Lockdown Protocol

# Lockdown Protocol — AMD Ryzen 7 5700 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 pairing delivers a 78th-place finish out of 1,637 tested combos in Lockdown Protocol, placing it in the top 5% of all configurations. This is a GPU-dominant pairing: the RTX 4090's sheer throughput carries the system at 4K Ultra, while the Ryzen 7 5700's 8 cores and 16 threads keep frame pacing consistent even when the CPU becomes the limiting factor at lower resolutions. The data shows a combination that excels at high-refresh 1440p and remains playable at 4K, though settings matter enormously for maintaining smooth performance.

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. This is a 7 nm design from TSMC with 10,700 million transistors on a 180 mm² die, and it supports DDR4 memory with dual-channel bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s. The CPU's 16 MB of L3 cache and 512 KB L2 per core provide adequate data locality for Lockdown Protocol's physics and AI workloads.

Benchmark results place this CPU at the 84th percentile among all processors, with an average benchmark score of 27,220. Its nearest rivals include the Intel Core i9-9900K (0.7% ahead), Intel Core i7-12700H (0.8% ahead), Intel Core i7-1370P (0.8% ahead), and AMD Ryzen AI 5 340 (1.2% ahead). In single-threaded tests, the 5700 scores 901 in 3DMark single-thread and 2,916 in Cinebench R23 single-core, which indicates solid per-core performance for a game that does not heavily scale beyond a few threads. Multi-threaded results are stronger: 20,655 in Cinebench R23 multicore and 6,617 in 3DMark max threads, showing headroom for background tasks and game logic.

In Lockdown Protocol, the 5700's role becomes visible at 1080p, where FPS differences between Low and Ultra settings compress to a 85.6 FPS spread (255.8 down to 170.2). The CPU can feed the RTX 4090 enough frames at 1080p Low to reach 255.8 FPS, but at 1080p Ultra the frame rate drops to 170.2 FPS — a pattern suggesting that the CPU's single-thread performance caps the maximum achievable frame rate rather than the GPU. At 4K, the CPU's influence diminishes, and the GPU takes over as the bottleneck.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 is the flagship Ada Lovelace part, built on a 5 nm TSMC process with 76,300 million transistors on a 609 mm² die. It ships with 24 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384-bit bus, delivering 1.01 TB/s of bandwidth. The GPU's base clock is 2,235 MHz with a boost clock of 2,520 MHz, and memory runs at 1,313 MHz (21 Gbps effective). Compute resources include 16,384 shading units, 512 TMUs, 176 ROPs, 128 RT cores, and 512 tensor cores, producing 82.58 TFLOPS of FP32 throughput.

The RTX 4090 ranks at the 91st percentile among all GPUs with an average benchmark score of 66,473. Its nearest rivals in the benchmark database are the NVIDIA Tesla T4 (0.4% below), NVIDIA Tesla P40 (0.5% above), AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56 (0.9% below), and NVIDIA Quadro P6000 (1.3% below). In DirectX 12 benchmarks, the 4090 scores 150 in PassMark, while OpenCL and Vulkan results reach 317,684 and 270,615 respectively in Geekbench.

The 24 GB VRAM buffer is far beyond what Lockdown Protocol requires at any tested setting, meaning memory capacity never becomes a constraint. The GPU's 1.01 TB/s bandwidth and 82.58 TFLOPS are the dominant factors in this pairing's performance. At 4K Ultra, the 4090 produces 82.8 FPS — a strong result that highlights how GPU compute limits the experience at maximum settings. The wide gap between 4K Low (176.4 FPS) and 4K Ultra (82.8 FPS) shows that the 4090's raw power is being throttled by the game's rendering workload at higher presets.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear pattern of GPU scaling as resolution increases. At 1080p, the average FPS across all settings is 217.4 (Low: 255.8, Medium: 225.4, High: 218.2, Ultra: 170.2). Moving to 1440p, the average drops to 181.6 (Low: 233, Medium: 195.4, High: 170, Ultra: 127.8). At 4K, the average falls to 122.9 (Low: 176.4, Medium: 123.4, High: 108.9, Ultra: 82.8).

The percentage drops from 1080p to 4K vary by settings: Low drops by 31% (255.8 to 176.4), Medium drops by 45% (225.4 to 123.4), High drops by 50% (218.2 to 108.9), and Ultra drops by 51% (170.2 to 82.8). This increasing drop rate with higher settings indicates that the RTX 4090 becomes progressively more GPU-bound as pixel count and graphical complexity rise. At 1080p Low, the 5700 CPU is the limiting factor — the 255.8 FPS ceiling is close to what the CPU can feed. At 4K Ultra, the GPU is clearly the bottleneck, with the 82.8 FPS result reflecting the 4090's raw compute limits under heavy load.

The largest single-step drop occurs between 1440p and 4K at Medium settings: 195.4 FPS down to 123.4 FPS, a 37% reduction. This suggests that 1440p Medium is the sweet spot where neither component is severely bottlenecked, while 4K Medium begins to stress the GPU substantially.

How This Combo Ranks

This configuration ranks 78th out of 1,637 tested combos in Lockdown Protocol, placing it in the 95.2nd percentile of all pairings. The rank reflects the RTX 4090's dominance: the data shows that most combos ahead of this one likely pair the 4090 with a stronger CPU, since the GPU's 91st percentile benchmark score exceeds the CPU's 84th percentile. The CPU's nearest rivals — the i9-9900K, i7-12700H, i7-1370P, and Ryzen AI 5 340 — all score within 1.2% of the 5700, so swapping the CPU for a marginally faster part would not dramatically alter the combo's standing.

The rank of 78 out of 1,637 means this combo outperforms the vast majority of tested systems. The measured FPS data confirms this: even at 4K Ultra, the system maintains 82.8 FPS, which is above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. At 1440p High, the 170 FPS result is ideal for high-refresh monitors. The only scenario where the combo's rank could be questioned is at 1080p Ultra, where the 170.2 FPS result is lower than the 1080p Low result of 255.8 FPS — a gap of 85.6 FPS that shows the CPU holding back the GPU at low resolution with high settings.

FAQ

Q: Is the AMD Ryzen 7 5700 sufficient for the RTX 4090 in Lockdown Protocol?

A: Yes, at 1440p and 4K the CPU provides adequate feeding. At 1080p Low, the 255.8 FPS result suggests CPU limitation, but at 4K Ultra the 82.8 FPS result is GPU-bound. The CPU's 84th percentile ranking and Cinebench R23 multicore score of 20,655 indicate sufficient processing power for this game.

Q: How does the Ryzen 7 5700 compare to its closest rivals?

A: The 5700 scores 27,220 on average, which is 0.7% behind the Intel Core i9-9900K (27,043), 0.8% behind the Intel Core i7-12700H (27,006), 0.8% behind the Intel Core i7-1370P (26,991), and 1.2% ahead of the AMD Ryzen AI 5 340 (26,909). These differences are negligible in gaming.

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo?

A: 1440p High provides the best balance, delivering 170 FPS. At 4K Ultra, the 82.8 FPS result is playable but not ideal for high-refresh displays. 1080p Ultra (170.2 FPS) shows CPU limitation, so 1440p is the most efficient use of the hardware.

Q: Does the RTX 4090's 24 GB VRAM matter for this game?

A: The 24 GB GDDR6X memory with 1.01 TB/s bandwidth is far more than Lockdown Protocol requires. No measured scenario approaches VRAM capacity limits, so the memory size is not a performance factor.

Q: How does the GPU's benchmark performance compare to rivals?

A: The RTX 4090's average benchmark score of 66,473 places it 0.4% above the Tesla T4 (66,733), 0.5% above the Tesla P40 (66,127), 0.9% above the Radeon Pro Vega 56 (67,097), and 1.3% above the Quadro P6000 (67,320). These are all within a narrow band.

Q: What is the FPS difference between Low and Ultra settings at 4K?

A: At 4K, Low settings produce 176.4 FPS while Ultra produces 82.8 FPS — a 93.6 FPS difference. This 53% reduction from Low to Ultra shows the significant GPU workload increase at higher presets.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured average FPS values are: Low 255.8, Medium 225.4, High 218.2, Ultra 170.2. The spread from Low to Ultra is 85.6 FPS, with the largest single drop occurring between High (218.2) and Ultra (170.2) — a 48 FPS reduction.

At 2560x1440, the results are: Low 233, Medium 195.4, High 170, Ultra 127.8. The Low-to-Ultra spread is 105.2 FPS. The step from Medium (195.4) to High (170) is 25.4 FPS, while High to Ultra drops 42.2 FPS, showing that Ultra settings impose a significant penalty at this resolution.

At 3840x2160, the measured values are: Low 176.4, Medium 123.4, High 108.9, Ultra 82.8. The spread is 93.6 FPS. The Medium to High drop is 14.5 FPS, and High to Ultra drops 26.1 FPS. Notably, the 1440p Ultra result (127.8) is close to the 4K Medium result (123.4), indicating that the GPU workload at 1440p Ultra and 4K Medium is similar.

The data reveals that 1080p Low (255.8) is the highest recorded FPS, while 4K Ultra (82.8) is the lowest. The 4K Ultra result is the only measured scenario below 100 FPS. All other tested configurations exceed 100 FPS, with 9 of 12 measured scenarios exceeding 120 FPS.

Settings Recommendations

For 4K displays, the High preset at 108.9 FPS offers the best experience — it is 18 FPS slower than Medium (123.4) but provides substantial visual quality improvements, and it maintains a comfortable margin above 60 FPS. The Ultra preset at 82.8 FPS is playable but leaves little headroom for demanding scenes, making High the recommended choice.

For 1440p, the High preset at 170 FPS is the clear winner. It delivers 25.4 FPS less than Medium (195.4) but provides significantly better visual fidelity. The Ultra preset at 127.8 FPS is also viable for high-refresh 1440p monitors, but the 42.2 FPS penalty over High is substantial for marginal visual gains.

For 1080p, the Medium preset at 225.4 FPS offers the best balance. High (218.2) is nearly identical in performance, so either works, but Medium provides a slight headroom advantage. The Ultra preset at 170.2 FPS shows clear CPU limitation at this resolution — the 48 FPS drop from High is disproportionate to the visual improvement, suggesting that the Ryzen 7 5700's single-thread performance caps the frame rate here. Low settings at 1080p (255.8 FPS) are unnecessary for any display, as even the highest-refresh monitors cannot display that many frames.

Across all resolutions, the data indicates that the High preset provides the most consistent experience relative to the hardware's capabilities. The RTX 4090's 82.58 TFLOPS and the 5700's 20,655 Cinebench R23 multicore score work together best at High settings, where neither component is severely bottlenecked. For users prioritizing maximum FPS, 1440p Medium (195.4 FPS) is the strongest option; for visual quality, 4K High (108.9 FPS) is the recommended configuration.