It took just over two weeks for an overclocker to break the DDR5 frequency world record on an Intel Z890 platform.
Bl4ckdot Dethrones Seby by Achieving 2 MHz Higher Memory Speed on ROG Maximus Z890 Apex Motherboard
Almost two weeks ago, Seby took the crown for achieving the highest frequency on the DDR5 memory set by Hicookie. Both Hicookie's and Seby's world records were short-lived as another enthusiast overclocked who goes by the username "bl4ckdot" broke their records by pushing his DDR5 memory to a solid 12774 MT/s.
We have been covering overclocking world records for a while now, and this is perhaps the first time this overclocker has topped the charts. Otherwise, overclockers like Seby, Hicookie, Splave, and saltycroissant have always been among the top contenders for this title. The former world record was set by Seby, who achieved 12772 MT/s using the ROG Maximus Z890 APEX motherboard, and, surprisingly, bl4ckdot used the same motherboard to break Seby's world record.
Thank you to Asus, Thermal Grizzly and Corsair for their support ! I wish I could have validated higher, but still very happy and proud nonetheless.
- bl4ckdot
His setup consisted of an Intel Core Ultra 9 285K processor and G.Skill's Trident Z5 memory with 24 GB capacity. The results have been uploaded to HWBot, and as you can see from the screenshot, the overclocker achieved a good 6387 MHz memory frequency or 12774 MT/s speed. To achieve such a speed, overclockers usually dedicate a lot of time and effort, and even though it's just a 2 MHz higher speed than Seby's record, it isn't easy at all.
He had to deploy nitrogen cooling, similar to what others have been doing, but one of the most difficult parts is to play with the timings and voltages to achieve such speeds. The overclocker has, once again, set a new benchmark for other overclockers, and going from this, it's likely not possible to gain a significantly higher memory speed as the previous records were hardly in the 50-100 MHz range. However, it's possible to see slightly higher clocks, and one should expect another record in a couple of weeks.
One has to understand that achieving such high memory speeds not only requires big efforts but also top-notch memory modules and high-end motherboards like the Z890 APEX. G.Skill has been rolling out faster and bigger-capacity DDR5 memories for months now, and is now one of the very few to achieve over 8000 MT/s on a 128 GB memory kit.
News Sources: HWBot, @unikoshardware
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