Lockdown Protocol

# Lockdown Protocol with AMD Ryzen 5 7600 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4 GB

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600 paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4 GB delivers a 1080p-focused experience in Lockdown Protocol, with measured frame rates ranging from 52.6 FPS at Ultra settings to 110.2 FPS at Low settings in 1920x1080. This combination ranks 1490th out of 1637 tested combos in the database, placing it in the lower portion of the performance distribution. The data indicates a system that can handle competitive play at lower settings but struggles to maintain high refresh rates at higher quality presets or resolutions above 1440p.

FAQ

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

A: The highest measured average FPS is 110.2, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings. This drops to 52.6 FPS at Ultra settings at the same resolution.

Q: How does the combo perform at 4K resolution?

A: At 3840x2160, the average FPS ranges from 26.6 at Ultra settings to 53.8 at Low settings. The High preset yields 35.8 FPS, while Medium produces 36.9 FPS.

Q: What is the combo's rank among all tested combinations?

A: The combo ranks 1490th out of 1637 total tested combinations in Lockdown Protocol, placing it in the 91st percentile from the bottom of the performance distribution.

Q: Does the CPU or GPU create a larger bottleneck at higher resolutions?

A: The data shows FPS drops of 35-51% when moving from 1080p to 1440p and an additional 29-30% from 1440p to 4K across most settings, indicating the GPU becomes the limiting factor as resolution increases.

Q: What is the CPU's benchmark score relative to its nearest rivals?

A: The Ryzen 5 7600 has an average benchmark score of 26617, which is 0.2% higher than the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D (26574) and 0.2% higher than the AMD EPYC 8024P (26555), but 0.2% lower than the Intel Core i9-12900HK (26672).

Q: What is the GPU's performance percentile?

A: The RTX 3050 4 GB sits at the 50th percentile among all GPUs in the database, with an average benchmark score of 0 and no nearest rivals listed.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4 GB is the primary performance limiter in this combo for Lockdown Protocol. The GPU features 4 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, providing 192.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth. Its base clock runs at 1545 MHz with a boost clock of 1740 MHz, while memory operates at 1500 MHz with 12 Gbps effective speed. The card contains 2048 shading units, 64 TMUs, 32 ROPs, 16 RT cores, and 64 tensor cores, with a pixel rate of 55.68 GPixel/s and texture rate of 111.4 GTexel/s.

The FP32 performance of 7.127 TFLOPS and FP16 performance of 7.127 TFLOPS (1:1) indicate a GPU designed primarily for 1080p gaming. The 4 GB VRAM capacity becomes a constraint at higher resolutions and quality settings, as evidenced by the measured FPS data. At 4K Ultra, the combo manages only 26.6 FPS, while 4K Low reaches 53.8 FPS — a clear indicator that memory bandwidth and capacity limit the card's ability to handle higher resolution textures and effects.

The GPU's 90 W TDP and dual-slot design suggest a modest power footprint, with the suggested PSU rated at 250 W. The PCIe 4.0 x8 interface provides adequate bandwidth for this class of card. The RTX 3050 4 GB supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, ensuring compatibility with modern game APIs used by Lockdown Protocol.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600 provides substantial processing headroom for this gaming workload. This 6-core, 12-thread processor from the 7000 series uses the Zen 4 architecture on TSMC's 5 nm process node. It operates with a base clock of 3.80 GHz and boost clock of 5.10 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. The CPU supports DDR5 memory through a dual-channel interface with 83.2 GB/s bandwidth, and features a 32 MB shared L3 cache alongside 1 MB L2 cache per core and 64 KB L1 cache per core.

Benchmark results show strong multi-threaded performance: Cinebench R23 multicore scores 22992, while single-core reaches 3246. The 3DMark tests show scaling from 999 in single-thread to 6503 in max-threads, with 16-thread performance at 6499. PassMark multithread score is 27058, with single-thread at 3910. These figures place the CPU at the 83rd percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 26617.

The CPU's nearest rivals highlight its competitive positioning. It scores 0.2% higher than the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D (score 26574), 0.2% higher than the AMD EPYC 8024P (score 26555), and 0.3% higher than the Intel Core i9-11900K (score 26546). However, it trails the Intel Core i9-12900HK by 0.2% (score 26672). These margins are minimal, indicating the Ryzen 5 7600 offers consistent performance across synthetic workloads.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo ranks 1490th out of 1637 tested combinations in Lockdown Protocol, placing it in the bottom 9% of all tested systems. This low ranking is primarily attributable to the GPU's performance ceiling rather than the CPU's capabilities. The Ryzen 5 7600's 83rd percentile CPU ranking contrasts sharply with the RTX 3050 4 GB's 50th percentile GPU ranking, showing a significant imbalance in this pairing.

In practical terms, this ranking means the combo sits below the vast majority of systems tested for this game. The data suggests that most other combinations deliver higher average frame rates across the tested resolutions and settings. The GPU's 4 GB VRAM capacity and 192.0 GB/s memory bandwidth are the limiting factors, particularly at 1440p and 4K resolutions where texture data exceeds the available memory.

The CPU's strong benchmark scores — including a PassMark multithread score of 27058 and Cinebench R23 multicore of 22992 — indicate that processing power is not the bottleneck. This imbalance means that upgrading the GPU alone would likely yield substantial performance improvements, while the CPU could handle significantly more demanding graphics cards without becoming a constraint.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals how performance scales across resolutions. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 110.2 FPS, which drops to 82.2 FPS at 1440p Low — a 25.4% decrease. Moving to 4K Low yields 53.8 FPS, another 34.5% drop from 1440p. This pattern of diminishing returns with increasing resolution clearly implicates the GPU as the limiting component.

For Medium settings, the progression is 79.0 FPS at 1080p, 60.8 FPS at 1440p (23.0% decrease), and 36.9 FPS at 4K (39.3% decrease). High settings show 71.7 FPS at 1080p, 50.8 FPS at 1440p (29.1% decrease), and 35.8 FPS at 4K (29.5% decrease). Ultra settings produce the steepest drop: 52.6 FPS at 1080p, 36.5 FPS at 1440p (30.6% decrease), and 26.6 FPS at 4K (27.1% decrease).

The consistent 25-40% FPS reductions between resolution tiers indicate that the GPU's rendering throughput and memory bandwidth cannot keep pace with the increased pixel count. The CPU's strong single-thread score of 3246 in Cinebench R23 suggests it could maintain higher frame rates if the GPU were capable, but the measured data shows the GPU saturates well before CPU limits are reached.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers playable frame rates across all settings. Low settings produce 110.2 FPS average, providing smooth competitive gameplay. Medium settings yield 79.0 FPS, while High settings achieve 71.7 FPS. Ultra settings drop to 52.6 FPS, which remains playable but falls below the 60 FPS threshold many players prefer. The 57.6 FPS difference between Low and Ultra settings demonstrates the GPU's sensitivity to quality presets.

At 2560x1440, performance degrades noticeably. Low settings maintain 82.2 FPS, which is still responsive for most gameplay. Medium settings produce 60.8 FPS, right at the edge of smooth playability. High settings drop to 50.8 FPS, while Ultra settings fall to 36.5 FPS, which may feel sluggish in fast-paced FPS action. The gap between Low and Ultra widens to 45.7 FPS at this resolution.

At 3840x2160, the combo struggles to maintain playable frame rates. Low settings yield 53.8 FPS, which is marginally acceptable for casual play. Medium settings produce 36.9 FPS, High settings reach 35.8 FPS, and Ultra settings drop to 26.6 FPS. These figures indicate that 4K gaming is not viable for this combination in Lockdown Protocol, particularly at higher quality settings where the 4 GB VRAM capacity becomes insufficient for texture storage and rendering buffers.