The AMD EPYC 9654 processor set a new world record on Cinebench R23 with a mind-boggling score of 147,668 points. It thus passes in front of Intel’s Xeon W903495X which had reached 132,484 points at the start of the year. But above all, AMD is taking back the throne it has occupied for a long time from its No. 1 competitor.
In the sweet world of CPU overclocking, AMD has long reigned supreme. Its Threadripper range, notably the 3995 X and 5995X, has worked wonders that the competition has struggled to surpass. But, at the start of the year, Intel achieved the unachievable. With its Xeon W9-3495X chip, the manufacturer obtained a nice score of 132,484 points on Cinebench R23, thus achieving a new world record.
However, the celebration was short-lived. Indeed, EPYC 9654 and its 96 cores came to claim what was rightfully theirs. According to data from the HWBOT website, the AMD CPU is the new world record holder on Cinebench R23, with an impressive score of 147,668 points, around 15,000 points more than its rival. AMD is once again the undisputed king of benchmarking.
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AMD reclaims its place on the overclocking throne
To obtain this score, it was necessary to combine two AMD EPYC 9654 processors, for a total configuration of 192 cores and 384 threads. As always, the CPUs were immersed in a vat of liquid nitrogen so that the temperature did not exceed 65° Celsius. Everything was overclocked to 3.7 GHz, which is far from the 9 GHz record belonging to Intel’s Core i9-13900K.
This did not prevent the installation from shattering the Xeon W9-3495X record, possibly thanks to its secret asset: cardboard. The user explains in fact that he protected his processors with cardboard, which will ultimately be replaced by 3D printed heatsinks. We can therefore expect even higher performances in the near future.
If you were planning to take advantage of it, note that the processor still costs a whopping $11,800. Ultra premium comes at a high price.
Source: HWBOT