The 3DMark Port Royal world record has been beaten, and all it took was a $5,000+ liquid nitrogen-cooled RTX 5090
And talent. Obviously.
The world record for the highest 3DMark Port Royal score has been shattered, falling into the realm of nerds who appreciate such feats. User Cmaker achieved a staggering score of 51,663 marks, setting a new benchmark on HWBot. The rig responsible for this accomplishment is an MSI RTX 5090 32G Lightning Z, a limited-edition graphics card priced at over $5,000, and cooled using liquid nitrogen to reach an impressive clock speed of 3,623 MHz, 848 MHz higher than the standard max speed of 2,775 MHz.
To match this performance, Cmaker's rig features an Intel Core i9 14900KF CPU, water-cooled, 32 GB of Corsair Vengeance DDR5 RAM also cooled with liquid nitrogen, and a 1,500 W Corsair power supply. Cmaker took matters into their own hands, milling a custom cooling block for the RTX 5090 and surrounding the GPU and motherboard with an array of fans.
While not the most aesthetically pleasing setup, this level of extreme overclocking is common in the pursuit of breaking records. The stock RTX 5090 FE sample achieved a score of 36,389 in Port Royal, and the costly MSI RTX 5090 Suprim SOC topped out at 38,715. The question remains: how long until someone surpasses this record?
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