Lockdown Protocol

The AMD Ryzen 7 3700X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti pairing ranks 1212th out of 1637 tested combos in Lockdown Protocol, placing it in the lower-middle tier of the database. This position reflects a combination that is capable of solid 1080p performance but begins to struggle significantly at higher resolutions and maximum settings, as the measured data confirms the GPU becomes the primary constraint as visual load increases.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo’s rank of 1212 out of 1637 places it in the 26th percentile of all tested pairings, meaning roughly three-quarters of combinations deliver higher average frame rates in Lockdown Protocol. This is not a top-tier competitive setup, but the data indicates it holds its own at mainstream resolutions. The rank is heavily influenced by the RTX 3060 Ti’s position relative to its peers; the GPU sits at the 69th percentile among all graphics cards, while the CPU achieves the 85th percentile. The gap between these two scores suggests the graphics card is the limiting factor in this pairing, a conclusion reinforced by the FPS scaling across settings and resolutions. In practical terms, this combo is best suited for 1080p gaming where it can push past the 100 FPS mark on High settings, but it falls short of the high-refresh-rate territory that more balanced or higher-end pairings occupy.

GPU Role

The RTX 3060 Ti brings 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth, with a base clock of 1410 MHz and a boost of 1665 MHz. These specifications are the backbone of the GPU’s performance in Lockdown Protocol, a fast-paced FPS where frame pacing and memory throughput matter. The 8 GB capacity is adequate for the game’s demands at 1080p and 1440p, but the measured data shows a sharp drop when moving to 4K Ultra, where the average FPS falls to 33.6. This suggests that at 4K, the GPU’s memory bandwidth and raw compute are stretched thin. The card’s 16.20 TFLOPS FP32 performance and 4864 shading units provide enough headroom for smooth 1080p play, yet the benchmark results indicate that pushing to Ultra settings at higher resolutions quickly overwhelms the hardware, with the 4K Ultra result being nearly half the frame rate of the 1080p Ultra figure.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo to maintain a playable frame rate?

A: The data shows 1920x1080 is the sweet spot. At High settings, the combo averages 99.8 FPS, and at Low it reaches 159.7 FPS, both well above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay.

Q: How does the combo perform at 1440p compared to 1080p?

A: At 1440p, the average FPS drops significantly across all settings. For example, High settings fall from 99.8 FPS at 1080p to 74.7 FPS at 1440p, a reduction of about 25%, indicating the GPU is becoming a more significant bottleneck.

Q: Is the RTX 3060 Ti or the Ryzen 7 3700X the limiting factor in this game?

A: The GPU is the primary constraint. The RTX 3060 Ti ranks at the 69th percentile among GPUs, while the CPU ranks at the 85th percentile. The FPS scaling, where performance drops by roughly half from Low to Ultra at 4K, further confirms the graphics card limits the combo.

Q: Can this combo handle 4K gaming in Lockdown Protocol?

A: Only at Low settings, where it averages 72.8 FPS. At Medium and High, it drops to 51.8 and 48.6 FPS respectively, and at Ultra it falls to 33.6 FPS, which is below the smooth-playability threshold for most users.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals in overall benchmark scores?

A: The Ryzen 7 3700X has an average benchmark score of 28631, which is nearly identical to the Intel Core i5-12600 at 28654 (0.1% slower) and the AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT at 28591 (0.1% faster). This places it in a tightly contested performance bracket.

Q: What is the FPS difference between Low and Ultra settings at 1080p?

A: The combo averages 159.7 FPS on Low and 72.5 FPS on Ultra at 1920x1080, a difference of 87.2 FPS. This demonstrates the substantial performance cost of maximum visual fidelity in this title.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS rows show a clear trade-off between visual quality and performance. For competitive play where high frame rates are critical, the Low preset at 1080p delivers the best experience, with an average of 159.7 FPS. This is the only configuration in the dataset that approaches 160 FPS, making it ideal for high-refresh-rate monitors. If visual fidelity is more important, the High preset at 1080p is the most balanced choice, offering 99.8 FPS, which remains smooth while providing noticeably better graphics than Low. The Medium preset at 1080p, at 114.6 FPS, is a middle ground but does not offer a substantial advantage over High in frame rate to justify the visual downgrade. At 1440p, High settings at 74.7 FPS are playable, but the Ultra preset at 52.3 FPS is likely too inconsistent for fast-paced gameplay. The data indicates that the Ultra preset should be avoided entirely; even at 1080p it only manages 72.5 FPS, and at 1440p and 4K it falls to 52.3 and 33.6 FPS respectively.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo produces its strongest results. The Low preset averages 159.7 FPS, Medium 114.6 FPS, High 99.8 FPS, and Ultra 72.5 FPS. This shows a steady decline as settings increase, with the jump from Low to Medium costing 45.1 FPS and the jump from High to Ultra costing 27.3 FPS. Moving to 2560x1440, the averages are 119.1 FPS on Low, 82 FPS on Medium, 74.7 FPS on High, and 52.3 FPS on Ultra. The drop from 1080p to 1440p on Low settings is 40.6 FPS, indicating the GPU is beginning to hit its limits. At 3840x2160, performance falls sharply: Low averages 72.8 FPS, Medium 51.8 FPS, High 48.6 FPS, and Ultra 33.6 FPS. The 4K Low result is the only playable option at this resolution, and even it is below the 1080p High figure. The data reveals a consistent pattern where each resolution increase and each settings tier up reduces FPS by a roughly proportional margin, with the steepest penalties occurring when moving from 1440p to 4K.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 3700X is a Zen 2 (Matisse) chip with 8 cores and 16 threads, base clock of 3.60 GHz and boost of 4.40 GHz, built on a 7 nm process. Its benchmark scores show a well-rounded processor: Cinebench R23 multicore of 19087 and singlecore of 2694, Geekbench multicore of 8083 and singlecore of 1672. The CPU’s 85th percentile ranking among all processors places it well above the GPU’s 69th percentile, indicating that in Lockdown Protocol, the processor is not the bottleneck. The nearest rivals, such as the Intel Core i5-12600 with a delta of -0.1% and the AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT with a delta of 0.1%, confirm that the 3700X is competitively positioned in synthetic workloads. In game performance, the CPU’s 16 threads provide ample headroom for the game’s engine, as evidenced by the FPS scaling being much more dependent on resolution and settings than on CPU-bound scenarios. The data suggests that even at 1080p Low, where the GPU is less stressed, the CPU is able to feed frames fast enough to reach 159.7 FPS, showing no significant limitation from the processor side.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS progression from 1080p to 4K clearly identifies the GPU as the limiting component. At High settings, the average FPS moves from 99.8 at 1080p to 74.7 at 1440p (a 25.1% drop) and then to 48.6 at 4K (a 34.9% drop from 1440p). This accelerating decline is characteristic of a GPU-bound scenario, where increasing pixel count directly taxes the graphics card’s fill rate and memory bandwidth. The same pattern holds for Low settings: 159.7 FPS at 1080p drops to 119.1 at 1440p and 72.8 at 4K. The difference between 1080p and 4K on Low settings is 86.9 FPS, a reduction of over 54%. If the CPU were the bottleneck, the FPS would remain relatively constant across resolutions, as the processor’s workload would not change. Instead, the data shows a strong inverse relationship between resolution and FPS, confirming the RTX 3060 Ti’s 8 GB memory and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth are insufficient for 4K Ultra, where it manages only 33.6 FPS. For users targeting 1440p, the combo is viable only on Low to High settings, but the sharp falloff at 4K means this resolution is only playable on Low, marking the practical limit of this pairing.