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Once again, the G.SKILL OC World Cup 2025 Grand Final took place at Computex 2025 in Taipei, and if you were anywhere near the G.SKILL booth at the event, you've probably never seen so much liquid nitrogen (LN2) in a single location. And after a series of extreme overclocking challenges, CENS from Germany claimed the crown as OC Champion alongside the cash prize of $10,000.

CENS is a legend in the OC community, and this latest win sees him take the G.SKILL OC World Cup for the second year in a row. In the finals, CENS faced off against overclockers from around the world, tackling a series of performance and stability benchmarks with an Intel Core Ultra 9 285K processor and ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Apex motherboard.

Plus, G.SKILL's high-performance 24GB DDR5 module, built with SK Hynix ICs, saw CENS achieve up to DDR5-10266 CL32 2x24GB with LN2 cooling. However, this wasn't the fastest speed achieved during the competition.

KLEVV, known for its premium PC components in both memory and SSD spaces has unveiled a selection of new offerings at Computex 2025.

At the forefront of KLEVV's new offerings is its next-gen DDR 5 modules that have reached speeds above 10,000MT/s. These speeds were on display at the KLEVV booth, with the company partnering with various motherboard vendors such as MSI and GIGABYTE to showcase these blazing-fast speeds. Below you will find what KLEVV had on display memory-wise.

First up is the Genuine V RGB DDR5, which the company informed me was now available in a sleek Black RGB version, as well as a Charcoal Gray version that doesn't feature any RGB. The Genuine V RGB features speeds between 6,000 MT/s and 8,000 MT/s in the following capacities: 16, 24, and 32GB per DIMM. KLEVV also showcased its new LPCAMM2 memory, which features a compact heatsink design. This module features speeds of up to 8533 MT/s, and arrives in the following capacities: 16, 32, 64GB per DIMM.

TEAMGROUP showed off some blazing-fast T-FORCE XTREEM CKD DDR5 memory at Computex 2025 this year, with crazy-high speeds of DDR5-10266. Check it out:

The company had its new T-FORCE XTREEM CKD DDR5 memory running at 10266 MT/s speeds, with latencies of CL48-60-60-96 and 1.5V, with a larger 48GB kit (dual 24GB sticks). TEAMGROUP had its new T-FORCE XTREEM CKD DDR5-10266 memory running inside of a system using an Intel Core Ultra 5 265K processor and ASRock Taichi OCF Z890 motherboard.

TEAMGROUP also had its new in-house T-FORCE Z54E M.2 PCIe SSD using the Phison PS5028-E28 8-channel Gen5 SSD controller with DRAM cache, with its new Gen5 SSDs available in 1TB, 2TB, and 4TB capacities. TEAMGROUP's new T-FORCE Z54E M.2 SSDs are speeding along with up to 14GB/sec reads and 14GB/sec writes, too, so a no-compromises system with TEAMGROUP's ultra-fast DDR5 RAM and Gen5 SSDs.

V-color has just announced the industry's first DDR5 OC RDIMM RGB memory module, offering capacities of up to 16GB per module, up to 64GB for huge 512GB kits at up to 8000MT/s speeds.

The new v-color OC R-DIMM RGB modules were engineered for workstation and professional computing performance, with capacities of 16GB to 64GB we'll see up to 512GB kits with kits offering up to 8000MT/s and ultra-low timings of CL26.

The company says its new DDR5 modules are optimized for AMD Ryzen Threadripper and Intel Xeon CPU platforms, with an advanced design with RGB LEDs, combining vibrant visual aesthetics with outstanding performance, bandwidth, and reliability. V-color has designed its new DDR5 OC RDIMM RGB memory modules specifically for AI development, professional multi-tasking, data analytics, and demanding creative workloads.

It has barely been two weeks since overclockers broke the DDR5 memory frequency OC world record with 12772 MT/s, but now overclocker "bl4ackdot" has reached a new OC world record with an additional 2MHz frequency at 12774 MT/s using G.SKILL Trident Z DDR5 memory.

Overclocker "bl4ackdot" used an Intel Core Ultra 9 285K processor, 24GB of G.SKILL Trident Z memory, and an ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 APEX motherboard. The overclocker pushed the G.SKILL Trident Z memory to 6387MHz or 12774 MT/s speed, just 2MHz higher than the previous record from a couple of weeks ago.

LN2 cooling was used to hit the speeds and frequencies required for the new OC world record, and from here on out I don't think we're going to see huge strides in OC memory frequencies, as we're splitting hairs here with 2MHz (but every single MHz counts).

The folks at G.SKILL don't sleep, releasing memory kit after memory kit, and today we have the introduction of the new Trident Z5 NEO RGB hitting 8400 MT/s speeds... but in a deliciously high-capacity 128GB kit of RAM.

G.SKILL nailed the high-end frequencies on single DDR5 modules, but now the company is showing off some blazing-fast Trident Z5 NEO RGB memory with a huge 128GB high-capacity kit but at 8400 MT/s speeds. We have been seeing speeds in higher 24GB and 32GB modules, and we know how hard it is to push 8000+ MT/s speeds in dual-DIMM configurations, so G.SKILL has been cooking here.

G.SKILL reached those huge DDR5-8400+ speeds on the ASUS ROG X870E APEXmotherbaord, with the flagship AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D processor. The large-capacity 128GB of RAM at 8400 MT/s speeds was achieved on CL44-58-58-94.

G.SKILL has just unveiled the world's first ultra-capacity 256GB kit (4 x 64GB) of memory at DDR5-6000 CL32 spec, but it can be overclocked at up to DDR5-7000 speeds with that monster 256GB capacity.

The new ultra-high kit capacity of 256GB on offer from G.SKILL is built from high-performance SK hynix DDR5 ICs, with this new overclock memory speed and timings pushing the boundaries of memory overclocking, by fully loading 4 modules of high-capacity DDR5 64GB U-DIMM modules on a single system, a new milestone for high-performance computing, content creation, AI workloads, and advanced workstation workloads.

We have AMD EXPO memory overclocking profiles, with the new DDR5-6000 CL32 256GB (64GB x 4) kit being stress tested in the screenshots above and below on the ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR X870 HERO motherboard and the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor, as well as the MSI MPG X870E CARBON WIFI motherboard and an AMD Ryzen 9 9900X processor.

G.SKILL has worked with overclocker Seby on breaking the overclocking world record for DDR5 memory frequency speed, with blistering DDR5-12772 speeds.

This new DDR5 frequency record was achieved using G.SKILL Trident Z5 DDR5 memory which has been built with high-performance SK hynix DDR5 ICs, running on an ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Apex motherboard, and Intel Core Ultra 9 285K processor under extreme liquid nitrogen (LN2) cooling.

Seby is the OC Champion of the G.SKILL OC World Cup 2023, demonstrated his incredible overclocking talent by winning the highly competitive OC event... all on his first international stage debut. Ever since that point, Seby has consistently achieved top rankings on HWBOT, and is a critical contributor to the extreme overclocking scene that G.SKILL is deeply involved in.

SK hynix has significantly increased the yields of its next-generation 1c DRAM, which was hovering at around 60% in 2024 but has reportedly reached over 80% recently.

In a new post by Korean media outlet Hanhooki, we're learning that SK hynix's new 1c DRAM yields have reached 80% with all of the South Korean memory giants' firepower being focused on HBM. SK hynix announced in August 2024 that it had successfully developed the world's first 1c process-based 16GB DDR5 DRAM, with DRAMs developed in the order of 1x, 1y, 1z, 1a, 1b, 1c, and 1d depending on the circuit line width, with 1c being the most advanced tech. 1c = around 11-12nm.

As always, capacity is the issue and with SK hynix prioritizing its equipment and manpower to respond to the unstoppable demand of HBM for AI GPUs, it has been a hard road for the company to improve 1c DRAM volume. SK hynix will be the first memory manufacturer to mass produce HBM4 memory, far ahead its HBM competitors in Samsung and Micron.

G.SKILL has just introduced its first 64GB modules of DDR5 memory, with the first 128GB DDR5-8000 memory kit also unveiled (with dual 64GB modules).

The company has introduced its new Trident Z5 Royal memory which has been optimized for 8000 MT/s at CL44, with dual 64GB modules for a huge 128GB DDR5-8000 memory kit. This is a big deal, as until now we have been limited to (still huge) 48GB modules, with a maximum of 96GB kits -- and in between, 24GB modules for 48GB kits -- but now we have a huge 128GB kit for "capacity-hungry applications".

The new DDR5-8000 memory kits were running on CL44-58-58 timings on an ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR X870E APEX motherboard and AMD Ryzen 9 9950X processor. The company also showed off its new Trident Z Royal DDR5-8000 memory in 32GB x 2 (64GB total) with DDR5-9000 speeds at CL48-64-64, on an ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 APEX motherboard and Intel Core Ultra 7 265K processor.

When choosing memory for a new build, especially for content creation or gaming, you'll probably need to sacrifice some capacity if you're after pure speed. Unless you pick up G.SKILL's 128 GB high-capacity OC memory kits (2 x 64GB) that offer DDR5-8000 speeds with CL44-58-58 timing. G.SKILL is calling it the world's first large-capacity overclocked memory kit that can hit this level of performance.

"This is the world's first DDR5 memory kit with 64GB high-capacity modules to reach the extreme overclock level of DDR5-8000, setting a new milestone for high-performance computing, content creation, AI applications, and advanced workstation workloads," G.SKILL writes in the press release.

Previously, this speed and OC potential level were only available in 96GB memory kits with two 48GB modules. To showcase the milestone, G.SKILL has presented the validation you see above, with the DDR5-8000 CL44-58-58 128GB (64GBx2) memory kit paired with an AMD Ryzen 9 9950X processor and ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR X870E APEX motherboard.

ADATA's gaming brand XPG is back again with another DDR5 world record, collaborating with GIGABYTE on using its XPG LANCER RGB DDR5 memory and LN2 cooling to smash 12762MT/s, and setting a new DDR5 memory OC world record.

Overclocker Hicookier used an Intel Core Ultra 9 285K processor on a GIGABYTE Z890 AORUS Tachyon ICE motherboard, using a stick of ADATA XPG LANCER RGB DDR5 memory at 6381.2MHz (12762MT/s). ADATA proudly announced on its website: "This remarkable achievement has been verified by the renowned international overclocking scoring platform, HWBOT, reinforcing XPG's leadership in extreme overclocking memory".

V-Color Technology has unveiled the world's first 64GB (2 x 32GB) DDR5 O CUDIMM memory kit, with unprecedented speeds of up to 9000MT/s, specifically designed for Intel Core Ultra processors and the latest Z890 motherboards.

This new memory kit from v-color will be part of the company's acclaimed SCC lineup (Speed Booster, Colorful Makeover, Cost-Effective), delivering "unmatched capacity, speed, and reliability to empower systems for AI training, gamers, creators, and professional users worldwide".

V-color's new groundbreaking 64GB DDR5 OC memory kit represents a significant milestone for the memory industry says the company, combining ultra-high memory capacity with setting frequencies, ensuring exceptional performance and responsiveness for intensive workloads, gaming, and creative applications.

KLEVV has updated its DDR5 Gaming/OC memory lineup, with new releases that include new color options for its FIT V and BOLT V series RAM, enhanced performance with lower latency RAM options, and "Optimized for AMD" variants across its DDR5 OC models.

The new color variations for its FIV V and BOLT V memory series include an elegant Jet Black edition, which KLEVV explains as a "minimalist and understated aesthetic tailored for creators and professionals". The BOLT V series now features a new pure White edition, which KLEVV says combines a bold, modern aesthetic alongside high-speed performance tailored for gamers.

It's not just looks that KLEVV is updating here, with its CRAS V RGB, URBANE V RGB, BOLT V, and FIT V series with reduced latency, enhancing responsiveness and efficiency. The company's 6000MT/s variants now have lower latencies down into CL26 and CL28, while its 6400MT/s memory is at CL30, depending on the model, ensuring smoother and more efficient operation for demanding applications and gaming.

Last year saw the arrival of new motherboards, CPUs, and chipsets, alongside faster DDR5 memory that opened the door to impressive speeds - backed up with plenty of liquid nitrogen cooling. From October 2024 through January 2025, we've reported on the world record for DDR5 memory speed being broken no less than half a dozen times.

A recent report highlighted the efforts of renowned overclocker HiCookie, who set a new DDR5 world record using GIGABYTE's Z890 AORUS Tachyon Ice motherboard - hitting an impressive speed of 12,726 MT/s or DDR5-12726.

HiCookie is back with the same V-COLOR Manta XFinity RGB DDR5 memory, Z890 AORUS Tachyon Ice motherboard, and a new world record. With the latest flagship Intel Core Ultra 9 285K CPU, HiCookie achieved an impressive new world record speed of DDR5-12752 or 12,752 MT/s.

Samsung Electronics is reportedly set to introduce its next-generation mobile memory, its new low-power wide I/O (LPW) DRAM for optimized on-device AI in 2028.

The new LPW DRAM is also known as low-latency wide I/O (LLW) and has been touted as a "mobile HBM" memory that's optimized for high performance and low power consumption. Samsung is aiming to be the top dog when it comes to the mobile memory market with its next-gen LPW DRAM designed for on-device AI.

Song Jae-hyuk, the CTO of Samsung Electronics' DS Division and head of the Semiconductor Research Lab said at the keynote address of ISSCC 2025 in San Francisco earlier this week that "the first mobile products equipped with LPW DRAM optimized for on-device AI will be launched in 2028".

NVIDIA is reportedly "secretly negotiating" with Samsung, SK hynix, and Micron to use new "SOCAMM" memory modules in its follow-up to Project DIGITS.

In a new report from SEDaily, we're learning from an industry insider who said "NVIDIA and memory companies are currently exchanging SOCAMM prototypes to conduct performance tests" and that "mass production could be possible as early as later this year".

The new SOCAMM memory module is a more cost-effective standard than regular DRAM modules for small PCs and laptops, as traditional PCs use DRAM modules in SO-DIMM form (with DDR4 and DDR5 modules). SOCAMM however, places low-power LPDDR5X DRAM directly onto the board with far better energy efficiency.

The G.SKILL OC World Cup 2025 details have been announced. The live qualifiers and grand final will again take place at Computex in Taipei from May 20 to May 23. The Online Qualifier stage is kicking off this weekend and will run from February 15 until March 19. 2025 on HWBOT.org.

Nine finalists from this online stage will be invited to compete live at Computex, where they'll use lots of LN2 to earn their share of the $40,000 USD prize pool. The OC World Cup 2025 Champion will take home $10,000 USD in prize money - alongside the crown of being the world's best overclocker.

The OC World Cup 2025 competition includes five stages: Memory Frequency for DDR5, 7-Zip, PYPrime, SuperPi, and y-cruncher. HWBOT has the full details on the various stages and rules. The hardware requirements for competitors are that they use Intel LGA1700/1851 CPUs and G.Skill DDR5 memory - strictly retail components.

DDR5 records are being broken pretty regularly of late, and here's another as announced by GIGABYTE.

Well-known overclocker HiCookie managed to hit 12,726 MT/s with a single 24GB stick of V-Color Manta Xfinity RGB DDR5 RAM, using a GIGABYTE Z890 AORUS Tachyon Ice motherboard.

Of course, it was Intel's Arrow Lake platform used here, and the Core Ultra 9 285K processor.

On the tail end of CES 2025, we've got v-color introducing the world's first overclockable 256GB RDIMM DDR5 memory module, with speeds of up to 6000 MT/s.

The new v-color DDR5 OC RDIMM memory modules are the world's first overclockable registered DIMMs (RDIMMs) that will be available in 128GB and 256GB capacities per module, supporting some monster RAM configurations. We're talking about 512GB (4 x 128GB), 1TB (8 x 128GB), 1TB (4 x 256GB), and an industry-first 2TB (8 x 256GB).

V-color's new overclockable DDR5 OC RDIMM modules are fully optimized for GIGABYTE AI Top Series TRX50 and W790 motherboard, perfect for the best in AI-intensive workloads, HPC, and data-driven enterprise applications. They're also optimized for the latest AMD Ryzen Threadripper Prro and Intel Xeon platforms, acting as the ultimate solution for the most demanding AI workloads and real-time analytics.