New DDR5 memory overclocking record smashes the 13,000 MT/s barrier

The 13,000 MT/s barrier for DDR5 memory has officially been broken, setting a new record high overclocked speed using a Gigabyte Aorus motherboard.  

The achievement comes from overclocker SaltyCroissant (via VideoCardz), who has pushed a DDR5 memory module to an incredible frequency of 6,510 MHz, which translates to a staggering 13,020 MT/s. Although the result has been shared publicly, it has not yet appeared on the official HWBOT leaderboards, indicating that it is still pending validation. Based on the overlocker's post, we know that the record was achieved using a Gigabyte Z890 Aorus Tachyon Ice motherboard paired with Corsair DDR5 memory (specific series unknown).

Image credit: SaltyCroissant

As is always the case with these extreme records, this speed was not achieved under normal, real-world conditions. The result was achieved using a single 24 GB DDR5 stick with incredibly loose timings (CL68-128-128-256), which would be unsuitable for daily use. This type of overclocking also requires sub-zero cooling, typically with liquid nitrogen. It also often involves turning off most of a CPU's cores to achieve maximum stability in the memory controller.

While we won't be running 13,000 MT/s memory in our gaming rigs anytime soon, this is a huge achievement for the overclocking community.

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