Lockdown Protocol

# Lockdown Protocol with AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D + AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS at 1080p with Ultra settings?

A: The measured average FPS at 1920x1080 with Ultra settings is 141 FPS. This is the lowest average among the four 1080p settings presets, with Medium at 216 FPS, High at 188 FPS, and Low reaching 254 FPS.

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

A: The Ryzen 7 5800X3D scores 1452 in Cinebench R23 single-core and 14317 in multi-core. The Geekbench results show a similar pattern: 2017 single-core versus 11765 multi-core, indicating strong scaling across its 8 cores and 16 threads.

Q: What is the GPU's memory capacity and bandwidth?

A: The RX 7900 XTX features 24 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 384-bit bus, delivering 960.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The memory clock runs at 2500 MHz with 20 Gbps effective speed.

Q: How does the combo rank among tested configurations in Lockdown Protocol?

A: This combination ranks 556th out of 3714 tested combos in the game's database, placing it in the top 15% of all recorded configurations.

Q: What is the FPS difference between 1080p Low and 4K Low settings?

A: At 1080p Low the average is 254 FPS, while at 4K Low the average drops to 144 FPS. This represents a 110 FPS reduction, showing how resolution scaling impacts performance at lower settings.

Q: Does the GPU outperform its nearest rival in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The RX 7900 XTX has an average benchmark score of 19410, which is 0.4% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB (19334) but 1% behind the NVIDIA Quadro K5200 (19602) and 1.2% behind the AMD FirePro D300 (19637).

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX is built on the RDNA 3.0 architecture with the Navi 31 chip, fabricated on a 5 nm process by TSMC with 57,700 million transistors. The GPU operates with a base clock of 1929 MHz, a game clock of 2365 MHz, and a boost clock of 2498 MHz. These clock speeds, combined with 6144 shading units, 384 texture mapping units, and 192 raster operation units, define the raw processing capacity available for Lockdown Protocol's rendering workload.

The 24 GB GDDR6 memory pool on a 384-bit bus provides 960.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which is substantial for a modern FPS title. The memory runs at 2500 MHz with 20 Gbps effective data rate. This bandwidth headroom becomes relevant when analyzing the 4K results, where the GPU must feed more pixels per frame. The pixel rate of 479.6 GPixel/s and texture rate of 959.2 GTexel/s indicate the theoretical fill-rate limits that may constrain performance at higher resolutions.

The GPU's FP32 compute throughput of 61.39 TFLOPS and FP16 of 122.8 TFLOPS (2:1) provide context for the shader work required by the game's effects. The 96 ray tracing cores are present but their impact on this particular title's measured results is not directly quantified in the data. The GPU supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, covering the modern graphics API landscape.

Benchmark results show the GPU's percentile rank at 64 among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 19410. The nearest rivals in synthetic testing are older or lower-tier cards: the GTX 1060 3 GB trails by 0.4%, while the Quadro K5200 leads by 1% and the FirePro D300 leads by 1.2%. This suggests the RX 7900 XTX's synthetic average is dragged down by certain legacy tests, yet in Lockdown Protocol the measured FPS demonstrates far stronger real-world performance than those rivals would likely achieve.

Resolution Scaling

The measured data reveals how Lockdown Protocol scales across three resolutions. At Low settings, the progression from 1080p to 1440p drops the average FPS from 254 to 223, a 31 FPS reduction; moving to 4K further drops it to 144 FPS, another 79 FPS reduction. The percentage drop from 1080p to 4K at Low is approximately 43%, indicating that the GPU becomes the primary limiter at higher pixel counts.

With Medium settings, the 1080p average of 216 FPS falls to 158 FPS at 1440p (a 58 FPS drop) and then to 102 FPS at 4K (a 56 FPS drop). The step from 1440p to 4K is nearly identical in magnitude to the 1080p-to-1440p step, suggesting a consistent scaling penalty as pixel count increases. The Medium preset at 4K shows a minimum FPS of 87 and maximum of 117, providing a 30 FPS range that indicates some frame-time variability.

High settings show 188 FPS at 1080p, 138 FPS at 1440p, and 89 FPS at 4K. The drops are 50 FPS and 49 FPS respectively, again showing near-linear scaling with resolution changes. Ultra settings produce 141 FPS at 1080p, 103 FPS at 1440p, and 67 FPS at 4K, with drops of 38 FPS and 36 FPS respectively.

The pattern across all settings is that the 1080p-to-1440p drop and the 1440p-to-4K drop are roughly equivalent in absolute FPS terms. This suggests that neither the CPU nor GPU is singularly bottlenecked, but rather the rendering workload scales predictably with pixel count. The fact that 4K Low (144 FPS) still exceeds 1080p Ultra (141 FPS) indicates that settings have a larger impact on performance than resolution alone at these hardware levels.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the four settings presets deliver the following average FPS: Low at 254, Medium at 216, High at 188, and Ultra at 141. The Medium preset is the only one with min/max values recorded, showing 183 minimum and 248 maximum FPS — a 65 FPS spread that reflects the most variable frame pacing at this resolution. The scaling from Low to Ultra represents a 44% reduction in average FPS, demonstrating the significant cost of higher graphical fidelity.

Moving to 2560x1440, the averages are 223 FPS at Low, 158 FPS at Medium, 138 FPS at High, and 103 FPS at Ultra. The Medium preset again has the only min/max data: 134 minimum and 182 maximum FPS, a 48 FPS range that is tighter than at 1080p. The Low-to-Ultra reduction here is 54%, showing that the relative cost of Ultra settings increases at higher resolutions.

At 3840x2160, the averages drop to 144 FPS at Low, 102 FPS at Medium, 89 FPS at High, and 67 FPS at Ultra. The Medium preset records an 87 FPS minimum and 117 FPS maximum, a 30 FPS range that is the narrowest among the three resolutions. The Low-to-Ultra reduction reaches 53% at 4K, similar to the 1440p ratio.

The data shows that at every resolution, the gap between Low and Medium is larger than the gap between Medium and High, but the High-to-Ultra gap is also substantial. For example, at 1080p: Low-to-Medium is 38 FPS, Medium-to-High is 28 FPS, and High-to-Ultra is 47 FPS. At 4K: Low-to-Medium is 42 FPS, Medium-to-High is 13 FPS, and High-to-Ultra is 22 FPS. The High-to-Ultra penalty is largest at 1080p, suggesting that Ultra settings add effects that are relatively more expensive at lower pixel counts.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS rows, the Medium preset offers the best balance of performance and visual quality across all three resolutions. At 1080p, Medium delivers 216 FPS with a recorded minimum of 183 FPS, staying well above common high-refresh-rate display thresholds. At 1440p, Medium provides 158 FPS with a 134 FPS minimum, still comfortably smooth for competitive play. At 4K, Medium achieves 102 FPS with an 87 FPS minimum, which remains playable on standard 60 Hz displays and approaches the threshold for 100 Hz panels.

High settings are a viable alternative for users prioritizing image quality over frame rate headroom. At 1080p, High produces 188 FPS; at 1440p, 138 FPS; and at 4K, 89 FPS. The 4K High result dips below 90 FPS, which may be noticeable on high-refresh displays. The step from Medium to High costs 28 FPS at 1080p, 20 FPS at 1440p, and 13 FPS at 4K — the diminishing penalty at higher resolutions makes High more attractive at 4K relative to Medium.

Ultra settings are only recommended for 1080p gaming where the 141 FPS average remains fluid, or for 1440p where 103 FPS is borderline but acceptable. At 4K, Ultra's 67 FPS average is below the 70 FPS threshold that many players consider minimum for smooth first-person shooters. Low settings provide the highest frame rates — 254 FPS at 1080p and 144 FPS at 4K — but the visual compromise is substantial; these are best reserved for maximum refresh rate scenarios or esports-style play.

The data suggests that Medium is the default recommendation, with High as the alternative for those who prefer visual fidelity and can tolerate slightly lower frame rates. The min FPS data at Medium (183 at 1080p, 134 at 1440p, 87 at 4K) indicates that frame pacing remains stable enough for consistent gameplay without severe hitches.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D is a Zen 3 architecture processor on the Vermeer codename, fabricated on TSMC's 7 nm process with 8,850 million transistors across a 74 mm² die. It features 8 cores and 16 threads, with a base clock of 3.40 GHz and boost clock of 4.50 GHz. The processor's 96 MB of shared L3 cache is its defining characteristic, providing substantial cache capacity for game workloads that benefit from repeated data access patterns.

The CPU's benchmark results show a strong multi-threaded profile: Cinebench R23 scores 14317 multi-core and 1452 single-core, while 3DMark scores are 7299 for 16 threads and 884 for single thread. The PassMark multi-thread score of 28309 and single-thread score of 3234 further illustrate the balance between core count and per-core performance. The memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s on dual-channel DDR4 is modest by current standards but sufficient for the CPU's role in feeding the GPU.

In Lockdown Protocol, the CPU's impact is most visible at lower resolutions and settings where frame rates are highest. At 1080p Low, the 254 FPS average suggests the CPU can sustain very high frame generation rates. The 3DMark 8-thread score of 5906 and max-thread score of 7285 indicate that the 8-core configuration handles multithreaded game workloads effectively. The percentile rank of 80 among all CPUs places it above most processors, with nearest rivals like the Intel Core i9-10900K (0.1% ahead) and AMD Ryzen 7 6800U (0% delta) showing comparable average scores.

The CPU's single-thread performance, while not class-leading (Cinebench R23 single-core 1452, Geekbench single-core 2017), is sufficient to avoid bottlenecking the RX 7900 XTX at the measured settings. The data shows that even at 1080p Low with 254 FPS, the CPU maintains playable frame delivery. At higher settings where GPU load increases, the CPU headroom grows, as evidenced by the smaller FPS gaps between resolutions at Ultra compared to Low.

How This Combo Ranks

This combination of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D and AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX achieves a rank of 556 out of 3714 tested combos in Lockdown Protocol. This places the configuration in the 85th percentile of all recorded system pairings, indicating that it outperforms the vast majority of tested hardware combinations in this specific game.

The rank reflects the synergy between the CPU's large 96 MB L3 cache and the GPU's substantial 24 GB memory and 960.0 GB/s bandwidth. The measured FPS data shows that this combo can deliver 254 FPS at 1080p Low and 144 FPS at 4K Low, demonstrating that even at lower settings the system maintains high frame rates across the resolution spectrum. The 4K Ultra result of 67 FPS, while below competitive thresholds, remains playable and shows the system's capability to handle demanding configurations.

The CPU's 80th percentile ranking among all CPUs and the GPU's 64th percentile ranking among all GPUs might suggest a mismatch, but the combo's 85th percentile game rank indicates that the pairing works particularly well for Lockdown Protocol. The CPU's nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks (Ryzen 7 6800U, Core i9-10900K, Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340, Core i5-12600KF) all have similar average scores within 0.3%, yet this configuration's in-game performance benefits from the specific combination.

The GPU's synthetic benchmark rivals (GTX 1060 3 GB, Quadro K5200, FirePro D300, TITAN Xp) are all significantly less capable in real gaming scenarios despite similar average scores, which underscores that synthetic averages can be misleading. The measured FPS in Lockdown Protocol shows the RX 7900 XTX performing at levels far beyond what those rival cards could achieve, and the combo rank confirms that this system sits comfortably among the top configurations tested for this game.