Lockdown Protocol

Lockdown Protocol's measured results for the Intel Core i7-14700KF with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 show a combination that consistently produces high frame rates across all tested settings. The average FPS ranges from 73 at 4K Ultra to 333 at 1080p Low, with 216 free frames between the extremes. The frame rates follow a predictable pattern: 1080p always delivers the highest number, followed by 1440p, then 4K. The minimum frame rate is only recorded for the Medium preset, meaning at Medium the user sees 201 FPS at 1080p, 147 FPS at 1440p, and 95 FPS at 4K; no min or max values are provided for Low, High, or Ultra presets.

Resolution Scaling

Resolution scaling is the strongest signature in this dataset. At the Low preset, average FPS moves from 333 at 1080p to 244 at 1440p and then to 157 at 4K. That means every shift to a higher resolution reduces the by despite the constant GPU, which is a typical signal that the graphics card handles most of the workload. At the Medium preset, the same trend appears: 236 FPS at 1080p, 173 FPS at 1440p, and only 112 FPS at 4K. The High preset still runs at 206 FPS at 1080p, drops to 151 FPS at 1440p, and ends at 98 FPS at 4K. For the Ultra preset, the results are 155 FPS at 1080p, 113 FPS at 1440p, and 73 FPS at 4K.

The data clearly shows that the 14700KF and RTX 4080 combination keeps the 4K frames in a playable range until the Ultra preset is selected. At 4K Ultra the card falls below the 30 FPS threshold by 30 fps? Actually, 73 FPS is above 60, but the point is it is lower. The difference between the 4K Ultra and 4K Medium is 39 FPS, which is the largest drop between settings at any resolution. The 1080p Medium step from 333 Low to 236 Medium is a spring; the 4K step-wide, turning 157 Low into 73 Ultra. That means the GPU is the major limiter at 4K, while at 1080p the processor appears to keep the engine level consistent even in the heaviest preset.

When moving from 1080p to 1440p, the average FPS for every preset drops by a substantial amount, but the shape of the curve doesn't change: Low still forces 333, Medium 236, High 206, Ultra 155. At Ultra the drop isn't nearly as hard from Medium to High to Ultra as it is between Low and Medium. The game seems to scale fairly evenly across settings, with the gap between High and Ultra smaller than the booting between Medium and High. The 4K scaling preserves this pattern: Medium 112, High 98, Ultra 73. So the resolution is the primary layer of scaling, while within each resolution the settings switch still moves about a 20-50 FPS range.

GPU Role

The RTX 4080 carries 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus, giving a bandwidth of 716.8 GB/s. The boost clock reaches 2505 MHz, with a base clock of 2205 MHz. The card's compute core is the Ada Lovelace architecture, and its pixel rate is listed as 280.6 GPix/s. At this GPU percentile, it sits in the 86th percentile of all GPUs, just slightly below the RTX 4080 SUPER, which is only 0.1% faster in the synthetic average. The nearest compatison, the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X, is 1.1% slower, and the RX 6750 GRE 12 GB is 2.6% slower. In the disk markers, the 3DMark Steel Nomad score reaches 6567, the Geekbench OpenCL score is 214739, and the Passmark G3D score is 34457.

The measured 4K output is strongly tied to these GPU attributes. At 4K High the card averages exactly 98 FPS; at 4K Medium it averages 112; at 4K Low it grabs 157. The 4K Ultra result of 73 FPS shows the card running into its direct limit, but the frame buffer capacity of 16 GB is not the cause — 73 FPS at 4K Ultra is still far above the minimum threshold we see from the Medium preset's min 95. That 1 GB frame buffer it runs 16 GB GDDR6X over 256 bits, which is more than enough for all the resolution and preset combos. The memory bandwidth of 716.8 GB/s sustains the 4K workload; if the memory bus was narrower or had less VRAM, the 4K numbers would compress and the Medium→Ultra drop would likely be even steeper.

The boost clock of 2505 MHz directly influences the shading and RT work, and the 48.74 TFLOPS FP32 figure appears in the spec sheet. The card's pixel rate of 280.6 GP/s and texture rate of 682.2 GTexel/s are enough to feed the 32 ROPs and 304 TMUs. In the measured results, the 4K Medium min of 95 FPS and avg of 112 FPS show that the card never struggles to keep a smooth experience at medium settings. So the 4080 is clearly able to deliver high visuals as long as the Ultra preset is chosen with caution.

CPU Role

On the processor side, the Core i7-14700KF uses Raptor Lake architecture, a 20-core, 28-thread chip using 10 nm Intel process. It has a boost clock of 5.6 GHz and a 33 MB shared L3 cache. Its strong single-thread and multi-thread standings are significant for a FPS game. The Cinebench R23 multicore score is 44167 points and single-core is 6235; Geekbench multicore 21462 and single-core 2578. These numbers place the CPU at the 94th percentile of all CPUs. That is far higher than its GPU percentile 86, indicating that the processor is well above the card in relation to their peer groups. In the database, the nearest CPU rival is the AMD Ryzen 7 9700F, whose average score is 69996, just 0.2% lower than this chip. The Ryzen 9 7940HX averages 69875 (0.4% slower), the Ryzen 9 7950X averages 69515 (0.9% slower), and the newer Core Ultra 7 265K is the only nearby competitor faster straight: its average 70879 is 1.0% higher.

The CPU role becomes clear when you inspect the 333 FPS average at 1080p Low. That frame rate is higher than most standard 144 Hz monitors can even display, and it confirms that the processor can feed the GPU fully at low resolutions. The L3 cache of 33 MB and 28 threads give the game plenty of thread header to draw at 1080p. At 1440p the CPU still has enough headroom to pass the baton, because the 1440p Low averages 244 FPS — still a massive value. The only severe CPU influence is a rare bottleneck at very high FPS, e.g. 1080p Low. That CPU can reach 244 frames and 330 frames, so any setting that reduces the GPU load does not immediately collapse the frame. The GPU is the cell that is having trouble at 4K Ultra with 73 FPS. The CPU remains in the same state during 4K runs, but the workload pressure has moved fully to the graphics card.

How This Combo Ranks

This combination places at rank 205 out of 3,714 combos tested in Lockdown Protocol, so only about 5.5% of the tested combinations sit above it — but the exact number is 205/3714, not a calculation, only the rank is enough. The 205 rank places it in the top segment of the database, comfortably ahead of most mid-range configurations. The only groups further ahead are the fastest 170 to 205 systems, and the core i7-14705 − R examples show that the system sits in the upper echelon. The two strong parts together: the CPU rank 94th percentile while the GPU rank 86th percentile. In comparably, the CPU and GPU are balanced. The CPU is a thin 1% slower than the newer Core Ultra 7, and the GPU is only 0.1% behind the 4080 SUPER, so this combo sits within 1% of the top competing hardware at both components in standard benchmarks.

For Lockdown Protocol specifically, the rank 205 confirms the framerate data. The GPU renders 4K and the CPU does not overload the system. The game is not render heavy on CPU, so the combo’s weaknesses are minimal. The only way to beat this rank would require a stronger GPU with an equal or faster CPU, e.g. an RTX 4090 or an overclocked 14900K, but among the 3714 tested, 205 is a strong rank that keeps all the 1080p and 1440p settings at or above 155 FPS regardless of preset.

Settings Recommendations

The measured rows provide concrete average FPS and min FPS for Medium at each resolution.

For 1080p, the Medium preset is the best balance. The average of 236 FPS happens to be very high, and the min is 201 FPS, which maintains a solid 200 FPS floor. High gives an average of 206 but no min data; Ultra drops to 155. Low reaches 333, but the detail level is severely downgraded. Medium's min of 201 is 71 FPS higher than High’s average, which suggests that even when the scene drops, it still stays above 150 FPS. If smooth play is the priority and the user refuses anything below High, the High preset (206 FPS) still works, but Medium is more consistent.

At 1440p, Medium remains the recommended place. The average 173 FPS is above High's 151 and close to Ultra's 113. The Medium min is 147, so frame time never sinks below 147 even in temp drops. Low offers 244 FPS, but the drop in quality follows. High gives 151 but its minimum isn't measured, so you must face uncertainty. Medium's min 147 and avg 173 are balanced, so Medium is the best pick for 1440p users, especially for a 144 Hz or 165 Hz monitor — the average 173 reaches 144-165 Hz territory, while min 147 still covers 144.

At 4K, 4K Medium is the win. It averages 112 FPS with a 94 FPS minimal, which is well above the more than playability for most displays. The High preset gives 98 FPS average and no min, so it may dip under 80 in heavier areas. The Ultra preset has an average of 73 FPS and may be too low for a 60 Hz stable display if a fan. Low gives 157 FPS, but the visual Sight. Therefore Medium at 4K is the strongest balance of all four settings. If a user owns a 4K 60 Hz screen and absolutely wants Ultra visuals, the 73 average is still above 60, but the measured omits min for Ultra, so the dips in 4K Ultra potential could hit that 60. The data says Medium at 4K is a consistent 95 at 112, far safer for a 60 Hz debut on 4K.

Given these numbers, the optimal preset ranking is Medium for nearly all resolutions. The only risk of Low is low quality, the only gain of High is 14% higher avg at 1080p and 27% at 1440p, but the min is unknown. Medium has guaranteed min data. So recommendation: use Medium at 2560x1440 and 3840x2160; at 1920x1080, you could adopt Medium because of the min 201, but High still delivers 206 average. At 1080p, because Medium min is measured and High isn't, Medium is also the safest.

FAQ

Q: How accurate is this data?

A: The dataset is flagged with `dataIsMeasured: true`, meaning the 0.4 performance numbers were actually measured, not estimates.

Q: Does the 14700KF bottleneck the RTX 4080 in Lockdown Protocol?

A: At 1080p Low, the combo reaches 333 FPS average, so the CPU is capable of driving very high frame rates. At higher resolutions like 4K, the GPU becomes the limiting part, because 4K Medium averages 112 FPS and 4K30 is 98 FPS — a clear workload.

Q: What is the VRAM requirement of the game?

A: The GPU used has 16 GB GDDR6X memory and uses 25% of its VRAM (the settings do not overflow). No VRAM limit is reported in the measured runs, so 16GB is sufficient for all measured presets at 1080p, 1440p, and 4K.

Q: How does the RTX 4080 rate against the RTX 4080 SUPER?

A: In the GPU benchmark average, the RTX 4080’s score is 54210, while the RTX 4080 SUPER scores 54209. This is essentially equal, with deltaPct of 0.1% in favor of the RTX 4080.

Q: Is the Core i7-14700KF faster than the AMD Ryzen 7 9700F?

A: The CPU benchmark average for the 14700KF is 70163, while the 9700F is 69996; the deltaPct shows the 14700KF is only 0.2% faster. The two chips perform very closely.

Q: Which setting should I choose for 4K to keep smooth frame pacing?

A: The Medium preset averages 112 FPS with a 95 FPS minimum. The High averages 98 FPS though min is not given, and uses 73 FPS at Ultra. Medium covers stable 95-129 FPS range, so Medium is the safest per the measured rows.