Core i7 8700k reaches 7.4 ghz with liquid nitrogen
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We have a new generation of Intel processors and the most demanding overclockers do not wait to push the new silicons to their absolute limits. This time Kovan Yang was in charge of putting an Intel Core i7 8700K at an insane speed of 7.4 GHz, of course there was no lack of liquid nitrogen.
Intel Core i7 8700K achieves 100% overclock
Recall that the Intel Core i7 8700K comes at a base frequency of 3.7 GHz so the frequency has risen to more than double, the most laudable thing is that it has achieved this with its 6 cores and 12 processing threads working. It is the first time that an Intel Core processor hits such a high frequency under these conditions, which speaks volumes for the company's refined 14nm + manufacturing process and its refined architecture.
For the feat an MSI Z370 Godlike Gaming motherboard, unspecified DDR4 memory and an NVIDIA 8400 GS graphics card have been used. The processor bus has been configured at 101 MHz and the multiplier at 73x to reach the final frequency of 7.45 GHz.
At the domestic level, it is suggested that with a high-end air sink it can reach 4.8 GHz in a stable way and with liquid cooling, it could exceed 5 GHz, always depending on the quality of the silicon that each one touches.
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