Lockdown Protocol

The AMD Ryzen 9 5900X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 lands at rank 63 out of 1,637 tested combinations for Lockdown Protocol. This places the combo in the top 4% of all systems benchmarked, a strong position that reflects the high-end nature of both components. The ranking is not a surprise given that the RTX 4090 sits at the 91st percentile among all GPUs, while the Ryzen 9 5900X holds the 90th percentile among all CPUs. In practice, this means the pairing is balanced enough to avoid severe bottlenecks in most scenarios, though the data reveals that the GPU carries the heavier load as resolution increases.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo’s rank of 63 out of 1,637 tested configurations indicates that it outperforms the vast majority of systems in Lockdown Protocol. This is a first-person shooter, and the benchmark data shows that the combination of the 12-core Ryzen 9 5900X and the RTX 4090 delivers frame rates that are competitive with the best available hardware. The CPU’s average benchmark score of 39,453 places it within 1% of its nearest rivals, including the AMD EPYC 4245P (39,383, +0.2%), the Intel Core i7-13700F (39,095, +0.9%), and the Intel Core i7-13700 (39,857, -1%). The GPU’s average benchmark score of 66,473 is similarly tight against its nearest rivals, such as the NVIDIA Tesla T4 (66,733, -0.4%) and the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56 (67,097, -0.9%). This suggests that the combo’s high rank is not due to a single dominant component but rather the synergy of two top-tier parts. The data indicates that this pairing is well-suited for high-refresh-rate gameplay, as the measured FPS figures demonstrate consistent headroom above 60 FPS at all tested settings, even at 4K Ultra where the average dips to 85 FPS.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 is the primary driver of performance in Lockdown Protocol, as evidenced by the measured FPS scaling across resolutions. The GPU features 24 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384-bit bus, yielding 1.01 TB/s of bandwidth. Its boost clock of 2520 MHz and base clock of 2235 MHz provide substantial compute throughput, with an FP32 rating of 82.58 TFLOPS. In the context of this game, the RTX 4090’s 24 GB VRAM is more than sufficient for the textures and geometry at 4K Ultra, where the average FPS of 85 indicates the GPU is being pushed hard. The memory bandwidth of 1.01 TB/s ensures that data flows efficiently to the 16,384 shading units, preventing stutter in fast-paced scenes. The benchmark results show that at 1080p Low, the GPU achieves 272.6 FPS, which is a 220.7% increase over 4K Ultra. This scaling suggests that the GPU is the limiting factor at higher resolutions, while at 1080p Low, the CPU begins to play a more significant role. The RTX 4090’s 91st percentile rank among all GPUs underscores its capability, but the data shows that even this flagship card cannot maintain triple-digit FPS at 4K Ultra in Lockdown Protocol, where it averages 85 FPS.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear pattern of GPU-bound performance as resolution increases. Moving from 1080p to 1440p at High settings, the average FPS drops from 227.5 to 168.8, a 25.8% reduction. From 1440p to 4K at High settings, the average FPS falls further to 108.5, a 35.7% reduction from the 1440p figure. This trend is consistent across all quality presets. At Low settings, the drop from 1080p (272.6 FPS) to 1440p (244.2 FPS) is only 10.4%, but the jump to 4K Low (175.7 FPS) represents a 28.0% decrease from 1440p. The most dramatic scaling occurs at Ultra settings: 1080p Ultra yields 172.5 FPS, 1440p Ultra drops to 124 FPS (a 28.1% reduction), and 4K Ultra falls to 85 FPS (a 31.5% reduction from 1440p). The data indicates that the RTX 4090 maintains playable frame rates at 4K across all settings, but the performance penalty from 1440p to 4K is consistently larger than the penalty from 1080p to 1440p. This suggests that the GPU’s pixel throughput becomes the bottleneck at 4K, while at 1080p, the CPU’s 12 cores and 24 threads are better able to feed the GPU, resulting in higher frame rates.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The benchmark results provide a comprehensive view of performance across three resolutions and four quality settings. At 1920x1080, the average FPS ranges from 172.5 at Ultra to 272.6 at Low. Medium settings produce 242.1 FPS, while High settings yield 227.5 FPS. The spread between Low and Ultra at 1080p is 100.1 FPS, indicating that the GPU has significant headroom even at the highest quality preset. At 2560x1440, the average FPS ranges from 124 at Ultra to 244.2 at Low. Medium settings deliver 190.5 FPS, and High settings produce 168.8 FPS. The spread between Low and Ultra at 1440p is 120.2 FPS, which is larger than at 1080p, reflecting the increased GPU load. At 3840x2160, the average FPS ranges from 85 at Ultra to 175.7 at Low. Medium settings yield 122.3 FPS, while High settings produce 108.5 FPS. The spread between Low and Ultra at 4K is 90.7 FPS, narrower than at lower resolutions because the GPU is nearing its limits. Notably, the step from Medium to High at 4K incurs a 11.3% drop in FPS (from 122.3 to 108.5), while the step from High to Ultra incurs a 21.7% drop (from 108.5 to 85). This indicates that the Ultra preset at 4K demands a significant performance toll, likely due to increased shading and texture detail.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 9 5900X provides the computational backbone for this combo, with 12 cores and 24 threads based on the Zen 3 architecture (Vermeer) on a 7 nm TSMC process. Its boost clock of 4.80 GHz and base clock of 3.70 GHz allow it to handle the game’s simulation and physics workloads, while the 64 MB of L3 cache helps reduce memory latency. In Lockdown Protocol, the CPU’s role becomes more apparent at lower resolutions and settings, where the GPU is less stressed. For example, at 1080p Low, the average FPS of 272.6 is likely constrained by the CPU’s single-thread performance, which scores 941 in 3DMark single-thread and 3,469 in PassMark single-thread. The CPU’s multi-threaded capabilities, as evidenced by a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 33,150, ensure that the game’s background tasks do not cause frame drops. However, the data shows that the CPU is not the primary bottleneck at higher resolutions. At 4K Ultra, the GPU’s 85 FPS average is well below the CPU’s potential, as the 5900X can push well over 200 FPS in this game at lower settings. The CPU’s 90th percentile rank among all CPUs and its nearest rivals, including the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8845HS (39,747, -0.7%) and the Intel Core i7-13700 (39,857, -1%), indicate that it is a solid match for the RTX 4090, though it is not the absolute fastest option available. The 24 threads provide ample parallelism for modern game engines, ensuring that the combo maintains consistent frame pacing even in crowded firefights.