Lockdown Protocol

The Intel Core i5-12400F paired with the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT delivers a robust 1080p and 1440p experience in Lockdown Protocol, with frame rates that comfortably exceed 100 FPS at high settings. The data shows this combo ranks 576th out of 1637 tested configurations, placing it in the upper third of all systems. At 4K Ultra, the average frame rate drops to 54 FPS, indicating that the GPU is the primary bottleneck at maximum settings, while the CPU keeps pace at lower resolutions.

FAQ

Q: What is the average frame rate at 1080p with High settings?

A: The Intel Core i5-12400F and AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT combination produces an average of 151 FPS at 1920x1080 with High settings, which is a strong result for competitive FPS play.

Q: How does the combo perform at 4K resolution?

A: At 3840x2160 with High settings, the average FPS is 70.9. Dropping to Low settings at 4K yields 112.4 FPS, while Ultra settings reduce performance to 54 FPS.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor in this setup?

A: Benchmark results indicate the GPU becomes the limiting component at higher resolutions and settings. The frame rate drops from 242.4 FPS at 1080p Low to 54 FPS at 4K Ultra, a decline that correlates with the GPU's rendering load rather than CPU constraints.

Q: What is the combo's rank among all tested systems?

A: The combination of the Intel Core i5-12400F and AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT ranks 576th out of 1637 tested combos in Lockdown Protocol, positioning it above the median of all tested configurations.

Q: How does the RX 6800 XT compare to its nearest rival?

A: The RX 6800 XT has an average benchmark score of 49982, which is 0.5% higher than the Intel Arc A550M (49737) and 2.6% higher than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER (48704).

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

A: The highest average frame rate is 242.4 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings. At Medium settings, the average FPS is 173.4, and at Ultra settings, it is 111.1.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT sits at the heart of this system's rendering capability. Its 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus delivers 512.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which proves sufficient for Lockdown Protocol's demands across all tested resolutions. The GPU's clock behavior shows a base clock of 1825 MHz and a boost clock of 2250 MHz, with a game clock of 2015 MHz. This headroom between base and boost clocks allows the card to scale its frequency dynamically under load, which is reflected in the measured FPS data.

The GPU's architectural features include 4608 shading units, 288 TMUs, and 128 ROPs, with 72 ray tracing cores. The raw compute throughput of 20.74 TFLOPS FP32 provides the foundation for the frame rates observed. At 1080p Low settings, the average FPS reaches 242.4, which suggests the GPU is not fully taxed at this configuration. However, when settings escalate to Ultra at 4K, the average FPS falls to 54, indicating that the GPU's pixel rate of 288.0 GPixel/s becomes a constraining factor.

The GPU's percentile ranking of 87 among all GPUs places it in the top tier, and its nearest rival data shows a tight grouping. The RX 6800 XT scores 49982 on average benchmarks, which is 0.5% ahead of the Intel Arc A550M but 1.7% behind the NVIDIA RTX A1000. The 2.6% delta over the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is notable, though in Lockdown Protocol, the actual FPS deltas may vary. The 16 GB memory capacity prevents VRAM exhaustion even at 4K Ultra, meaning the observed FPS drops are due to compute and fill-rate limits rather than memory capacity issues.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear scaling pattern as resolution increases. At 1080p High, the average is 151 FPS; moving to 1440p High reduces this to 110.9 FPS, a drop of approximately 26.6%. At 4K High, the average falls to 70.9 FPS, which is 53% lower than the 1080p result. This scaling pattern indicates that the GPU is the dominant factor at higher resolutions, as the CPU's workload does not increase proportionally with pixel count.

The gap between Low and Ultra settings widens with resolution. At 1080p, the difference between Low (242.4 FPS) and Ultra (111.1 FPS) is 131.3 FPS. At 1440p, this gap narrows to 94.3 FPS (176.5 vs 82.2), and at 4K, it shrinks to 58.4 FPS (112.4 vs 54). This convergence suggests that at 4K, both Low and Ultra settings are increasingly limited by the GPU's raw throughput, with setting changes having less relative impact.

The data also shows that the CPU in this combo, the Intel Core i5-12400F, is capable of feeding the GPU at lower resolutions. The 242.4 FPS average at 1080p Low demonstrates that the six-core, 12-thread processor with a boost clock of 4.40 GHz can sustain high frame rates. The CPU's benchmark scores, including a 3DMark max-threads score of 5912 and Cinebench R23 multicore score of 16518, support this observation. However, at 4K, the GPU becomes the clear bottleneck, as the FPS differences between settings are smaller in absolute terms.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination ranks 576th out of 1637 tested combos in Lockdown Protocol, which places it in the 64.8th percentile of all configurations. This rank reflects a balanced pairing where neither component severely limits the other. The CPU, Intel Core i5-12400F, holds a percentile rank of 77 among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 19221. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core i7-8700K, scores 19210, a delta of just 0.1%, indicating comparable CPU performance.

The GPU, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, ranks in the 87th percentile among all GPUs with an average score of 49982. The 576th combo rank is lower than both individual component percentiles, which suggests that Lockdown Protocol places specific demands on the pairing that are not fully captured by synthetic benchmarks. The GPU's nearest rival, the Intel Arc A550M, is only 0.5% behind in average score, yet in practice, the RX 6800 XT's 16 GB memory and higher ROP count likely contribute to its FPS advantage in this title.

The combo rank of 576 out of 1637 means that roughly 35% of tested systems perform better in Lockdown Protocol. This positioning is reasonable given that the CPU is a mid-range part while the GPU is upper-mid-range. The data indicates that the pairing is well-matched for high-refresh 1080p and 1440p gaming, but it will not top leaderboards at 4K Ultra. The measured FPS at 4K Ultra (54 FPS) aligns with a combo that sits in the upper third of all systems.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the average frame rates across settings are as follows: Low delivers 242.4 FPS, Medium produces 173.4 FPS, High achieves 151 FPS, and Ultra yields 111.1 FPS. The scaling from Low to Ultra represents a 54.2% reduction in performance. The 151 FPS at High settings is notable because it clears the 144 Hz refresh rate threshold common on gaming monitors, making this combo suitable for high-refresh 1080p play.

At 2560x1440, the averages are 176.5 FPS at Low, 124.3 FPS at Medium, 110.9 FPS at High, and 82.2 FPS at Ultra. The drop from 1080p to 1440p at High settings is 40.1 FPS, which is a 26.6% decrease. The 110.9 FPS at High remains above 100 FPS, indicating solid performance for 1440p gaming. Even at Ultra, the 82.2 FPS average is playable for most users.

At 3840x2160, the respective averages are 112.4 FPS at Low, 80.8 FPS at Medium, 70.9 FPS at High, and 54 FPS at Ultra. The 4K Low result of 112.4 FPS shows that the GPU has sufficient headroom for competitive settings at this resolution. However, the Ultra setting at 54 FPS falls below the 60 FPS threshold that many consider the baseline for smooth gameplay. The progression from Medium to Ultra at 4K shows a decline from 80.8 to 54 FPS, a 33.2% reduction, which underscores the GPU's workload at maximum settings.