Lockdown Protocol

# Lockdown Protocol with Intel Core Ultra 7 265 + AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT

The Intel Core Ultra 7 265 paired with the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT delivers a solid 1080p and 1440p experience in Lockdown Protocol, with the data showing this combo ranks in the 48th percentile of all tested configurations (1473rd out of 2828). The measured FPS results indicate a system that handles competitive play settings comfortably, though the Ultra preset pushes the GPU to its limits at higher resolutions. The CPU, with its 20 cores and 20 threads, provides ample headroom for this FPS title, while the GPU's 12 GB VRAM and RDNA 2.0 architecture determine the upper bounds of what is achievable at 4K.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data provides a clear picture of which preset offers the best balance of visual quality and performance. At 1920x1080, the Medium preset delivers 135 FPS average with a minimum of 115 FPS and maximum of 156 FPS. This is the sweet spot for competitive play, as it maintains frame rates well above the 120 FPS threshold that most esports monitors target, while the minimum frame rate of 115 FPS ensures no noticeable hitches during intense firefights.

For 1440p users, the High preset at 87 FPS average is the recommended choice. While the Medium preset achieves 99 FPS average, the jump to High only costs 12 FPS (from 99 to 87) and provides substantially better visual fidelity. The 65 FPS Ultra result at 1440p is playable but dips into territory where fast-paced FPS gameplay may feel less responsive, making High the better trade-off between visuals and smoothness.

At 4K, the situation is more constrained. The Medium preset yields 64 FPS average with a minimum of 54 FPS and maximum of 74 FPS. This is the only 4K preset that maintains an average above 60 FPS, making it the only viable option for those who insist on native 4K. The High preset at 56 FPS and Ultra at 42 FPS both fall below the 60 FPS target, and the Low preset at 90 FPS sacrifices too much visual quality to be worthwhile. The data clearly indicates that Medium at 4K is the optimal choice for this combination, providing a stable experience without dropping below 54 FPS.

Across all resolutions, the Ultra preset shows the largest performance penalty relative to High, with drops of 25% at 1080p (118 to 89 FPS), 25% at 1440p (87 to 65 FPS), and 25% at 4K (56 to 42 FPS). This consistent 25% reduction suggests that Ultra settings introduce a uniform computational load increase that the RX 6700 XT cannot sustain at higher resolutions. For users prioritizing frame rate consistency, Medium or High are the recommended presets depending on resolution.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for this CPU/GPU combination in Lockdown Protocol?

A: The data shows 1920x1080 provides the most headroom, with all presets except Ultra exceeding 118 FPS average. At 2560x1440, the Medium and High presets remain playable at 99 and 87 FPS respectively, while 3840x2160 only achieves playable frame rates on the Medium preset at 64 FPS average.

Q: How does the Ultra preset compare to High across resolutions?

A: The Ultra preset consistently delivers approximately 25% lower average FPS than High at every resolution tested: 89 vs 118 at 1080p, 65 vs 87 at 1440p, and 42 vs 56 at 4K. This consistent penalty makes Ultra difficult to justify unless visual fidelity is the absolute priority.

Q: What frame rate can I expect at 1080p with the Low preset?

A: The Low preset at 1920x1080 achieves an average of 191 FPS, which is the highest measured frame rate in the entire dataset. This provides ample margin above 144 Hz displays and suggests the CPU is not a limiting factor at this resolution.

Q: Is the RX 6700 XT sufficient for 4K gaming in Lockdown Protocol?

A: Only with the Medium preset, which achieves 64 FPS average with a minimum of 54 FPS and maximum of 74 FPS. The High preset drops to 56 FPS and Ultra to 42 FPS, both below the 60 FPS target. The Low preset reaches 90 FPS but requires significant visual compromises.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested configurations?

A: This combination ranks 1473rd out of 2828 tested combos, placing it in the 48th percentile. This mid-pack ranking reflects a balanced pairing where neither component dramatically outperforms the other in this specific game.

Q: What is the minimum FPS I can expect with the Medium preset?

A: The Medium preset is the only one with recorded minimum FPS values: 115 FPS at 1080p, 84 FPS at 1440p, and 54 FPS at 4K. These minimums indicate the frame time consistency users can expect during demanding scenes.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K reveals important characteristics about where the bottleneck lies in this system. At Medium settings, the average FPS scales from 135 at 1080p to 99 at 1440p (26.7% drop) and then to 64 at 4K (35.4% drop from 1440p). This scaling pattern shows a progressively steeper decline as resolution increases, which is characteristic of a GPU-bound scenario at higher resolutions.

The Low preset shows a similar trend: 191 FPS at 1080p drops to 140 FPS at 1440p (26.7% decrease) and then to 90 FPS at 4K (35.7% decrease from 1440p). The consistency of these percentage drops across presets — roughly 27% from 1080p to 1440p and 36% from 1440p to 4K — indicates that the RX 6700 XT's rendering throughput scales predictably with pixel count.

The High preset demonstrates the same pattern: 118 FPS at 1080p, 87 FPS at 1440p (26.3% drop), and 56 FPS at 4K (35.6% drop). The Ultra preset follows suit with 89, 65, and 42 FPS respectively (27% and 35.4% drops). This uniform scaling across all settings strongly suggests the GPU is the limiting component at resolutions above 1080p.

At 1080p, the data suggests the CPU still has influence: the 191 FPS Low result and 135 FPS Medium result both exceed what a purely GPU-limited scenario would typically show for this GPU class. The fact that 1080p frame rates scale well above 4K results by 2-3x indicates the CPU can feed the GPU adequately at lower resolutions, but the GPU's pixel throughput becomes the hard ceiling as resolution increases.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the full settings range shows: Low achieves 191 FPS average, Medium achieves 135 FPS average (minimum 115, maximum 156), High achieves 118 FPS average, and Ultra achieves 89 FPS average. The gap between Low and Medium is 56 FPS (191 to 135), while the gap between Medium and High is 17 FPS (135 to 118), and between High and Ultra is 29 FPS (118 to 89). The Medium preset's minimum of 115 FPS is the only 1080p result with a recorded minimum, indicating frame times remain consistent.

At 2560x1440, the results are: Low at 140 FPS average, Medium at 99 FPS average (minimum 84, maximum 114), High at 87 FPS average, and Ultra at 65 FPS average. The scaling from 1080p shows a 26.7% reduction for Low (191 to 140), 26.7% for Medium (135 to 99), 26.3% for High (118 to 87), and 27% for Ultra (89 to 65). The Medium preset's minimum of 84 FPS at 1440p remains above the 60 FPS playability threshold.

At 3840x2160, the results are: Low at 90 FPS average, Medium at 64 FPS average (minimum 54, maximum 74), High at 56 FPS average, and Ultra at 42 FPS average. The 4K results show a more dramatic drop from 1440p: 35.7% for Low, 35.4% for Medium, 35.6% for High, and 35.4% for Ultra. Only the Medium preset maintains an average above 60 FPS, with its minimum of 54 FPS indicating occasional dips below the target.

The data shows that the Medium preset is the only one with complete minimum and maximum FPS measurements across all three resolutions. This suggests the test methodology focused on capturing frame time variance for the recommended preset, and the results show consistent behavior: the gap between minimum and maximum FPS widens as resolution increases (41 FPS at 1080p, 30 FPS at 1440p, 20 FPS at 4K).

How This Combo Ranks

This combination of Intel Core Ultra 7 265 and AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT ranks 1473rd out of 2828 tested combos in Lockdown Protocol. This places the system in the 48th percentile of all tested configurations, meaning slightly more than half of all tested combos perform better. The mid-pack ranking is notable given the individual component performance characteristics.

The CPU alone ranks in the 93rd percentile among all CPUs based on its average benchmark score of 64640. This high CPU percentile contrasts with the GPU, which ranks in the 72nd percentile among all GPUs with an average benchmark score of 27425. The discrepancy between the CPU's 93rd percentile and the combo's 48th percentile ranking indicates that the GPU is the limiting factor in this pairing for Lockdown Protocol.

The GPU's nearest rivals provide context for its performance tier: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile scores 27435 (0% delta), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 scores 27565 (-0.5% delta), the NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell scores 27135 (1.1% delta), and the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 scores 27839 (-1.5% delta). These rival scores are all within 1.5% of the RX 6700 XT, placing it in a tightly competitive performance band.

The CPU's nearest rivals show similar clustering: the AMD EPYC 4464P scores 64823 (-0.3% delta), the Intel Core Ultra 7 265F scores 64438 (0.3% delta), the AMD EPYC 7343 scores 64202 (0.7% delta), and the AMD EPYC 9124 scores 65104 (-0.7% delta). The CPU's performance is well established in its tier, but the combo ranking shows that in this specific game, the GPU's mid-tier performance drags the overall system ranking down.

CPU Role

The Intel Core Ultra 7 265 brings substantial processing capability to this pairing. With 20 cores and 20 threads, the CPU provides significant parallel processing headroom for Lockdown Protocol's game logic and physics calculations. The base clock of 2.40 GHz and boost clock of 5.30 GHz offer a wide dynamic range, allowing the CPU to scale from power-efficient operation to high-frequency bursts when needed.

The cache hierarchy includes 192 KB L1 per core, 3 MB L2 per core, and 30 MB shared L3 cache. This large L3 cache is particularly beneficial for FPS games that frequently access game state data. The CPU's memory bandwidth of 102.4 GB/s over a dual-channel DDR5 interface ensures the processor can feed data to the GPU without creating a bottleneck at lower resolutions.

Benchmark results show the CPU's single-thread performance is strong, with a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 5960 and a Passmark single-thread score of 4689. These scores correlate with the high frame rates observed at 1080p, where the Low preset reaches 191 FPS. The multi-core performance is equally robust, with a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 42216 and a Passmark multithread score of 49682, though Lockdown Protocol likely does not fully utilize all 20 threads.

The CPU's 93rd percentile ranking among all CPUs (average benchmark score 64640) indicates it is not the limiting factor in this system. The 1080p results, where frame rates exceed 118 FPS on all presets except Ultra, demonstrate that the CPU can sustain high frame rates. The consistent 26-27% FPS drop from 1080p to 1440p across all presets, rather than a plateau, confirms the GPU becomes the bottleneck as resolution increases.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT is the performance determinant in this pairing, particularly at higher resolutions. With 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus delivering 384.0 GB/s bandwidth, the GPU has sufficient memory capacity for Lockdown Protocol's textures at 4K, but the bandwidth and compute resources limit achievable frame rates.

The GPU's clock speeds are notable: a base clock of 2321 MHz, game clock of 2424 MHz, and boost clock of 2581 MHz. The 40 ray tracing cores and 2560 shading units provide the compute foundation for the game's rendering workload. The FP32 performance of 13.21 TFLOPS and texture rate of 413.0 GTexel/s determine how quickly the GPU can process the game's visual effects.

The VRAM capacity of 12 GB is a key consideration at 4K, where higher resolution textures and effects demand more memory. The fact that the Low preset at 4K achieves 90 FPS while the Medium preset drops to 64 FPS suggests the GPU's compute capability, not VRAM capacity, is the primary constraint. The 26-27% FPS drop from 1080p to 1440p and 35-36% drop from 1440p to 4K across all presets indicates a GPU that scales predictably with pixel count.

The GPU's 72nd percentile ranking among all GPUs (average benchmark score 27425) places it in the upper-mid range. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, which scores only 0.5% higher, indicating the RX 6700 XT performs competitively with much more expensive hardware in synthetic benchmarks. However, in Lockdown Protocol specifically, the combo ranking of 1473rd out of 2828 shows that this GPU class delivers adequate but not exceptional performance for this title. The 4K results, where only the Medium preset maintains above 60 FPS, highlight the GPU's limitations at the highest resolution.