The German professional Dancop overclocker has got an edge by taking the Intel Core i7-8700K processor and putting it on a clock speed of 7344 MHz with an Asus ROG Maximus IX Apex motherboard, belonging to the Z270 platform.
Core i7-8700K reaches a speed of 7344 MHz on an Asus ROG Maximus IX Apex motherboard, all the details of this feat
Remember that the Coffee Lake processors, including the Core i7-8700K, are not compatible with the Z270 platform but this is due to a decision by Intel, and several users have managed to make them work using modified BIOS. This has been the case with Dancop, which used a custom BIOS from June 11, 2018, to put the Core i7-8700K at an impressive clock speed of 7344 MHz. The processor is accompanied by a dual-channel DDR4-4000 memory kit with two 8GB modules each.
To achieve this, Dancop has deactivated half of the cores, as well as hyperthreading, which has reduced the power consumption of the processor, reaching 7344 MHz and completing SuperPi 32M in a world record of 7,609 seconds. The clock speed was achieved by setting the multiplier to 73.0x, with the base clock at 100.61 MHz. A voltage of 1,984 V and the invaluable help of liquid nitrogen were used to prevent the processor from melting down.
With this, we have one more proof that the Coffee Lake processors can work on a Z270 motherboard, although it is fair to say that their VRMs may not be ready to support the six-core models, but the four without any problem.
With this, we have one more proof that the Coffee Lake processors can work on a Z270 motherboard, although it is fair to say that their VRMs may not be ready to support the six-core models, but the four without any problem. You can leave a comment with your opinion.
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