Lockdown Protocol

The Intel Core i5-11400F paired with the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT delivers a playable, if not consistently smooth, experience in Lockdown Protocol. The data shows a system that is heavily balanced toward the GPU, with the processor providing adequate headroom across most settings, though the combination begins to strain at the highest preset and at 4K resolution.

Resolution Scaling

The measured frame rates reveal a predictable but steep penalty as resolution increases. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo produces an average of 155.4 FPS. Moving to 2560x1440 at the same preset drops that figure to 115.3 FPS, a 25.8% reduction. The climb to 3840x2160 Low yields 71.6 FPS, which is a further 37.9% decline from the 1440p result. This scaling pattern indicates that the RX 5700 XT is the primary limiting component; the frame rate drops are consistent with the increased pixel throughput demands placed on the GPU.

The gap between presets widens dramatically at higher resolutions. At 1080p, the difference between Low and Ultra is 82.1 FPS (155.4 vs. 73.3). At 1440p, that spread narrows to 59.4 FPS (115.3 vs. 55.9). At 4K, the spread is 36.3 FPS (71.6 vs. 35.3). This compression of the performance envelope at higher resolutions is a classic sign of GPU saturation. The processor, a 6-core/12-thread Rocket Lake part with a 4.40 GHz boost clock, has enough compute headroom to feed the GPU at 1080p, but the GPU’s 9.754 TFLOPS of FP32 throughput becomes the bottleneck as pixel count rises.

The most telling data point is the 4K High result. The system averages 46.7 FPS, which is below the 53.2 FPS achieved at 4K Medium. This inverted relationship—where a higher preset yields a lower frame rate despite the same resolution—confirms that the GPU is running out of execution resources. The 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus (448.0 GB/s bandwidth) is sufficient for capacity, but the raw shading power of the 2560 shading units is not enough to maintain fluid rates at the Ultra preset, which averages just 35.3 FPS at 4K.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination ranks 1265th out of 1637 tested combos for this game. This places it in the lower-middle tier of the database, indicating that while the setup is functional, it is not competitive with higher-end pairings. The processor’s synthetic benchmark standing is respectable—it sits at the 75th percentile among all CPUs with an average benchmark score of 17181. However, the GPU’s percentile rank is lower, at the 68th percentile among all GPUs with an average score of 24731.

The CPU’s nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks provide context for its performance class. The AMD Ryzen 7 5700U scores 17189, a 0% delta, making it a statistical tie. The Intel Core i7-1260P scores 17212 (-0.2%), and the Intel Core Ultra 7 164U scores 17215 (-0.2%). The Intel Core i5-1240U scores 17141 (+0.2%). These results show the i5-11400F is firmly in the mid-range laptop/desktop hybrid performance tier, which aligns with its 6-core/12-thread configuration and 12 MB of shared L3 cache.

On the GPU side, the RX 5700 XT’s nearest rivals are similarly clustered. The NVIDIA RTX A5000 Mobile scores 24763 (-0.1% delta), the Intel Arc A350M scores 24647 (+0.3%), and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Mobile scores 24592 (+0.6%). The NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 scores 24519 (+0.9%). The RX 5700 XT sits at 24731, which is just a hair above the Arc A350M and RTX 5060 Mobile, but this parity in synthetic tests does not translate to Lockdown Protocol performance, where the game’s specific rendering demands favor certain architectures over others.

FAQ

*Q: What is the best resolution for this combo in Lockdown Protocol?*

A: The data shows 1920x1080 is the only resolution where the combo consistently exceeds 70 FPS across all presets. At 2560x1440, only the Low preset (115.3 FPS) and Medium preset (79.6 FPS) achieve playable rates above 60 FPS.

Q: Can this system handle Ultra settings?

A: Yes, but only at 1080p. The Ultra preset averages 73.3 FPS at 1920x1080, which is playable. At 1440p Ultra, the average drops to 55.9 FPS, and at 4K Ultra, it falls to 35.3 FPS, which is not smooth enough for competitive play.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its closest competitors?

A: The Intel Core i5-11400F has an average benchmark score of 17181, placing it at the 75th percentile. Its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, scores 17189 (0% delta), while the Intel Core i7-1260P scores 17212 (-0.2%). The differences are negligible in synthetic tests.

Q: Is the RX 5700 XT a bottleneck at 1080p?

A: The data suggests it is not at Low and Medium settings, where frame rates reach 155.4 FPS and 110.8 FPS respectively. At High and Ultra, the GPU becomes more limiting, but the CPU still has enough headroom to keep average frame rates above 70 FPS.

Q: What is the memory configuration of this GPU?

A: The RX 5700 XT features 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The memory clock runs at 1750 MHz, which translates to 14 Gbps effective.

Q: How does the GPU’s synthetic score compare to its rivals?

A: The RX 5700 XT has an average benchmark score of 24731, which is 0.1% higher than the NVIDIA RTX A5000 Mobile (24763) and 0.3% higher than the Intel Arc A350M (24647). It is 0.6% higher than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Mobile (24592) and 0.9% higher than the NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 (24519).

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured data provides a complete matrix of performance across three resolutions and four quality presets. At 1920x1080, the combo delivers 155.4 FPS on Low, 110.8 FPS on Medium, 97.5 FPS on High, and 73.3 FPS on Ultra. These numbers show a healthy progression where each preset tier costs approximately 15-20% performance, with the Low-to-Medium transition being the steepest drop at 28.7%.

At 2560x1440, the results are 115.3 FPS on Low, 79.6 FPS on Medium, 72.0 FPS on High, and 55.9 FPS on Ultra. The Medium-to-High transition is notably shallow here, with only a 9.5% drop, suggesting that the High preset at this resolution is not substantially more demanding than Medium. The Ultra preset, however, falls below the 60 FPS threshold, making it marginal for fast-paced gameplay.

At 3840x2160, the numbers become more constrained: 71.6 FPS on Low, 53.2 FPS on Medium, 46.7 FPS on High, and 35.3 FPS on Ultra. The Low preset is the only one that remains playable above 60 FPS. The gap between Medium and High at 4K is 12.2%, which is similar to the 1440p gap, but the absolute values are all in the sub-60 range.

The scaling efficiency across resolutions is consistent. At Low settings, moving from 1080p to 1440p costs 25.8% performance, and moving from 1440p to 4K costs 37.9%. At Ultra settings, the same transitions cost 23.7% and 36.8% respectively. This consistency indicates that the GPU’s rendering pipeline scales predictably with pixel count, reinforcing the conclusion that the RX 5700 XT is the limiting factor.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT is the dominant component in this pairing. Its 8 GB of GDDR6 memory is adequate for Lockdown Protocol at all tested resolutions, as the game does not appear to exceed this capacity based on the frame rate behavior. The memory bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s, driven by a 1750 MHz memory clock (14 Gbps effective), is sufficient to feed the 2560 shading units without causing a bandwidth bottleneck.

The GPU’s clock behavior shows a base clock of 1605 MHz and a boost clock of 1905 MHz, with a game clock of 1755 MHz. The boost clock is particularly relevant for this title, as the frame rates at 1080p Low (155.4 FPS) suggest the GPU is operating near its maximum frequency under light load. As settings increase, the sustained load likely holds the clock near the game clock or boost clock, but the FP32 throughput of 9.754 TFLOPS becomes the hard limit.

The GPU’s synthetic benchmark percentile (68th) is notably lower than the CPU’s (75th), which explains why the combo ranks in the middle of the pack (1265/1637). The RX 5700 XT’s nearest rival in synthetic tests, the NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000, has a delta of 0.9%, but in Lockdown Protocol the AMD card’s RDNA 1.0 architecture (7 nm process, 10,300 million transistors) may handle the game’s specific shader workloads differently. The pixel rate of 121.9 GPixel/s and texture rate of 304.8 GTexel/s are the physical limits that govern the frame rates observed at 4K.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured rows, the optimal balance of visual quality and performance is achieved at 1920x1080 with High settings. This configuration yields an average of 97.5 FPS, which is significantly above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. The step up to Ultra at 1080p costs 24.2% performance (73.3 FPS), which may not be worth the marginal visual improvement in a fast-paced FPS where frame rate consistency matters more than shadow quality.

For users with 1440p displays, the Medium preset provides 79.6 FPS, which is the sensible choice. The High preset at 1440p only drops to 72.0 FPS, but the 9.5% difference between Medium and High is small, and the lower preset offers more headroom for demanding scenes. The Ultra preset at 1440p (55.9 FPS) is not recommended, as it falls below the 60 FPS target.

At 4K, the only viable option is Low, which averages 71.6 FPS. The Medium preset (53.2 FPS) and High preset (46.7 FPS) are both below 60 FPS, and the Ultra preset (35.3 FPS) is too slow for a competitive FPS. The data clearly shows that this combo is not designed for 4K gaming in this title, and users should either drop to 1440p or accept reduced visual fidelity to maintain playable frame rates.

The Low preset at 1080p (155.4 FPS) is the highest frame rate achievable with this hardware, making it the choice for esports-style play or high-refresh-rate monitors. The Medium preset at 1080p (110.8 FPS) offers a better balance for most users, providing a substantial improvement in visual quality over Low while maintaining triple-digit frame rates.