Lockdown Protocol

# Lockdown Protocol with Intel Core i5-12400F + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060

The Intel Core i5-12400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 delivers a well-balanced 1080p and 1440p experience in Lockdown Protocol, an FPS title released in 2024. Across the measured resolutions, the combination shows a clear pattern: at 1080p Low settings, the system reaches 200.2 FPS, while at 4K Ultra it drops to 46.8 FPS. This scaling behavior indicates that the GPU becomes the primary limiting factor as resolution increases, while the 6-core, 12-thread processor with a 4.40 GHz boost clock provides sufficient headroom at lower resolutions. The combo ranks 797th out of 1637 tested combinations, placing it in the upper-middle tier of the benchmark database.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS progression from 1080p to 4K reveals a steep performance curve that is characteristic of a GPU-bound workload at higher resolutions. At High settings, the system delivers 126.1 FPS at 1920x1080, which falls to 92.1 FPS at 2560x1440, and further to 60 FPS at 3840x2160. This represents a 52.4% reduction in frame rate from 1080p to 4K at High settings. The scaling is even more pronounced at Ultra settings, where 92 FPS at 1080p drops to 70.6 FPS at 1440p and then to 46.8 FPS at 4K — a 49.1% loss from 1080p to 4K.

The pattern suggests that the RTX 5060’s 8 GB of GDDR7 memory and 128-bit memory bus become increasingly stressed as pixel count rises. At Low settings, the system maintains 200.2 FPS at 1080p, 143.8 FPS at 1440p, and 94.8 FPS at 4K — the smallest relative drop between resolutions, indicating that reducing graphical load mitigates the GPU bottleneck. The gap between Low and Ultra settings widens with resolution: at 1080p the difference is 108.2 FPS, at 1440p it is 73.2 FPS, and at 4K it narrows to 48 FPS. This compression at higher resolutions confirms that the GPU’s compute and memory resources are the limiting factor, rather than the CPU.

The data indicates that 4K Ultra is not viable for competitive play, as the 46.8 FPS average falls below the 60 FPS threshold commonly associated with smooth gameplay. Conversely, 1080p Low at 200.2 FPS and 1440p Low at 143.8 FPS provide ample headroom for high-refresh-rate monitors.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060, built on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture with a 5 nm process from TSMC, is the dominant component in this pairing. Its 3840 shading units, 120 texture mapping units, and 48 raster output processors deliver a peak FP32 throughput of 19.18 TFLOPS. The GPU’s 8 GB of GDDR7 memory operates at 1750 MHz with a 28 Gbps effective data rate, providing 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth across a 128-bit bus. These specifications align with the measured performance: the GPU scores 20891 in Passmark G3D and 120785 in Geekbench OpenCL, placing it in the 73rd percentile of all GPUs.

The memory configuration is particularly relevant to Lockdown Protocol’s performance at 4K. With 8 GB of VRAM, the card can handle the texture and geometry demands of High settings at 3840x2160, as evidenced by the 60 FPS average. However, Ultra settings at 4K push the system to 46.8 FPS, suggesting that the memory bandwidth or capacity is nearing its limit. The 448.0 GB/s bandwidth is moderate for a 50-series card, and the 128-bit bus width means that memory efficiency is critical. At 1080p, the GPU’s 119.9 GPixel/s pixel rate and 299.6 GTexel/s texture rate are more than sufficient, allowing the card to operate at its 2497 MHz boost clock without throttling.

The GPU’s nearest rival in the database is the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT with a deltaPct of 0, indicating virtually identical average benchmark scores (30097 vs 30096). This parity suggests that the RTX 5060’s performance in Lockdown Protocol is consistent with its overall compute capabilities. The 30 RT cores and 120 tensor cores provide hardware-accelerated ray tracing and AI features, though the measured FPS data does not include ray-traced scenarios.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-12400F, based on the Alder Lake architecture with 6 cores and 12 threads, operates at a 2.50 GHz base clock and 4.40 GHz boost clock. Its 18 MB of shared L3 cache and 1.25 MB L2 cache per core provide adequate data locality for FPS titles. The processor’s 65 W TDP and 10 nm process node from Intel make it an efficient choice for gaming systems. In synthetic benchmarks, the CPU achieves a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 16518 and a single-core score of 2332, along with a Passmark multithread score of 19433 and single-thread score of 3481.

In Lockdown Protocol, the CPU’s role becomes apparent when examining the FPS deltas between settings at the same resolution. At 1080p, the difference between Low (200.2 FPS) and High (126.1 FPS) is 74.1 FPS, which is a substantial gap that indicates the GPU is not the sole bottleneck. The 3dmark scores — 1699 for 2 threads, 3067 for 4 threads, and 5895 for 16 threads — show that the processor scales well with thread count, which is beneficial for a modern FPS that may utilize multiple cores for physics, AI, and game logic.

The CPU’s percentile ranking of 77 among all processors places it above the median, and its nearest rival is the Intel Core i7-8700K with a deltaPct of 0.1 (average score 19210 vs 19221). This near-identical performance suggests that the i5-12400F provides comparable gaming performance to older high-end chips. The 4.40 GHz boost clock is sufficient to avoid bottlenecking the RTX 5060 at 1080p Low, where the system reaches 200.2 FPS. However, at 1080p Ultra (92 FPS) and 1440p Ultra (70.6 FPS), the CPU’s single-thread performance becomes more relevant, as the 2332 Cinebench R23 single-core score indicates moderate headroom.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i5-12400F + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 combination ranks 797th out of 1637 tested combos in Lockdown Protocol, placing it in the 51.3rd percentile of all tested pairings. This mid-pack ranking reflects a balanced system that is neither top-tier nor entry-level. The GPU’s 73rd percentile ranking among all GPUs and the CPU’s 77th percentile ranking suggest that both components are above average, but the combination does not reach the top quartile of system performance in this specific game.

The ranking is consistent with the measured FPS data: the system can achieve high frame rates at 1080p (126.1 FPS High, 200.2 FPS Low) but falls below 60 FPS at 4K Ultra. The combo’s position in the middle of the pack indicates that many other pairings offer either stronger GPUs or more powerful CPUs for this title. The data suggests that the RTX 5060 is the more influential component in determining the final rank, as the CPU’s performance is sufficient for most scenarios, while the GPU’s 8 GB memory and 128-bit bus limit ultra-high-resolution performance.

Relative to the nearest rivals — the RX 7700 XT (0% delta), RX 570 (-0.2% delta), Tesla M60 (0.5% delta), and RTX 5070 Mobile (0.6% delta) — the RTX 5060’s average benchmark score of 30109 places it in a tight cluster. This indicates that the GPU’s raw compute performance is well-established, and the combo rank is more influenced by the game’s specific engine and memory requirements.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers 200.2 FPS on Low settings, 142.5 FPS on Medium, 126.1 FPS on High, and 92 FPS on Ultra. The 108.2 FPS spread between Low and Ultra highlights the significant impact of graphical settings on performance at this resolution. The frame rates are sufficient for 144 Hz monitors at Medium and High, while Ultra remains playable on 90 Hz displays.

At 2560x1440, the averages are 143.8 FPS (Low), 106.5 FPS (Medium), 92.1 FPS (High), and 70.6 FPS (Ultra). The drop from 1080p to 1440p is 28.2% at Low, 25.3% at Medium, 27% at High, and 23.3% at Ultra. This relatively uniform scaling indicates that the GPU’s pixel throughput is the limiting factor, rather than memory capacity, since the percentage losses are consistent across settings.

At 3840x2160, the system achieves 94.8 FPS (Low), 66.4 FPS (Medium), 60 FPS (High), and 46.8 FPS (Ultra). The 4K Low result is notably strong, exceeding 90 FPS, which suggests that the RTX 5060 can handle 4K gaming when settings are reduced. However, the 46.8 FPS at Ultra falls below the 60 FPS threshold, making it unsuitable for smooth competitive play. The progression from 1080p Low (200.2 FPS) to 4K Ultra (46.8 FPS) represents a 76.6% total reduction, underscoring the GPU’s dominance in determining performance at higher resolutions.