Lockdown Protocol

# Lockdown Protocol with Intel Core i3-12100F + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

The Intel Core i3-12100F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER represents a stark contrast in component tiers: a 4-core, 8-thread Alder Lake processor from the Core 12th Gen family with a 58 W TDP, matched with a 5 nm Ada Lovelace GPU carrying 16 GB of GDDR6X memory and a 320 W TDP. The benchmark results for Lockdown Protocol, a 2024 FPS title, show a combination that is heavily GPU-bound at higher resolutions but reveals notable CPU limitations at 1080p. The combo ranks 120th out of 1637 tested configurations, placing it in the top 7.3% of all tested pairings for this game.

FAQ

Q: What is the overall ranking of this CPU-GPU combo in Lockdown Protocol?

A: The Intel Core i3-12100F + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER combination ranks 120th out of 1637 tested combos, placing it in the 92.7th percentile of all tested configurations.

Q: What is the best average FPS recorded for this combo?

A: The highest average framerate recorded is 267.9 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings.

Q: How does the i3-12100F compare to its nearest rival in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The i3-12100F has an average benchmark score of 13516, which is 1.8% higher than the Intel Core i7-7700K (score 13280) and 0.6% higher than the Intel Core i3-10105 (score 13430). It trails the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX by 0.1%.

Q: What is the RTX 4080 SUPER's standing among GPUs?

A: The RTX 4080 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 53610, which puts it 0.2% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT (score 53489) and 0.4% ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro W6600M (score 53414). It sits in the 88th percentile of all GPUs.

Q: Does the GPU have enough VRAM for this game?

A: The RTX 4080 SUPER carries 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus with 736.3 GB/s bandwidth. Across all measured settings and resolutions, no VRAM-related performance anomalies appear in the data.

Q: What is the processor's multithreaded performance profile?

A: The i3-12100F scores 5003 in Cinebench R20 multicore and 11912 in Cinebench R23 multicore. Its 3DMark 16-thread score is 4051, while the 2-thread score is 1659, showing scaling that caps out around 8 threads with a max-thread score of 4023.

How This Combo Ranks

The data places this combination at rank 120 out of 1637 tested combos in Lockdown Protocol. This is a strong overall position, but the rank alone does not tell the full story. The CPU sits in the 72nd percentile of all processors with an average benchmark score of 13516, while the GPU sits in the 88th percentile with an average score of 53610. The disparity between these percentiles suggests the CPU is the weaker link in this pairing.

Looking at the closest rivals in the database, the i3-12100F's average score of 13516 is nearly identical to the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX at 13534, a delta of only -0.1%. It also edges out the Intel Core i7-1250U by 0.4% and the Intel Core i3-10105 by 0.6%. The largest gap in this rivalry group is against the Intel Core i7-7700K, where the i3-12100F leads by 1.8%.

For the GPU side, the RTX 4080 SUPER's average score of 53610 is 0.2% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT (53489) and 0.4% ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro W6600M (53414). The lead extends to 2.1% over the AMD Radeon RX 7700S (52505) and 2.9% over the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti (52086).

The combination's rank of 120 reflects a GPU that is performing near the top of its class, but the CPU's position in the 72nd percentile indicates that the processor is the constraining factor in achieving higher overall performance in this FPS title.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data across four settings presets at three resolutions provides a clear picture of where this combo operates best. At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers 267.9 FPS, Medium delivers 234.6 FPS, High delivers 205.6 FPS, and Ultra delivers 157.3 FPS. All of these are well above the 144 Hz threshold, so the choice at 1080p comes down to visual quality versus raw framerate.

At 2560x1440, the pattern shifts. Low delivers 243 FPS, Medium drops to 171.8 FPS, High comes in at 149.9 FPS, and Ultra falls to 115.1 FPS. The Medium preset at 1440p provides a balanced 171.8 FPS, which is 24.7% higher than High and 49.2% higher than Ultra. For players targeting 144 Hz displays at 1440p, the High preset at 149.9 FPS is the only preset that maintains the target, while Medium provides headroom for frame time variance.

At 3840x2160, the situation changes significantly. Low delivers 155 FPS, Medium drops to 111.7 FPS, High falls to 98.9 FPS, and Ultra dips to 70.5 FPS. The data suggests that the High preset at 4K provides the best experience for 60 Hz displays, with 98.9 FPS offering substantial headroom. The Ultra preset at 70.5 FPS is still playable but leaves little margin for demanding scenes. For 120 Hz 4K displays, only the Low preset at 155 FPS meets the target, making Medium at 111.7 FPS the highest quality option that stays above 100 FPS.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data reveals how this combo scales across resolutions and settings. At 1920x1080, the range spans from 157.3 FPS at Ultra to 267.9 FPS at Low. The Medium preset at 234.6 FPS is 14.2% faster than High at 205.6 FPS, and High is 30.7% faster than Ultra. The gap between Low and Medium is 12.4%, while the gap between Low and Ultra is 41.3%.

Moving to 2560x1440, the absolute numbers drop but the relative pattern holds. Low delivers 243 FPS, which is 9.3% lower than the 1080p Low result. Medium at 171.8 FPS is 26.7% lower than its 1080p counterpart. High at 149.9 FPS is 27.1% lower than 1080p High, and Ultra at 115.1 FPS is 26.8% lower than 1080p Ultra. The consistency of these drops, all in the 26-27% range for Medium through Ultra, indicates a uniform GPU workload scaling.

At 3840x2160, the drops become more pronounced. Low at 155 FPS is 36.2% lower than 1080p Low. Medium at 111.7 FPS is 52.4% lower than 1080p Medium. High at 98.9 FPS is 51.9% lower than 1080p High, and Ultra at 70.5 FPS is 55.2% lower than 1080p Ultra. The Low preset shows a smaller drop (36.2%) compared to the other presets (51.9-55.2%), suggesting that at Low settings, the CPU becomes a more significant factor at 4K.

Resolution Scaling

The resolution scaling data shows a clear pattern: the drop from 1080p to 1440p is consistent at roughly 26-27% for Medium, High, and Ultra settings, but only 9.3% for Low. This indicates that at Low settings, the CPU is the limiting factor even at 1080p, so increasing resolution to 1440p does not proportionally reduce framerate. The GPU has enough headroom at Low settings to absorb the additional pixel workload without significant FPS loss.

From 1440p to 4K, the pattern changes. The Low preset drops 36.2% from its 1440p value (243 to 155 FPS), while Medium drops 35.0% (171.8 to 111.7), High drops 34.0% (149.9 to 98.9), and Ultra drops 38.7% (115.1 to 70.5). These more uniform drops across all settings indicate that at 4K, the GPU becomes the primary bottleneck regardless of quality preset.

The overall scaling from 1080p to 4K tells a story of a system that transitions from CPU-bound at 1080p Low to GPU-bound at 4K Ultra. At 1080p Low, the 267.9 FPS result likely approaches the CPU's maximum frame delivery capability. The i3-12100F's single-thread score of 893 in 3DMark and 1681 in Cinebench R23 single-core suggest that frame generation at very high rates may be limited by the 4-core, 8-thread design. The 12 MB of shared L3 cache and 80 KB L1 cache per core are modest by modern standards.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER is the dominant component in this pairing, and the data confirms it carries the workload at higher resolutions. The GPU features 10240 shading units, 320 texture mapping units, and 112 ROPs. Its boost clock of 2550 MHz, up from a base of 2295 MHz, drives a pixel rate of 285.6 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 816.0 GTexel/s. The FP32 compute throughput is 52.22 TFLOPS.

The 16 GB of GDDR6X memory operates at 1438 MHz with 23 Gbps effective speed, delivering 736.3 GB/s of bandwidth across a 256-bit bus. This memory configuration is sufficient for the measured results, as no preset shows a sudden drop that would indicate VRAM capacity limits. The GPU's PCIe 4.0 x16 interface provides adequate bandwidth for the CPU to feed data.

The GPU's benchmark profile shows a PassMark G3D score of 34245 and a Geekbench OpenCL score of 246994. In DirectX 12, the PassMark score is 134, while DirectX 11 scores 301 and DirectX 9 scores 381. These synthetic scores confirm the GPU's strong standing, with the 88th percentile placement among all GPUs.

At 4K Ultra, the 70.5 FPS result represents a 55.2% drop from 1080p Ultra's 157.3 FPS. This scaling is consistent with a GPU that is fully utilized at 4K. The RTX 4080 SUPER's 80 RT cores and 320 tensor cores support the Ada Lovelace architecture's feature set, and the DirectX 12 Ultimate support includes ray tracing capabilities, though the measured data does not isolate these effects in Lockdown Protocol.

The GPU's 320 W TDP and suggested 700 W PSU requirement are notable, but the performance data shows the card delivers consistently high framerates across all tested configurations. The 45,900 million transistors on a 379 mm² die at 5 nm process node from TSMC represent a dense, efficient design that achieves its performance with a 52.22 TFLOPS FP32 rating.