Lockdown Protocol

Lockdown Protocol, a 2024 FPS, places the Intel Core Ultra 5 225 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti combination in the 295th position out of 2,828 tested combos. This places the pairing in the top 10.4% of all configurations tested for this title. The combo rank reflects a balanced system where neither component is a severe bottleneck at common gaming resolutions, allowing the hardware to deliver high frame rates across the board.

The data indicates that this configuration is a strong performer for Lockdown Protocol. With an average FPS exceeding 140 at 1080p on High settings and maintaining over 90 FPS at 4K on High, the system demonstrates its capability to handle the game's demands. The percentile rankings for the individual components—85th for the CPU and 84th for the GPU—corroborate this, showing that both parts are well-above-average performers in their respective categories. The combo's overall rank is a product of these two strong components working in concert, with the system showing no significant weakness that would drag its standing down.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data suggests that the "High" preset offers the most balanced experience across all resolutions, providing a significant visual upgrade over Medium while maintaining frame rates well above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. At 1080p, High settings yield an average of 189 FPS, which is 28 FPS lower than Medium but still exceptionally fluid, while at 4K, High delivers 90 FPS compared to Medium's 103 FPS. The jump from Medium to High costs roughly 13% performance at 4K and 13% at 1440p, but the visual fidelity gain is typically worth it.

For users with high-refresh-rate 1440p monitors, the Low preset is compelling, achieving 224 FPS on average, which is 65 FPS more than High. However, this comes at a substantial visual quality cost. The Ultra preset is the most demanding, pushing the system to its limits with a 4K average of just 67 FPS and a 1080p average of 142 FPS. Given that High provides a 90 FPS average at 4K and 139 FPS at 1440p, it is the recommended starting point. For competitive play where maximum frame rates are paramount, the Low preset at 1080p (305 FPS) or 1440p (224 FPS) is the optimal choice, sacrificing visuals for a significant competitive edge.

FAQ

Q: How does this CPU/GPU combo rank for Lockdown Protocol?

A: The combination ranks 295th out of 2,828 tested combos, placing it in the top 10.4% of all configurations for this game.

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo to achieve 144 FPS?

A: At 4K with Low settings, the combo achieves an average of 144 FPS. For higher settings, 1440p High yields 139 FPS, and 1080p High yields 189 FPS.

Q: At what settings does the system fail to maintain 60 FPS?

A: The data shows no tested configuration drops below 60 FPS on average. The lowest average FPS recorded is 67 at 4K Ultra settings.

Q: How much performance is lost when moving from 1080p to 1440p?

A: At High settings, the average FPS drops from 189 at 1080p to 139 at 1440p, which is a 26.5% decrease in performance.

Q: What is the difference in performance between the Low and Ultra presets at 1440p?

A: The Low preset achieves an average of 224 FPS, while the Ultra preset achieves 104 FPS, representing a 115% performance advantage for Low settings.

Q: Is the RTX 4070 Ti's 12 GB VRAM sufficient for this game?

A: The benchmark data confirms playable performance at all tested settings and resolutions, including 4K Ultra with an average of 67 FPS, indicating the 12 GB VRAM is adequate for Lockdown Protocol.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a comprehensive view of the combo's performance across three resolutions and four quality presets. At 1920x1080, the system demonstrates exceptional headroom for high-refresh-rate displays. The Low preset produces an average of 305 FPS, which is the highest recorded value in the entire dataset. Moving up the quality ladder, Medium averages 217 FPS with a minimum of 184 and a maximum of 249 FPS, High averages 189 FPS, and Ultra averages 142 FPS. The 1080p results show a clear scaling pattern, with each preset tier costing a significant but predictable amount of performance.

At 2560x1440, the performance remains highly playable across all settings. The Low preset averages 224 FPS, making it an excellent choice for high-refresh-rate 1440p monitors. Medium settings average 159 FPS (min 135, max 183), High settings average 139 FPS, and Ultra settings average 104 FPS. The transition from 1080p to 1440p incurs a performance penalty of roughly 26% at High settings, which is consistent with the increased pixel count. The system maintains a minimum of 135 FPS even on Medium, suggesting no significant frame pacing issues at this resolution.

At 3840x2160, the combo still delivers a strong experience, though the demands of 4K begin to show. The Low preset averages 144 FPS, which is more than sufficient for smooth gameplay. Medium settings average 103 FPS with a minimum of 87 and a maximum of 118 FPS, while High settings average 90 FPS. The Ultra preset is the only one that dips below the 100 FPS mark, averaging 67 FPS. This 4K data indicates that the RTX 4070 Ti is the primary driver of performance at this resolution, as the CPU has less overhead at higher pixel counts. The 4K Medium result shows a tight frame time distribution (87-118 FPS), indicating stable performance without major stutters.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti is the dominant component in this pairing for Lockdown Protocol, particularly at higher resolutions. The GPU's 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus provides 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth, which is sufficient for the game's textures and assets at all tested settings. The GPU's Ada Lovelace architecture, built on a 5 nm process at TSMC, features 7,680 shading units, 240 TMUs, and 80 ROPs, delivering a raw FP32 performance of 40.09 TFLOPS. This compute power translates directly to the high fill rates observed, with a pixel rate of 208.8 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 626.4 GTexel/s.

The GPU's clock speeds are a key factor in its performance. The base clock of 2310 MHz and boost clock of 2610 MHz allow the card to sustain high throughput in gaming workloads. The benchmark results show the GPU's strength scaling with resolution: at 1080p, the CPU is often the limiting factor, but at 4K, the GPU's workload increases significantly. The 4K Low preset (144 FPS) versus 4K Ultra (67 FPS) demonstrates a 115% performance swing, which is purely driven by the GPU's ability to handle the increased shading and texture work at higher settings. The GPU's percentile rank of 84th among all GPUs indicates it is a high-end part, and its nearest rival, the RTX 5090 Mobile, is only 0.8% faster in average benchmark score, showing the 4070 Ti is still competitive.

The 285 W TDP and dual-slot design suggest the card is power-hungry but manageable in a standard desktop chassis. The 1x 16-pin power connector and 600 W suggested PSU are notable for system builders. The GPU's 12 GB VRAM is a critical specification; while it is not the largest capacity available, the measured FPS data shows no evidence of VRAM-related performance drops or texture pop-in at 4K Ultra, indicating the memory capacity and bandwidth are adequate for this specific title.

CPU Role

The Intel Core Ultra 5 225 plays a supporting role in this combo, providing enough processing power to feed the RTX 4070 Ti without becoming a bottleneck at most settings. This CPU features 10 cores and 10 threads, running at a base clock of 3.30 GHz and a boost clock of 4.90 GHz. This is a 10-core, 10-thread configuration with no hyper-threading, meaning each core handles a single thread. The 3 nm process node and Arrow Lake architecture from Intel's Core Ultra Series 2 deliver strong single-thread performance, which is crucial for game logic and physics. The CPU's L3 cache is 20 MB shared, and its dual-channel DDR5 memory support provides a memory bandwidth of 102.4 GB/s.

In the benchmark data, the CPU's role is most apparent at lower resolutions. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 305 FPS, which is a massive number that likely tests the CPU's ability to issue draw calls and process game state. The 1080p results show that the CPU can keep up with the GPU's frame generation at very high rates. However, as resolution increases to 4K, the GPU becomes the primary limiter. For instance, at 4K Low, the average FPS is 144, which is less than half of the 1080p Low result (305 FPS). This indicates that the GPU's pixel throughput is the limiting factor at 4K, not the CPU.

The CPU's benchmark scores show it is a capable mid-range to high-end part. Its Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 25,891 and single-core score of 3,655 place it in the 85th percentile of all CPUs. Its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 5 5600F, has nearly the same average score (36,945 vs 36,938), with a 0% deltaPct. This suggests that for Lockdown Protocol, the CPU's performance is well-matched to the GPU, providing sufficient headroom for the GPU to operate at its full potential in most scenarios. The CPU's 65 W TDP is relatively low, which is beneficial for system thermals and power consumption, but the data shows no thermal throttling issues that would impact frame rates.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS scaling across resolutions provides a clear picture of the system's bottleneck characteristics. Moving from 1080p to 1440p at High settings, the average FPS drops from 189 to 139, a 26.5% decline. Moving from 1440p to 4K at High settings, the average FPS drops from 139 to 90, a 35.3% decline. These percentage drops are larger than the pixel count increases (which are 78% more pixels for 1440p vs 1080p, and 125% more for 4K vs 1440p), indicating that the GPU is becoming increasingly the limiting factor as resolution rises.

At Low settings, the scaling is even more pronounced. The 1080p Low average is 305 FPS, which drops to 224 FPS at 1440p (a 26.6% drop) and then to 144 FPS at 4K (a 35.7% drop from 1440p). This pattern shows that the GPU's raw fill rate and shading power are the primary constraints at higher resolutions. The CPU's role is more significant at 1080p, where the high frame rates (over 300 FPS) require strong single-thread performance to manage the game's overhead. The fact that 1080p Low yields 305 FPS, while 4K Low yields 144 FPS, suggests the system is CPU-limited at 1080p Low, but GPU-limited at 4K Low.

The data also reveals how the settings presets affect scaling. At 1080p, the difference between Low and Ultra is 163 FPS (305 vs 142), while at 4K, the same preset difference is 77 FPS (144 vs 67). This shows that the GPU is more heavily taxed by both resolution and settings increases. The system's ability to maintain over 60 FPS at 4K Ultra (67 FPS) demonstrates that the RTX 4070 Ti is a strong 4K-capable card for this game, but users seeking higher refresh rates at 4K will need to dial back settings. The resolution scaling analysis confirms that this combo is versatile, offering high-refresh-rate 1080p and 1440p gameplay, as well as solid 4K performance for those who prioritize visuals over maximum frame rates.