The ASUS ROG X870E APEX presents stunning DDR5 OC capabilities when paired with AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition CPU.
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition & ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E APEX Showcase Impressive DDR5 OC Capabilities
AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition CPU is the talk of the town. The chip represents the pinnacle of enthusiast-tier processing capabilities coupled with a behemoth cache, which is made possible using the latest 2nd Gen 3D V-Cache technology.
Our sources who have access to these chips presented us with a teaser of what AMD's flagship AM5 platforms can achieve when paired with the fastest Ryzen CPU to date.
The testing method includes a DDR5 overclock showcase, with the test bed utilizing the ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E APEX motherboard, an AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition CPU, and 32 GB DDR5 memory.
The testing was achieved on water cooling, and the motherboard was specifically running on the latest AGESA 1.3.0.1 BIOS firmware (2201 BETA BIOS) that ASUS just rolled out. With this new BIOS and the upcoming AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 CPU, the platform was able to achieve a stunning DDR5-8800 OC, and that too with CL32 timings, which is quite an impressive feat.
Now we have seen DDR5 memory overclocks beyond 13,000 MT/s, but this 8800 MT/s overclock is just as exciting since it's running at such a low timing. DDR5 8000 kits usually operate over CL40 timings, & sub CL-40 timings are usually seen on lower frequency memory kits. The DIMMs were from G.Skill bearing the "F5-6000J2636G16G" tag, which is respective to the Trident Z5 NEO kit with 6000 MT/s speeds and CL26 timings. So going from that too 8800 MT/s is a 46.6% speedup while keeping the timings respectably tight.
AMD's AM5 platform has seen a considerable jump in terms of memory support, and while Intel has the edge in terms of CUDIMM/CQDIMM support, we are expecting to see such integrations for AM5 too in the coming generation of motherboards with Zen 6, so stay tuned for even more impressive capabilities for Ryzen CPUs.
About the author: A Software Engineer by training and a PC enthusiast by passion, Hassan Mujtaba serves as Wccftech's Senior Editor for hardware section. With years of experience in the industry, he specializes in deep-dive technical analysis of next-generation CPU and GPU architectures, motherboards, and cooling solutions. His work involves not only breaking news on upcoming technologies but also extensive hands-on reviews and benchmarking.
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