Lockdown Protocol

# Lockdown Protocol with AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D + AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT

This combo ranks 685th out of 3,714 tested configurations in Lockdown Protocol, placing it in the top ~18% of all tested combos. The pairing of AMD's 8-core Ryzen 7 7800X3D with the Radeon RX 7900 XT delivers strong frame rates across all resolutions, though the data reveals interesting scaling behaviors that suggest the GPU becomes the primary constraint at higher settings and resolutions. The measured frames per second show this system can handle competitive FPS play at 1080p and 1440p with ease, while 4K Ultra remains demanding but playable.

How This Combo Ranks

The 685th position out of 3,714 combos places this configuration in the upper quintile of tested hardware pairings for Lockdown Protocol. This rank reflects a system that can comfortably drive high refresh rate monitors at mainstream resolutions, but it does not represent the absolute top tier of performance. The percentile positioning suggests there are many faster combos, but also that a substantial majority of tested systems fall behind this pairing.

What makes this rank particularly interesting is the combination of components involved. The Ryzen 7 7800X3D's 3D V-Cache architecture with 96 MB of shared L3 cache, combined with the RX 7900 XT's 20 GB of GDDR6 memory, creates a configuration that appears well-balanced for this title. The measured data shows the system achieving 280 FPS at 1080p Low settings, which is an exceptional result for competitive play. The rank of 685 out of 3,714 becomes more meaningful when considering that this is a single game test, and the combo's performance in Lockdown Protocol specifically may differ from its broader benchmark profile.

The CPU's average benchmark score of 33,079 places it in the 83rd percentile against all CPUs, while the GPU's average score of 13,745 places it in the 55th percentile against all GPUs. This disparity suggests the CPU is relatively stronger in synthetic benchmarks than the GPU, yet the in-game rank of 685 out of 3,714 indicates the combo performs well in practice. The nearest CPU rivals include the AMD Ryzen 7 8700G and Intel Core i7-13650HX with matching average scores, while the GPU's nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT, sits just 1.5% ahead in average benchmark score.

GPU Role

The Radeon RX 7900 XT brings substantial memory resources to Lockdown Protocol, with 20 GB of GDDR6 memory across a 320-bit bus delivering 800.0 GB/s of bandwidth. This memory configuration operates at 2500 MHz with 20 Gbps effective speed, providing ample headroom for high-resolution textures and detailed environments. The GPU's boost clock of 2394 MHz and game clock of 2025 MHz, built on the RDNA 3.0 architecture with Navi 31 silicon, deliver 51.48 TFLOPS of FP32 compute performance.

The measured FPS data reveals how the GPU's role changes across settings and resolutions. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 280 FPS, but this drops to 130 FPS at 1080p Ultra — a 54% reduction from simply raising quality settings. This dramatic scaling indicates the GPU is heavily loaded by the Ultra preset's visual effects. The pattern continues at 1440p, where Low produces 206 FPS and Ultra produces 96 FPS, and at 4K, where Low produces 133 FPS and Ultra produces 62 FPS. The consistent relationship between settings and performance suggests the GPU's compute and memory resources are the primary determinants of frame rate at higher quality levels.

The GPU's 84 ray tracing cores and DirectX 12 Ultimate support (12_2) provide modern rendering capabilities, though the measured data does not specify whether ray tracing is enabled in these tests. The pixel rate of 459.6 GPixel/s and texture rate of 804.4 GTexel/s indicate the GPU can handle high-resolution rasterization workloads. The 192 ROPs and 336 TMUs contribute to the GPU's ability to maintain high fill rates, which directly impacts performance at 4K resolution.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution to play Lockdown Protocol with this combo?

A: The data shows 1440p High achieving 127 FPS and 1440p Medium achieving 146 FPS, which provides an excellent balance of visual quality and frame rate. At 1080p High, the system reaches 174 FPS, while 4K High drops to 82 FPS.

Q: How does this combo perform at 4K Ultra settings?

A: At 3840x2160 Ultra, the combo delivers 62 FPS average, which is below the 60 FPS threshold but technically playable. The 4K Medium setting improves this to 94 FPS with a minimum of 80 FPS, making it a more comfortable 4K option.

Q: Is there a significant difference between Low and Ultra settings?

A: Yes, the difference is substantial. At 1080p, Low produces 280 FPS while Ultra produces 130 FPS — a 150 FPS gap. At 1440p, the gap is 110 FPS (206 vs 96), and at 4K, the gap is 71 FPS (133 vs 62).

Q: What frame rates can competitive players expect at 1080p?

A: Competitive players would see 280 FPS at Low settings, 199 FPS at Medium, 174 FPS at High, and 130 FPS at Ultra. The Low and Medium presets offer frame rates well above 144 Hz refresh rates.

Q: How does the CPU's 96 MB L3 cache affect gameplay?

A: The Ryzen 7 7800X3D's large L3 cache likely helps maintain consistent frame pacing in this FPS, though the measured data does not isolate CPU-specific effects. The CPU's single-thread score of 959 in 3DMark and 1,713 in Cinebench R23 indicate strong per-core performance.

Q: Does the 20 GB VRAM provide any advantage in this game?

A: The measured data does not indicate VRAM usage, but the 20 GB capacity with 800 GB/s bandwidth ensures the GPU is unlikely to be limited by memory capacity at any tested resolution or setting.

Settings Recommendations

For players prioritizing high refresh rate competitive play, the Low preset at 1080p delivers 280 FPS, which is ideal for 240 Hz monitors. The Medium preset at 1080p provides 199 FPS with a minimum of 169 FPS, offering a better balance of visual quality and performance. At 1440p, the Medium preset achieves 146 FPS with a minimum of 124 FPS, making it the strongest recommendation for players with 1440p displays.

The High preset at 1440p produces 127 FPS, which remains above 120 FPS and provides improved visual fidelity over Medium. For 4K gaming, the Medium preset at 94 FPS with an 80 FPS minimum is the most playable option, as the High preset drops to 82 FPS and Ultra falls to 62 FPS. The data suggests that Medium settings provide the best experience across all resolutions, balancing visual quality with frame rate consistency.

The Ultra preset appears to impose a heavy performance penalty at every resolution, with the 1080p Ultra result of 130 FPS being lower than the 1440p Medium result of 146 FPS. This indicates that the Ultra preset's additional effects consume significant GPU resources without proportional visual benefits. Players seeking maximum visual quality should consider High settings, which at 1440p deliver 127 FPS — nearly double the 4K Ultra result.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo achieves 280 FPS on Low, 199 FPS on Medium (169 min, 229 max), 174 FPS on High, and 130 FPS on Ultra. The 1080p results show a clear progression where each settings tier reduces performance by roughly 20-25%, with the largest single drop occurring between Medium and Ultra.

At 2560x1440, the results are 206 FPS on Low, 146 FPS on Medium (124 min, 168 max), 127 FPS on High, and 96 FPS on Ultra. The 1440p results maintain the same relative ordering as 1080p, but the absolute frame rates are lower across all settings. The Medium preset at 1440p (146 FPS) still exceeds the Ultra preset at 1080p (130 FPS), demonstrating that resolution has a more significant impact on performance than settings at these levels.

At 3840x2160, the results are 133 FPS on Low, 94 FPS on Medium (80 min, 108 max), 82 FPS on High, and 62 FPS on Ultra. The 4K results show the most dramatic scaling, with Ultra delivering less than half the frame rate of Low. The Medium preset at 4K provides the only configuration with both an average above 90 FPS and a minimum above 80 FPS, making it the only 4K setting that consistently maintains high frame rates.

CPU Role

The Ryzen 7 7800X3D features 8 cores and 16 threads with a base clock of 4.20 GHz and boost clock of 5.00 GHz, built on the Zen 4 architecture using a 5 nm process. The CPU's 96 MB of shared L3 cache is a defining characteristic, potentially providing significant benefits in game scenarios that exhibit cache-sensitive workloads. The CPU's benchmark results show strong multithreaded performance with 16,817 in Cinebench R23 multicore and 7,980 in 3DMark 16-thread tests.

The CPU's single-thread performance is also notable, with 1,713 in Cinebench R23 single-core and 959 in 3DMark single-thread. These results indicate the CPU can handle the per-core demands of game logic and physics calculations. The PassMark multithread score of 34,293 and single-thread score of 3,759 provide additional evidence of balanced performance across workloads.

The CPU's role in Lockdown Protocol becomes apparent when examining the FPS scaling across resolutions. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 280 FPS, which suggests the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU with enough frames to reach very high frame rates. However, the fact that 1080p Ultra produces only 130 FPS — the same as 1080p Low's 54% reduction — indicates that the GPU becomes the limiting factor as settings increase. The CPU's 83rd percentile ranking against all CPUs further supports the notion that this processor is not the bottleneck in most scenarios.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K reveals important information about the system's bottleneck characteristics. At Low settings, performance decreases from 280 FPS at 1080p to 206 FPS at 1440p (a 26% reduction) and then to 133 FPS at 4K (a 35% reduction from 1440p). At Ultra settings, the progression is 130 FPS at 1080p, 96 FPS at 1440p (a 26% reduction), and 62 FPS at 4K (a 35% reduction from 1440p).

The consistent percentage reductions across different settings suggest the scaling behavior is primarily driven by resolution's impact on GPU workload. The transition from 1080p to 1440p reduces performance by approximately 26% at all settings, while the transition from 1440p to 4K reduces performance by approximately 35%. This acceleration in performance loss at higher resolutions indicates the GPU's fill rate and memory bandwidth become increasingly stressed as pixel count grows.

The Medium preset results, which include minimum and maximum FPS data, provide additional insight into frame time consistency. At 1440p Medium, the system produces 146 FPS average with a 124 FPS minimum and 168 FPS maximum, showing a 44 FPS spread. At 4K Medium, the average drops to 94 FPS with an 80 FPS minimum and 108 FPS maximum, revealing a similar 28 FPS spread. The tighter spread at 4K suggests the GPU's frame pacing becomes more consistent when the workload is more uniform, even though average performance is lower.