Lockdown Protocol

Lockdown Protocol, an FPS built around close-quarters coordination and rapid target acquisition, responds predictably to hardware changes, but the measured data for the AMD Ryzen 5 7600 and Intel Arc B570 reveals a specific performance envelope. The combination produces a playable experience at most settings, but the relationship between resolution, quality preset, and frame rate is not linear. This analysis breaks down the measured FPS data to identify the optimal configuration and the role each component plays in the final result.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data provides a clear hierarchy of presets for the AMD Ryzen 5 7600 and Intel Arc B570 combination. At 1920x1080, the Low preset achieves an average of 136 FPS, which is the highest measured value across all resolutions and settings. This suggests that for players prioritizing maximum frame rate, the Low preset is the only option that pushes far beyond the 120 FPS threshold. However, the step to Medium yields a substantial 96 FPS average, which is still very smooth for a competitive FPS, while the High preset drops to 84 FPS. The Ultra preset at 1080p falls to 63 FPS, which is a significant reduction from Low but still within a range that many players would consider acceptable for slower-paced play.

At 2560x1440, the pattern shifts. The Low preset produces 100 FPS, which is excellent for a high-resolution display. Medium drops to 71 FPS, and High to 62 FPS. The Ultra preset at this resolution delivers only 46 FPS, which begins to feel less responsive for a fast-paced FPS. The data indicates that Medium at 1440p is the best balance, offering 71 FPS while presumably retaining more visual fidelity than Low. The High preset at 1440p is nearly identical to the 1080p Ultra result, suggesting that the GPU is becoming the limiting factor.

For 3840x2160, the results are more constrained. Low yields 64 FPS, which is playable, but Medium drops to 46 FPS, and High to 40 FPS. The Ultra preset at 4K is effectively unplayable for competitive play, with an average of just 30 FPS. The recommendation is clear: for a consistent experience, the Medium preset is the highest quality setting that maintains a reasonable frame rate across all resolutions. The data shows that the jump from Medium to High costs a significant number of frames, while the jump from Low to Medium is more moderate. Given the genre, the Medium preset at 1440p provides the best combination of fluidity and image quality, with 71 FPS being sufficient for most players. At 1080p, Medium at 96 FPS is the recommended starting point, with Low available for those who need maximum refresh rate compatibility.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B570 is the primary driver of frame rate differences in Lockdown Protocol, particularly as resolution increases. The GPU's memory configuration includes 10 GB of GDDR6 on a 160-bit bus, yielding a bandwidth of 380.0 GB/s. The core clocks are fixed at a base and boost of 2500 MHz, which is a modest speed for the architecture. The GPU's compute capabilities are defined by 2304 shading units, 144 texture mapping units, and 80 ROPs, with a pixel rate of 200.0 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 360.0 GTexel/s. The FP32 throughput is rated at 11.52 TFLOPS.

The measured FPS data shows the GPU's scaling behavior. At 1080p, the difference between Low and Ultra is 73 FPS (136 to 63), which indicates that the GPU is heavily utilized at higher settings. At 1440p, the same spread is 54 FPS (100 to 46). At 4K, the spread narrows to 34 FPS (64 to 30), but the absolute values are much lower. This pattern suggests that the B570 has enough raw throughput for 1080p and 1440p gaming at medium presets, but it struggles to maintain high frame rates at 4K Ultra. The 10 GB VRAM is likely sufficient for the textures used in this game at the tested settings, as there is no indication of a memory capacity bottleneck in the data; the performance drops are more consistent with compute or bandwidth limits.

The GPU's benchmark scores provide context for its position. The PassMark G3D score is 14195, and the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score is 2649. These scores place the B570 in the 65th percentile among all GPUs. Its nearest rivals include the Intel Arc A750, which scores 20582 on the average benchmark (a delta of -0.1% relative to the B570), and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile, which scores 20534 (a delta of +0.1%). This indicates that the B570 is a mid-range performer, and the Lockdown Protocol results align with that positioning: it can handle high refresh rates at lower resolutions but is not a 4K powerhouse.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600 provides the processing foundation for this combination. It is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 4 architecture, with a base clock of 3.80 GHz and a boost clock of 5.10 GHz. The CPU has a 32 MB shared L3 cache and supports DDR5 memory with a dual-channel bus and a bandwidth of 83.2 GB/s. The processor's TDP is 65 W, which is efficient for a desktop part.

In Lockdown Protocol, the CPU's role is to feed the GPU with draw calls and handle game logic. The measured FPS data shows that at 1080p Low, the frame rate reaches 136 FPS, which is high enough to suggest that the CPU is not a significant bottleneck at this setting. However, the CPU's benchmark scores indicate its capability ceiling. The Cinebench R23 multi-core score is 12735, and the single-core score is 1852. The 3DMark max-threads score is 6503, and the single-thread score is 999.

The CPU's nearest rivals in average benchmark score include the AMD Ryzen 7 7435HS (26402, a delta of -0.3%) and the Intel Core i9-11900KF (26212, a delta of +0.4%). The Ryzen 5 7600 has a percentile rank of 78 among all CPUs, which is higher than the GPU's rank of 65. This suggests that the CPU is relatively more capable than the GPU in this pairing. In practice, this means that at lower resolutions and settings, the GPU is likely the limiting factor, while the CPU has headroom to spare. The data supports this: at 1080p Low, the frame rate is 136 FPS, which is likely near the CPU's practical limit for this game, but at 4K Ultra, the frame rate drops to 30 FPS, which is purely a GPU limitation. The CPU is not holding back the system at higher resolutions.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 7600 and the Intel Arc B570 ranks 2264 out of 2828 tested combos in Lockdown Protocol. This places the pairing in the bottom 20% of all configurations. This ranking is consistent with the individual component performance: the GPU is in the 65th percentile, but the CPU is in the 78th percentile. The low combo rank suggests that many other systems, likely with more powerful GPUs, achieve higher frame rates in this game.

The rank of 2264 out of 2828 means that 564 combos are slower, and 2263 are faster. This is a modest result, but it does not tell the whole story. The measured FPS data shows that the combo is perfectly playable at 1080p and 1440p on medium settings. The low rank is more a reflection of the fact that Lockdown Protocol is not a demanding title for high-end hardware, so top-tier CPUs and GPUs will naturally produce higher frame rates. The Ryzen 5 7600 and B570 pairing is a balanced mid-range setup, and its rank reflects that it is not among the fastest, but it is also not among the slowest. The data shows that the combo is capable of 136 FPS at 1080p Low, which is competitive for esports-style play, but it falls behind on higher presets where the GPU's limitations become apparent.

FAQ

Q: What is the best preset for a 144Hz monitor at 1080p?

A: The Low preset achieves 136 FPS on average, which is the only setting that exceeds the 120 FPS threshold. The Medium preset yields 96 FPS, which is still smooth but will not fully utilize a 144Hz display.

Q: Can this combo handle 4K gaming?

A: The data shows that 4K Ultra is not viable, with an average of 30 FPS. At 4K Low, the average is 64 FPS, which is playable but not ideal for a fast-paced FPS. The Medium preset at 4K produces 46 FPS, which is on the edge of playability.

Q: How does the GPU's performance compare to its nearest rival?

A: The Intel Arc B570 has an average benchmark score of 20556, which is 0.1% higher than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile (20534) and 0.1% lower than the Intel Arc A750 (20582). This indicates near-identical performance among these three GPUs.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the bottleneck in this system?

A: Benchmark results indicate that the CPU is more capable relative to its peers (78th percentile) than the GPU (65th percentile). The frame rate drops significantly with higher resolutions, which points to the GPU as the primary limiting factor at higher settings.

Q: What is the highest average FPS measured for this combo?

A: The highest average FPS is 136, which is achieved at 1920x1080 with the Low preset. The next highest is 100 FPS at 2560x1440 with the Low preset.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data is organized by resolution and settings. At 1920x1080, the average frame rates are as follows: Low 136, Medium 96, High 84, and Ultra 63. The Medium preset has a minimum of 82 FPS and a maximum of 111 FPS, indicating a frame time variance of 29 FPS. The other presets do not have min/max data, but the averages are distinct.

At 2560x1440, the average frame rates are: Low 100, Medium 71, High 62, and Ultra 46. The Medium preset shows a minimum of 60 FPS and a maximum of 81 FPS, which is a 21 FPS spread. This is tighter than the 1080p Medium result, suggesting that the GPU is more consistently loaded at this resolution.

At 3840x2160, the average frame rates are: Low 64, Medium 46, High 40, and Ultra 30. Only the Medium preset has min/max data, which is a minimum of 39 FPS and a maximum of 52 FPS. This 13 FPS spread indicates that the GPU is heavily saturated at 4K, and frame times are more consistent but at a low level.

The progression from Low to Ultra at each resolution shows a consistent drop. At 1080p, the drop from Low to Ultra is 73 FPS (a 53.7% reduction). At 1440p, the drop is 54 FPS (a 54% reduction). At 4K, the drop is 34 FPS (a 53.1% reduction). This consistency suggests that the relative performance impact of the settings is similar regardless of resolution, but the absolute cost is lower at higher resolutions because the baseline is lower.

Resolution Scaling

Resolution scaling analysis reveals how the system responds to increasing pixel counts. From 1920x1080 to 2560x1440 on the Low preset, the average FPS drops from 136 to 100, a reduction of 36 FPS or 26.5%. From 1440p to 4K on Low, the FPS drops from 100 to 64, a reduction of 36 FPS or 36%. The absolute drop is the same, but the percentage is larger at higher resolutions.

On the Medium preset, the scaling is: 1080p 96, 1440p 71, and 4K 46. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is 25 FPS (26%), and from 1440p to 4K is 25 FPS (35.2%). Again, the absolute drop is identical, but the percentage increases. On the High preset, the scaling is: 1080p 84, 1440p 62, and 4K 40. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is 22 FPS (26.2%), and from 1440p to 4K is 22 FPS (35.5%). On the Ultra preset, the scaling is: 1080p 63, 1440p 46, and 4K 30. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is 17 FPS (27%), and from 1440p to 4K is 16 FPS (34.8%).

The pattern is consistent: the percentage drop from 1080p to 1440p is around 26-27%, while the drop from 1440p to 4K is around 34-36%. This indicates that the performance cost of moving from 1440p to 4K is proportionally higher than moving from 1080p to 1440p. This is typical of a GPU-bound scenario, where the pixel count increases by a larger factor at higher resolutions. The data shows that the Intel Arc B570 is the limiting component, as the frame rate scales directly with the number of pixels rendered. The CPU's role becomes less significant at higher resolutions, as the GPU is fully occupied with rasterization tasks. The result is that the combo is best suited for 1080p and 1440p gaming, where it can maintain respectable frame rates on medium or high presets, but it is not recommended for 4K gaming at high quality settings.