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ASUS ROG Maximus XII Apex Hits 7.7 GHz on 10 Cores and Overclocks Memory to 6666 MHz

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ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) today announced that overclockers have used the latest ROG Maximus XII Apex powerhouse motherboard to break a slew of world records and secure a raft of global first place scores. Marking a new performance milestone, overclockers took the Intel Core i9-10900K all the way up to 7.7 GHz frequencies on all 10 of its cores.

Because of the ongoing global situation, ASUS was unable to host its traditional overclocking gathering this year, so instead a smaller session took place at the ASUS headquarters in Taiwan - with local overclockers Jon 'Elmor' Sandström and Pieter 'Massman' Plaisier working alongside internal ASUS experts. Using a liquid-helium setup, the group managed to shatter the Intel Core architecture frequency record, the single-core Geekbench 4 record, and took global first-place positions in 10-core categories for Geekbench 3, Cinebench R15, and wPrime 32M.

 

Throughout the testing period, ASUS also worked with pros both near and far who flexed their prowess in a variety of benchmarks. Overclocker 'bianbao' leveraged the combined power of G.Skill and Intel to hit a new DDR4-memory-overclocking-frequency record of 6666 MHz. Intel's edge in gaming and graphical performance were shown off by both 'rsannino' and 'Rauf' who broke 3DMark records: 'rsannino' took the 3DMark06 overall world record, and 'Rauf' smashed the single-GPU score for version 11.
 

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https://www.techpowerup.com/267612/asus-rog-maximus-xii-apex-hits-7-7-ghz-on-10-cores-and-overclocks-memory-to-6666-mhz

 

Can Linus Tech Tips, GamersNexus and other tech reviewers able to break ASUS record 7.7ghz on 10 core i9 10900k and memory overclock to 6666mhz? Find out on the next Dragon Ball Z episode. 

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I know it’s enough for DDR4, but only 2 DIMM slots for a high-end board?

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6 minutes ago, RorzNZ said:

I know it’s enough for DDR4, but only 2 DIMM slots for a high-end board?

I guess it's just the bare minimum to make it boot before you strap an LN2 tube to it

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13 minutes ago, RorzNZ said:

I know it’s enough for DDR4, but only 2 DIMM slots for a high-end board?

It's not high end for everyone, it's high end for overclockers.

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2 hours ago, RorzNZ said:

I know it’s enough for DDR4, but only 2 DIMM slots for a high-end board?

2 hours ago, Jurrunio said:

It's not high end for everyone, it's high end for overclockers.

Kinda like how the EVGA X299 Dark only has 4 slots when most have 8. 

 

I like the diagonal lines running throughout the board, but the SATA port configuration is..... dont say stupid dont say stupid dont say stupid... seems like it would cause problems for multiple devices plugged in.

 

*sneeze* STUPID.... aw goddamnit

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11 minutes ago, TVwazhere said:

Kinda like how the EVGA X299 Dark only has 4 slots when most have 8. 

 

I like the diagonal lines running throughout the board, but the SATA port configuration is..... dont say stupid dont say stupid dont say stupid... seems like it would cause problems for multiple devices plugged in.

 

*sneeze* STUPID.... aw goddamnit

Nah just the ROG Eagle got hungry and pecked at the PCB for food

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The Apex boards have been top for memory overclocking for a few generations now. Not a surprise there. 

 

Intel Nearing that 8ghz club again. Freaky! When was the last time? P4 netburst? 

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3 hours ago, Sauron said:

I guess it's just the bare minimum to make it boot before you strap an LN2 tube to it

Said liquid helium non liquid nitrogen.  Seems silly either way.

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7 hours ago, ShrimpBrime said:

The Apex boards have been top for memory overclocking for a few generations now. Not a surprise there. 

 

Intel Nearing that 8ghz club again. Freaky! When was the last time? P4 netburst? 

A couple of the Pentiums and Celeron D CPUs broke the 8GHz "barrier" in around 2007.

 

The FX 8370 that's sitting at 8.7GHz though. Absolutely staggering.

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3 minutes ago, DildorTheDecent said:

A couple of the Pentiums and Celeron D CPUs broke the 8GHz "barrier" in around 2007.

 

The FX 8370 that's sitting at 8.7GHz though. Absolutely staggering.

Indeed. About 1000mhz faster than my top 7685mhz :P

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I just watched a UFD tech that said that the board they used was not that one.   The board they used was yellow and had none of that stuff on it.   There was a photo.

 

dude likes rumormongering a bit too much for my taste though.

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hook every SATA port on that board and it's

 

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45 minutes ago, ShrimpBrime said:

Indeed. About 1000mhz faster than my top 7685mhz :P

Jesus, what cpu did you accomplush with that?!

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6 minutes ago, dat_boi_fluff said:

Jesus, what cpu did you accomplush with that?!

FX-8300 and Liquid Nitrogen.

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Some day I'll re-visit the platform and try for the 8ghz club again.

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12 hours ago, RorzNZ said:

I know it’s enough for DDR4, but only 2 DIMM slots for a high-end board?

these boards are built for overclocking and 1 dimm per channel is preffered.

 

another great overclocker like fx?

 

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6 hours ago, Bombastinator said:

I just watched a UFD tech that said that the board they used was not that one.   The board they used was yellow and had none of that stuff on it.   There was a photo.

 

dude likes rumormongering a bit too much for my taste though.

that was asrock, they claim their aqua board has a bunch of records when in reality they beat those records with at the very least a aqua with completely different dimm trace layout, which in my eyes means its no longer a aqua board, as memory traces are one of the most important aspects of a board

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Title makes it seem like it hit 7.7GHz with regular cooling. It was LN2...

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30 minutes ago, RejZoR said:

Title makes it seem like it hit 7.7GHz with regular cooling. It was LN2...

I read liquid helium somewhere, which would be even worse and highly unlikely.  Exotic cooling is exotic cooling though.

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4 hours ago, RejZoR said:

Title makes it seem like it hit 7.7GHz with regular cooling. It was LN2...

I mean, wouldn't be the first time they ran a cpu at insane speeds but weren't exactly telling us how it was cooled...

 

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8 hours ago, ShrimpBrime said:

It was liquid helium for sure. 

Theres enough people that use LHE you can count them on one hand. 

 

https://hwbot.org/submission/4446006_elmor_cpu_frequency_core_i9_10900k_7707.62_mhz

I'm surprised that they used LHe.

 

I've never done XOC but heard that LHe is a bit more difficult to manage that LN2. That and you'll never go cold enough to really utilise LHe.

 

The 6666MHz memory clock is fantastic. Not too long ago 5000MHz was where the hype was. I hope the 7000MHz record comes soon.

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14 minutes ago, DildorTheDecent said:

I'm surprised that they used LHe.

 

I've never done XOC but heard that LHe is a bit more difficult to manage that LN2. That and you'll never go cold enough to really utilise LN2.

 

The 6666MHz memory clock is fantastic. Not too long ago 5000MHz was where the hype was. I hope the 7000MHz record comes soon.

I'm all for the top clocks. Kinda what I do (when given the chance) maxing out, bragging rights. 

 

I wonder if they where pushing 2v+ on that memory. (probably)

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