Lockdown Protocol

# FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS at 1080p Ultra settings for this combo?

A: The data shows an average of 93 FPS at 1920x1080 with Ultra settings. This is the lowest 1080p result among the four tested presets, with Low settings reaching 200 FPS, Medium at 142 FPS, and High at 124 FPS.

Q: Does the Intel Core i5-12400F bottleneck the AMD Radeon RX 7700 at 4K?

A: Benchmark results indicate the opposite. At 3840x2160, the average FPS drops from 200 (1080p Low) to 95 (4K Low), a substantial reduction that points to the GPU becoming the primary limiting factor as resolution increases. The CPU's single-thread score of 909 in 3dMark and multi-thread score of 5912 suggest it has sufficient headroom at higher resolutions.

Q: What is the best settings preset for a balanced experience at 1440p?

A: Medium settings at 2560x1440 deliver 104 FPS average with a minimum of 88 FPS and maximum of 120 FPS. This provides a smooth experience while maintaining visual quality, compared to High at 91 FPS or Ultra at 68 FPS. Low settings reach 147 FPS but sacrifice visual fidelity.

Q: How does the combo rank among all tested configurations in Lockdown Protocol?

A: The combination of the Intel Core i5-12400F and AMD Radeon RX 7700 ranks 1275th out of 2828 tested combos, placing it in the upper-middle portion of the database. This percentile position reflects its balanced performance across resolutions and settings.

Q: What is the FPS difference between 1080p and 4K at High settings?

A: At High settings, the average FPS drops from 124 at 1920x1080 to 91 at 2560x1440, and further to 59 at 3840x2160. This represents a 52% reduction from 1080p to 4K, highlighting the rendering load increase at higher resolutions.

Q: Is the Radeon RX 7700's 16 GB VRAM sufficient for Lockdown Protocol at 4K?

A: The 16 GB GDDR6 memory with 624.1 GB/s bandwidth supports 4K gameplay, as evidenced by the measured 44 FPS at Ultra and 95 FPS at Low settings at 3840x2160. The memory configuration is not shown to be a limiting factor in the measured results.

# GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 7700 serves as the primary rendering engine in this configuration. Its RDNA 3.0 architecture, built on a 5 nm process at TSMC with 28,100 million transistors, provides the computational foundation for Lockdown Protocol's frame output. The GPU operates with a base clock of 1900 MHz and a boost clock of 2459 MHz, with a game clock of 2041 MHz that reflects typical sustained performance during gameplay.

Memory configuration is a defining characteristic: 16 GB of GDDR6 across a 256-bit bus delivers 624.1 GB/s of bandwidth. This capacity and throughput are directly relevant to the measured results at high resolutions. At 4K Ultra settings, the combo achieves 44 FPS average, while dropping to Low settings at the same resolution yields 95 FPS. The 16 GB frame buffer supports the texture and geometry demands of Lockdown Protocol without evidence of capacity-related stalling in the measured data.

The GPU's shading resources include 2560 shading units, 160 texture mapping units, and 96 render output units. With 40 ray tracing cores, the architecture is prepared for advanced lighting effects, though the measured FPS values at Ultra settings suggest these features carry a performance cost. The pixel rate of 236.1 GPixel/s and texture rate of 393.4 GTexel/s translate into the fill rates that drive the frame times observed in the benchmark rows.

In terms of synthetic benchmarks, the RX 7700 scores 20974 in Passmark G3D and 2865 in 3dmark Steel Nomad DX12. These scores place it at the 58th percentile among all GPUs in the database. The nearest rival, AMD Radeon R9 370X, scores 15862 with a delta of -0.1%, while the AMD Radeon RX 9060 scores 16014 at -1% delta, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti scores 16129 at -1.7% delta. This indicates the RX 7700 sits within a tight performance band relative to these alternatives in aggregate benchmarks, though Lockdown Protocol's specific workload may differ.

The GPU's power envelope is 200 W TDP with a suggested PSU of 550 W, and it uses dual-slot cooling with 2x 8-pin power connectors. These characteristics are relevant for system integration but do not directly affect the measured frame rates.

# Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data provides a clear hierarchy across presets at each resolution. At 1920x1080, Low settings produce 200 FPS average, which is the highest result in the entire dataset. Medium settings follow at 142 FPS with a minimum of 121 FPS and maximum of 163 FPS, while High reaches 124 FPS and Ultra drops to 93 FPS. For competitive play where frame rate is paramount, Low settings at 1080p offer the maximum headroom.

At 2560x1440, the pattern continues with Low at 147 FPS, Medium at 104 FPS (minimum 88, maximum 120), High at 91 FPS, and Ultra at 68 FPS. The Medium preset at 1440p provides the best balance between visual quality and smoothness, maintaining a minimum above 60 FPS while offering a substantial improvement over Low settings. High settings at 1440p remain playable at 91 FPS average, but the drop from Medium is 13 FPS, which may be noticeable on high refresh rate displays.

At 3840x2160, the choices become more constrained. Low settings deliver 95 FPS average, which is the only preset at 4K that exceeds 60 FPS. Medium follows at 67 FPS with a minimum of 57 FPS and maximum of 77 FPS, placing it borderline for consistent 60 FPS gameplay. High settings achieve 59 FPS, just below the 60 FPS threshold, while Ultra drops to 44 FPS.

For the best experience per the measured rows, Medium settings at 1440p offer the most favorable combination of frame rate stability and visual fidelity. The minimum FPS of 88 ensures consistent performance without dips below 60. Alternatively, Low settings at 4K provide 95 FPS average, which is the highest frame rate achievable at that resolution, making it the recommended preset for 4K displays where smoothness is prioritized over graphical detail.

# How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i5-12400F and AMD Radeon RX 7700 ranks 1275th out of 2828 tested combos in Lockdown Protocol. This places it in the 55th percentile of all configurations in the database, indicating a middle-of-the-pack position. The rank reflects the balanced nature of this pairing rather than exceptional performance in either direction.

The CPU component, the Intel Core i5-12400F, holds a 73rd percentile ranking among all CPUs in the database. Its average benchmark score of 19039 is nearly identical to its nearest rivals: the AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS scores 19047 (0% delta), the Intel Core 3 201E scores 19056 (-0.1% delta), the Intel Core i5-1335U scores 18982 (0.3% delta), and the AMD EPYC 7773X scores 18979 (0.3% delta). This tight clustering shows the i5-12400F performs on par with these alternatives in general benchmarks, though Lockdown Protocol's specific CPU demands may favor certain architectures.

The GPU side presents a slightly different picture. The Radeon RX 7700 sits at the 58th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 15852. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon R9 370X, scores 15862 with a -0.1% delta, while the AMD Radeon RX 9060 scores 16014 at -1% delta, the AMD Radeon Pro W5500 scores 15679 at 1.1% delta, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti scores 16129 at -1.7% delta. The RX 7700's position in this cluster suggests its Lockdown Protocol performance is consistent with its aggregate benchmark standing.

The combo rank of 1275 out of 2828 indicates that while neither component leads its respective field, the pairing produces playable frame rates across most tested configurations. The data shows the system is neither bottlenecked nor over-provisioned for this game, striking a balance that many other combos in the database do not achieve.

# Resolution Scaling

The FPS progression from 1080p to 4K reveals how the system responds to increasing rendering loads. At Low settings, the average FPS moves from 200 at 1920x1080 to 147 at 2560x1440, then to 95 at 3840x2160. This represents a 26.5% drop from 1080p to 1440p and a 52.5% drop from 1080p to 4K. The scaling is not linear, with the 1440p to 4K transition (35.4% reduction) being steeper than the 1080p to 1440p transition.

At Medium settings, the pattern is similar: 142 FPS at 1080p, 104 FPS at 1440p (26.8% drop), and 67 FPS at 4K (52.8% drop from 1080p). High settings show 124 FPS at 1080p, 91 FPS at 1440p (26.6% drop), and 59 FPS at 4K (52.4% drop). Ultra settings follow with 93 FPS at 1080p, 68 FPS at 1440p (26.9% drop), and 44 FPS at 4K (52.7% drop).

The consistency of these percentage drops across all four settings presets is notable. Each preset loses roughly 27% of its FPS when moving from 1080p to 1440p, and another 35-36% when moving from 1440p to 4K. This uniform scaling suggests the GPU is the limiting component across all resolutions, as the CPU's performance would not degrade in this consistent manner with resolution changes.

The 4K results, particularly at High (59 FPS) and Ultra (44 FPS), indicate that the RX 7700's rendering capabilities are the binding constraint at the highest resolution. The CPU, with its 6 cores and 12 threads at boost clocks up to 4.40 GHz, appears capable of feeding the GPU adequately even at lower resolutions, as evidenced by the 200 FPS result at 1080p Low.

# Measured FPS Breakdown

The complete dataset provides a comprehensive view of performance across the resolution and settings matrix. At 1920x1080, Low settings achieve 200 FPS average, Medium delivers 142 FPS with a minimum of 121 FPS and maximum of 163 FPS, High reaches 124 FPS, and Ultra produces 93 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 107 FPS, showing a significant performance cost for maximum visual quality.

At 2560x1440, Low settings yield 147 FPS, Medium achieves 104 FPS with a minimum of 88 FPS and maximum of 120 FPS, High produces 91 FPS, and Ultra drops to 68 FPS. The spread narrows to 79 FPS between Low and Ultra, reflecting the increased GPU load at this resolution. The Medium preset's minimum of 88 FPS indicates stable performance without significant frame drops.

At 3840x2160, Low settings deliver 95 FPS, Medium achieves 67 FPS with a minimum of 57 FPS and maximum of 77 FPS, High produces 59 FPS, and Ultra drops to 44 FPS. The spread between Low and Ultra is 51 FPS, the smallest of any resolution, as the GPU becomes increasingly saturated. The Medium preset's minimum of 57 FPS is the only sub-60 reading in the dataset, suggesting occasional dips below the smoothness threshold.

These numbers collectively show a system that is well-suited to 1080p and 1440p gaming, with 4K available at reduced settings. The progression from Low to Ultra settings at each resolution follows a consistent pattern of approximately 30-35% FPS reduction per tier, with the largest single drop occurring between Medium and High at 4K (67 to 59 FPS).

# CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-12400F provides the processing foundation for this combo. With 6 cores and 12 threads based on Alder Lake architecture, it operates at a base clock of 2.50 GHz with a boost clock of 4.40 GHz. The 18 MB shared L3 cache and per-core L2 cache of 1.25 MB support the data requirements of Lockdown Protocol's game logic and physics calculations.

In synthetic benchmarks, the i5-12400F scores 1680 in Cinebench R23 single-core and 12380 in multi-core. Its 3dmark results show a single-thread score of 909 and a max-threads score of 5912. Passmark single-thread performance is 3481, with a multithread score of 19433. These figures place the CPU at the 73rd percentile among all processors, indicating solid mainstream performance.

The CPU's nearest rivals in benchmark scores include the AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS at 19047 (0% delta), Intel Core 3 201E at 19056 (-0.1% delta), Intel Core i5-1335U at 18982 (0.3% delta), and AMD EPYC 7773X at 18979 (0.3% delta). The i5-12400F's average benchmark score of 19039 is within 0.3% of all these alternatives, showing the CPU's performance is closely matched with contemporary and server-class processors in aggregate metrics.

In the context of Lockdown Protocol's measured FPS, the CPU's role appears secondary to the GPU at higher resolutions. The consistent FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K suggests the rendering pipeline is the primary constraint. However, at 1080p Low with 200 FPS average, the CPU's boost clock of 4.40 GHz and single-thread performance are sufficient to avoid bottlenecking, as the frame rate exceeds what most displays can show.

The CPU supports DDR4 and DDR5 memory across a dual-channel bus, with PCIe Gen 5 providing 20 lanes. This platform flexibility does not directly influence the measured FPS but contributes to the system's overall capabilities. The 65 W TDP indicates efficient operation, which is relevant for thermal management in sustained gaming sessions but does not appear as a limiting factor in the benchmark data.