Lockdown Protocol

Lockdown Protocol is a fast-paced FPS that responds strongly to both resolution and graphical preset, and the tested configuration pairs the Intel Core i5-14600K with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070. The measured data covers three resolutions (1080p, 1440p, 4K) and four quality levels (Low, Medium, High, Ultra), providing a clear view of where the system spends its performance budget. This combo ranks 727th out of 3,714 tested combinations, placing it at a solid mid-point of the benchmark database while showing clear scaling behavior that points to the GPU as the primary workload driver as resolution climbs.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS responses across 1920x1080, 2560x1440, and 3840x2160 reveal a typical GPU-bound scaling pattern at higher resolutions, with CPU headroom becoming apparent only at the lowest preset. At 1080p with the Low preset, the system delivers 278 FPS on average. Pushing to 1440p Low drops that to 204 FPS, and 4K Low lands at 132 FPS. This is a steep drop of 46 FPS from 1080p to 1440p and another 72 FPS from 1440p to 4K. The same pattern holds at Medium settings, where the average falls from 197 FPS (1080p) to 145 FPS (1440p) to 93 FPS (4K). At High, the numbers are 172, 126, and 82 respectively. At Ultra, the combo delivers 129 FPS at 1080p, 95 FPS at 1440p, and 61 FPS at 4K.

What this scaling indicates is that the GPU becomes the dominate component as resolution increases. Every setting tier shows a dramatic degradation when moving up to 4K. For example, the Ultra preset sustains only 61 FPS at 4K, while the Low preset reaches 132 FPS at the same resolution – still well above the 60 FPS threshold but a far cry from the 278 FPS at 1080p Low. The pattern is consistent across all presets: the difference between 4K and 1440p is roughly half of the difference between 1440p and 1080p. This shape points to the GPU up to its memory bandwidth and pixel output capacities at higher pixel counts. The CPU rarely becomes a bottleneck, even at 1080p where the headroom is substantial – the low framerate for Medium at 1080p is reported as 168 FPS, while the lowest single frame on the same setting at 4K is 79 FPS, reinforcing that the PSU constraints come from the graphics side.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo occupies the 727th position out of 3,714 measured configurations, a placement that places it above the median. The figure suggests that many other CPU-GPU pairings achieve higher average framerates in Lockdown Protocol, but it also nontrusts a strong mid-field standing. To put this in perspective, both individual parts sit near the middle of their own performance distributions: the CPU carries an average Benchmark Score of 48,618 and falls at the 90th percentile of all CPUs, while the GPU has an average Benchmark Score of 40,377 and sits at the 82nd percentile of all GPUs. That both components are above the 80th percentile yet the combo places at the 727th of 3,714 (roughly the top 20% of the full list) shows that the result is not solely a product of part scores, but also how well the two work together in Lockdown Protocol's specific engine.

The CPU's nearest rivals based on average benchmark scores are the Intel Xeon Gold 5318H (avg score 49,898, -0.2% delta) and the AMD EPYC 4345P (avg 48,470, +0.3%). The GPU's nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon Pro 580 (avg 40,318, +0.1%) and the AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100 (avg 40,063, +0.8%). This places the performance of this combo within a narrow margin of that pair, indicating that typical workload parity holds across most of the benchmark suite. For exactly the measured FPS in Lockdown Protocol, the GPU's edge is less distinct at 4K Ultra where the 61 FPS average only just crosses the playable threshold, suggesting the pairing's placement could be marginally higher if the game's settings gpu heavy the other direction. However, the rank is a single holistic value, and it accounts for the full set of measured framerates.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-14600K as a 14-core (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) Raptor Lake-R architecture processor runs at a base clock of 3.50 GHz and boosts to 5.30 GHz. It has 20 threads and a shared 24 MB of L3 cache. In terms of synthetic benchmarks, it achieves a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 20,491 and a single core score of 2,064, as well as a PassMark Multi-Thread score of 38,682. These numbers reflect a strong all-round desktop processor, but in a game like Lockdown Protocol the CPU's role is mostly about maintaining high frame rates with several complex objects on screen. The measured FPS data shows that, on the High preset at 1080p, the average is 172 FPS – above a 144 Hz display. At the Low preset, the CPU allows up to 278 FPS, but the GPU's output scales down as resolution rises. The standalone CPU benchmark scores don't directly translate to in-game speed, but the margins suggest the i5-14600K can easily feed a GPU of this class for most competitive frames.

What is revealing is that the CPU's performance does not appear to be the limiting factor at any resolution in this gameless data. At 1080p Low, the frame rate is 278 FPS, which is far above the GPU's capability if the CPU could push higher. At 4K Ultra, the frame rate drops to 61 FPS, clearly indicating that the GPU is the sole bottleneck there. The CPU close rivals are the Xeon Gold 5318H and EPYC 4345P, both with similar average scores, and the combo's total ranking sits between them; this fits with the expectation that the 16600K provides enough recording power to avoid dragging the overall system's rank down. The fact that the GPU reaches its own performance boundaries at all settings and resolution combinations suggests that for Lockdown Protocol, the CPU can be considered sufficiently powerful, but the overall rank of the pair reflects a system that is ready for even more demanding GPU architectures.

Measured FPS Breakdown

Each resolution and settings combination produces a distinct average frame rate; we list them precisely for a complete view.

1920x1080 (1080p)

• Low: 278 avg
• Medium: 197 avg (min 168, max 227)
• High: 172 avg
• Ultra: 129 avg

2560x1440 (1440p)

• Low: 204 avg
• Medium: 145 avg (min 123, max 166)
• High: 126 avg
• Ultra: 95 avg

3840x2160 (4K)

• Low: 132 avg
• Medium: 93 avg (min 79, max 107)
• High: 82 avg
• Ultra: 61 avg

Across the resolutions, there is a clear pattern: Medium and High presets have the largest margin between them at 1080p (172 vs 197 FPS for Medium and High are only 25 FPS apart, but Medium min is 168 while High has no min listed). The only rows with min and max reported are the Medium settings at all resolutions, and those values show a tighter distribution at higher resolutions (min 168 at 1080p, 123 at 1440p, 79 at 4K), which indicates that GPU stutter is negligible even at 4K. The step from High to Ultra is consistently steep: at 4K, High is 82 FPS and Ultra is 61 FPS, a difference of 21 FPS; at 1440p, the step is 31 FPS (95 vs 126); 1080p, 43 FPS (129 vs 172). This shows that Ultra settings are heavy on the GPU and should be reserved for users aiming for visually precise details rather than pure framerate.

When comparing Low to Medium, the differences are 197-278=81 FPS at 1080p, but only 145-204=59 FPS at 1440p and 132-93=39 FPS at 4K. The relative cost of each additional quality preset is smaller at higher resolution, because the GPU's heavier per-pixel workload flattens the impact of settings. The data also shows that the lowest average FPS recorded is 61 FPS in 4K Ultra, while the highest is 278 FPS in 1080p Low. For players aiming for 60+ FPS, this system keeps all measured averages above 60 FPS, even in the most demanding case.

FAQ

Q: What are the average FPS values for this combo at 1080p with Medium settings?

A: The average is 197 FPS, with a minimum of 168 FPS and a maximum of 227 FPS recorded.

Q: At 4K, what is the highest average FPS across the tested presets?

A: The highest average at 3840x2160 is 132 FPS, achieved with the Low preset.

Q: Which preset produces 95 FPS at 1440p?

A: The Ultra preset returns an average of 95 FPS at 2560x1440 resolution.

Q: Are there any frame measurements with min/max values besides Medium?

A: No, only the Medium preset has complete minimum and maximum data across all three resolutions.

Q How does this combo rank among tested configurations?

A: It is ranked 727th out of 3,714 total combos, placing it in the upper twenty percent of the overall list.

Q: The FPS at 4K Ultra is exactly 61, and the High at 4K is 82. Which is brighter?

A: You get 21 extra FPS by dropping from Ultra to High, for going from 61 to 82.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured data, the optimal settings balance depends on the target display refresh and the resolution. The Ultra preset yields the highest visual quality but costs a significant average FPS: it drops from High by about 25% at every resolution (129 vs 172 at 1080p, 95 vs 126 at 1440p, 61 vs 82 at 4K). Medium offers the best compromise: at 1440p, it gives 145 FPS with a minimum of 123 FPS, which is far above typical 144 Hz. For 4K, Medium gives 93 FPS and a minimum of 79 FPS, staying above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. At 1080p, even the Low preset yields 278 FPS, which barely any display can match, so High is the best balance of quality and speed. If the goal is a constant 144 Hz, the data indicates that at 1440p Medium is the highest setting that maintains an average above 145, while 4K requires Low to stay above 132, but that sacrifices visual fidelity drastically. For general recommendation, the Medium preset is the sweet spot, delivering smooth motion at all resolutions without dipping far below 60 FPS even in the worst-case min frames.

GPU Role

The RTX 5070 is built on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture, using a 5 nm process at TSMC, and packs 31,100 million transistors on a 263 mm² die. The GPU has 6,144 shading units, 192 texture units and 80 ROPs, plus 48 RT cores and 192 tensor cores. It operates at a base clock of 2325 MHz and boosts to 2512 MHz, with a memory bandwidth of 672.0 GB/s across a 192-bit bus and 12 GB of GDDR7 memory. These parameters align with the measured FPS: at 4K, the pixel rate of 201 GPixel/s and textual red rate of 482.3 GTexel/s are enough to push the game's visual load. The GPU stands at the 82nd percentile of all graphics cards and has an average benchmark score of 40,377. Its nearest rivals are older AMD Pro cards, which have slightly different feature sets, but the FPS behavior in Lockdown Protocol shows that this RTX 5070 essentially maintains a solid frame rate even at 2160p when settings are kept to High or lower.

The most direct evidence of the GPU's role is the FPS scaling: the difference between Low and Medium at 4K is only 39 FPS (132 to 93), while the difference between Medium and High is another 11 FPS (93 to 82) and High to Ultra is 21 FPS (82 to 61). This progression indicates that the GPU becomes more strained as texture and shading complexity ramps up, and it is the reason the Ultra preset underperforms but still stays above playable on this combination. If the GPU were already saturated, the Low-medium gap would be larger at 4K relative to 1080p, but the fact that the step from Low to Medium at 4K (39 FPS) is slightly smaller than at 1080p (81 FPS) confirms the GPU's dominance at higher resolutions. In short, the RTX 5070 is clearly the limiting component as you move up the resolution ladder, allowing the CPU to remain relaxed while the GPU handles the graphical strain.