More details soon
23-02 Prize money confirmed, official press release on Monday 26th of February
24-02: Initial rules draft
25-02: Competition end date and Final Benchmarks added
26-02 Frequencies confirmed
27-02 hardware prizes confirmed & sample screenshots added
GENERAL RULES
Intel LGA1700 Platforms & G.SKILL DDR5 memory
RETAIL available components (No ES hardware)
HWBOT & G.SKILL reserve the right to reject any entry
HWBOT & G.SKILL have the right to ask for video proof or BenchMate datafile if needed
Employees of PC Hardware manufacturers are not allowed to compete
No hardware/score sharing is allowed
It is not allowed to remove submissions once it has been submitted, or make crucial changes after submission.
After the end of the competition, no more submissions or rectifications will be allowed
All submissions must include a picture of their rig (MB, VGA, MEM, CPU cooler) during use
All submissions must include a picture of G.SKILL memory with heatsink and serial number; If the heatsink is removed, the picture must clearly show the PCB and IC
We expect fair play. HWBOT & G.SKILL reserve the right to remove results and/or participants who compete unfairly; The decision is final and will not be discussed afterwards; Examples: Influence others & pull submissions to profit your ranking, Deliberately make a mistake in the submissions process and ask later for change
All submissions must include the below official OC World Cup 2024 Qualifier desktop wallpaper
HARDWARE
Limited to Intel LGA1700 Platforms (no motherboard bios restrictions)
G.SKILL DDR5 memory (No engineering samples)
4 Processor Performance cores, no Hyper Threading (disabling cores allowed). Unless specified
Maximum processor/cache frequency limitation of 6005 MHz for Stages 2,3 & 4
SOFTWARE
Windows 10 only (no server OS)
CPU-Z 2.09 or newer
BenchMate 11.3 only
Verification screenshots include CPUZ tabs for CPU, MB, Memory and SPD tab per memory module
Cooling Limitation
No limitation
STAGES
STAGE 1: DDR5 Memory FREQUENCY
Rules
A VALIDATED CPU-Z Verification link is required being (no XOC mode)
Memory Frequencies in screenshot showing result not more than 0.5% lower than validated frequency.
Verification screenshots include CPUZ tabs for CPU, MB, Memory and SPD tab per memory module
Include a picture of their rig during use (MB, VGA, MEM, CPU cooling)
STAGE 2: 4-Perf cores at 6 GHz PYPrime 32B with BenchMate
Rules
Maximum CPU and Cache frequency of 6005 MHz (by CPU-Z and BM result tab)
Submission via BM Datafile
Verification screenshots include CPUZ tabs for CPU, MB, Memory and SPD tab per memory module
Include a picture of their rig during use (MB, VGA, MEM, CPU cooling)
STAGE 3: 4-Perf cores at 6 GHz 7-Zip with BenchMate
Rules
Maximum CPU and Cache frequency of 6005 MHz (by CPU-Z and BM result tab)
Submission via BM Datafile
Verification screenshots include CPUZ tabs for CPU, MB, Memory and SPD tab per memory module
Include a picture of their rig during use (MB, VGA, MEM, CPU cooling)
STAGE 4: Maximum of 4 cores at 6 GHz Superpi 32M with BenchMate
Rules
Maximum CPU and Cache frequency of 6005 MHz (by CPU-Z and BM result tab)
Submission via BM Datafile
Verification screenshots include CPUZ tabs for CPU, MB, Memory and SPD tab per memory module
Include a picture of their rig during use (MB, VGA, MEM, CPU cooling)
POINTS PER STAGE:
50-47-45-43-41-39-37-35-33-31-30-28-26-24-22-20-19-18-17-16-15-14-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1-0
FINAL NOTES
● In case of same score, the earliest submission wins.
● In case of a tie the deciding benchmark will be DDR5 memory frequency.
● The top-9 of online qualifier will receive an entry ticket to compete for the $40,000 USD cash prize pool in the live contest at
Computex 2024.
● Participants arrange and cover their own transportation and accommodation.
● In the case that any of the top-9 qualified overclockers cannot attend the Live Qualifier at Computex 2024, their spot will be made
available to subsequent runner-ups of the Online Qualifier (e.g. 10th, 11th, 12th, etc. places).
HARDWARE PRIZES
Each of the top-9 of the online qualifier will receive a G.Skill DDR5-8000 2x24GB memory kit
3 x Lucky draw winners using DDR5 will receive a G.Skill DDR5-7600 2x16GB memory kit (must participate in all stages)
The top-9 of online qualifier will receive an entry ticket to compete for the $40,000 USD cash prize pool in the live contest at Computex 2024.
G.Skill Live Stage prize money (for Computex 2024 participants)
1st $10000
2nd $6500
3rd $5000
4th $4200
5th $3400
6th $3000
7th $2800
8th $2600
9th $2500