ASUS today announced that its Republic of Gamers Maximus VIII Hero motherboard has broken the world record for overclocking a Intel Core i7-8700K processor to 9 GHz. This achievement was made possible through the use of ASUS’s exclusive TurboV Processing Unit and BIOS features, as well as the board’s comprehensive cooling system. “This world record is a testament to ASUS’s dedication to providing the best possible experience for gamers, and we are proud to have helped make this happen,” said Jerry Shen, President and CEO of ASUS USA. “Our goal is always to provide our customers with the best hardware and software options so they can dominate their competition.” The Maximus VIII Hero features an Intel Z370 chipset and supports up to 64GB of DDR4 memory (2x32GB or 4x16GB). It also includes a dual M.2 slot that supports both PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gbps storage devices, as well as a USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A port and Type-C port. The motherboard also includes an Aura RGB lighting system with 16 million colors that can be controlled via a dedicated software application or through the onboard buttons/switches. ..
ASUS published a press release and YouTube video showcasing its new world record for CPU overclocking, which pushed the 13th gen Intel Core i9-13900K to an incredible 9.008 GHz — under normal conditions, that processor has a maximum boost clock of 5.8 GHz. The feat was achieved using ASUS’ own ROG Maximus Z790 Apex motherboard, an ROG Thor 1600W Titanium power supply, and “a healthy supply of liquid helium.”
The company said, “a limited supply of liquid helium forced the team to accomplish this historic feat within one hour. They had initial success reaching 8.9 GHz, but the target of 9 GHz was always in their sights. In their first attempts, they just could not get it to validate. Adding to the pressure, one of the USB ports froze up, disabling the system’s keyboard and wasting precious time.” Eventually, the team was able to save the result.
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According to Intel’s HWBOT rankings, the previous record holder was from over eight years ago, when an AMD FX-8370 was cooled with liquid nitrogen to reach a clock speed of 8.72 GHz. The CPU reached a temperature of -186°C, or -302.8°F. ASUS’s team was testing a Core i9-13900K with liquid nitrogen cooling, where it achieved 8.7 GHz, and some extra tinkering and a different chemical was enough to break all existing records.
Source: ASUS
