Lockdown Protocol

# Lockdown Protocol with AMD Ryzen 5 5600G + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650

This combination ranks 633rd out of 3,714 tested combos in Lockdown Protocol, placing it in the top 17% of all systems evaluated. That is a strong showing for a mid-range pairing, and the measured frame rates confirm it: at 1080p, this system delivers playable performance across every preset, with the Low preset hitting an average of 261 FPS. The data indicates a balanced setup where the GPU becomes the primary constraint at higher resolutions, but the CPU's six Zen 3 cores provide enough headroom to keep frame rates high in most scenarios.

How This Combo Ranks

The comboRankInGame of 633 out of 3,714 places this pairing comfortably above the median tested system. In percentile terms, it sits in the 83rd percentile of all combinations — a notable result for hardware that is not modern. The ranking reflects the game's relatively light CPU demands and the GPU's ability to push respectable frame counts at mainstream resolutions.

Looking at the individual components, the CPU's percentileVsAllCpus of 74 confirms that the Ryzen 5 5600G is a solid mid-tier processor, while the GPU's percentileVsAllGpus of 40 shows it is below average among all graphics cards. The gap between these two percentiles suggests the GPU is the limiting factor in this pairing, which the measured FPS data supports: at 4K Ultra the system drops to 67 FPS, whereas at 1080p Low it reaches 261 FPS. The ranking is driven primarily by the GPU's capability at lower resolutions, where the CPU can keep pace with the GTX 1650's output.

The CPU's nearestRivals data shows it is tightly clustered with comparable processors: it sits 0.1% ahead of the Intel Core i3-1220P, 0.1% behind the Intel Core Ultra 7 256V, 0.2% behind the AMD Ryzen 5 7530U, and 0.4% behind the Intel Core Ultra 7 155U. This is a razor-thin margin — the 5600G is effectively tied with these alternatives, meaning any performance differences in Lockdown Protocol come down to GPU and system configuration rather than CPU choice.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 is built on the Turing architecture with a TU117 chip manufactured on a 12 nm process at TSMC. It packs 896 shading units, 56 texture mapping units, and 32 ROPs, with a base clock of 1485 MHz and a boost clock of 1665 MHz. The 4 GB of GDDR5 memory runs at 2001 MHz (8 Gbps effective) across a 128-bit bus, yielding 128.1 GB/s of bandwidth. These specifications place the card in the 40th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 7,472.

In Lockdown Protocol, the GPU's role is decisive at higher resolutions. The 4 GB VRAM capacity is the most likely constraint at 4K, where texture and geometry demands can exceed what this memory pool can comfortably hold. The measured data shows a clear pattern: at 4K, the difference between Low and Ultra settings is 39 FPS (106 vs 67), a 58% performance swing that indicates the GPU is heavily loaded. The card's nearestRivals include the AMD Radeon HD 8850M (0.3% ahead), the Intel UHD Graphics 750 (0.4% ahead), the AMD Radeon R7 350 (0.6% ahead), and the Intel Arc A310 (1% behind) — all within a 1% performance band, underscoring that the GTX 1650 is a baseline-level GPU by modern standards.

The 12 nm process and 75 W TDP mean the card draws minimal power and requires no external power connectors, but that efficiency comes at the cost of raw throughput. The FP32 performance of 2.984 TFLOPS and texture rate of 93.24 GTexel/s are modest figures, and the pixel rate of 53.28 GPixel/s limits how quickly the card can fill frames at high resolutions. In Lockdown Protocol, these limits manifest most clearly at 4K, where even the Low preset only achieves 106 FPS average.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a steep resolution scaling curve. At 1080p, the system delivers 261 FPS on Low, 222 FPS on Medium, 192 FPS on High, and 164 FPS on Ultra. Moving to 1440p, those numbers drop to 179, 153, 132, and 113 FPS respectively. At 4K, the averages fall to 106, 90, 78, and 67 FPS.

The percentage drops are telling. From 1080p Low to 1440p Low, the system loses 31% of its performance (261 to 179 FPS). From 1440p Low to 4K Low, it loses another 41% (179 to 106 FPS). The same pattern holds across settings: 1080p Medium to 1440p Medium is a 31% drop (222 to 153), and 1440p Medium to 4K Medium is a 41% reduction (153 to 90). This consistent scaling indicates the GPU is the limiting component — if the CPU were the bottleneck, the percentage drops would be smaller at higher resolutions where the GPU takes on more work.

The 4K Ultra result of 67 FPS is 59% below the 1080p Ultra figure of 164 FPS, a massive reduction that reflects the GTX 1650's limited fill rate and bandwidth. Interestingly, the 4K Low average of 106 FPS is still above the 1440p Ultra average of 113 FPS only by a small margin, suggesting that resolution has a larger impact than quality settings in this game. The data shows that for this pairing, resolution scaling is the dominant factor in determining frame rates, not the quality preset.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured rows, the Medium preset offers the best balance of visual quality and performance. At 1080p Medium, the system achieves 222 FPS average with a minimum of 189 FPS and a maximum of 255 FPS — a rock-solid experience for a competitive FPS. The minimum frame rate of 189 FPS is well above the 144 Hz threshold that many monitors support, ensuring smooth gameplay without dips below refresh rate.

At 1440p, Medium delivers 153 FPS average with a minimum of 130 FPS, which remains highly playable. The 130 FPS minimum is still above 120 Hz, making this a viable option for high-refresh-rate displays. The High preset at 1440p drops to 132 FPS average, which is acceptable but offers a thinner margin over the 120 FPS mark.

For 4K, the Medium preset's 90 FPS average with a 77 FPS minimum is the only 4K option that maintains a consistent 60+ FPS floor. The High preset at 78 FPS average is borderline, while Ultra at 67 FPS risks dipping below 60 FPS in demanding scenes. The Low preset at 106 FPS average is the safest 4K choice, but it sacrifices visual fidelity for frame rate headroom.

The data suggests that Medium is the sweet spot across all resolutions. It provides the best combination of average FPS, minimum FPS stability, and visual quality. The measured minimums of 189 FPS at 1080p and 130 FPS at 1440p indicate that Medium avoids the frame-time spikes that could affect lower settings, while the 77 FPS minimum at 4K keeps the experience fluid.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system demonstrates its strongest performance. The Low preset delivers a 261 FPS average, the highest measured result across all configurations. Medium follows at 222 FPS with a minimum of 189 FPS and a maximum of 255 FPS. High produces 192 FPS average, and Ultra brings 164 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 97 FPS, a 59% range that shows the GPU has ample headroom at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, the performance scales down predictably. Low hits 179 FPS, Medium averages 153 FPS with a minimum of 130 FPS and maximum of 176 FPS, High reaches 132 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 113 FPS. The 66 FPS spread between Low and Ultra (179 vs 113) is proportionally similar to the 1080p range, confirming the GPU's consistent scaling behavior.

At 3840x2160, the system's limits become apparent. Low averages 106 FPS, Medium 90 FPS with a 77 FPS minimum and 104 FPS maximum, High 78 FPS, and Ultra 67 FPS. The 39 FPS difference between Low and Ultra (106 vs 67) is the smallest absolute spread across all resolutions, indicating that at 4K the GPU is so heavily loaded that even reducing settings cannot fully compensate for the pixel count. The Medium preset's 77 FPS minimum is the only 4K configuration that keeps the lowest frames above 60.

The data shows a consistent pattern: each step up in quality costs roughly 15-20% performance at a given resolution, while each step up in resolution costs 30-40% performance at a given quality setting. This asymmetry confirms that resolution is the primary bottleneck for this GPU.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600G is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture with the Cezanne codename. It runs at a base clock of 3.90 GHz and boosts up to 4.40 GHz, with a 65 W TDP and support for DDR4 memory in dual-channel configuration. The 16 MB L3 cache and 51.2 GB/s memory bandwidth are modest by modern standards, but the CPU's benchmark scores show it is capable: Cinebench R23 multicore reaches 10,551, single-core 1,409, and Geekbench multicore hits 8,428.

In Lockdown Protocol, the CPU's role is supportive rather than dominant. The game's FPS data shows that the GPU is the limiting factor at higher resolutions, but the CPU still needs to feed frames fast enough at 1080p. The 261 FPS result at 1080p Low indicates the 5600G can generate frames well above the GTX 1650's output, with no CPU bottleneck evident at that setting. The 3DMark scores reinforce this: 16-thread performance of 5,451 and single-thread of 872 suggest balanced multi-threaded and single-threaded capability.

The CPU's percentileVsAllCpus of 74 places it in the upper quartile of all processors, and its nearestRivals are all within 0.4% of its average score. This clustering means that swapping in any of these comparable processors would produce nearly identical results in Lockdown Protocol — the game does not differentiate between them. The 6 cores and 12 threads provide enough parallel capacity for the game's engine, and the 4.40 GHz boost clock handles single-threaded workloads effectively.

The integrated Radeon Vega 7 graphics are irrelevant here since the system uses a discrete GPU, but the CPU's 7 nm TSMC process and 10,700 million transistors indicate a modern, efficient design. The Passmark multithread score of 19,717 and physics score of 900 demonstrate solid computational throughput, though these metrics matter less in a GPU-bound title like Lockdown Protocol. The data shows that the 5600G is more than sufficient for this pairing — the GTX 1650 is the component that determines the system's overall performance envelope.