On November 13, memory manufacturer Quanhe announced that overclocking enthusiast AKM has set a new DDR5 memory frequency record, reaching an impressive 12264 MT/s. AKM achieved this feat using Quanhe’s DDR5 XFinity memory modules on an ASRock Z890 Taichi OCF "Overclocking Flagship" motherboard, paired with Intel’s Core Ultra 9 285K processor. The record-breaking setup utilized liquid nitrogen cooling to push the Quanhe DDR5 modules to a remarkable 6131.9 MHz.
This achievement surpasses the previous record held by Kingston’s Renegade DDR5 CUDIMM memory on an MSI MEG Z890 UNIFY-X motherboard, which reached 12196 MT/s. According to CPU-Z Validator, only two performance cores and two efficiency cores of the Core Ultra 9 285K were active during the overclocking session. The 32GB Quanhe DDR5 module, originally rated at 5600 MT/s, was pushed to a CAS latency timing of CL52-92-92-127 to reach this speed.
Interestingly, this record was achieved without using CUDIMM, which typically offers better signal stability. This suggests that there is still untapped potential for even higher DDR5 frequencies in future attempts.