Lockdown Protocol

# Lockdown Protocol with AMD Ryzen 7 5800X + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER achieves a combination rank of 204 out of 1,637 tested combos in Lockdown Protocol, placing it comfortably in the top 12.5% of all configurations. This pairing leverages an 8-core, 16-thread Zen 3 processor with a 4.70 GHz boost clock alongside a 16 GB GDDR6X graphics card built on the Ada Lovelace architecture. The measured frame rates across resolutions and presets reveal a system that can handle the FPS title with substantial headroom, though the relationship between settings and resolution shows predictable scaling patterns.

How This Combo Ranks

With a rank of 204 out of 1,637 tested combos, this configuration sits in the 87.5th percentile of all combinations tested for Lockdown Protocol. This places it ahead of the vast majority of systems while still leaving room above for the most extreme hardware pairings. The GPU component itself ranks in the 86th percentile versus all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 48,704, while the CPU ranks in the 84th percentile with an average benchmark score of 27,606.

The CPU's nearest rivals show remarkably tight competition. The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X scores 0.3% higher than the AMD Ryzen 7 5800, 0.4% higher than the AMD Ryzen 5 8500GE, and 0.4% higher than the Intel Core i7-13700H. The only rival that outperforms it is the Intel Core i5-12600KF, which leads by 0.8%. These sub-1% differences mean that in Lockdown Protocol, the processor choice among these four options would produce nearly identical frame rates, with the GPU becoming the dominant factor.

On the GPU side, the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER's nearest rivals present a slightly wider spread. It outperforms the NVIDIA RTX A2000 by 1.6% and the NVIDIA RTX A1000 Mobile by 2%, while trailing the NVIDIA CMP 50HX by 0.7% and the Intel Arc A550M by 2.1%. The GPU's average benchmark score of 48,704 versus these rivals suggests that in most gaming scenarios, including Lockdown Protocol, the 4070 Ti SUPER delivers consistent performance that stays competitive with workstation and mobile-class alternatives.

The combination's overall rank benefits from both components being strong in their respective categories. The CPU's multi-threaded capabilities, demonstrated by a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 23,571, and the GPU's raw throughput, shown in a Passmark G3D score of 31,811, combine to produce frame rates that place this system well above the median tested configuration.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data across all three resolutions shows a consistent hierarchy among presets, with Low settings always delivering the highest FPS, followed by Medium, then High, then Ultra. At 1080p, the spread between Low and Ultra is substantial: 269.1 FPS on Low versus 142.4 FPS on Ultra, a difference of 126.7 FPS. This gap indicates that Ultra settings impose a significant load on the system, but even at the most demanding preset, the frame rate remains well above playable thresholds.

At 1440p, the pattern continues with Low delivering 226.5 FPS, Medium at 159.5 FPS, High at 138.5 FPS, and Ultra at 102.5 FPS. The jump from Low to Medium costs 67 FPS, while moving from High to Ultra costs 36 FPS. These diminishing returns suggest that Medium or High presets offer the most balanced experience at this resolution, preserving high refresh rates while maintaining visual quality.

At 4K, the settings spread becomes more pronounced in relative terms. Low delivers 145.2 FPS, Medium drops to 106.2 FPS, High falls to 90 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 70.9 FPS. The transition from High to Ultra at 4K costs 19.1 FPS, which is the smallest absolute drop among all resolutions for that particular settings change. This suggests that at 4K, the GPU is becoming the limiting factor, and the additional rendering work from Ultra settings has less headroom to absorb.

For players prioritizing smoothness, Medium settings at 1080p or 1440p provide the best combination of frame rate and visual fidelity. At 4K, High settings deliver 90 FPS, which remains competitive for fast-paced FPS gameplay, while Ultra at 4K drops to 70.9 FPS, still playable but with less margin for demanding scenes.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS progression from 1080p to 4K reveals how the system's components share the workload in Lockdown Protocol. At High settings, the frame rate drops from 191.6 FPS at 1080p to 138.5 FPS at 1440p, then to 90 FPS at 4K. This represents a 27.7% reduction from 1080p to 1440p and a 53% reduction from 1080p to 4K. The scaling from 1440p to 4K shows a 34.7% drop, which aligns with the roughly 2.25 times pixel count increase between those resolutions.

At Low settings, the drop is more dramatic in absolute terms: 269.1 FPS at 1080p falls to 226.5 FPS at 1440p (a 15.8% reduction) and then to 145.2 FPS at 4K (a 46% reduction from 1080p). The relatively smaller percentage drop at Low settings from 1080p to 1440p suggests that at lower graphical loads, the CPU becomes more involved in sustaining frame rates, and the Ryzen 7 5800X's 16 threads help maintain high throughput.

The Ultra preset shows the steepest relative decline: 142.4 FPS at 1080p, 102.5 FPS at 1440p, and 70.9 FPS at 4K. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is 28%, and from 1080p to 4K is 50.2%. This pattern indicates that at Ultra settings, the GPU's rendering workload dominates, and the 16 GB of VRAM on the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER becomes increasingly utilized as resolution increases.

The data suggests the GPU is the primary limiting factor at 4K, particularly at higher presets. The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER's 672.3 GB/s memory bandwidth and 44.10 TFLOPS FP32 performance are substantial, but Lockdown Protocol's demands at 4K Ultra push the system to its limits. Conversely, at 1080p Low, the system achieves 269.1 FPS, indicating that the CPU can feed the GPU efficiently without becoming a bottleneck at lower resolutions.

FAQ

Q: What is the best preset for 1440p gaming with this combination?

A: Medium settings deliver 159.5 FPS at 1440p, which is 57 FPS higher than High settings while still providing solid visual quality. For players who prefer higher fidelity, High at 138.5 FPS remains a strong choice, but Medium offers the best margin above the 144 Hz refresh rate common among gaming monitors.

Q: Can this system handle 4K Ultra settings in Lockdown Protocol?

A: Yes, but with a caveat. The measured 70.9 FPS at 4K Ultra is playable for most FPS titles, though it falls below the 90 FPS achieved at 4K High. Players seeking smoother 4K performance should consider High settings, which deliver 90 FPS and reduce the gap to higher refresh displays.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its closest rivals for this game?

A: The Ryzen 7 5800X scores 0.3% higher than the Ryzen 7 5800, 0.4% higher than both the Ryzen 5 8500GE and Intel Core i7-13700H, and 0.8% lower than the Intel Core i5-12600KF. These differences are negligible in practice, meaning any of these CPUs would produce similar frame rates when paired with the same GPU.

Q: Is the GPU's 16 GB VRAM sufficient for this game at 4K?

A: The measured data shows no VRAM-related performance collapse at 4K, with the lowest frame rate being 70.9 FPS at Ultra settings. The 16 GB GDDR6X capacity with 672.3 GB/s bandwidth provides ample headroom for Lockdown Protocol's texture and geometry demands at all tested preset levels.

Q: What frame rate can I expect at 1080p with High settings?

A: The system delivers 191.6 FPS at 1080p High, which is well above the refresh rate of most 1080p gaming monitors. Even at Ultra settings, the system maintains 142.4 FPS, ensuring a smooth experience regardless of preset choice at this resolution.

Q: How does this combination rank among all tested systems?

A: It ranks 204th out of 1,637 tested combinations, placing it in the top 12.5% of all configurations tested for Lockdown Protocol. This ranking reflects the strong synergy between the 8-core CPU and the high-end GPU.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER serves as the performance centerpiece of this combination. Built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with a 5 nm process from TSMC, the GPU packs 8,448 shading units, 264 texture mapping units, and 96 raster output pipelines. Its 66 RT cores and 264 tensor cores provide hardware acceleration for ray tracing and DLSS features, though the measured data focuses on traditional rasterization performance.

The GPU's clock behavior shows a base clock of 2340 MHz with a boost clock of 2610 MHz, paired with memory running at 1313 MHz (21 Gbps effective). This configuration produces a pixel rate of 250.6 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 689.0 GTexel/s, which translates directly to the frame rates observed in Lockdown Protocol. The 44.10 TFLOPS FP32 throughput is the primary driver for the game's shader complexity, particularly at higher presets where pixel and texture workloads intensify.

With 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus, the GPU achieves 672.3 GB/s of memory bandwidth. This bandwidth becomes critical at 4K resolutions, where the game must stream significantly more texture data. The measured 4K performance—90 FPS at High and 70.9 FPS at Ultra—suggests the memory subsystem handles these loads without significant bottlenecks, though the frame rate decline from 1080p to 4K indicates the GPU's compute resources are the limiting factor at higher resolutions.

The GPU's benchmark results support its strong gaming performance. A Passmark G3D score of 31,811 and a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 5,569 place it in the 86th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA CMP 50HX, scores 0.7% higher on average, while the RTX A2000 trails by 1.6%. These margins are small enough that in real-world gaming, the differences would be imperceptible, but the 4070 Ti SUPER's architecture advantages, including DLSS support and newer feature sets, give it additional flexibility beyond raw benchmark scores.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X provides the processing foundation for this combination, utilizing the Zen 3 architecture on TSMC's 7 nm process. With 8 cores and 16 threads, the CPU runs at a base clock of 3.80 GHz and boosts up to 4.70 GHz, delivering strong single-threaded and multi-threaded performance for game logic, physics, and AI computations in Lockdown Protocol.

The CPU's cache hierarchy includes 64 KB of L1 cache per core, 512 KB of L2 per core, and a shared 32 MB L3 cache. This large L3 cache is particularly beneficial for gaming, as it reduces memory latency for frequently accessed data. The dual-channel DDR4 memory interface provides 51.2 GB/s of bandwidth, which is sufficient to feed the CPU's cores without becoming a bottleneck in most gaming scenarios.

Benchmark results show the CPU's balanced capabilities. In Cinebench R23, it scores 23,571 in multi-core and 3,327 in single-core tests, while Geekbench shows 10,220 multi-core and 2,194 single-core scores. The Passmark multithread score of 27,732 and single-thread score of 3,445 indicate that the CPU can handle both heavily threaded workloads and latency-sensitive single-thread tasks. The 3DMark 16-thread score of 7,586 versus 943 for single-thread demonstrates efficient scaling across cores.

In Lockdown Protocol, the CPU's role becomes most apparent at lower resolutions and settings. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 269.1 FPS, which is likely near the CPU's maximum frame output for this game. The relatively smaller frame rate drop from 1080p to 1440p at Low settings (42.6 FPS) compared to the drop at Ultra settings (71.5 FPS) suggests that at Low settings, the CPU is more involved in maintaining high frame rates, while at Ultra settings, the GPU's rendering load dominates the performance equation.

The CPU's 84th percentile ranking versus all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 27,606, confirms it is a strong processor for gaming. Its nearest rivals show less than 1% performance differences, indicating that the 5800X remains competitive with newer and differently positioned processors. For Lockdown Protocol specifically, the 8-core, 16-thread configuration provides ample parallelism for the game's systems, ensuring that the GPU is not starved of data at any resolution or preset level.