Lockdown Protocol

Lockdown Protocol is a fast-paced FPS that demands both high frame rates and consistent frame pacing, and the combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 delivers a performance profile that is as lopsided as it is effective. This pairing ranks 241st out of 2828 tested combos in the game, placing it in the top 8.5% of all systems we have on record. The data shows a system that is clearly GPU-bound at higher resolutions, but the CPU’s capabilities become a notable factor at 1080p, where the RTX 5090’s immense rendering power starts to outpace what the Ryzen 5 5600F can feed it.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo’s rank of 241 out of 2828 tested configurations places it firmly in the upper echelon of systems for Lockdown Protocol. This is a strong result, but it is not the top tier, which suggests that while the RTX 5090 is one of the most powerful graphics cards available, the overall system is held back by its processor choice in certain scenarios. The ranking reflects a system that is exceptionally fast at 4K and 1440p, where the GPU does the heavy lifting, but it also hints at a bottleneck that emerges when the resolution drops. The percentile data for the individual components supports this: the RTX 5090 sits in the 92nd percentile of all GPUs, while the Ryzen 5 5600F is in the 85th percentile of all CPUs. The gap between these two percentiles is the story here, as the CPU is a tier below the GPU in overall capability, which will manifest in CPU-limited scenarios. The combo’s overall rank is better than what the CPU’s percentile alone would suggest, indicating that the GPU’s raw power compensates for the processor’s relative weakness in most gaming workloads. However, the fact that this system does not crack the top 200 combos is a direct consequence of the processor not being able to keep pace with the graphics card at lower resolutions. In essence, this is a 4K-focused build that happens to have a mid-range CPU, and its rank reflects that duality.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture, codenamed Vermeer, built on a 7 nm process at TSMC. It has a base clock of 3.00 GHz and a boost clock of 4.00 GHz, with a 65-watt TDP. The cache layout includes 64 KB of L1 per core, 512 KB of L2 per core, and a shared 32 MB L3 cache. For Lockdown Protocol, an FPS title that often benefits from higher single-thread performance, the 5600F’s 4.00 GHz boost clock is adequate but not exceptional. Its PassMark single-thread score is 2872, which places it in a competitive position among its peers. The CPU’s multithread score of 19236 is solid for a 6-core part, but the game’s performance is more dependent on how well it handles a handful of threads rather than all twelve. The data shows that the CPU’s nearest rivals include the Intel Core Ultra 5 225, which has an average score of 36938 (a 0% delta), and the AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D, which scores 37018 (a -0.2% delta). This places the 5600F in a tight cluster of processors with nearly identical average benchmark scores, meaning its performance is very much in line with other mid-range options from the same era. In Lockdown Protocol, this translates to a processor that can handle the game’s logic and physics without issue, but it does not have the headroom to push extremely high frame rates when paired with a GPU as powerful as the RTX 5090. The CPU’s 32 MB of L3 cache is shared across all cores, which helps with data locality, but the game’s demands are not particularly cache-sensitive. At 1080p with Low settings, the CPU becomes the limiting factor, as the GPU is capable of rendering far more frames than the processor can prepare. The 5600F’s memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s over a dual-channel DDR4 interface is another potential constraint, but it does not appear to be a major bottleneck in the measured data. Overall, the CPU role is to provide a stable baseline of performance, but it is not the star of this show.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 is the dominant component in this pairing, and the data reflects its overwhelming power. Built on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture with the GB202 chip on a 5 nm process at TSMC, this GPU features 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus, delivering 1.79 TB/s of bandwidth. Its base clock is 2017 MHz with a boost clock of 2407 MHz, and the memory runs at 1750 MHz with an effective speed of 28 Gbps. The GPU has 21,760 shading units, 680 texture mapping units, and 176 raster operation processors, along with 170 ray tracing cores and 680 tensor cores. Its raw compute capability is staggering, with an FP32 performance of 104.8 TFLOPS. In synthetic benchmarks, the RTX 5090 posts a PassMark G3D score of 39650 and a Geekbench Vulkan score of 376728, placing it in the 92nd percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals in the benchmark database include the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB with an average score of 79605 (a 0.3% delta) and the AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT at 78940 (a 1.1% delta), which shows that the RTX 5090 is only marginally ahead of these professional and mobile parts in aggregate scoring, though its gaming performance is far superior due to architectural advantages. In Lockdown Protocol, the GPU’s role is to render the game at high resolutions with maximum detail, and it does so with authority. The 32 GB of VRAM is overkill for this title, but it ensures that texture streaming is never an issue, even at 4K Ultra. The boost clock of 2407 MHz allows the GPU to maintain high frame rates, and the massive bandwidth ensures that data flows quickly to the shading units. The RTX 5090’s performance is so high that at 1080p, it is often waiting on the CPU to provide draw calls, which is why the frame rate does not scale linearly with resolution. At 4K, however, the GPU is fully utilized, and the measured frame rates reflect its true capabilities. This is a GPU that is designed for 4K gaming, and the data shows that it excels at that resolution while being underutilized at lower ones.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a clear picture of how this combo performs across resolutions and settings. At 3840x2160 (4K), the frame rates are as follows: Low settings yield an average of 172 FPS, Medium gives 127 FPS with a minimum of 108 and a maximum of 146, High delivers 111 FPS, and Ultra drops to 83 FPS. This shows a linear progression from Low to Ultra, with a 51.8% drop in performance from Low to Ultra. The 4K results are impressive, with even Ultra settings maintaining a playable frame rate above 60 FPS. Moving to 2560x1440 (1440p), the averages increase substantially: Low produces 199 FPS, Medium averages 175 FPS (with a min of 149 and max of 201), High reaches 167 FPS, and Ultra hits 128 FPS. The scaling from 4K to 1440p is not consistent across settings, with Low seeing a 15.7% increase, while High sees a 50.5% increase. This inconsistency is a sign that the CPU is starting to become a factor at 1440p, particularly at lower settings where the GPU is less stressed. At 1920x1080 (1080p), the results are the most telling: Low averages 220 FPS, Medium averages 194 FPS (min 165, max 223), High averages 185 FPS, and Ultra averages 166 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at 1080p is only 32.5%, which is much smaller than the 51.8% gap at 4K. This compression of frame rates at 1080p indicates that the CPU is the limiting factor, as the GPU cannot push beyond roughly 220 FPS regardless of the settings. The minimum and maximum values for Medium settings show that frame pacing is generally consistent, with a 58 FPS spread at 4K, a 52 FPS spread at 1440p, and a 58 FPS spread at 1080p. These numbers suggest that the system does not experience major stutters, but the frame time variance is noticeable at higher settings.

Resolution Scaling

The resolution scaling behavior of this combo is the key to understanding its bottleneck characteristics. When moving from 1080p to 1440p, the average frame rate across all settings drops by approximately 12-25%, depending on the preset. For example, at High settings, the frame rate goes from 185 FPS at 1080p to 167 FPS at 1440p, a 9.7% decrease. From 1440p to 4K, the drop is much more severe: High settings fall from 167 FPS to 111 FPS, a 33.5% decrease. This pattern is typical of a GPU-bound system at higher resolutions, where the rendering workload increases exponentially with pixel count. However, at Low settings, the scaling is different. From 1080p to 1440p, Low drops from 220 FPS to 199 FPS, a 9.5% decrease, and from 1440p to 4K, it drops from 199 FPS to 172 FPS, a 13.6% decrease. The relatively small drop at Low settings from 1440p to 4K (13.6% vs. 33.5% at High) indicates that at Low settings, the system is not purely GPU-bound; the CPU is limiting performance at 1440p and below, and even at 4K, the CPU is still contributing to the frame rate ceiling. The data shows that the RTX 5090 is capable of much higher frame rates than what the 5600F can deliver at 1080p, as evidenced by the 220 FPS cap at Low settings. At 4K Ultra, the GPU is fully utilized, as evidenced by the 83 FPS average, which is a 62.3% drop from the 1080p Low score of 220 FPS. This suggests that the GPU is the primary limiter at 4K Ultra, but the CPU becomes a co-limiter at lower resolutions and settings. The scaling analysis clearly shows that this combo is best suited for 4K gaming, where the GPU’s power is fully harnessed, and the CPU’s limitations are masked by the rendering workload.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS data, the optimal settings for this combo depend on the resolution and the user’s preference for frame rate versus visual fidelity. At 4K, the Ultra preset delivers an average of 83 FPS, which is playable but not ideal for a competitive FPS. The High preset at 4K yields 111 FPS, a significant improvement that is well within the range of high-refresh-rate gaming, and it offers a much better experience than Ultra. The Medium preset at 4K provides 127 FPS, which is the best balance of visual quality and frame rate for this resolution, as it maintains a high average and a minimum of 108 FPS, ensuring smooth gameplay. For users with 4K displays, Medium is the recommended setting, as it offers a 53% improvement over Ultra while still looking substantially better than Low. At 1440p, all settings are playable, but the High preset at 167 FPS is the sweet spot, as it provides excellent visual fidelity without sacrificing frame rate. The Ultra preset at 128 FPS is also viable, but the 39 FPS difference between High and Ultra is not worth the visual gains for a fast-paced FPS. The Low preset at 1440p produces 199 FPS, which is excessive for most displays, and the visual downgrade is not justified. At 1080p, the situation is more complex. The Low preset achieves 220 FPS, which is only 18% higher than the High preset at 185 FPS. Since the CPU is the limiting factor at this resolution, there is little benefit to dropping to Low settings, as the frame rate increase is modest. The High preset at 1080p offers 185 FPS, which is more than enough for any high-refresh-rate monitor, and it provides a much better visual experience than Low. The Ultra preset at 1080p yields 166 FPS, which is still very smooth, but the performance hit relative to High is noticeable. The best experience at 1080p is the High preset, as it balances the CPU’s limitations with the GPU’s power, delivering a frame rate that is indistinguishable from Low in practice but with far better image quality. For users who prioritize maximum frame rates, the Low preset at 1080p is the only way to approach the CPU’s limit of 220 FPS, but the visual compromise is significant. The data suggests that this combo is best utilized at 4K Medium or 1440p High, where the GPU’s capabilities are fully realized and the CPU’s bottleneck is less apparent. At 1080p, the system is overkill, and the user is better off increasing resolution or settings to shift the load back to the GPU. Ultimately, the measured rows indicate that the Medium preset at 4K and the High preset at 1440p provide the best overall experience, offering high frame rates without the visual compromises of Low settings.