Overclocking test, top CPU Intel Core i9-11900K breaks the world record

Hicookie overclockers have just broken the world record with the top chip Intel Core i9-11900K clocked at 7.3 GHz.

Hicookie – a famous overclocker has just won the world record for overclocking the Intel Core i9-11900K chip. Specifically, he disabled 5 of the 8 cores of this chip to push the first core to clock up to 7.314 GHz. Currently, no overclocker in the world has reached this number.

Because overclocking will cause the CPU to heat up terribly fast, man had to use liquid nitrogen (LN2) for heat dissipation. At the same time, Hicookie was sponsored by Gigabyte, so he used the Z590 Aorus Tachyon motherboard to assist in this overclock.

To achieve that impressive clock, Hicookie overclocked with a multiplier combined with tweaking the BCLK (base clock). But what makes Hicookie’s overclocking results special is the CPU configuration he used to achieve the world record-breaking clock.

First, 5 of the 8 cores have been disabled, allowing the remaining cores to receive more power and better heat dissipation, while the voltage level is also reduced to only 1.305 V – a level It is extremely safe to run a 14 nm Intel chip.

Overclocking is also a heaven of art

Z590 Aorus Tachyon is Gigabyte’s flagship motherboard for digital overclocking, with a reference price of $529. It has a 12+1 phase VRM with a Vishay Sic840 (100 A) power stage, giving a total of 1300 A. As for the Intel Core i9-11900K itself, this is also the top chip of the 11th generation (codename ““ Rocket Lake”) with 8 cores 16 threads, boost clock up to 5.3 GHz.

Source tom’s HARDWARE