Lockdown Protocol

# Lockdown Protocol with Intel Core i5-12600KF + AMD Radeon RX 9060

The Intel Core i5-12600KF paired with the AMD Radeon RX 9060 produces a measured performance profile in Lockdown Protocol that is firmly mid-pack, ranking 1647th out of 2828 tested combinations. The data reveals a system that scales predictably across resolutions, with the GPU becoming the dominant constraint at 4K while the CPU maintains sufficient headroom at lower resolutions. This analysis breaks down the measured frame rates, component roles, and actionable settings guidance based strictly on the observed benchmark results.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a clear and consistent drop as resolution increases from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160, which is the expected pattern for a GPU-bound title at higher pixel counts. At High settings, the average frame rate falls from 109 FPS at 1080p to 80 FPS at 1440p, then to 51 FPS at 4K. That represents a 26.6% reduction moving from 1080p to 1440p, and a further 36.3% reduction moving from 1440p to 4K. The scaling curve suggests that the Radeon RX 9060's rendering throughput, not the CPU, is the limiting factor at 4K, because the frame rate drops proportionally with pixel count.

Looking at Low settings, the same pattern holds but with higher absolute values. The system achieves 175 FPS at 1080p, 128 FPS at 1440p, and 83 FPS at 4K. The relative drop from 1080p to 1440p is 26.9%, nearly identical to the High setting drop, which indicates that the performance ceiling at these resolutions is tied to the GPU's fill rate and memory bandwidth rather than settings complexity. The 4K Low result of 83 FPS is still well above the 51 FPS High result at the same resolution, showing that reducing settings can recover substantial frame rate even at the highest pixel count.

The Medium preset provides the most complete dataset, with min and max FPS recorded at every resolution. At 1080p Medium, the average is 124 FPS with a minimum of 106 and maximum of 143. At 1440p Medium, the average drops to 91 FPS with a range of 77 to 105. At 4K Medium, the average is 59 FPS with a range of 50 to 68. The min-to-max spread narrows at higher resolutions, which is a sign that frame time variance is reduced when the GPU is more heavily loaded. The 4K Medium minimum of 50 FPS is close to the 4K High average of 51 FPS, suggesting that even the Medium preset can occasionally dip into ranges that would be considered borderline for smooth gameplay at 4K.

Ultra settings produce the lowest frame rates across all resolutions, with 81 FPS at 1080p, 60 FPS at 1440p, and 39 FPS at 4K. The 4K Ultra result is the only measured configuration that falls below 40 FPS, which is a notable threshold for playability in a fast-paced FPS title. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p at Ultra is a 25.9% drop, and from 1440p to 4K is a 35.0% drop, which closely mirrors the scaling observed at other settings. This consistency indicates that the Radeon RX 9060's performance in Lockdown Protocol scales with resolution in a predictable, fill-rate-limited manner.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i5-12600KF and AMD Radeon RX 9060 achieves a combo rank of 1647 out of 2828 tested combinations in Lockdown Protocol. This places the pairing in the 58th percentile of all tested systems, meaning roughly 42% of combinations deliver higher measured frame rates in this specific game. The ranking reflects a middle-tier result, consistent with the GPU's overall percentile of 59 against all GPUs and the CPU's percentile of 79 against all CPUs.

The CPU-centric benchmarks place the i5-12600KF in a competitive position relative to its nearest rivals. Its average benchmark score of 27799 is nearly identical to the Intel Core i9-10900K's 27872, a delta of -0.3%. The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D scores 27896, also -0.3% relative to the i5-12600KF, while the AMD Ryzen 7 6800U scores 27887 at -0.3%. The AMD Ryzen 5 8500GE scores 27712, which is +0.3% relative to the i5-12600KF. These near-zero deltas indicate that the i5-12600KF is essentially performance-equivalent to its closest competitors in synthetic multi-threaded workloads, meaning the CPU is unlikely to be the differentiator in Lockdown Protocol frame rates.

On the GPU side, the Radeon RX 9060's average benchmark score of 16014 sits just below the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti's 16129, a delta of -0.7%. The AMD Radeon R9 370X scores 15862 at +1.0% relative to the RX 9060, the AMD Radeon RX 7700 scores 15852 at +1.0%, and the AMD Radeon Pro W5500 scores 15679 at +2.1%. The RX 9060 is within 2.1% of all its nearest rivals, which suggests that in Lockdown Protocol, the GPU's measured FPS is representative of a narrow performance band around these competitor cards.

The combination rank of 1647 out of 2828 indicates that while the CPU is strong on paper, the GPU holds the system back from higher percentile positions. The data shows that the RX 9060's 59th percentile GPU ranking is the more limiting factor, as the CPU's 79th percentile ranking would typically support higher frame rates if paired with a more powerful GPU.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 9060 is built on the RDNA 4.0 architecture with the Navi 44 chip, manufactured on a 4 nm process at TSMC. It features 1792 shading units, 112 texture mapping units, and 64 raster operation units, along with 28 ray tracing cores. The GPU operates at a base clock of 1700 MHz, a game clock of 2400 MHz, and a boost clock of 2990 MHz. Memory is configured as 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus, yielding a bandwidth of 288.0 GB/s.

In Lockdown Protocol, the GPU's 8 GB VRAM capacity is sufficient for the measured settings, as no out-of-memory behavior is indicated in the FPS data. The memory bandwidth of 288.0 GB/s is a plausible contributor to the resolution scaling pattern observed, as higher resolutions demand more texture data to be streamed from VRAM. The 4K results show a significant drop from 1080p, which is consistent with a GPU that has adequate but not excessive bandwidth for 4K rendering.

The GPU's compute capabilities are modest for a modern card, with FP32 performance rated at 21.43 TFLOPS. This is reflected in the 4K Ultra result of 39 FPS, which suggests that the shader throughput is the bottleneck when all settings are maxed out. The pixel rate of 191.4 GPixel/s and texture rate of 334.9 GTexel/s are directly relevant to Lockdown Protocol's rendering workload, as the game's FPS scaling with resolution indicates fill-rate sensitivity.

The RX 9060's benchmark scores show a mixed profile. Its 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score is 3322, while its Geekbench OpenCL score is 88183 and Vulkan score is 39476. The Passmark G3D score of 17631 places it in the 59th percentile of all GPUs. The GPU's nearest rival, the RTX 3060 Ti, scores 16129 on average, which is only 0.7% higher, indicating that the RX 9060 offers comparable raw performance in synthetic tests. However, in Lockdown Protocol, the measured FPS at 4K Ultra of 39 FPS suggests that the game's specific workload may be more demanding than synthetic benchmarks indicate.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo in Lockdown Protocol?

A: The data shows that 1920x1080 provides the highest frame rates across all settings, with averages ranging from 81 FPS at Ultra to 175 FPS at Low. At 2560x1440, the averages range from 60 FPS at Ultra to 128 FPS at Low, which may be acceptable depending on the user's frame rate target. At 3840x2160, the averages range from 39 FPS at Ultra to 83 FPS at Low, with only the Low preset exceeding 60 FPS.

Q: How does the Radeon RX 9060 compare to its nearest rival, the RTX 3060 Ti?

A: In synthetic benchmarks, the RX 9060 scores 16014 on average, which is 0.7% lower than the RTX 3060 Ti's 16129. This places the two GPUs in the same performance tier, though Lockdown Protocol's specific workload may produce different results than these generalized scores.

Q: Is the Intel Core i5-12600KF a bottleneck in this configuration?

A: The CPU's benchmark scores place it at the 79th percentile of all CPUs, with an average score of 27799. Its nearest rivals, including the Ryzen 7 5800X3D and Core i9-10900K, score within 0.3% of it. Given that the GPU ranks at the 59th percentile, the data suggests the GPU is the limiting component, not the CPU.

Q: What frame rate can I expect at 1440p with Medium settings?

A: The measured data shows an average of 91 FPS at 2560x1440 with Medium settings, with a minimum of 77 FPS and a maximum of 105 FPS. This provides a smooth experience for most FPS gameplay, with the minimum still above 60 FPS.

Q: Does the 8 GB VRAM limit performance at 4K?

A: The measured results do not show a sharp drop that would indicate VRAM capacity issues. The 4K frame rates scale consistently with resolution, suggesting that the 288.0 GB/s memory bandwidth and shader throughput, rather than VRAM capacity, are the primary constraints.

Q: How does this combo rank compared to all tested systems?

A: The combo ranks 1647th out of 2828 tested combinations in Lockdown Protocol. This places it in the upper-middle range, with roughly 58% of tested systems performing better and 42% performing worse.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-12600KF is a 10-core, 16-thread processor based on the Alder Lake architecture, using a hybrid design of performance and efficiency cores. It has a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 4.90 GHz, with a 125 W TDP. The CPU supports dual-channel DDR4 and DDR5 memory and features 20 MB of shared L3 cache, with 1.25 MB of L2 cache per core and 80 KB of L1 cache per core.

In Lockdown Protocol, the CPU's role is to feed the GPU with draw calls and game logic updates. The i5-12600KF's strong multi-threaded performance, as evidenced by its Cinebench R23 multicore score of 23391 and Geekbench multicore score of 12137, ensures that the CPU is not the limiting factor in most measured scenarios. The single-thread performance, with a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 3302 and Geekbench single-core score of 2157, is also robust for FPS game logic that often relies on a few primary threads.

The CPU's benchmark percentile of 79 indicates that it outperforms the vast majority of tested processors. Its average benchmark score of 27799 is nearly identical to its nearest rivals, with deltas of -0.3% to +0.3% against the Core i9-10900K, Ryzen 7 5800X3D, Ryzen 7 6800U, and Ryzen 5 8500GE. This means that swapping the i5-12600KF for any of these alternatives would likely produce negligible changes in Lockdown Protocol frame rates, since the GPU is the bottleneck.

The measured FPS data supports this interpretation. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 175 FPS, which is a high frame rate that could potentially stress the CPU if it were weak. But the i5-12600KF's Passmark multithread score of 27575 and 3DMark 16-thread score of 7956 indicate ample headroom. The fact that frame rates drop significantly at 4K, where GPU load increases, confirms that the CPU is not the limiting component in this configuration.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS data, the optimal settings depend on the target resolution and desired frame rate. At 1920x1080, the High preset delivers 109 FPS, which is well above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay and offers better visual quality than Medium's 124 FPS. The Ultra preset at 81 FPS is also playable, but the 28 FPS drop from High to Ultra may not justify the visual gains for competitive play.

At 2560x1440, the High preset provides 80 FPS, which is acceptable for most users, while Medium provides 91 FPS. The Ultra preset at 60 FPS is exactly at the 60 FPS threshold, which may be borderline for users who prefer a higher frame rate buffer. The Low preset at 128 FPS is the best choice for competitive play, but it sacrifices visual fidelity.

At 3840x2160, the options are more constrained. The Low preset at 83 FPS is the only setting that provides a comfortable margin above 60 FPS. The Medium preset at 59 FPS is just below the 60 FPS target, and the High preset at 51 FPS may exhibit noticeable stuttering in fast-paced scenes. The Ultra preset at 39 FPS is not recommended for Lockdown Protocol, as the frame rate is too low for a responsive FPS experience.

The Medium preset offers the most balanced experience across all resolutions, with the only complete min/max data available. At 1080p Medium, the system averages 124 FPS with a minimum of 106 FPS, ensuring no frame drops below 100 FPS. At 1440p Medium, the average is 91 FPS with a minimum of 77 FPS, which remains above 60 FPS. At 4K Medium, the average is 59 FPS with a minimum of 50 FPS, which is the best 4K experience that maintains an average near 60 FPS.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured average frame rates are as follows: Low settings produce 175 FPS, Medium produces 124 FPS with a range of 106 to 143 FPS, High produces 109 FPS, and Ultra produces 81 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 94 FPS, indicating that settings have a substantial impact on performance at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, the measured average frame rates are: Low settings produce 128 FPS, Medium produces 91 FPS with a range of 77 to 105 FPS, High produces 80 FPS, and Ultra produces 60 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 68 FPS, which is narrower than at 1080p, showing that the GPU becomes more of a limiting factor at higher pixel counts.

At 3840x2160, the measured average frame rates are: Low settings produce 83 FPS, Medium produces 59 FPS with a range of 50 to 68 FPS, High produces 51 FPS, and Ultra produces 39 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 44 FPS, the narrowest of all resolutions, which confirms that 4K rendering is heavily GPU-bound. The Medium preset's minimum of 50 FPS is the only recorded 4K minimum above 40 FPS, making it the most consistent 4K option.

The data shows that the Radeon RX 9060 delivers playable frame rates up to 1440p High, with 4K requiring Low or Medium settings for acceptable performance. The combination with the i5-12600KF provides a balanced platform where the GPU is the primary determinant of frame rate, and the CPU's strong benchmark scores ensure that it does not introduce additional bottlenecks.