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

For those who followed the PC market a decade ago, the news of an i5-4670K breaking a record brings a wave of nostalgia. It was an era of intense competition and rapid iteration. Haswell was the bridge to the modern era, introducing features that would become staples of Intel’s lineup for years to come. It was also the era of the "silicon lottery," where enthusiasts would buy multiple copies of the same processor in hopes of finding the one that could hit the elusive 5.0 GHz mark on water cooling. By taking that same silicon and pushing it to the absolute limit with LN2, Luumi has completed a journey that began when the chip first rolled off the assembly line in 2013.

The HWBot community, which serves as the official registry for these records, has officially crowned Luumi’s system as the new king of the i5-4670K category. The 10.8 cb multicore score now sits at the top of the mountain, a target for future overclockers to aim for. Whether this new record will stand for another 12 years remains to be seen, but the difficulty of the feat suggests it won’t be topped anytime soon. It requires the perfect alignment of a high-quality chip, expert-level cooling management, and the right motherboard and memory configuration to survive the rigors of extreme voltage.

Ultimately, Luumi’s achievement underscores a fundamental truth about the hobby of PC building and overclocking: the fun isn’t always found in the newest hardware. Sometimes, the most rewarding experiences come from revisiting the past, taking a piece of "ancient" silicon, and showing the world that it still has some fight left in it. By breathing new life into a Haswell-era i5, Luumi has not only set a new world record but has also celebrated the enduring legacy of one of Intel’s most iconic processor families. As the hardware world continues to march toward smaller nodes and higher core counts, the achievements of overclockers like Luumi ensure that the history of the industry is never forgotten, but rather, continually pushed to its absolute limit.