Raise the frequency of the Intel Xeon W-3175X processor to 5.7GHz with liquid nitrogen

Robert Sole 27 April 2019

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They manage to raise the frequency of the Intel Xeon W-3175X up to 5.7GHz by means of liquid nitrogen… with two power supplies.

We have learned in the last few hours that Intel continues to have more demand than production capacity. This situation will continue, according to the company, until the third quarter of 2019. But instead of focusing their efforts on solving the problem, they continue to launch processors that do not contribute anything. As is the case with the Xeon W-3175X, which has a total of 28 cores and 56 threads. This processor is overclockable and has indeed been OC applied to it. They have installed a pot, they have put liquid nitrogen and they have taken it to 5.7GHz.

Increase the frequency of the Xeon W-3175X up to 5.7GHz

In order to raise the frequency of this processor, the ASUS RoG Dominus Extreme motherboards of 1.500 euros have been used. Logically to cool this processor operating at 5.7GHz using liquid nitrogen. An important milestone, since the Boost frequency of this processor only reached 3.8GHz. This is why the fact that it reaches 5.7GHz is a success.

Getting the frequency up that much requires not only liquid nitrogen, it also requires a quality motherboard. This motherboard is characterized by having a large number of phases, something essential for stable overclocking.

Some really insane requirements

The RoG Dominus Extreme is a high quality motherboard that requires two power supplies to function. This is because the motherboard has 36 power phases, because the processor has a TDP of 400W. To give us an idea, this motherboard has two 24-pin connectors, four 8-pin connectors, and two 6-pin connectors.

Through the Enermax MaxTytan 1250W they have managed to get it to a frequency of 5.5GHz. A single power supply for a 1350 watt load (100 watts above PSU power). They have needed a second power supply to balance the load and get everything working.

The Xeon W-3175X appears to act the same as the Skylake-X processor. So much so that the voltages and the temperature limit are very similar. This processor can operate at temperatures of -100ºC and -120ºC.