Started benching in late 2003.
Fav, would have to be e6300 on a POS 945 chipset mobo with a x1950 xt
Stock bench in 06 was around 4kish IIRC. I OCed and tweaked and benched. Got up to 6930 or something like that.
I refused to stop till I got at least 7000.
Took a solid week but I did it. 5 days from 6790 to hit 7000. (Was my first C2d)
e6300 at 3360
x1950xt @ 688/981
Do not remember the rest.