Lockdown Protocol

# Lockdown Protocol with AMD Ryzen 9 5900X + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

The AMD Ryzen 9 5900X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 delivers a robust Lockdown Protocol experience, with measured frame rates that scale predictably across resolutions and settings. The combo ranks 476th out of 1,637 tested combinations, placing it in the upper third of all systems benchmarked in this FPS title. This pairing leverages a 12-core, 24-thread Zen 3 processor and an Ampere-based GPU with 10 GB of GDDR6X memory to produce playable frame rates at 4K and high refresh rates at 1080p and 1440p, as the data below details.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, built on the TSMC 7 nm process with a transistor count of 8,300 million, provides the computational backbone for Lockdown Protocol. It operates with a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 4.80 GHz, offering substantial single-thread performance for game logic and physics. The processor’s 12 cores and 24 threads, combined with a 64 MB L3 cache, ensure that background tasks and game engine threads have ample resources. In synthetic benchmarks, the 5900X scores 33,150 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 4,680 in single-core, while its 3DMark max-threads score reaches 10,075, indicating strong multi-threaded capability that helps maintain consistent frame pacing in busy FPS scenes.

The 5900X sits in the 90th percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 39,453. Its nearest rivals show a tight cluster: the AMD EPYC 4245P scores 39,383 (0.2% behind), the Intel Core i7-13700F scores 39,095 (0.9% behind), while the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8845HS scores 39,747 (0.7% ahead) and the Intel Core i7-13700 scores 39,857 (1% ahead). This places the 5900X in a competitive mid-pack position, where its 12-core design offers no clear advantage over 8-core parts in this game’s workload—Lockdown Protocol appears to favor raw clock speed and IPC over core count, as evidenced by the 5900X’s single-thread score of 941 in 3DMark, which trails its multi-thread scores proportionally less than rival chips.

Benchmark results indicate that the CPU’s 105 W TDP and dual-channel DDR4 memory support (with 51.2 GB/s bandwidth) are sufficient for the game’s demands. The 5900X’s PassMark single-thread score of 3,469 and physics score of 1,994 suggest that the processor can handle the game’s simulation threads without bottlenecking the GPU at lower resolutions, where frame rates exceed 250 FPS. However, at 4K Ultra, where the GPU becomes the limiting factor, the CPU’s role diminishes, and the measured FPS drop to 56.6 highlights that the processor is not the primary constraint in that scenario.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, based on the GA102 chip on Samsung’s 8 nm process with 28,300 million transistors, is the primary driver of Lockdown Protocol’s visual output. It features 10 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 320-bit bus, delivering 760.3 GB/s of bandwidth, which proves ample for the game’s texture-heavy environments at all tested settings. The GPU’s boost clock of 1710 MHz (base 1440 MHz) and 8,704 shading units provide the raw compute needed for high frame rates, with FP32 performance reaching 29.77 TFLOPS. The 68 RT cores and 272 tensor cores also enable ray-traced effects, though the measured FPS data reflects standard rasterization performance.

The RTX 3080 holds the 80th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 35,787. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon Pro Duo (35,860, 0.2% ahead), the AMD Radeon 880M (35,646, 0.4% behind), the AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE (36,101, 0.9% ahead), and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile (35,435, 1% behind). This positioning shows the 3080 remains competitive in raw compute, though its 10 GB VRAM capacity may limit ultra-high texture settings in future titles—but for Lockdown Protocol, the measured results indicate no such constraint, as frame rates scale smoothly from Ultra to Low settings.

The GPU’s pixel rate of 164.2 GPixel/s and texture rate of 465.1 GTexel/s directly influence fill-rate-bound scenarios, such as 4K Ultra where the GPU renders 8.3 million pixels per frame. The data shows a clear GPU-bound trend at 3840x2160, where dropping from Ultra (56.6 FPS) to High (74 FPS) yields a 30.7% improvement, and further to Low (120.4 FPS) more than doubles the Ultra frame rate. This scaling indicates the 3080’s compute and memory bandwidth are the limiting factors at 4K, while at 1920x1080, the GPU’s headroom allows the CPU to take precedence, with Low settings hitting 251.4 FPS.

FAQ

Q: How does the Ryzen 9 5900X compare to its nearest CPU rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The 5900X scores 39,453 on average, which is 0.2% above the AMD EPYC 4245P (39,383) and 0.9% above the Intel Core i7-13700F (39,095), but 0.7% below the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8845HS (39,747) and 1% below the Intel Core i7-13700 (39,857).

Q: What is the RTX 3080’s percentile ranking among all GPUs, and how does it fare against its nearest rival?

A: The RTX 3080 ranks in the 80th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 35,787. Its closest rival, the AMD Radeon Pro Duo, scores 35,860, putting the 3080 just 0.2% behind.

Q: At which resolution and settings does the combo achieve its highest and lowest measured FPS?

A: The highest measured FPS is 251.4 at 1920x1080 with Low settings, while the lowest is 56.6 at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings.

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

A: The combo ranks 476th out of 1,637 tested combinations, placing it in the top 29% of all systems benchmarked.

Q: Does the 10 GB VRAM of the RTX 3080 cause any performance issues at 4K Ultra settings?

A: The measured data shows no VRAM-related stutters or frame drops; the 4K Ultra average of 56.6 FPS is consistent with GPU compute limits rather than memory capacity, as the 760.3 GB/s bandwidth handles the game’s data demands effectively.

Q: What is the CPU’s single-thread performance relative to its multi-thread score, and why does it matter for this game?

A: The 5900X scores 4,680 in Cinebench R23 single-core versus 33,150 in multi-core, a ratio that indicates strong per-core performance. For Lockdown Protocol, this means the CPU can drive high frame rates at 1080p (up to 251.4 FPS) without becoming a bottleneck, as the game’s main thread benefits from the 4.80 GHz boost clock.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 9 5900X + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 combination ranks 476th out of 1,637 tested combos in Lockdown Protocol, placing it in the 71st percentile of all systems. This ranking reflects a balanced pairing where neither component dramatically underperforms the other—the CPU’s 90th percentile status and GPU’s 80th percentile status combine to yield a system that excels in most gaming scenarios but falls short of top-tier 4K Ultra configurations. The rank suggests that users with this combo can expect consistent performance across the board, but they will need to adjust settings for 4K Ultra to maintain smooth gameplay.

The combo’s position among the 1,637 tested systems indicates that it outperforms the majority of configurations, likely including those with older GPUs or lower-core-count CPUs. However, the rank also shows that there are 475 combinations that achieve higher average frame rates, which likely include newer GPU architectures or higher-end CPUs with better single-thread performance. For a 2020-era CPU and GPU pairing, this rank is respectable, and the measured FPS data confirms that the combo is well-suited for competitive FPS play at 1080p and 1440p, where frame rates exceed 110 FPS on High settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers exceptional performance across all settings. Low settings produce an average of 251.4 FPS, Medium yields 181 FPS, High hits 155.6 FPS, and Ultra maintains 114.4 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is 137 FPS, indicating that the RTX 3080 has significant headroom at this resolution, and the CPU’s 4.80 GHz boost clock helps sustain high frame rates even in CPU-bound scenes.

At 2560x1440, the frame rates remain strong but show tighter scaling. Low settings average 185 FPS, Medium drops to 133 FPS, High achieves 110.8 FPS, and Ultra falls to 83 FPS. The transition from Low to Ultra represents a 55.1% reduction in frame rate, demonstrating the GPU’s increasing workload at this resolution, while the 10 GB VRAM handles the higher-resolution textures without issue.

At 3840x2160, the GPU becomes the clear bottleneck. Ultra settings average 56.6 FPS, which is borderline for competitive play but acceptable for casual gaming. High settings improve to 74 FPS, Medium reaches 83 FPS, and Low jumps to 120.4 FPS. The scaling from Ultra to Low at 4K is a 112.7% increase, showing that the RTX 3080’s compute and memory bandwidth are stretched at 4K, but the combo still delivers playable frame rates at High and Medium settings. Overall, the measured FPS data indicates that this pairing is best suited for 1080p and 1440p gaming, where it provides high refresh rates, while 4K play requires settings compromises.