Overclocked 7200 MHz Core i9-9900KS brings bob(nz) a record in the GeForce GTX 1080 category

That's right, there's no mistake in this news item's title. Australian overclocker bob(nz) secured first place in the 3DMark05 discipline for the GeForce GTX 1080 category, all thanks to a Core i9-9900KS processor overclocked to 7200 MHz.

Currently, results in the 3DMark 2003 graphics card benchmark are 99% dependent on the CPU clock speed. As you might have guessed, this is because the test was developed during the era of single-core processors. Consequently, the 3DMark 2003 video subtest can only utilize a single thread.

Thus, the 7200 MHz clock speed of the Core i9-9900KS chip allowed bob(nz) to reach the top of the 3DMark05 category. The overclocker's final score was 91,428 "marks":

Of course, it's worth noting that the graphics card was also overclocked during the tests: 2062 MHz on the GPU (+28.31% over stock) and 11200 MHz on the GDDR5X video memory (+11.91% over stock). However, this GTX 1080 overclock isn't particularly remarkable, as similar frequencies can be achieved without extreme cooling methods in a home environment.

bob(nz)'s test rig consisted of the following components:

• Processor - Intel Core i9-9900KS;

• Motherboard - EVGA Z390 Dark (131-CS-E399-KR);

• RAM - two 8GB sticks of G.Skill TridentZ Royal @ 4856 MHz CL14.0 13-13-28.

Source: Result page on HWBot