Eurocom Panther 2.0 breaks 3DMark 2006 record

By Shane McGlaun/Jan. 11, 2011 6:03 am EST

The Eurocom Panther 2.0 notebook computer first surfaced back in August of 2010. The big gaming notebook has some very high-end hardware inside and has been updated since its official launch last year. Eurocom announced that the machine has set a 3DMark2006 record.

The Panther 2.0 has become the first notebook to ever score 22699 points in the 3DMark2006 benchmark. The machine as tested sported a 17.3-inch LED screen with a 1920 x 1080 resolution, an Intel Core i7 Extreme i7-980X CPU, and 12GB of total RAM.

The notebook uses a 500GB Seagate solid hybrid HDD as well. The GPU in the record-breaking runs was a pair of Radeon HD6970M units in CrossfireX. A single 6970M scored 19907 in the same benchmark. In the new 3DMark11, benchmark the CrossfireX machine scored P5689.