Ah, it's good to be back once again with community-driven events at Wccftech and its loyal "insiders", after almost a nine-year break, but this time, the event is going to be a lot more fun in a kek kind of way.
Let the Bench-a-Thon Begin!
Of course, Wccftech is all about its 'comment section' and a 'tiny bit' of informative coverage too (pun intended), but our community gives us the drive to create simply amazing content.
The idea of Bench-a-Thon was originally brought in action by our long-time follower and reader, Geno aka Genogerian Progerian, and the aim was to give our readers a place to interact with each other, but in the context of the performance of their respective builds, and after a wait of several years, I am glad to say that we are back again. We have had some amazing events in the past, and this time, with all the hardware advancements in the nine-year period, we expect some serious benchmarking from Wccftechians.
Many of our viewers have been with us on the journey since our inception, and have most likely participated in Bench-a-Thon in the past as well, but for those who are new, the event is a place where we all get together and see how well-involved our community is in the PCMR. We usually select a benchmarking platform that is easy to access and doesn't involve complications for a general user, and this time, it's 3DMark Solar Bay Extreme, which is the latest release by UL Benchmarks.
Over the past nine years, hardware has changed significantly; in particular, GPUs have shifted their attention from graphical computation to several other areas, such as AI, AI, AI & more AI (MFG 4x enabled). 3DMark Solar Bay Extreme runs on native APIs, such as DirectX 12 on Windows, and is targeted specifically at ray-tracing workloads, giving a clear idea of how your system would run in modern-day gaming titles.
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme DirectX 12 Bench-a-Thon
To ensure that all participants stay on the exact configuration when running the benchmark on their local systems, there is a set of rules you need to follow to battle against others. And, here they are:
- Open 3DMark, click Solar Bay Extreme, do not change any settings.
- Run the 3DMark Solar Bay Extreme DirectX 12 Benchmark.
- Submit your validation link in the comments section.
- Include your CPU & GPU overclocks, in case they are recorded incorrectly. [Screenshot preferably]
- Multiple Submissions are welcome. Encouraged in fact!
[Testing, Testing, ..., It's Hassan taking over] Just wanted to drop a quick submission, this is with an OC'd RTX 5090.
The OC settings used for the GPU, CPU and the rest were at default:
[Over n Out]
The idea here is to let you guys compete with each other. This is a one-time opportunity to flaunt your systems since the usual comment section often gets carried away into other "interesting" discussions. Enjoy the Bench-a-Thon!
About the author: Muhammad Zuhair is a hardware and technology reporter for Wccftech, specializing in the semiconductor industry and the complex interplay between technology, manufacturing, and geopolitics. His coverage focuses on the corporate strategies and technological roadmaps of industry giants like TSMC, NVIDIA, Samsung, and Intel. Zuhair's expertise lies in deconstructing complex topics such as fabrication nodes (e.g., 2nm process), the economic impact of policies like the CHIPS Act, and the strategic development of AI infrastructure from NVIDIA, AMD and Intel.
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