The regular G.Skill memory module has updated the DDR5 overclocking record – it is 4 MHz higher than before

The G.Skill company announced another record overclocking of its RAM. South Korean enthusiast Safedisk managed to get the Trident Z5 RGB DDR5 RAM module to work at a speed of 12,112 MT/s in single-channel mode.

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The new record is only 4 MHz higher than the previous one, set by Taiwanese overclocker Kovan Yang. He managed to overclock Fury Renegade DDR5 CUDIMM memory to 12,108 MT/s.

Liquid nitrogen was used to overclock the G.Skill RAM. The experiment was conducted on the flagship Asus ROG Maximus Z890 Apex motherboard using the flagship Core Ultra 9 285K processor. The chip operated at a frequency of 3000 MHz. The Trident Z5 RGB DDR5 memory module with a base speed of 5600 MT/s launched at a speed of 12,112 MT/s with timings CL52-92-92-127-2.

Overclocking results were tested in HWBOT and CPU-Z Validator.