Intrepid overclockers have managed to top up a RAM stick to set a new world speed record of 7.156 MHz. The feat was performed by overclocking experts from MSI on a Rocket Lake-powered PC built around the new Core i9-11900K. The 4GB HyperX Predator DDR8 memory card is officially rated at 4600MHz, so overclocking it is a massive 55% speed boost. As PC Gamer reports, this sets a new world record, though as you might imagine, it's not something you can achieve on your own, or even come close from a distance. The completely impractical method used by MSI overclockers to reach the dizzying heights of 7156 MHz included mandatory cooling with liquid nitrogen, as well as increasing the CAS latency to 58 (versus 19 stock with this RAM). Note that this was also a single RAM device, so single channel rather than dual channel (in real world situations the latter is how you want to run system memory for the best performance, i.e. two 4 GB devices instead of a single 8 GB module as is the case here). The 11900K processor also hung massively (at just under 1,5GHz) on the record-breaking platform.
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Overall Rocket Lake received a lukewarm reception though, certainly on the higher end, as the flagship 11900K is rather disappointing for a number of reasons: Intel's 11th-gen desktop platform seems to have impressive potential for RAM overclocking. In fact, as PC Gamer notes, not only has this new world record been achieved, but the four fastest overclocks for DDR4 memory now use Rocket Lake chips (all beating the AMD Ryzen 7 4700GE, which is about 500 MHz slower). than the new record set here). While achieving this kind of blistering RAM performance may be inconceivable to ordinary PC owners, it still signals promise for Rocket Lake in terms of avid overclockers using simpler and more practical measures to boost their system memory for the best. possible results. Today's best processor deals
