The Rookie Rumbles are back, one for Intel users and one for AMD user. The goal is to get aquainted with benchmarking, submitting at HWBOT and to get involved with the OC community. The goal is not to win, but to learn to tune your PC hardware for best or optimal performance.

So how to participate:

A) Rookie Members only, meaning you are less than 3 months active at HWBOT

B) Software requirement:

• BenchMate benchmarking tool grab it here: https://benchmate.org/

• Windows Operating sytems only 8.1/10/11, no Linux, MacOS

• CPU-Z for CPU and Memory must be opened before saving the screenshot, see The Rookie Guide Thread

• The Official Rookie Rumble Wallpaper (must be used,; otherwise the score will not be eligible for Rookie Rumble ranking)

For more info on how to bench and submit to HWBOT plz check the Rookie Guide thread

ROOKIE RUMBLE ROUND 1 starts on 1st of February till 1 st of March 2026

Benchmark choices:

Maxon Cinebench R23 Multi Core: a Multi-threaded CPU benchmark to test the raw power and cooling of your PC hardware: your score is divided by the amount of CPU cores !!

7-ZIP: Multi-threaded CPU benchmark that adores high memory frequency and timings, lighter CPU load than CB 2023

Super Pi 32M: Single threaded CPU benchmark that requires high memory frequency and tight timings to shine

Verification screenshot samples for the Intel Rookie Rumble. (!! Take note that the AMD Rookie Rumble will features another wallpaper !!)

All data like the below needs to be visible:

- Full benchmark window and score, settings
- BenchMate Result window
- CPUZ tab for CPU and memory
- Windows taskbar
- Rookie Rumble Competition wallpaper

7-ZIP

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

SuperPi 32M

OFFICIAL ROUND 1 WALLPAPERS

reserved Round 2

reserved Round 3