GENERAL RULES

• Intel LGA1700/1851 Platforms & G.SKILL DDR5 memory (no 12th Gen allowed)

• RETAIL components (No ES hardware)

• HWBOT & G.SKILL reserve the right to reject any entry

• HWBOT & G.SKILL have the right to ask for video proof or BenchMate datafile if needed

• Employees of PC Hardware manufacturers are not allowed to compete

• No hardware/score sharing is allowed

• It is not allowed to remove submissions once it has been submitted, or make crucial changes after submission.

• After the end of the competition, no more submissions or rectifications will be allowed

• All submissions must include a picture of their rig (MB, VGA, MEM, CPU cooler) during use

• All submissions must include a picture of G.SKILL memory with heatsink and serial number; If the heatsink is removed, the picture must clearly show the PCB and IC

• We expect fair play. HWBOT & G.SKILL reserve the right to remove results and/or participants who compete unfairly; The decision is final and will not be discussed afterwards; Examples: Influence others & pull submissions to profit your ranking, Deliberately make a mistake in the submissions process and ask later for change

• All submissions must include the Official OC World Cup 2026 Qualifier desktop wallpaper

HARDWARE

• Limited to Intel 13/14 and Core Ultra CPUs for LGA1700/1851 platforms

• G.SKILL DDR5 memory (No engineering samples)

• 6 Processor Performance cores, no Hyper Threading (disabling cores allowed). Unless specified

• Maximum processor/cache frequency limitation of 6005 MHz

• G.Skill crew and judges team allow usage of motherboards released during the competition (retail available)

SOFTWARE

• Windows 10/11 only (no server OS)

• CPU-Z 2.18 or newer

• BenchMate 14.1.0  only

• Verification screenshots include CPUZ tabs for CPU, MB, Memory and SPD tab per memory module

Stages: TBD

Cooling Limitation

• No limitation

Points per Stage:

65-60-56-53-50-47-45-43-41-39-37-35-33-31-30-28-26-24-22-20-19-18-17-16-15-14-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1-0

Mem Frequency Stage points:

65-61-58-57-55-53-51-49-47-45-43-41-39-37-35-33-31-29-27-25-23-21-19-17-15-13-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1

Sample Screenshot:

FINAL NOTES

• In case of same score, the earliest submission wins.

• In case of a tie the deciding benchmark will be Mem Freq stage

• The top-9 of online qualifier will receive an entry ticket to compete for the $xx,000 USD cash prize pool in the live contest at Computex 2026.

• The Live Qualifier and Final will be on LGA1851 Only!!!

• Participants arrange and cover their own transportation and accommodation.

• In the case that any of the top-9 qualified overclockers cannot attend the Live Qualifier at Computex 2026, their spot will be made available to subsequent runner-ups of the Online Qualifier (e.g. 10th, 11th, 12th, etc. places).