Lockdown Protocol

Lockdown Protocol is a 2024-released FPS that shows a clear scaling pattern across resolutions and settings when paired with the AMD Ryzen 7 5700 and AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX. The measured data places this combination at rank 243 out of 1637 tested combos, putting it in the top 15% of all configurations evaluated. This pairing leverages an 8-core, 16-thread Zen 3 processor with a 24 GB RDNA 3.0 flagship GPU, producing framerates that range from playable at 4K Ultra to exceptionally high at 1080p Low.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average framerate recorded for this combo?

A: The highest average framerate is 260.6 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings.

Q: How does the 4K Ultra performance compare to 1080p Low?

A: The 4K Ultra setting produces an average of 69.1 FPS, which is 191.5 FPS lower than the 260.6 FPS seen at 1080p Low. This represents a 73.5% drop in average framerate when moving from the least demanding to the most demanding tested configuration.

Q: What is the combo's overall rank among tested configurations?

A: The combo ranks 243rd out of 1637 total tested combinations, placing it in the upper 14.8% of all configurations in the database.

Q: Does the GPU's VRAM capacity appear sufficient for this game?

A: The GPU carries 24 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 384-bit bus with 960.0 GB/s bandwidth. Given that the game runs at 69.1 FPS average at 4K Ultra, the memory subsystem appears capable of handling the highest settings without becoming a limiting factor.

Q: How does the CPU's single-thread performance compare to its multi-thread performance?

A: The CPU scores 901 in 3dmark_single_thread and 6628 in 3dmark_16_threads. The multi-thread score is 7.4 times higher than the single-thread score, indicating strong scaling across its 16 threads.

Q: What is the framerate difference between High and Ultra settings at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, High settings yield 134.5 FPS average, while Ultra drops to 102.3 FPS. This is a 32.2 FPS difference, or a 23.9% reduction in average framerate.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX is the dominant component in this pairing, built on the Navi 31 chip with RDNA 3.0 architecture. Its 24 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 384-bit bus delivers 960.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which proves critical for Lockdown Protocol's texture-heavy scenes. The GPU's 6144 shading units, 384 TMUs, and 192 ROPs provide substantial raw throughput, reflected in its 61.39 TFLOPS FP32 compute rating.

Clock behavior shows a base of 1929 MHz, a game clock of 2365 MHz, and a boost clock of 2498 MHz. The memory runs at 2500 MHz with 20 Gbps effective speed. These specifications translate into measured performance that scales predictably with resolution and settings. At 4K, the GPU maintains an average of 90 FPS on High settings, dropping to 69.1 FPS on Ultra. The step from Medium to Ultra at 4K costs 31.8 FPS, while the step from Low to Medium gains 39.9 FPS relative to the Low result of 140.8 FPS.

The GPU's rasterization throughput is evident in the 1080p results, where it pushes 187.3 FPS on High and 216.1 FPS on Medium. The 260.6 FPS at Low settings indicates the GPU is far from saturated at lower resolutions, leaving headroom for the CPU to become more relevant. The Radeon RX 7900 XTX's 192 ROPs deliver a pixel rate of 479.6 GPixel/s, which aligns with the observed 4K performance where pixel fill becomes a more significant factor.

How This Combo Ranks

At rank 243 out of 1637 combos, this configuration sits comfortably in the upper tier of tested systems. The percentile position suggests that roughly 85% of tested combinations deliver lower average framerates in Lockdown Protocol. This ranking reflects the synergy between the 8-core CPU and the high-end GPU, where neither component bottlenecks the other severely at typical gaming resolutions.

The GPU's individual percentile stands at 85 versus all GPUs, while the CPU's percentile is 84 versus all CPUs. These similar percentile positions indicate a balanced pairing. The combo rank of 243 is slightly worse than what either component's individual percentile might suggest, implying that Lockdown Protocol's engine does not perfectly scale with this hardware combination. The 1637 total combos provide a broad comparison field, and this pairing's position in the top 15% demonstrates strong overall capability.

Benchmark data for the GPU shows an average score of 44019, placing it near the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile (43667, +0.8% delta) and just below the AMD Radeon Pro 580 (44195, -0.4% delta). The CPU's average benchmark score of 27220 puts it 0.7% ahead of the Intel Core i9-9900K and 0.8% ahead of the Intel Core i7-12700H. These close margins indicate that the combo's ranking is not driven by an unusually strong individual component but rather by their combined effectiveness in this specific title.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its highest framerates across all settings. Low settings produce 260.6 FPS average, Medium produces 216.1 FPS, High produces 187.3 FPS, and Ultra produces 142.1 FPS. The scaling from Low to Ultra represents a 45.5% reduction in average framerate. The gap between Medium and High is 28.8 FPS, while the gap between High and Ultra is 45.2 FPS, showing that Ultra settings impose a disproportionately larger performance cost.

Moving to 2560x1440, the pattern continues but with lower absolute numbers. Low settings yield 220.6 FPS, Medium yields 157.9 FPS, High yields 134.5 FPS, and Ultra yields 102.3 FPS. The transition from 1080p to 1440p at the same settings costs between 40 FPS (Low) and 39.8 FPS (Ultra). The relative drop from Low to Ultra at 1440p is 53.6%, which is steeper than the 1080p drop, indicating that resolution scaling amplifies the settings impact.

At 3840x2160, the performance envelope tightens considerably. Low settings produce 140.8 FPS, Medium produces 100.9 FPS, High produces 90 FPS, and Ultra produces 69.1 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra at 4K is 71.7 FPS, representing a 50.9% reduction. Notably, the step from High to Ultra at 4K costs 20.9 FPS, which is the smallest absolute drop between those two settings across all resolutions. The 4K Low result of 140.8 FPS is still higher than the 1440p Ultra result of 102.3 FPS, demonstrating that resolution has a greater impact on performance than settings within this range.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 brings 8 cores and 16 threads based on the Zen 3 architecture, with a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz. Its 16 MB of L3 cache and dual-channel DDR4 memory support with 51.2 GB/s bandwidth provide sufficient data throughput for the GPU to operate without starvation. The CPU's 65 W TDP indicates efficient power draw, but the benchmark scores reveal its ceiling.

In multi-threaded workloads, the CPU scores 20655 in Cinebench R23 multicore and 8675 in R20 multicore. Its single-thread scores are 2916 in R23 and 1224 in R20. The 3dmark results show a 16-thread score of 6628 versus a single-thread score of 901, indicating that the CPU scales well with thread count. Passmark multithread score of 24303 and single-thread score of 3296 further corroborate this pattern.

In Lockdown Protocol, the CPU's role becomes more pronounced at lower resolutions and settings where the GPU is not the primary bottleneck. At 1080p Low, the 260.6 FPS average suggests the CPU is handling frame generation efficiently. The 220.6 FPS at 1440p Low indicates that the CPU still has headroom even when the GPU is processing more pixels. However, at 4K Ultra with 69.1 FPS, the workload shifts heavily toward the GPU, and the CPU's 8 cores provide adequate support without becoming the limiting factor.

The CPU's 84th percentile ranking versus all CPUs places it in the upper range of processors. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core i9-9900K, scores 27043 with a 0.7% delta, indicating the Ryzen 7 5700 is competitive with older flagship parts. The 16-thread capability ensures that Lockdown Protocol, which benefits from multi-threaded rendering pipelines, can utilize the available resources effectively. The 3.70 GHz base clock and 4.60 GHz boost clock provide sufficient single-thread performance for game logic and physics calculations, as evidenced by the consistent framerates across the measured scenarios.