Lockdown Protocol

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 pairing places at rank 2941 out of 3714 tested combos in Lockdown Protocol. This is a low position, placing it in the bottom 21% of all combinations the database has measured. The data shows a system that is clearly GPU-bound at higher settings, with the CPU's strong single-thread performance unable to compensate for the graphics card's limitations in this specific title.

How This Combo Ranks

The comboRankInGame of 2941 out of 3714 is a decisive signal: this is not a high-end configuration for Lockdown Protocol. The position suggests that while the system is functional, it sits far behind the majority of tested pairings. The RTX 2060 carries most of the responsibility here, as its percentileVsAllGpus of 58 places it just above the median of all GPUs in the database. In contrast, the Ryzen 5 7600X posts a percentileVsAllCpus of 79, indicating a much stronger relative standing for the processor.

Benchmark results indicate the CPU is not the primary bottleneck. The Ryzen 5 7600X's average benchmark score of 27636 puts it within 0.4% of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800 and 0.3% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 5 8500GE. It is essentially tied with the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X and Intel Core i5-12600K, both showing a deltaPct of 0.2. This clustering among rivals confirms that the 7600X delivers competitive processing power. The GPU, however, tells a different story. The RTX 2060's average benchmark score of 15290 is nearly identical to the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 (deltaPct 0) and the AMD Radeon 680M (deltaPct 0.1). It is only 0.6% ahead of the RTX 3050 OEM and 0.8% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 7600, a group of mid-range and older parts.

For Lockdown Protocol specifically, the measured data shows that this combo can play the game, but the experience is compromised at the highest settings. The rank of 2941 reflects a pairing where the GPU's age and 6 GB memory capacity limit the overall result, despite the CPU's capability to push higher frame rates if paired with a stronger graphics card.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS rows provide a clear hierarchy of what this system can achieve. At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers 145 avgFps, which is excellent for a fast-paced FPS. The Medium preset drops to 103 avgFPS, still a solid target. High yields 90 avgFPS, and Ultra falls to 67 avgFPS. For competitive play, Low at 1080p is the clear choice, offering nearly 2.2x the frame rate of Ultra at the same resolution.

At 2560x1440, the pattern holds but the numbers compress. Low produces 106 avgFPS, Medium 76 avgFPS, High 66 avgFPS, and Ultra 49 avgFPS. The drop from Low to Medium is 30 FPS, which is significant for a shooter. At 3840x2160, the situation worsens considerably. Low manages 69 avgFPS, Medium 49 avgFPS, High 43 avgFPS, and Ultra only 32 avgFPS.

The best experience per the measured rows is the Low preset at 1920x1080. It provides the highest headroom above the game's demands, and the data suggests that the 145 avgFPS figure would offer a smooth, responsive feel. For users who prefer visual quality, Medium at 1080p is the highest setting that remains comfortably playable, with 103 avgFPS and a minimum of 88 FPS. The Ultra preset at 1080p, with 67 avgFPS, is borderline for competitive play, and at 1440p and 4K, Ultra becomes marginal or unplayable by typical standards.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals a system heavily constrained by the GPU. At Low settings, the average frame rate falls from 145 at 1920x1080 to 106 at 2560x1440, a 26.9% drop, and then to 69 at 3840x2160, a further 34.9% drop from 1440p. The total decline from 1080p to 4K at Low is 52.4%. This steep curve is characteristic of a GPU that runs out of pixel throughput and memory bandwidth as resolution increases.

At Medium settings, the pattern is similar: 103 FPS at 1080p, 76 at 1440p, and 49 at 4K. The drop from 1440p to 4K is 35.5%, almost identical to the Low preset's decline. At High settings, the numbers are 90, 66, and 43, with a 34.8% drop from 1440p to 4K. The consistency of these percentage drops across settings points to a resolution bottleneck rather than a settings bottleneck.

The limiting component is the RTX 2060. The CPU's benchmark scores show it can handle the game's logic, but the GPU's 6 GB memory and 336.0 GB/s bandwidth are strained at higher resolutions. The fact that the FPS drop from 1080p to 1440p is proportionally smaller than the drop from 1440p to 4K suggests that at 4K, the GPU is hitting a hard limit, likely related to memory capacity and fill rate. The system is not CPU-limited at any resolution in this game, as evidenced by the CPU's high percentile rank and the GPU's mid-range standing.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the full set of measurements is available. Low settings produce 145 avgFPS, which is the highest recorded for this combo. Medium settings give 103 avgFPS with a minimum of 88 FPS and a maximum of 119 FPS, showing a stable frame time distribution. High settings yield 90 avgFPS, and Ultra settings drop to 67 avgFPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 78 FPS, a wide gap that gives users significant control over performance versus visual fidelity.

At 2560x1440, the numbers tighten. Low settings deliver 106 avgFPS, Medium 76 avgFPS (with min 64 and max 87), High 66 avgFPS, and Ultra 49 avgFPS. The gap from Low to Ultra narrows to 57 FPS, indicating that the GPU is becoming the dominant factor. The minimum FPS at Medium (64) is still above the 60 FPS threshold, but the Ultra preset's 49 avgFPS suggests occasional dips below playable levels.

At 3840x2160, the measurements show a system under duress. Low settings manage 69 avgFPS, Medium 49 avgFPS (with min 41 and max 56), High 43 avgFPS, and Ultra 32 avgFPS. The Medium preset's minimum of 41 FPS is a clear warning that even mid-level settings at 4K will produce stutter in intense scenes. The Ultra preset's 32 avgFPS is essentially unplayable for a fast-paced FPS, and even Low settings at 4K may not be smooth enough for competitive play.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 is the decisive factor in this combo's performance. Its 6 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus provides 336.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which is insufficient for the demands of Lockdown Protocol at 4K with high settings. The GPU's boost clock of 1680 MHz and base clock of 1365 MHz are modest by current standards, and its fp32 performance of 6.451 TFLOPS reflects its Turing architecture from the GeForce 20-series.

The GPU's benchmark results place it at the 58th percentile among all GPUs. Its average benchmark score of 15290 is statistically tied with the GTX 580, which is a much older card, and only 0.8% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 7600. This indicates that the RTX 2060 is not a high performer in absolute terms, and its aging architecture lacks the raw throughput needed for modern titles at high resolutions.

In Lockdown Protocol, the GPU's limitations are visible in the scaling pattern. The 6 GB memory capacity is likely a bottleneck at 4K, where texture data exceeds what the card can hold efficiently, leading to the steep FPS drops observed. The GPU's 1920 shading units and 48 ROPs are adequate for 1080p but struggle at higher pixel counts. The RTX 2060's ray tracing and tensor cores are present (30 and 240 respectively), but the game's measured results do not show any advantage from these features, likely because the game does not leverage them or the GPU lacks the power to use them effectively.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600X is a strong performer that is underutilized in this pairing. With 6 cores and 12 threads based on Zen 4 architecture, it boosts up to 5.30 GHz from a base of 4.70 GHz. Its single-thread benchmark scores are particularly impressive: a Geekbench single-core score of 2603 and a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 1965. These numbers indicate that the CPU can process the game's main thread quickly, which is typically important for FPS titles.

The CPU's multithreaded performance is also solid, with a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 15236 and a Geekbench multicore score of 13858. Its average benchmark score of 27636 places it at the 79th percentile among all CPUs, and it is within 0.4% of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800. This means the CPU is not the limiting factor in this system.

In the measured FPS data, the CPU's role is evident in the fact that even at 1080p Low, the system only achieves 145 FPS. If the CPU were the bottleneck, we would expect the FPS to be much higher at low settings and low resolution, since the GPU would have less work to do. Instead, the FPS drops consistently with resolution, confirming that the GPU is the constraint. The CPU's 32 MB of shared L3 cache and dual-channel DDR5 memory support (with 83.2 GB/s bandwidth) provide ample headroom for the game's data demands, but they cannot compensate for the GPU's limits.

The Ryzen 5 7600X's performance is competitive with its nearest rivals, all of which are within 0.4% in average benchmark score. This suggests that swapping the CPU for a similar-tier part would not yield meaningful FPS gains in Lockdown Protocol, as the game is not CPU-limited at these settings. The CPU is a capable foundation for a system, but in this specific combo, it is held back by the GPU.