Intel Core i7-930: Unityofsaints set 2 records

Australian enthusiast unityofsaints today earned two gold medals in the model ranking for the once-popular Intel Core i7-930 processor. Additionally, the overclocker managed to secure a fourth-place finish in overclocking the same CPU. Let's dive into that first:

According to unityofsaints, he managed to push the processor to a frequency of 5353.64 MHz with a significant amount of liquid nitrogen:

Unfortunately, due to extensive modifications to the power delivery system on the Asus Rampage III Extreme motherboard, the precise voltage applied to the CPU is unknown. However, anyone looking to replicate or beat this record will need a motherboard capable of exceeding a 255 MHz system bus frequency — a feat not all LGA1366 boards can achieve.

Next up is a first-place finish in the wPrime - 32m discipline, also in the same model ranking:

The processor hit 5153 MHz, achieving a result of 4 seconds and 625 milliseconds:

And finally, the Australian's last achievement: gold in the wPrime - 1024m discipline with a chip frequency of 5079 MHz:

The final score was 2 minutes, 28 seconds, and 625 milliseconds:

Beyond the Asus Rampage III Extreme motherboard, the test bench also featured a GIGABYTE GeForce GT 710 (GK208) placeholder graphics card, an OCZ-VERTEX3 SSD (FW: 2.15), and Windows XP. The enthusiast didn't disclose the rest of his hardware.

A look at unityofsaints' test bench. That graphics card doesn't really look like a GeForce GT 710, does it?

The Australian wasn't kidding about the heavy liquid nitrogen use during the benchmark session:

Source: Overclocker's HWBot profile