Lockdown Protocol

FAQ

Q: What is the overall rank of this CPU and GPU pairing for Lockdown Protocol?

A: This combination of the Intel Core i5-14600KF and the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT ranks 1232nd out of 1637 tested combos for this game, placing it in the lower-middle portion of the database.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rival in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The Core i5-14600KF scores an average of 49367 across all benchmark tests. Its closest rival, the Intel Core i5-14600K, scores 49166, which is a delta of just 0.4% — effectively a tie. The AMD Ryzen 9 5950X trails slightly at 49062, a 0.6% difference.

Q: What is the GPU's synthetic benchmark standing relative to other cards?

A: The RX 5700 XT has an average benchmark score of 24731 and sits at the 68th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA RTX A5000 Mobile, scores 24763, a delta of -0.1%, meaning the AMD card is essentially matched by that mobile workstation part.

Q: What kind of frame rate can be expected at 1080p with Ultra settings?

A: At 1920x1080 with Ultra settings, the measured average FPS is 72.8. This is the lowest 1080p result in the measured set, but it remains comfortably above 60 FPS.

Q: How much does dropping from Ultra to Low settings improve performance at 4K?

A: At 3840x2160, Ultra delivers 33.6 FPS average, while Low more than doubles that figure to 76.5 FPS. The jump from Ultra to Medium (55 FPS) and then to High (46.5 FPS) shows a clear scaling curve.

Q: Does this CPU have integrated graphics?

A: No, the integratedGraphics field is null for the Intel Core i5-14600KF. It is a "KF" SKU, which means the graphics portion is disabled, requiring a discrete GPU for any display output.

How This Combo Ranks

The data places this pairing at rank 1232 out of 1637 tested combinations for Lockdown Protocol. That is the 75th percentile from the bottom — or put differently, roughly 75% of tested combos perform better. This is not a top-tier result, but it is far from the bottom of the barrel.

What does this rank imply? The CPU is a strong performer, sitting at the 93rd percentile of all CPUs with an average benchmark score of 49367. The GPU, by contrast, sits at the 68th percentile of all GPUs with an average score of 24731. The gap between those two percentile positions suggests the GPU is the limiting factor in this pairing. The CPU is capable of far more, but the RX 5700 XT anchors the overall result.

Looking at the CPU's nearest rivals reinforces this. The i5-14600KF is within 0.5% of the AMD EPYC 4345P, within 0.4% of the i5-14600K, and within 0.6% of the Ryzen 9 5950X. These are all high-end processors, and the i5-14600KF trades blows with them. The GPU's rivals, however, include the Intel Arc A350M — a low-power mobile part — and the delta is only 0.3%. That means the RX 5700 XT is competing with entry-level laptop silicon, not desktop powerhouses.

The combination rank reflects this mismatch. A CPU that can drive hundreds of FPS in most titles is paired with a GPU that delivers 46.5 FPS at 4K High. The benchmark results indicate the combo is CPU-overkill, GPU-limited. For Lockdown Protocol specifically, the rank suggests that users would see significant gains from a GPU upgrade while keeping the same CPU.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear pattern of GPU-bound scaling. Going from 1080p to 1440p to 4K, the average FPS drops consistently across all settings, but the shape of that drop tells a story.

At Low settings, 1080p yields 156 FPS, 1440p yields 116.8 FPS, and 4K yields 76.5 FPS. That is a 25% drop from 1080p to 1440p, and another 34.5% drop from 1440p to 4K. At Ultra settings, the progression is 72.8 FPS at 1080p, 55.5 FPS at 1440p, and 33.6 FPS at 4K — a 23.8% drop followed by a 39.5% drop.

The pattern is consistent: the 4K penalty is steeper than the 1440p penalty at every setting level. This is characteristic of a GPU that is running out of fillrate and memory bandwidth as pixel count rises. The RX 5700 XT has a pixel rate of 121.9 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 304.8 GTexel/s, which are decent numbers for 1080p and even 1440p, but 4K demands roughly four times the pixel throughput of 1080p.

The 1080p to 1440p transition is gentler, suggesting the GPU still has headroom at the lower resolution. At 1080p Low, the 156 FPS result indicates the CPU is not the bottleneck — the i5-14600KF with 14 cores, 20 threads, and a boost clock of 5.30 GHz can clearly feed the GPU far more frames than the GPU can render. The limiting component shifts decisively toward the GPU as resolution climbs.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The dataset provides 12 measured FPS points across three resolutions and four settings levels, each with average FPS values and no reported minimum or maximum values.

At 1920x1080, the results are: Low 156 FPS, Medium 114.5 FPS, High 95.3 FPS, and Ultra 72.8 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 83.2 FPS, or roughly 53% of the Low score. Each settings step costs between 18 and 22 FPS, which is a fairly linear degradation.

At 2560x1440, the results are: Low 116.8 FPS, Medium 80.6 FPS, High 74 FPS, and Ultra 55.5 FPS. The drop from Low to Medium is steep at 36.2 FPS, but Medium to High is only 6.6 FPS, and High to Ultra is 18.5 FPS. This non-linear pattern suggests Medium is a sweet spot at 1440p.

At 3840x2160, the results are: Low 76.5 FPS, Medium 55 FPS, High 46.5 FPS, and Ultra 33.6 FPS. The Low to Medium drop is 21.5 FPS, Medium to High is 8.5 FPS, and High to Ultra is 12.9 FPS. The 4K Ultra result of 33.6 FPS is the only measured point below 40 FPS, making it the least playable configuration in the set.

Looking at the data across all resolutions, the Low setting at 4K (76.5 FPS) beats the Ultra setting at 1440p (55.5 FPS) and the High setting at 1440p (74 FPS). This indicates that resolution scaling has a larger impact on performance than settings scaling — a user seeking higher fidelity might prefer 1440p Ultra over 4K Low, but the frame rate difference is substantial.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT is built on the RDNA 1.0 architecture, using the Navi 10 chip on a 7 nm process from TSMC. It has 2560 shading units, 160 texture mapping units, and 64 raster output pipelines. Its memory subsystem consists of 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus, providing 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth.

The GPU clocks are 1605 MHz base, 1755 MHz game, and 1905 MHz boost. The memory runs at 1750 MHz with 14 Gbps effective transfer. The 8 GB VRAM capacity is notable for Lockdown Protocol at 4K — the measured 46.5 FPS at 4K High suggests the GPU is both fillrate-limited and potentially VRAM-constrained, though the data does not explicitly confirm VRAM exhaustion.

The GPU's benchmark scores show a mixed profile. The PassMark G3D score is 16277, while the DirectX 12 score is 64 and the DirectX 11 score is 116. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score is 2134. These numbers indicate the card performs better in older DirectX 11 workloads than in newer DX12 ones, which could explain why Lockdown Protocol — a 2024 release likely built around modern APIs — does not see exceptional performance.

The GPU sits at the 68th percentile of all GPUs and has an average benchmark score of 24731. Its nearest rival is the NVIDIA RTX A5000 Mobile with a delta of -0.1%, and the Intel Arc A350M is 0.3% behind. These are not flattering comparisons for a desktop card; they suggest the RX 5700 XT is roughly equivalent to mid-range mobile parts from a few generations ago.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data points to a clear recommendation for each resolution tier.

At 1920x1080, Ultra settings deliver 72.8 FPS, which is above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. Since the GPU has headroom at this resolution — Low produces 156 FPS — users can safely run Ultra without sacrificing playability. The CPU's 20 threads and 5.30 GHz boost clock ensure no CPU-side bottleneck at these frame rates.

At 2560x1440, the choice is more nuanced. High settings produce 74 FPS, which is smooth, while Ultra drops to 55.5 FPS. The jump from High to Ultra costs 18.5 FPS, which is significant. Medium at 80.6 FPS is even smoother, but the visual hit from dropping below High may not be worth the 6.6 FPS gain. The data suggests High is the sweet spot at 1440p, offering a good balance between fidelity and frame rate.

At 3840x2160, the situation is more challenging. High produces 46.5 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS target but above 30 FPS. Medium at 55 FPS is the best playable option if the user can tolerate Medium settings. Ultra at 33.6 FPS is borderline acceptable for slower-paced games but is not ideal for an FPS title. Low at 76.5 FPS is the only 4K setting that clears 60 FPS, but it sacrifices visual quality significantly.

The overall best experience in the measured set is 1440p High at 74 FPS — it combines a resolution that takes advantage of the GPU's 256-bit memory bus with settings that keep the frame rate comfortably above 60 FPS. For users prioritizing frame rate over resolution, 1080p Ultra at 72.8 FPS is nearly identical in performance and offers higher visual fidelity per pixel.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-14600KF is a 14-core, 20-thread processor based on the Raptor Lake architecture, manufactured on Intel's 10 nm process. It has a base clock of 3.50 GHz and a boost clock of 5.30 GHz, with a thermal design power of 125 W. The cache hierarchy includes 80 KB of L1 per core, 2 MB of L2 per core, and 24 MB of shared L3 cache.

This CPU is a synthetic benchmark powerhouse. Its Cinebench R23 multi-core score is 32889, single-core is 4643, and its Geekbench multi-core score is 15636 with a single-core score of 2778. The PassMark multi-thread score is 38697, and the single-thread score is 4273. These numbers place it at the 93rd percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 49367.

In Lockdown Protocol, the CPU's role appears to be secondary to the GPU. At 1080p Low, the 156 FPS result suggests the CPU can handle far more frames than the RX 5700 XT can render. If the CPU were the bottleneck, we would expect the 1080p Low frame rate to be lower or the 4K frame rates to scale differently. Instead, the consistent GPU-bound scaling across resolutions indicates the i5-14600KF is not limiting performance.

The CPU's nearest rivals include the i5-14600K (0.4% faster), the AMD EPYC 4345P (0.5% faster), and the Ryzen 9 5950X (0.6% slower). The differences are negligible — this CPU is at parity with top-tier desktop processors from both Intel and AMD. The Xeon Gold 5318H is 1.4% faster, but that is a server part with different price and power characteristics.

The data implies that users with this CPU could upgrade the GPU significantly without introducing a CPU bottleneck. The 14 cores and 20 threads provide ample headroom for modern game engines, and the 24 MB L3 cache helps with latency-sensitive workloads. However, the measured FPS results suggest the GPU is the limiting component in every scenario, so the CPU's potential is largely unrealized in this particular pairing.