Kovan Yang of MSI's overclocking team has pushed DDR5 memory to the DDR5-10004 frequency level. This was achieved with a system consisting of an Intel Core i9-12900KS processor mounted on an MSI MEG Z690 Unify-X motherboard . Yang overclocked 16GB of Kingston Fury Beast DDR5 RAM to 5.001,8 MHz (10.004 MT/s, DDR5-10004).
The overclocking achievement of the MSI OC Team DDR5 is significant as it is the first to break the 5.000 MHz / DDR5-10000 threshold. Second in frequency with a DDR5 is Lupin_no_musume at 4.779,7 MHz, followed by Safedisk at 4.756,6 MHz, and Hicookie at 4.501,6 MHz.
The first overclocking of DDR5 that exceeds 10.000 MT/s
HWBot's overclocking showcase page shares some details of the technique Yang used to achieve this DDR5 world record. Apparently, the best configuration uses a single 16GB DDR5 RAM module . This DDR5-10004 achievement was based on Kingston's Fury Beast DDR5 memory.
The overclocking details suggest the CPU was cooled with liquid nitrogen , but no cooling method is specified for the RAM. Since other top 10 entrants sometimes mention using liquid nitrogen for RAM cooling, it's quite likely this is also the case, given the extreme speeds achieved.
MSI's overclocker has downgraded the CPU to just 425 MHz. Other overclockers in this category have quite slow running CPUs, but in the case of the second placed Lupin_no_musume, he had overclocked his 12900K by 10%.
MSI seems quite proud of this achievement by a member of its internal overclocking team. The motherboard at the heart of the record-breaking system was the MSI MEG Z690 Unify-X, a premium motherboard designed for users willing to take the plunge and overclock their components to get the most out of demanding software and games when paired with overclockable components. It's worth noting that this extreme overclocking likely involved the use of liquid nitrogen, as mentioned and as has been the case in other classifieds, making the figures somewhat unrealistic for a typical home user, who wouldn't have access to such a component that requires such careful handling.
Source: Tom's Hardware
