Lockdown Protocol

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data for Lockdown Protocol with the Intel Core i5-12400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti reveals a clear pattern of scaling as resolution increases. At 1080p with Low settings, the combo produces 271 FPS average. Moving to 1440p Low drops that to 224.7 FPS, a reduction of approximately 17%. At 4K Low, the average falls to 146.6 FPS, which represents a 46% decline from the 1080p Low figure. This scaling curve indicates that the GPU remains the primary limiting factor even at lower settings, though the CPU's influence becomes more apparent at 1080p.

The High settings preset tells a similar story. At 1080p High, the average is 187.4 FPS. At 1440p High, it drops to 140.7 FPS, a 25% reduction. At 4K High, the average is 90.9 FPS, which is 51% below the 1080p High result. The steeper percentage drop from 1080p to 1440p compared to the Low preset suggests that the additional shading work at High settings imposes a heavier load on the RTX 4070 Ti's 7680 shading units.

Ultra settings exhibit the most dramatic scaling. From 143 FPS at 1080p Ultra to 103 FPS at 1440p Ultra, the drop is 28%. The 4K Ultra result of 69 FPS is 52% lower than the 1080p Ultra figure. This near-linear scaling at the highest quality preset indicates that Lockdown Protocol's Ultra settings engage the GPU's full feature set, including ray tracing cores and tensor cores, which are less heavily utilized at lower presets. The gap between Low and Ultra at each resolution grows with pixel count: at 1080p the spread is 128 FPS, at 1440p it is 121.7 FPS, and at 4K it is 77.6 FPS.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-12400F brings 6 cores and 12 threads to this pairing, with a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz. Its Alder Lake architecture, built on Intel's 10 nm process, delivers a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 16518 and a single-core score of 2332. The 3DMark single-thread score of 909 and 2-thread score of 1699 indicate that the processor's two fastest cores are capable of handling lightly threaded workloads effectively.

In Lockdown Protocol, an FPS title, the CPU's single-thread performance often dictates the ceiling for high frame rates. The 3DMark 4-thread score of 3067 and 8-thread score of 4779 show strong scaling as more threads are utilized, but the jump from 8-thread to max-thread scores (5912) is modest, suggesting diminishing returns beyond 8 threads. This aligns with the game's behavior at 1080p Low, where the 271 FPS average likely approaches the CPU's practical limit for this title. The PassMark single-thread score of 3481 places the i5-12400F in the 77th percentile among all CPUs, indicating it is a solid but not exceptional performer for frame-rate-bound scenarios.

The processor's 18 MB of shared L3 cache and 1.25 MB of L2 cache per core provide adequate data residency for the game's working set. The 65 W TDP and dual-channel DDR4/DDR5 memory support allow the CPU to maintain boost clocks under sustained gaming loads without thermal throttling. The 3DMark 16-thread score of 5895 is nearly identical to the max-thread score of 5912, confirming that the CPU's 12 threads are fully saturated in multi-threaded benchmarks. For Lockdown Protocol, the data suggests the i5-12400F can feed the RTX 4070 Ti adequately at 1080p, but the 4K results show the GPU becoming the bottleneck as resolution increases.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS achievable with this combo?

A: The highest measured average is 271 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings. The Ultra preset at the same resolution produces 143 FPS.

Q: How does the RTX 4070 Ti compare to its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The GPU's average benchmark score of 44900 places it 0.6% below the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile and 1.5% below the Intel Arc A730M. It outperforms the AMD Radeon Pro 580 by 1.6% and trails the AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT by 1.6%.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU more likely to limit performance at 4K?

A: At 4K Ultra, the average FPS of 69 suggests the GPU is the primary constraint. The RTX 4070 Ti's 12 GB of GDDR6X memory and 504.2 GB/s bandwidth are heavily taxed at this resolution, while the CPU's 6 cores have ample headroom.

Q: What is the FPS difference between Low and Ultra at 1440p?

A: The Low preset averages 224.7 FPS, while Ultra averages 103 FPS. This 121.7 FPS difference indicates that the Ultra settings more than double the GPU workload compared to Low.

Q: How does the i5-12400F's multi-threaded performance compare to its rivals?

A: The CPU's average benchmark score of 19221 is 0.1% higher than the Intel Core i7-8700K's 19210, and 0.3% higher than the Intel Core i5-1335U's 19167. It trails the AMD Ryzen 5 7533HS by 0.7% and leads the AMD EPYC 7773X by 1.3%.

Q: Does the combo rank highly among all tested configurations for this game?

A: The combo ranks 207 out of 1637 tested combinations, placing it in the top 12.6% of all tested configs for Lockdown Protocol.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i5-12400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti achieves a rank of 207 out of 1637 tested combinations in Lockdown Protocol. This places the combo in the top 12.6% of all configurations evaluated for this game. The ranking reflects the balance between the CPU's 77th percentile standing among all processors and the GPU's 85th percentile among all graphics cards.

The CPU's nearest rivals in benchmark scores include the Intel Core i7-8700K (0.1% higher average score), Intel Core i5-1335U (0.3% higher), AMD Ryzen 5 7533HS (0.7% lower), and AMD EPYC 7773X (1.3% higher). This tight clustering around the 19221 average score suggests that the i5-12400F sits in a highly competitive performance tier, where small differences in synthetic benchmarks translate to minimal real-world gaming variance.

For the GPU, the nearest rivals show a wider spread. The RTX 4070 Ti's average score of 44900 is nearly tied with the RTX 5090 Mobile (0.6% higher) and the Intel Arc A730M (1.5% higher). The AMD Radeon Pro 580 is 1.6% lower, and the Radeon Pro 5500 XT is 1.6% higher. This clustering indicates that the RTX 4070 Ti's performance is well understood and consistently reproduced across benchmark runs.

The rank of 207 out of 1637 means that roughly 1430 tested combos deliver lower performance in Lockdown Protocol. Given that this game is an FPS with fast-paced action, the top 12.6% ranking suggests that this combo provides a competitive experience for high-refresh-rate displays. The measured FPS data corroborates this: even at 4K Ultra, the combo maintains 69 FPS average, which is playable for most users.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture using TSMC's 5 nm process, packing 35,800 million transistors into a 294 mm² die. The GPU operates at a base clock of 2310 MHz and boosts to 2610 MHz, with memory running at 1313 MHz (21 Gbps effective). The 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus provides 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth, which proves sufficient for Lockdown Protocol's textures at all tested settings.

The GPU's 7680 shading units, 240 TMUs, and 80 ROPs deliver a pixel rate of 208.8 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 626.4 GTexel/s. The FP32 compute throughput of 40.09 TFLOPS (with FP16 at 40.09 TFLOPS as well) indicates a balanced design that handles both rasterization and compute-heavy effects. The 60 ray tracing cores and 240 tensor cores enable the Ultra preset's advanced lighting and upscaling features, which explains the significant FPS drop from High to Ultra at each resolution.

In synthetic benchmarks, the RTX 4070 Ti scores 31624 in PassMark G3D and 205028 in Geekbench OpenCL. The Vulkan score of 186784 shows strong API efficiency, which is relevant for DirectX 12 Ultimate support (12_2). The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 5024 provides a modern gaming workload reference. The GPU's 285 W TDP and suggested 600 W PSU indicate that the card requires robust power delivery, though the data shows it delivers consistent performance across the measured FPS scenarios.

The GPU's role in Lockdown Protocol becomes increasingly dominant as resolution rises. At 1080p Low, the CPU likely limits the 271 FPS average, but at 4K Ultra, the GPU's 69 FPS average indicates it is fully saturated. The 12 GB VRAM capacity is not exceeded at any tested setting, as the game's textures fit comfortably within this allocation. The GDDR6X memory's 504.2 GB/s bandwidth supports the high pixel throughput required at 4K resolutions, though the Ultra preset's additional effects reduce the average to below 70 FPS.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its highest frame rates across all settings. The Low preset averages 271 FPS, which is the maximum measured for this configuration. Medium settings reduce the average to 220.7 FPS, a drop of 50.3 FPS from Low. High settings produce 187.4 FPS, and Ultra brings the average down to 143 FPS. The progression from Low to Ultra at 1080p shows a total reduction of 128 FPS, representing a 47% performance loss from the lowest to highest quality preset.

At 2560x1440, the performance scales downward consistently. Low settings average 224.7 FPS, which is 46.3 FPS lower than the 1080p Low result. Medium settings produce 161.9 FPS, High yields 140.7 FPS, and Ultra dips to 103 FPS. The delta between Low and Ultra at 1440p is 121.7 FPS, slightly narrower than at 1080p due to the GPU becoming more of a bottleneck at higher resolution.

At 3840x2160, the GPU's workload dominates. Low settings average 146.6 FPS, which is still remarkably smooth for 4K gaming. Medium settings produce 102.6 FPS, High yields 90.9 FPS, and Ultra drops to 69 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra at 4K is 77.6 FPS, the smallest absolute difference among the three resolutions, confirming that the GPU is the limiting component at this resolution regardless of settings.

The data shows that the RTX 4070 Ti maintains playable frame rates at all settings across 1080p, 1440p, and 4K. Even the most demanding configuration (4K Ultra at 69 FPS) exceeds the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. For users targeting high refresh rates, the 1080p Low preset at 271 FPS and 1440p Low at 224.7 FPS provide ample headroom for 240 Hz and 144 Hz displays, respectively. The measured results indicate that this combo delivers a versatile gaming experience, with the CPU and GPU working in concert to provide high performance across the entire resolution spectrum.