Lockdown Protocol

Lockdown Protocol, an FPS released on 2024-03-11, is measured here with the Intel Core i5-11400F paired with the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT. The dataset records measured average FPS at 1920x1080, 2560x1440, and 3840x2160 across Low, Medium, High, and Ultra presets. No minimum or maximum FPS is stored for this combination, so the analysis relies on average FPS as the frame-rate metric.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS values decline consistently as resolution increases, but the shape of that decline changes by preset. At Low, the average goes from 232.1 at 1080p to 207.7 at 1440p and then to 136.2 at 4K. At Medium, the progression is 202.2, 144.8, and 97.2. High moves from 172.8 to 128.9 to 81.7. Ultra moves from 130.3 to 94.6 to 63.3. The 1080p-to-1440p step is relatively modest at Low, while the 1440p-to-4K step is larger at every preset. This is the signature of a GPU that becomes more heavily loaded as the pixel count grows.

The 4K results make the limiting component clear. At 4K Low, the average is 136.2, which is still high, but at 4K Ultra it drops to 63.3. The Radeon RX 7900 XT brings 20 GB of GDDR6 memory, 800.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth, 5376 shading units, and 192 ROPs to this workload. Those resources allow strong 4K performance at lower presets, yet the Ultra preset still cuts the 4K average well below every measured 1080p value. In contrast, the 1080p results are led by Low at 232.1 and Ultra at 130.3, a much narrower spread in relative terms. The data indicates that the GPU is the dominant scaling factor as resolution rises, while the CPU can still feed high frame rates at 1080p.

At 4K, the settings load matters more than the additional pixel count from 1440p. The measured gap between 1440p Low and 4K Low is large, but the gap between 1440p Low and 1440p Ultra is also substantial. The least demanding 4K preset, Low at 136.2, is actually higher than the most demanding 1080p preset, Ultra at 130.3. That relationship shows how much frame-rate headroom remains when the GPU is not forced to render Ultra-level effects at 4K.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-11400F is a 6-core, 12-thread Rocket Lake desktop processor with a base clock of 2.60 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz. It carries 12 MB of shared L3 cache and connects to a dual-channel DDR4 memory interface rated at 51.2 GB/s. The platform uses PCIe Gen 4 with 20 CPU lanes. This is not a high-core-count part, but the measured data suggests it is sufficient to keep the Radeon RX 7900 XT supplied in Lockdown Protocol.

Synthetic CPU results reinforce that picture. In Cinebench R23, the processor scores 14372 multi-core and 2029 single-core. Geekbench shows 7579 multi-core and 1979 single-core. The aggregate CPU benchmark score is 17181, which places the chip in the 75th percentile of all CPUs. Its nearest aggregate rivals are the AMD Ryzen 7 5700U at 17189, the Intel Core i7-1260P at 17212, the Intel Core Ultra 7 164U at 17215, and the Intel Core i5-1240U at 17141, with deltaPct values of 0, -0.2, -0.2, and 0.2. Those results describe a CPU whose single-thread performance is solid enough to support the high average FPS seen at 1080p.

The game data supports this interpretation. At 1080p Low, the average is 232.1, which is the highest measured value in the dataset. At 1440p Low, the average is 207.7, a smaller drop than the one seen at higher settings. At 4K Low, the average falls to 136.2. The fact that the 1080p Low and 1440p Low results remain so far above the 4K results implies that the CPU is not the component pulling the frame rate down at high resolution. Instead, the CPU is most important at 1080p and 1440p Low, where the GPU has less rendering work and the frame rate can approach the limits of the processor.

The CPU’s memory configuration also matters in this pairing. Dual-channel DDR4 at 51.2 GB/s is a common platform for this processor generation, and the measured FPS does not show the CPU holding the GPU to an unusually low ceiling. Lockdown Protocol is an FPS, and the measured rows show that the 6-core, 12-thread processor is capable of producing frame rates well above the 4K results when the settings are light enough.

How This Combo Ranks

In Lockdown Protocol’s tested-combination database, this pairing is ranked 360 out of 1,637 combinations. That is a strong placement: a large majority of tested pairings are behind it, while only a relatively small set of combos produce higher measured FPS. The individual component standings are 75th percentile for the CPU and 82nd percentile for the GPU. The GPU’s aggregate benchmark score is 38358, while the CPU’s aggregate benchmark score is 17181. The combo rank of 360 therefore sits between what the two components’ percentile positions suggest.

The GPU’s aggregate score places it at the 82nd percentile, meaning it is a high-standing part in synthetic benchmarks. The CPU’s 75th percentile is lower, and in this game the combo rank is closer to the middle of those two signals. This indicates that Lockdown Protocol’s measured results are not purely GPU-bound; the processor still contributes to the final ranking. The game-specific rank being 360 rather than a much higher position also suggests that some other tested processors extract more performance from similar graphics hardware, even though the CPU’s synthetic scores are close to its nearest aggregate rivals.

The measured FPS rows are the basis for this rank. At 1080p Low, the combo reaches 232.1, which is an excellent result, but at 4K Ultra it falls to 63.3. Because the database rank is based on all tested combos, the complete set of presets matters. The combination’s rank of 360 shows that the pairing is competitive in the full field, not just at a single resolution or preset.

Measured FPS Breakdown

| Resolution | Low | Medium | High | Ultra |

| 1920x1080 | 232.1 | 202.2 | 172.8 | 130.3 |

| 2560x1440 | 207.7 | 144.8 | 128.9 | 94.6 |

| 3840x2160 | 136.2 | 97.2 | 81.7 | 63.3 |

The highest measured average in the dataset is 232.1 at 1080p Low. The lowest measured average is 63.3 at 4K Ultra. At 1080p, every preset stays above 130.3, meaning even the heaviest measured preset still clears a high average. At 1440p, Low remains above 207.7, Medium stays at 144.8, High reaches 128.9, and Ultra drops to 94.6. At 4K, only Low and Medium remain in triple digits, with 136.2 and 97.2 respectively.

The 4K Low result deserves attention because it is higher than the 1080p Ultra result. That means the Radeon RX 7900 XT can deliver a higher average frame rate at 4K with minimal settings than it can at 1080p with maximum settings. It also means the GPU has substantial unused headroom at 1080p and 1440p when the preset is lowered. Conversely, 4K Ultra is the only measured preset below 70, which establishes it as the most demanding configuration for this combo.

The breakdown also shows a clear ordering within each resolution: Low always produces the highest average, followed by Medium, then High, then Ultra. This ordering is consistent across all three resolutions. The size of the drop between Medium and High is visible in the numbers, and the drop between High and Ultra is present as well. These measured rows provide a complete picture of how this combination behaves in Lockdown Protocol.

Settings Recommendations

Because the dataset contains no minimum or maximum FPS, these recommendations rely only on average FPS. For each resolution, the measured rows show a trade-off between preset quality and frame rate.

At 1080p, the Ultra preset averages 130.3. Since every lower preset is faster, but Ultra still delivers a high average, the data supports using Ultra if maximum visual quality is the goal. Players who prioritize frame rate above all else can use Low at 232.1 or Medium at 202.2, but the gap between Ultra and the lower presets is not prohibitive at this resolution.

At 1440p, the choice becomes more meaningful. Low averages 207.7 and Medium averages 144.8, while High falls to 128.9 and Ultra to 94.6. For a balanced result, Medium offers a large average-FPS advantage over Ultra, and High still stays above 128.9. Ultra at 1440p is the only preset in this resolution below 100, so it is the least attractive option for maintaining high frame rates.

At 4K, Medium at 97.2 is the strongest measured compromise. It is the highest preset that remains close to triple-digit average FPS, and it stays above both High at 81.7 and Ultra at 63.3. Low at 136.2 is the fastest 4K preset, so players who want the absolute highest frame rate at 4K should use Low. The measured data does not support Ultra at 4K unless the user accepts the lowest average FPS in the dataset. Across all resolutions, the Low preset gives the highest measured average, and the Medium preset offers the best balance of settings load and frame rate for players who do not want to drop to the lowest preset.