quality trade-off may not be worth it for most users. The High preset is a viable middle ground, but it does not offer the same minimum FPS stability as Medium.

FAQ

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

A: The highest measured average FPS is 220, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

Q: At 4K Ultra, what is the average FPS and how does it compare to 1080p Ultra?

A: At 3840x2160 Ultra, the average FPS is 81. At 1920x1080 Ultra, it is 166 FPS. The 4K result is 48.8% of the 1080p result, showing a significant performance drop.

Q: Which settings preset offers the best minimum FPS at 1440p?

A: The Medium preset at 2560x1440 has a minimum FPS of 149, which is the only recorded minimum at that resolution. It also has an average of 175 FPS.

Q: How does the Ryzen 5 5600F's single-thread performance compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The Ryzen 5 5600F has a Passmark single-thread score of 2872. Its nearest rivals by average benchmark score include the Intel Core Ultra 5 225 (36938 average, 0% delta) and the AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D (37018, -0.2% delta), but their single-thread scores are not listed in the data.

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

A: The combo ranks 248th out of 2828 tested combos, placing it in the top 8.8% of all configurations.

Q: Does the RTX 4090's 24 GB of VRAM ever become a limiting factor?

A: The data does not indicate any VRAM-related limitations. The 24 GB capacity and 1.01 TB/s bandwidth are far more than needed for Lockdown Protocol, as the GPU's performance is instead limited by the preset and resolution workload.