The Core i9-12900K processor is back in the spotlight, this time with DDR5 memory getting a really fast overclocking treatment.
Intel Core i9-12900K @ 8 GHz together with DDR5-8300
Overclocker HiCookie has overclocked Intel’s Core i9-12900K “Alder Lake” to an impressive 8 GHz using liquid nitrogen (LN2). The corresponding DDR5 memory with 4800 MHz was also overclocked and reaches a speed of 8300 MHz.
It seems that the 12th generation Intel Core processors are much more generous with frequency than previous generations. The Core i9-11900K reached 7.3 GHz, while the Core i9-10900K could reach 7.0 GHz with liquid nitrogen.
This could be considered a world record, and we are sure that we will see many of these records in the coming hours when the embargo on tests and information about the Core i9-12900K is lifted.
The HiCookie overclocker is sponsored by Gigabyte, so it’s no surprise that they used a Z690 Aorus Tachyon motherboard, which is best prepared to support this kind of super-high frequencies. This motherboard uses a 15+1+2 phase VRM design with a 105 amp capacity and tantalum polymer capacitors.
With only two DDR5 memory slots and shorter traces, the Z690 Aorus Tachyon is an interesting option for this type of extreme overclocking.
On the memory side, the 8300 MHz speed for the DDR5 module seems to come at a high price in the form of latencies, which are set at 52-52-52-100.
In the next few hours, that is today, November 4, the processor will go on sale, and then we will be able to see how high its performance really is.