The DDR5 memory standard has breached a new OC record, achieving over 13,000 MT/s speeds, on the Gigabyte Z890 AORUS Tachyon.
Overclocker SaltyCroissant Achieves Record 13,000 MT/s DDR5 OC Frequency On Gigabyte's Z890 AORUS Tachyon ICE
A new DDR5 memory frequency world record has been set, and this time, we are looking at speeds that are simply mind-boggling. This new overclock comes from overclocker SaltyCroissant from Canada, who managed to use the Gigabyte Z890 AORUS Tachyon ICE motherboard, Corsair's DDR5 Vengeance memory, and an Intel Core Ultra 7 265K CPU. The record was a collaboration between Salty & other renowned OC figures such as Gigabyte's HiCookie, Corsair's Sofos, and Splave.
The entire top portion of the motherboard, which includes the CPU and the DDR5 slots, was put under dedicated LN2 pots. Now, as for the motherboard, the Gigabyte Z890 AORUS Tachyon ICE is a flagship overclocking product that features two DDR5 DIMM slots. The motherboard previously achieved a record DDR5 overclock of 12,726 MT/s, and that was back in March of this year. So getting past 13,000 MT/s took quite some time, but we are finally here.
Officially, SaltyCroissant achieved a maximum validated frequency of 12,920.2 MT/s, which easily beats the previous record of 12,872.2 MT/s achieved on the ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 APEX motherboard. That is a 2.69x bump over the JEDEC speeds for DDR5 memory, rated at 4800 MT/s.
Unofficially, Salty has also shared a picture of the same test setup running the DDR5 DRAM at 6510 MHz or 13,020 MT/s, which puts it over 2.7x faster than the 4800 MT/s JEDEC speeds. Now, to achieve such a massive frequency, the timings were loosened a lot. As you can see from the CPU-Z panel, the RAM is running at CL68 mode with 128-128-256-1500-2T timings. That's not going to offer the best experience for applications, but currently, it is what needs to be done to achieve such record OC figures.
Gigabyte is also working to bring CAMM2 support to its flagship overclocking motherboard, with a Z890 AORUS Tachyon ICE CAMM2 showcased at Computex this year. Though it is unlikely that we will see CAMM2 go mainstream soon, some overclocking-oriented motherboards can end up with support so that they can demonstrate their overclocking capabilities on the newer standard, which is said to offer better frequencies.
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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