GENERAL RULES

• Intel LGA1700/1851 CPUs and G.Skill DDR5 memory
• RETAIL components (No ES)
• HWBOT and G.Skill reserve the right to reject any entry
• HWBOT and G.Skill have the right to ask for video proof or BenchMate datafile
• No employees of PC Hardware vendors can compete
• No hardware/score sharing allowed
• It is not allowed to remove submissions once it has been submitted, or make changes after submission.
• After the end of the competition, no more submissions or rectifications will be allowed
• All submissions must include a picture of showing MB, VGA, MEM, CPU cooler during use
• All submissions must include a picture of G.Skill memory with heatsink and serial number. If no heatsink the picture must clearly show the PCB and ICs
• We expect fair play HWBOT and G.Skill reserve the right to remove results and/or participants who compete unfair. This decision is final and not discussable.
• Examples: Influence others or pull submissions to profit your ranking. Deliberately make a mistake in the submissions process and ask later for change
• All submissions must include the official OC World Cup 2025 Qualifier desktop wallpaper

HARDWARE

• Limited to Intel LGA1700/1851 Platforms (no 12th Gen CPUs)
• G.Skill DDR5 memory (no ES)
• Max 6 Performance cores, no HT. Unless specified otherwise (core disabling allowed)
• Max Processor/Cache frequency limitation of 6005MHz for Stages 2,3,4 and 5
• G.Skill crew and judges team allow usage of motherboards, released during the competition (retail available)
  
  

SOFTWARE

• Windows 10/11 (no server OS)
• CPU-Z v2.13 or newer
• BenchMate12.1.0 only
• Verification screenshots includes CPUZ tabs for CPU, MB, Memory and a SPD tab per memory module

No Cooling Limitation


STAGES

STAGE 1: DDR5 Memory FREQUENCY

• Rules
• A VALIDATED CPU-Z Verification link required (no XOC mode)
• Memory Frequencies in screenshot showing result not more than 0.1% lower than validated frequency.

STAGE 2: 6-P cores 6GHz PYPrime 32B (BenchMate)

• Rules
  
• 6 Performance cores only
• Submission via BM Datafile

STAGE 3: 6-P cores 6GHz 7-ZIP (BenchMate)

• Rules
• 6 Performance cores only
• Submission via BM Datafile

STAGE 4: 6 cores 6GHz SuperPi 32M (BenchMate)

• Rules
• Maximum of 6 cores
• Submission via BM Datafile
  
  

STAGE 5: 6-P cores 6GHz Y-Cruncher 2.5B (BenchMate)

• Rules
• 6 Performance cores only
• Submission via BM Datafile
  
  
  

POINTS PER STAGE:

• 65-60-56-53-50-47-45-43-41-39-37-35-33-31-30-28-26-24-22-20-19-18-..-1-0
• 65-61-58-57-55-53-51-49-47-45-43-41-39-37-35-33-31-29-27-25-23-21-..-1-0 (Mem stage)