Lockdown Protocol

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700G paired with the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX delivers a dominant 1080p experience in Lockdown Protocol, but the data reveals a significant scaling bottleneck as resolution increases. The combination ranks in the top 15% of all tested configurations, with the GPU clearly acting as the primary performance driver across the board.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a clear and predictable decline as resolution climbs from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160, but the rate of that decline reveals important insights about where the system's limits lie. At Low settings, the average frame rate drops from 258 FPS at 1080p to 223 FPS at 1440p, a reduction of 35 FPS, and then further to 144 FPS at 4K, a total drop of 114 FPS from the 1080p baseline. This pattern — a 44% performance loss from 1080p to 4K at Low settings — indicates that the GPU is being pushed progressively harder, but the CPU is still keeping pace.

The scaling story becomes more pronounced at higher quality presets. At High settings, the average drops from 188 FPS at 1080p to 138 FPS at 1440p (a 50 FPS loss) and then to 89 FPS at 4K, representing a 53% reduction from the 1080p figure. Ultra settings show the steepest relative decline: 141 FPS at 1080p falls to 103 FPS at 1440p and ultimately 67 FPS at 4K, a 52% total drop. These consistent percentage losses across all presets suggest the scaling is primarily GPU-bound; the frame rate reduction from 1080p to 1440p is proportionally similar to the reduction from 1440p to 4K, which is characteristic of a system where the graphics card is the limiting factor rather than the processor.

Notably, the gap between Low and Ultra settings widens as resolution increases. At 1080p, the difference between Low (258 FPS) and Ultra (141 FPS) is 117 FPS, while at 4K that gap narrows to 77 FPS (144 FPS vs 67 FPS). This compression of the settings range at higher resolutions is a classic sign that the GPU's pixel throughput capacity is being saturated; the absolute ceiling imposed by the 4K workload prevents even the lowest settings from reaching the frame rates seen at 1080p. The data indicates that at 1080p and 1440p, the RX 7900 XTX has enough headroom to fully express the performance difference between quality presets, but at 4K, the resolution itself becomes the dominant constraint.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination of CPU and GPU achieves a combo rank of 551 out of 3,714 tested combinations in Lockdown Protocol. That places it in the 85th percentile of all configurations, meaning the data shows this pairing outperforms roughly 85% of the other tested systems. The ranking is particularly notable given the CPU's position in the broader market; the Ryzen 7 5700G sits at the 79th percentile against all CPUs, while the RX 7900 XTX is at the 64th percentile against all GPUs. The combination's overall rank is therefore higher than either component's individual percentile, suggesting strong synergy in this specific game.

The GPU's average benchmark score of 19,410 places it in a curious position relative to its nearest rivals. The data shows the RX 7900 XTX is nearly tied with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB, which scores 19,334 (a delta of only 0.4%), and is 1% ahead of the NVIDIA Quadro K5200. This comparison is misleading for Lockdown Protocol specifically, as the measured FPS results demonstrate far superior real-world performance than the synthetic average would suggest. The 64th percentile ranking for the GPU reflects a broad benchmark suite, not this game's specific demands.

For the CPU, the Ryzen 7 5700G's average benchmark score of 27,051 places it within 0.2% of the Intel Core i9-9900K (27,097) and 0.4% behind the AMD Ryzen AI 7 445 (26,936). The tight clustering of these rival scores — all within a 1% band — indicates that the 5700G is delivering performance squarely in line with its direct contemporaries. In Lockdown Protocol, the 551st rank out of 3,714 combinations confirms that the pairing is well above average, with the high FPS numbers at every resolution and settings level backing up the positional ranking.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data points to Medium settings as the optimal balance for this combination across all resolutions, with the caveat that 4K users will need to make a trade-off. At 1920x1080, Medium delivers 216 FPS average with a minimum of 183 FPS, which is only 42 FPS below the Low preset's 258 FPS but a substantial 75 FPS above the High preset's 188 FPS. The minimum frame rate of 183 FPS at Medium ensures that even the most demanding scenes stay well above the refresh rate of typical high-refresh monitors.

At 2560x1440, Medium again provides the best experience: 158 FPS average with 134 FPS minimum. This is 65 FPS higher than High (138 FPS) and only 65 FPS lower than Low (223 FPS), but the visual quality improvement over Low is substantial for a mere 65 FPS cost. The 134 FPS minimum means the system will rarely drop below the 120 FPS threshold that many competitive players target.

For 3840x2160, the recommendation shifts. Medium produces 102 FPS average with an 87 FPS minimum, which is playable but not ideal for fast-paced FPS action. High at 4K yields only 89 FPS, and Ultra drops to 67 FPS. The data suggests that 4K users should either accept Medium settings for a playable experience or drop to 1440p to unlock the full potential of the hardware. Low settings at 4K does deliver 144 FPS, but the visual compromise is significant; Medium at 1440p offers a better balance of fidelity and speed than Low at 4K.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The full measured FPS dataset provides a comprehensive picture of this combo's capabilities in Lockdown Protocol. At 1920x1080, the results are exceptional across the board: Low settings achieve 258 FPS, Medium reaches 216 FPS with a minimum of 183 FPS and maximum of 248 FPS, High produces 188 FPS, and Ultra maintains 141 FPS. Even the most demanding preset at 1080p clears the 140 FPS mark, making this resolution entirely GPU-bound with no CPU limitations visible.

Moving to 2560x1440, the performance remains strong but the scaling becomes apparent. Low settings deliver 223 FPS, Medium provides 158 FPS (134 FPS minimum, 182 FPS maximum), High yields 138 FPS, and Ultra drops to 103 FPS. The 1440p results show a 35 FPS reduction from 1080p at Low, a 58 FPS reduction at Medium, a 50 FPS reduction at High, and a 38 FPS reduction at Ultra. This consistent 35-58 FPS penalty across presets indicates the GPU is handling the additional pixel load without the CPU becoming a bottleneck.

At 3840x2160, the performance takes a more significant hit but remains respectable for a 4K FPS experience. Low settings produce 144 FPS, Medium yields 102 FPS (87 FPS minimum, 117 FPS maximum), High delivers 89 FPS, and Ultra falls to 67 FPS. The 4K results represent a 44% reduction from 1080p at Low, a 53% reduction at Medium, a 53% reduction at High, and a 52% reduction at Ultra. These consistent percentage drops reinforce that the GPU's rendering capabilities are the limiting factor at 4K, not the CPU.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX is clearly the dominant component in this pairing for Lockdown Protocol. With 24 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 384-bit bus providing 960.0 GB/s of bandwidth, the card has ample resources for this game at any resolution. The memory configuration alone — 24 GB at 960.0 GB/s — is far beyond what Lockdown Protocol requires, meaning VRAM capacity is never a constraint in the measured results. The GPU's 6,144 shading units, 384 texture mapping units, and 192 raster operation units provide the raw compute power necessary to drive the high frame rates observed.

The clock speeds tell a story of sustained performance. The GPU has a base clock of 1929 MHz, a game clock of 2365 MHz, and a boost clock of 2498 MHz, with memory running at 2500 MHz (20 Gbps effective). The relatively narrow gap between game clock and boost clock — just 133 MHz — suggests the card maintains near-boost frequencies during sustained gaming loads. The 355 W TDP and dual 8-pin power connectors indicate this is a high-power design, and the data shows that power is being translated into frame rate effectively. The 79th percentile GPU ranking (64th overall) understates the card's performance in this specific title; the measured FPS at 1080p and 1440p are exceptional, with the card clearly capable of pushing well beyond 200 FPS at lower resolutions.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700G serves as a capable but secondary component in this combination. With 8 cores and 16 threads based on Zen 3 architecture running at a base clock of 3.80 GHz and boost clock of 4.60 GHz, the CPU provides sufficient processing power to avoid bottlenecking the GPU in Lockdown Protocol. The 16 MB of L3 cache and 51.2 GB/s of dual-channel DDR4 memory bandwidth are adequate for feeding the GPU with data, though the PCIe Gen 3 interface (16 lanes) is one generation behind the GPU's PCIe 4.0 capability.

The CPU's benchmark results place it in a strong position. The Cinebench R23 multicore score of 12,830.5 and single-core score of 1,494 demonstrate balanced performance, while the 3DMark 16-thread score of 6,629 and single-thread score of 899 show consistent scaling. The PassMark multithread score of 24,419 and single-thread score of 3,283 confirm that the 5700G is a well-rounded processor. The 79th percentile ranking against all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 27,051, places it within 0.2% of the Intel Core i9-9900K — a notable comparison given that the 9900K was a flagship desktop processor. The 0.4% advantage over the AMD Ryzen AI 7 445 (26,936) and 0.6% over the Intel Core i7-1370P (26,900) show the 5700G is competitive with much newer designs.

The data shows that the CPU is not the limiting factor in this pairing. At 1080p with Low settings, the system reaches 258 FPS, which is a frame rate that would expose CPU limitations in many games, yet the 5700G keeps pace. The consistent FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K across all settings — with percentage drops that are uniform regardless of preset — is the definitive evidence that the GPU, not the CPU, determines the performance ceiling in Lockdown Protocol. The 5700G's 65 W TDP and 7 nm process make it an efficient choice, but its role here is clearly to feed the RX 7900 XTX, which it does without becoming a constraint.