For yesterday's Radeon HD 6950 records, Splave used a 16-core, 32-thread Core i9-9960X processor, as 3DMark Vantage and 3DMark 2011 can utilize that many cores and threads. But for today's benchmarks, the overclocker opted for the mainstream Core i9-9900KF.
The reason is simple: 3DMark 2003, 2005, and 2006 are more sensitive to the performance of eight cores or fewer. The monstrous Core i9-9960X simply can't clock as high as the Core i9-9900KF.
The American enthusiast accounted for these nuances, arming himself with a Core i9-9900KF clocked to 7000MHz for the "classic" 3DMark runs. The 2006 version was the only exception; the processor couldn't run stably at 7000MHz, so Splave settled for 6901MHz.
⤢ ВІДКРИТИSplave took first place in 3DMark 2003 for the Radeon HD 6950 model category, scoring 141,681 points.
⤢ ВІДКРИТИThe GPU clocked at 1325MHz, with GDDR5 memory running at an effective 6600MHz.
⤢ ВІДКРИТИA gold in 3DMark 2005 for the Radeon HD 6950 model category, with a score of 70,788 marks.
⤢ ВІДКРИТИThe GPU clocked at 1325MHz, with GDDR5 memory running at an effective 6600MHz.
⤢ ВІДКРИТИFirst place in 3DMark 2006 for the Radeon HD 6950 model category, scoring 50,547 points.
⤢ ВІДКРИТИSplave couldn't maintain the GPU frequency at the previous level; it ran at 1300MHz, and the GDDR5 memory frequency dropped to an effective 6500MHz.
The American also claimed first place in the Unigine Heaven - Xtreme benchmark:
⤢ ВІДКРИТИA score of 2192.54 DX11 points secured the gold.
⤢ ВІДКРИТИThe GPU was clocked at 1325MHz, with GDDR5 memory at an effective 6600MHz.
The record-breaking test bench:
Processor - Core i9-9900KF
Motherboard - ASRock Z170M OC Formula
Graphics card - ASUS HD 6950 DirectCU II (my assumptions based solely on the GPU-Z Device ID)
Power supply - Enermax MaxTytan 1250W
As usual, Splave didn't specify the remaining components.
Source: Splave's HWBot profile
