Lockdown Protocol

# Lockdown Protocol with AMD Ryzen 7 5700 + Intel Arc B570

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 paired with the Intel Arc B570 delivers a playable but resolution-sensitive experience in Lockdown Protocol, with the combo ranking in the 20th percentile overall (2264th out of 2828 tested combinations). The data shows a clear pattern: this pairing is best suited for 1080p gaming, where it achieves strong frame rates across all settings, while 4K performance falls below the 60 FPS threshold even at Low settings. The bottleneck shifts from GPU-bound at high resolutions to a more balanced profile at 1080p, where the CPU's 8-core/16-thread configuration can stretch its legs.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is dramatic and reveals the GPU as the primary limiting factor at higher resolutions. At High settings, average frame rates fall from 84 FPS at 1920x1080 to 62 FPS at 2560x1440, then to 40 FPS at 3840x2160 — a 52% reduction from 1080p to 4K. This steep decline indicates that the Intel Arc B570's 10 GB GDDR6 memory and 160-bit bus are struggling to feed the pixel throughput demanded by 4K rendering, despite the GPU's 2500 MHz boost clock.

The scaling pattern across settings reinforces this conclusion. At Low settings, the drop from 136 FPS at 1080p to 100 FPS at 1440p to 64 FPS at 4K shows a gentler curve (53% total reduction), suggesting that when the GPU isn't burdened by heavy effects, the CPU can maintain higher minimums. However, at Ultra settings, the descent from 63 FPS at 1080p to 46 FPS at 1440p to 30 FPS at 4K is proportionally similar, indicating the GPU remains the wall regardless of quality preset.

The medium preset data provides additional insight. At 4K Medium, the average FPS is 46 with a minimum of 39 and maximum of 52. At 1440p Medium, the average rises to 71 with a tighter 60-81 FPS range. At 1080p Medium, the average reaches 96 with 82-111 FPS. The variance between minimum and maximum FPS narrows as resolution drops, which suggests that at lower resolutions, the CPU's consistent 8-core performance prevents frame-time spikes, while at 4K the GPU's variable workload creates wider fluctuations.

For competitive play, the 1440p High setting at 62 FPS average is borderline, while 1080p High at 84 FPS provides a smoother experience. The 1080p Low setting at 136 FPS is the clear sweet spot for high-refresh displays, offering more than double the 4K Ultra frame rate. The data strongly indicates that users targeting 4K on this combo will need to accept sub-60 FPS gameplay or drop to Low settings, where 64 FPS is achievable but still not ideal for fast-paced FPS action.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for this CPU/GPU combo in Lockdown Protocol?

A: The data shows 1920x1080 is the optimal resolution. At High settings it delivers 84 FPS average, and at Low settings 136 FPS average. The 2560x1440 resolution is playable at 62-100 FPS depending on settings, but 3840x2160 fails to reach 60 FPS even at Low settings.

Q: How does the combo rank among all tested system configurations?

A: This combination ranks 2264th out of 2828 tested combos, placing it in approximately the bottom 20% of all systems tested in Lockdown Protocol. This is a mid-to-low tier ranking for the full system pairing.

Q: Can this combo handle Ultra settings at any resolution?

A: Yes, but only at 1080p where it achieves 63 FPS average. At 1440p Ultra drops to 46 FPS, and at 4K Ultra it falls to 30 FPS. The 1080p Ultra setting is the only Ultra preset that remains above the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: What is the difference in performance between Low and Ultra at 1080p?

A: At 1080p, Low settings produce 136 FPS average while Ultra produces 63 FPS average — a 73 FPS difference. This represents a 116% performance uplift from Ultra to Low, showing that graphical settings have a massive impact on this combo's frame rates.

Q: How does the Intel Arc B570 compare to its closest GPU rivals?

A: The B570's average benchmark score of 20556 is essentially identical to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile (20534, 0.1% slower) and the Intel Arc A750 (20582, 0.1% faster). This puts it in the 65th percentile of all GPUs, indicating solid mid-range performance.

Q: Is the Ryzen 7 5700 a bottleneck at any resolution?

A: The data suggests the CPU is not the primary bottleneck at 4K, where the GPU clearly limits performance. However, the 136 FPS result at 1080p Low may approach the CPU's practical ceiling for this game, given its 3DMark single-thread score of 901 and multi-thread score of 6617.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo's rank of 2264 out of 2828 places it in the 20th percentile of all tested system configurations for Lockdown Protocol. This is a below-average standing that reflects the GPU's mid-range positioning rather than the CPU's capabilities. The Ryzen 7 5700 alone sits in the 78th percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 25517, which is nearly identical to its nearest rivals: the Intel Xeon D-2752TER (25530, -0.1% delta) and AMD Ryzen 5 6600H (25550, -0.1% delta). This means the CPU is not dragging the combo down relative to other processors.

The GPU tells a different story. The Arc B570's 65th percentile ranking among all GPUs, with an average score of 20556, places it just ahead of the RTX 3070 Mobile (20534, +0.1%) and slightly behind the Arc A750 (20582, -0.1%). For a desktop GPU, this is modest positioning, and it explains why the combo struggles at higher resolutions. The 20th percentile combo ranking is substantially lower than either component's individual percentile, indicating that in Lockdown Protocol specifically, the combination underperforms relative to what each part achieves in isolation.

This discrepancy suggests that Lockdown Protocol's engine may not scale well with this particular CPU-GPU pairing. The CPU's strong multi-threaded performance (Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 20655) should theoretically support higher frame rates, but the GPU's 11.52 TFLOPS FP32 throughput and 380.0 GB/s memory bandwidth appear insufficient for the game's demands at resolutions above 1080p. The 46 FPS at 1440p Medium and 40 FPS at 4K High both fall short of the 60 FPS target, and even the 64 FPS at 4K Low barely clears it.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its most consistent performance. Low settings produce 136 FPS average, Medium produces 96 FPS (82-111 range), High produces 84 FPS, and Ultra produces 63 FPS. All four presets exceed the 60 FPS threshold, and the 136 FPS Low result is the highest frame rate recorded for this combo in any configuration. The progression from Low to Ultra shows a 73 FPS drop, which is substantial but expected given the graphical fidelity increase.

Moving to 2560x1440, performance remains playable but begins to show strain. Low settings hit 100 FPS, Medium drops to 71 FPS (60-81 range), High falls to 62 FPS, and Ultra drops to 46 FPS. The Medium setting's 60 FPS minimum is notable — it suggests that even with dips, the frame rate stays at or above the playability threshold. However, Ultra at 46 FPS average would be noticeable in fast-paced gameplay, and the gap between Low (100 FPS) and Ultra (46 FPS) widens to 54 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the combo's limitations become apparent. Low settings achieve 64 FPS average, which is the only 4K preset above 60 FPS. Medium drops to 46 FPS (39-52 range), High to 40 FPS, and Ultra to 30 FPS. The Minimum FPS of 39 at Medium shows that even the mid-range preset can dip below 40 FPS, which would be problematic for competitive play. The 30 FPS at Ultra is at the edge of playability for a slow-paced game but would be frustrating in an FPS.

The data also reveals that the 4K Medium result (46 FPS) is identical to the 1440p Ultra result (46 FPS), suggesting that the GPU's pixel throughput limit is reached at similar workload levels regardless of how the load is distributed. The 1080p Medium result of 96 FPS is 50 FPS higher than the 4K Medium result, highlighting how resolution scaling disproportionately impacts this GPU.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B570's specifications directly explain its performance ceiling in Lockdown Protocol. With 10 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 160-bit bus, the GPU delivers 380.0 GB/s of bandwidth — sufficient for 1080p and 1440p but strained at 4K, where texture and buffer demands increase exponentially. The 2500 MHz base and boost clocks (identical in this case) provide consistent processing speed, but the 11.52 TFLOPS FP32 throughput is the limiting factor for pixel-heavy workloads.

The GPU's 2304 shading units, 144 texture mapping units, and 80 ROPs combine to produce a pixel rate of 200.0 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 360.0 GTexel/s. These figures explain why 4K performance drops so sharply: rendering 3840x2160 requires four times the pixel work of 1080p, and the ROP count of 80 is modest for modern standards. The 18 ray tracing cores and Xe2-HPG architecture support DirectX 12 Ultimate, but Lockdown Protocol's rasterization demands appear to dominate the workload.

Compared to its nearest GPU rivals, the B570's average benchmark score of 20556 is virtually tied with the RTX 3070 Mobile (20534) and Arc A750 (20582). This suggests that in synthetic benchmarks, the B570 performs at a similar level to those cards. The 65th percentile ranking among all GPUs reinforces its mid-range positioning. The 150 W TDP and 450 W suggested PSU indicate this is a power-efficient card, but efficiency does not translate to high-resolution headroom.

The GPU's memory configuration deserves scrutiny. The 10 GB capacity is below the 12-16 GB typically found on higher-tier cards, and the 160-bit bus width is narrower than many competitors. This combination means the card has adequate capacity for 1080p and 1440p textures but may hit bandwidth walls at 4K, particularly with High or Ultra settings that use larger texture sets. The 19 Gbps effective memory speed partially compensates, but the bandwidth ceiling remains evident in the 4K results.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 provides a robust foundation for this combo, with 8 cores and 16 threads based on the Zen 3 Cezanne architecture. Running at a 3.70 GHz base clock and 4.60 GHz boost clock, this 7 nm chip delivers strong multi-threaded performance, as evidenced by its Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 20655 and Geekbench multi-core score of 9959. The 16 MB L3 cache (with 512 KB L2 per core) helps reduce memory latency, which is crucial for FPS games that rely on frequent data access.

The CPU's single-thread performance is more modest, with a 3DMark single-thread score of 901 and Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2916. This is where the CPU might become a secondary bottleneck at 1080p Low settings, where the GPU can produce up to 136 FPS. The PassMark single-thread score of 3296 indicates decent but not exceptional per-core performance, which matters for games that rely heavily on a primary rendering thread.

The CPU's 65 W TDP is notably low for an 8-core processor, and its DDR4 memory support with 51.2 GB/s bandwidth is adequate but not advanced. The 78th percentile ranking among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 25517, places it just above the AMD Ryzen 5 7640U (25485, +0.1%) and just below the Intel Xeon D-2752TER (25530, -0.1%). This positioning indicates the CPU is a solid mid-range performer that shouldn't hold back most gaming workloads.

In Lockdown Protocol, the CPU's 16 threads provide ample parallelism for game logic, physics, and AI processing. The PassMark multi-thread score of 24303 and 3DMark max-thread score of 6617 confirm that the CPU can handle heavy multi-threaded loads. However, the 3DMark 2-thread score of 1762 suggests that lightly-threaded workloads may not scale as well, which could explain why frame rates at 1080p Low (136 FPS) don't reach higher levels — the game may not fully utilize all 16 threads.