Tuesday, November 3rd 2020
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Overclocked to 5.90 GHz
The processors may be a few days away from availability, but the overclocking records are already trickling out. Darklord posted a CPU-Z validation for a Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core processor overclocked to 5898.63 MHz (or roughly 5.90 GHz), with all 16 cores and 32 threads enabled, and dual-channel memory. It appears to be a straight up multiplier overclock with the multiplier set to 59.0X, and stock base-clock. What's interesting, though, is the core voltage that this feat took—a scorching 1.656 V. Other components include an ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Impact X570 motherboard, dual-channel DDR4-3600 memory, and basic GT 710 graphics. There's no word on cooling, but with this kind of voltage, an extreme method such as LN2 won't surprise us. Find the validation here.
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TUM_APISAK (Twitter)
30 Comments on AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Overclocked to 5.90 GHz
But seriously, not everything needs to have a practical use. Most of what humans do are forms of expression. Are we not allowed to entertain ourselves? Are we but lifeless husks who's only valid thing to do is to eat and reproduce?
It's a hobby, it's a fun thing to experiment with. See what your tech can do if it wasn't thermally limited, that's what LN2 overclocking is. It has no practical usecase, but it doesn't have to. It's a form of expression, it's a fun thing, it's just something to do. Stop being so miserable, people!
10 or so years ago I thought low end CPUs would be running at these speeds ... So much for my prescience.