ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG), a well-known company for gaming peripherals and components, has announced that ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Impact - the powerful motherboard in a compact format - has set two new records, breaking the 6 GHz barrier for both CPU and for memory frequencies.
Following the release of the new AMD® Ryzen ™ 9 3950X processor, the ASUS overclocking team managed to push the clock speed up to an astonishing 6,003 MHz (6 GHz), measured by the CPU-Z application. The base clock speed of the Ryzen 9 3950X CPU is 3,5 GHz, with a maximum clock speed of 4,7 GHz, this underlines even more the uniqueness of the result of the Crosshair VIII Impact. Incredible speeds were also achieved, breaking the Geekbench 3 (Multi-Core Score) world record for a 16-core processor. The Geekbench 3 results can be viewed at here.
Additionally, the Overclocked Gaming Systems (OGS) team built on its latest success to hit a new record on DDR4 memory frequencies on the platform in question. By pairing a Crosshair VIII Impact motherboard with Crucial Ballistix Elite DIMMs, the OGS team was able to break the record set in August 2019 by another 200 MHz. Thanks to this achievement, the memory frequency on the X570 platform exceeded for the first time. turns the 6 GHz threshold, signing another world record. These results can be viewed at here.
The Mini-DTX format of the ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Impact packs a lot of the usual features of the ATX format, including advanced power and cooling, dual M.2, next-generation WiFi 6 (802.11ax) and native SupremeFX audio and is the choice. perfect for a more compact gaming platform ready to compete with standard size builds. For more information on the motherboard in question visit the official ASUS page.
