Cinebench world record that stood for 12 years gets toppled — OC expert scores 10.8cb in Cinebench R11.5 using an…

The HWBot-crowned system is built around Haswell-era Intel silicon, the Core i5 4670K to be precise. This is an unlocked 4-core, 4-thread CPU with a stock base and boost clock speed of 3.4 GHz and 3.8 GHz respectively, an 84-watt TDP, 6MB of L3 cache, and integrated Intel HD 4600 graphics, all built on Intel’s 22-nanometer manufacturing process. Looking back at the computing landscape of that era, enthusiasts had to step up and purchase a more expensive Core i7 chip if they wanted hyper-threading and the benefit of 4 cores and 8 threads, making the achievements of a humble quad-core processor without hyper-threading all the more remarkable when pushed to absolute extremes.

The feat highlights the enduring passion within the PC enthusiast and overclocking communities for breathing new life into legacy hardware. While modern tech news cycles are dominated by discussions of multi-thousand-dollar graphics cards, massive power supplies, and cutting-edge nodes, the grassroots world of competitive benchmarking continues to find excitement in squeezing every last drop of performance out of silicon that many consumers would now consider obsolete. For over a decade, the benchmark leaderboard for this specific processor remained stubbornly static, a testament to the limits of what builders could achieve with older architectures under normal or even moderately cooled conditions.

It takes a specialized skill set, deep technical understanding of voltage regulation, thermal limits, and architectural quirks to dethrone a record that has stood for twelve years. Liquid nitrogen cooling, commonly referred to as LN2, drops temperatures to a freezing minus 196 degrees Celsius, allowing enthusiasts to push clock speeds far beyond what silicon was ever designed to handle in a standard desktop environment. By pairing the vintage Haswell processor with sub-zero cooling and fine-tuning the operating parameters, Luumi was able to transcend the original hardware limitations that constrained the chip when it first launched during the Windows 7 and Windows 8 era.

Achieving a top-tier score in Cinebench R11.5 using a 22nm quad-core processor serves as a fascinating reminder of how far PC hardware has evolved, while simultaneously celebrating the hardware of yesteryear. While modern processors boast dozens of cores, advanced artificial intelligence accelerators, and incredible power efficiency, there is a distinct nostalgic charm in watching a vintage mid-range gaming CPU from twelve years ago rewrite the record books. Through patience, technical expertise, and extreme cryogenics, the legacy of Intel’s Haswell architecture has been given a historic new chapter on the HWBot competitive scene.