Lockdown Protocol

# Lockdown Protocol Performance Analysis: Intel Core Ultra 5 125H + AMD Radeon RX 7800M

The Intel Core Ultra 5 125H paired with the AMD Radeon RX 7800M delivers a playable but demanding experience in Lockdown Protocol, with the data clearly indicating that Medium settings at 1440p offer the best balance of visual fidelity and frame rate for most users. This combination ranks 1894th out of 2828 tested configurations for this game, placing it in the lower-middle tier of the database. The GPU's 73rd percentile standing among all graphics cards and the CPU's 79th percentile ranking suggest a system that is more capable than average but requires careful settings management to maintain smooth gameplay, particularly at higher resolutions where the GPU becomes the primary bottleneck.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data across all resolutions and settings presets reveals a clear hierarchy, with Medium settings consistently providing the most stable experience. At 1920x1080, Medium delivers an average of 115 FPS with a minimum of 98 and maximum of 132, representing the only preset at this resolution where the minimum frame rate stays above the crucial 90 FPS threshold for competitive play. Low settings push the average to 162 FPS, but this comes at a significant visual cost that may not be justified given that High settings still maintain a 100 FPS average.

At 2560x1440, Medium settings again emerge as the optimal choice, delivering an average of 84 FPS with a minimum of 72 and maximum of 97. This represents a 13.5% drop from the 1080p Medium result, but the visual improvement from the higher resolution makes this trade-off worthwhile for most users. High settings at 1440p drop to 74 FPS average, which remains playable but leaves less headroom for demanding scenes. Ultra settings at 1440p fall to 55 FPS average, making them unsuitable for fast-paced FPS gameplay where reaction time matters.

The 4K results paint a less favorable picture, with even Medium settings only achieving a 54 FPS average with a 46 FPS minimum. This configuration is not recommended for 3840x2160 gaming, as the frame rate dips below the 50 FPS threshold that many players consider the minimum for smooth first-person shooter experiences. Low settings at 4K reach 77 FPS, but the visual degradation at this resolution is more noticeable than at lower resolutions, making it a poor trade-off.

For the best overall experience, the data strongly supports Medium settings at 2560x1440 as the sweet spot for this hardware combination. This preset maintains a playable average frame rate while providing a substantial resolution advantage over 1080p. Players who prioritize maximum frame rates should opt for Low settings at 1080p, while those who value visual quality above all else may find High settings at 1440p acceptable despite the lower average frame rate.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution and settings combination for competitive play in Lockdown Protocol?

A: The data indicates that Low settings at 1920x1080, delivering 162 FPS average, provides the highest frame rate for competitive play. However, Medium settings at the same resolution achieve 115 FPS average with a 98 FPS minimum, which may be the better choice for players who want both responsiveness and acceptable visual quality.

Q: Can this hardware handle 4K gaming in Lockdown Protocol?

A: Yes, but with significant compromises. At 3840x2160, Medium settings achieve only 54 FPS average with a 46 FPS minimum, while High settings drop to 48 FPS and Ultra falls to 36 FPS. Low settings reach 77 FPS but require substantial visual sacrifices. The data suggests 4K is only viable with Low settings or for players who can tolerate sub-60 FPS averages.

Q: How does the frame rate scale between settings presets at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, Low settings deliver 119 FPS, Medium drops to 84 FPS, High falls to 74 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 55 FPS. The jump from Low to Medium represents a 29.4% performance reduction, while the jump from Medium to High costs only 11.9% performance, and High to Ultra costs another 25.7%.

Q: Is the minimum frame rate consistent with the average across different presets?

A: The data only includes minimum frame rates for Medium settings at each resolution. At 1080p Medium, the minimum is 98 FPS versus a 115 FPS average, representing a 14.8% variance. At 1440p Medium, the minimum is 72 FPS versus an 84 FPS average, an 14.3% variance. At 4K Medium, the minimum is 46 FPS versus a 54 FPS average, a 14.8% variance, indicating consistent frame time stability across resolutions.

Q: How does this CPU-GPU combination rank among all tested systems for Lockdown Protocol?

A: This configuration ranks 1894th out of 2828 tested combinations, placing it in the 33rd percentile of all systems tested for this game. This ranking reflects the system's mid-tier positioning, with the GPU's 73rd percentile score being the stronger component relative to the CPU's 79th percentile.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between 1080p and 1440p at the same settings?

A: At Medium settings, 1080p delivers 115 FPS while 1440p delivers 84 FPS, a 27% reduction. At High settings, 1080p delivers 100 FPS while 1440p delivers 74 FPS, a 26% reduction. At Low settings, 1080p delivers 162 FPS while 1440p delivers 119 FPS, a 26.5% reduction. At Ultra settings, 1080p delivers 75 FPS while 1440p delivers 55 FPS, a 26.7% reduction.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 7800M is clearly the dominant component in this system for Lockdown Protocol, and its specifications explain the measured performance patterns. The GPU features 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus with 432.0 GB/s bandwidth, which provides ample memory capacity for this game at all tested resolutions and settings. The 60 ray tracing cores and 3840 shading units operating at a boost clock of 2335 MHz give the card substantial raw compute power, reflected in its 35.87 TFLOPS FP32 performance.

The GPU's benchmark results place it at the 73rd percentile among all graphics cards, with an average benchmark score of 27883. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20, which scores 27839 (0.2% lower), and the AMD Radeon Pro W5500X at 27973 (0.3% higher). The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti scores 28020, putting it 0.5% ahead, while the AMD FirePro S7150 leads at 28117, 0.8% higher. These tight margins indicate the RX 7800M sits in a well-populated performance tier where small differences separate competitors.

The measured FPS data shows clear GPU scaling behavior. Moving from Low to Medium settings at 1080p reduces performance from 162 to 115 FPS, a 29% drop that reflects the increased shading and texture work. The jump from Medium to High costs another 13% (115 to 100 FPS), while High to Ultra costs 25% (100 to 75 FPS). This pattern suggests the GPU has sufficient memory bandwidth but becomes compute-limited at higher settings, particularly with Ultra presets that likely enable additional effects.

At 4K resolution, the GPU's limitations become more apparent. The 12 GB VRAM capacity is not the constraint here, as the 432.0 GB/s bandwidth and 192-bit bus provide sufficient throughput. Rather, the 35.87 TFLOPS compute performance is insufficient to maintain high frame rates at 3840x2160 with demanding settings. The 48 FPS average at High and 36 FPS at Ultra clearly indicate the GPU is the limiting factor at this resolution, while the 77 FPS at Low shows the card can handle 4K when visual effects are minimized.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the full range of settings demonstrates the system's capability at the most common gaming resolution. Low settings deliver the highest average at 162 FPS, more than double the 75 FPS achieved at Ultra. Medium settings provide a well-balanced 115 FPS average with a minimum of 98 and maximum of 132, representing the most stable performance envelope at this resolution. High settings maintain a respectable 100 FPS average, though the lack of minimum and maximum data points makes it impossible to assess frame time consistency. Ultra settings drop to 75 FPS, which is playable but leaves little margin for demanding scenes or background processes.

At 2560x1440, the performance hierarchy mirrors 1080p but with reduced absolute values. Low settings achieve 119 FPS, a 26.5% reduction from 1080p. Medium settings deliver 84 FPS average with a minimum of 72 and maximum of 97, maintaining the same relative stability seen at 1080p with a 14.3% variance between average and minimum. High settings produce 74 FPS, which remains above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. Ultra settings fall to 55 FPS, dipping below the 60 FPS mark and making this preset marginal for FPS gameplay where consistent frame delivery is critical.

At 3840x2160, the system struggles to maintain playable frame rates at most settings. Low settings achieve 77 FPS, the only preset above 60 FPS at this resolution. Medium settings deliver 54 FPS average with a 46 FPS minimum, which falls below the 50 FPS threshold that many players consider the minimum for competitive play. High settings drop to 48 FPS, and Ultra settings bottom out at 36 FPS, making these presets unsuitable for anything other than slow-paced exploration or screenshot purposes.

The Medium settings data provides the most complete picture, with minimum and maximum values recorded at all three resolutions. At 1080p, the 98-132 FPS range shows a 34 FPS spread. At 1440p, the 72-97 FPS range shows a 25 FPS spread. At 4K, the 46-63 FPS range shows a 17 FPS spread. This narrowing spread at higher resolutions suggests the GPU becomes more consistently utilized as resolution increases, with less variation caused by CPU-related frame time spikes.

Resolution Scaling

The resolution scaling behavior reveals important insights about the system's bottleneck characteristics. From 1080p to 1440p, the performance drop is remarkably consistent across all settings: Low falls from 162 to 119 FPS (26.5% reduction), Medium from 115 to 84 FPS (27% reduction), High from 100 to 74 FPS (26% reduction), and Ultra from 75 to 55 FPS (26.7% reduction). This uniformity indicates that the scaling is primarily resolution-driven rather than settings-driven, with the GPU's rendering load increasing proportionally with pixel count.

The scaling from 1440p to 4K shows a different pattern. Low settings drop from 119 to 77 FPS (35.3% reduction), Medium from 84 to 54 FPS (35.7% reduction), High from 74 to 48 FPS (35.1% reduction), and Ultra from 55 to 36 FPS (34.5% reduction). This steeper drop at the 4K transition point, compared to the 1080p to 1440p transition, indicates that the GPU is approaching its memory bandwidth or compute limits at higher pixel counts.

The overall scaling from 1080p to 4K shows that Low settings retain 47.5% of their 1080p performance (162 to 77 FPS), Medium retains 47% (115 to 54 FPS), High retains 48% (100 to 48 FPS), and Ultra retains 48% (75 to 36 FPS). This remarkable consistency, with all settings retaining nearly half their performance at 4K, suggests that the bottleneck is not settings-dependent but rather a fundamental limitation of the GPU's rendering throughput at high resolutions.

The data indicates that the GPU is the primary limiting component throughout the resolution range. If the CPU were the bottleneck, we would expect to see smaller performance differences between 1080p and 1440p, as the CPU workload does not scale significantly with resolution. Instead, the consistent 26-27% reduction from 1080p to 1440p and 35% reduction from 1440p to 4K confirms that the RX 7800M's pixel throughput is the determining factor for frame rates in Lockdown Protocol.

CPU Role

The Intel Core Ultra 5 125H provides a capable foundation for this gaming configuration, though its role in Lockdown Protocol appears secondary to the GPU. This processor features 14 cores and 18 threads with a base clock of 3.60 GHz and boost clock of 4.50 GHz, built on Intel's 7 nm Meteor Lake architecture. The 18 MB shared L3 cache and dual-channel DDR5 memory support with 89.6 GB/s bandwidth provide sufficient data throughput for gaming workloads.

CPU benchmark results place this processor at the 79th percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 27507. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 7 5800 at 27535 (0.1% higher), the Intel Core i5-12600K at 27578 (0.3% higher), and the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X also at 27578 (0.3% higher). The AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5355G scores 27382, placing it 0.5% lower. These extremely tight margins, all within 0.5% of each other, demonstrate that the Core Ultra 5 125H delivers performance squarely in the mainstream desktop-class tier.

In Cinebench tests, the processor achieves a multi-core score of 12804.5 in R23, 7161 in R20, and 2021.5 in R15. Single-core scores reach 1647.5 in R23, 1010 in R20, and 241 in R15. These results indicate strong multi-threaded performance for a mobile processor, with the 14-core configuration providing substantial parallel processing capability. The PassMark multi-thread score of 21100 and single-thread score of 3399 further confirm balanced performance across both heavily threaded and lightly threaded workloads.

For Lockdown Protocol, the CPU's role is primarily to feed the GPU with draw calls and game logic updates. The measured FPS data suggests the CPU is not the primary bottleneck in most scenarios. At 1080p Low settings, the 162 FPS average indicates the CPU can sustain high frame rates when the GPU is not heavily loaded. However, the consistent performance scaling across resolutions suggests that once the GPU becomes saturated, the CPU has sufficient headroom to avoid becoming a limiting factor.

The CPU's 28 W TDP and mobile BGA 2049 socket indicate this is a power-efficient mobile processor, yet its performance rivals desktop processors like the Core i5-12600K within 0.3%. This efficiency allows the system to maintain consistent performance without thermal throttling, which is crucial for sustained gaming sessions. The integrated Arc Xe-LPG 96EU graphics provide a fallback option, though the discrete RX 7800M handles all gaming rendering in this configuration.