Just published SkatterBencher #99: Intel Xeon 678X Overclocked to 5300 MHz with Custom Loop cooling.
Highlights:
- DDR5-9600 512GB
- +32% geomean performance speedup
- +40% AI Performance Speedup
Read here: skatterbencher.com/2026/03/25/s...
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AybO...
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Just published SkatterBencher #101: Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus Overclocked to 5800 MHz with Custom Loop cooling.
- 5800 MHz peak effective clock
- +17% geomean performance speedup
- +40% Qwen3 14B tokens/sec
Read here: skatterbencher.com/2026/03/23/s...
Watch here: youtu.be/cKiUYHQ0p7o
Just published SkatterBencher #98: Ryzen 5 9500F Overclocked to 5.3G
The 9500F was pretty interesting because of its V/F curve [...] Furthermore, it comes with all the tuning knobs so you can optimize it into a 5G AVX-512 Zen 5.
Read: skatterbencher.com/2026/02/18/s...
Watch: youtu.be/Fc7UHcwvHI8
Good video!
Leave no stone unturned when chasing record-breaking performance.
Peter from @asusrog.bsky.social R&D shows their W890 test motherboard for Intel Xeon 600 series processors
More info on the records: newsroom.intel.com/intel-produc...
Just published SkatterBencher #97: AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D Overclocked to 5860 MHz with AIO cooling.
- 5860 MHz peak effective clock
- +10% geomean performance speedup
- 5000 MHz all-core @ocbase.com OCCT AVX-512
Read here: skatterbencher.com/2026/01/28/s...
Watch here: youtu.be/cf1Jj5PdFcU
Too easy to hit 6G with 9850X3D
Welcome back!
π AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D leads a triple X3D podium for Most Watched CPU Overclocking Guides on the SkatterBencher YouTube channel.
Also, the Ryzen 5 5600X refuses to die ...
Thanks to everyone for tuning in! (pun intended)
Just published SkatterBencher #96: Apacer NOX RGB DDR5-6800 4x16GB Tuned for AMD Ryzen 9 9900X.
+40% geomean performance speed-up
+60% memory write bandwidth
+50% LLM performance
Read here: skatterbencher.com/2025/12/16/s...
Watch here: youtu.be/LVFHQPsILuY
Just published SkatterBencher #95: Apacer NOX RGB DDR5-6800 2x16GB Tuned for Ryzen 9 9900X
Highlights:
- +30% geomean performance speed-up
- +60% memory read bandwidth
- +40% LLM performance
Read here: skatterbencher.com/2025/12/06/s...
Watch here: youtu.be/wpWoEBhV28Y
π New Memory Overclocking World Record! π
6703.9 MHz (13407.8 MT/sec) by Saltycroissant π¨π¦ using Intel Arrow Lake, Gigabyte Z890 Aorus Tachyon Ice, and @corsair.com Vengeance DDR5.
Chart: skatterbencher.com/memory-overc...
Details: hwbot.org/benchmarks/m...
Validation: valid.x86.fr/9si282
Made my life a little more convenient with the @gskill.bsky.social WigiDash & BENCHLAB π
I have the coolest fans! Thanks for the care package Noctua! β€οΈ
π New Memory Overclocking World Record! π
6661.4 MHz (13322.8 MT/sec) by CENS π©πͺ using Intel Arrow Lake, @asusrog.bsky.social MAXIMUS Z890 APEX, and G.SKILL Trident Z5 DDR5.
Chart: skatterbencher.com/memory-overc...
Details: hwbot.org/benchmarks/m...
Validation: valid.x86.fr/x02qsb
Just published SkatterBencher #94: Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 9000) Extreme Overclock to 3595 MHZ
Highlights:
- Nearly 3.6 GHz peak effective clock
- 909 pts in @geeks3d.com Furmark 2
- 60% geomean performance improvement
Read here: skatterbencher.com/2025/11/03/s...
Watch here: youtu.be/ZLZYFg5-jGA
π New Memory Overclocking World Record! π
6605.7 MHz (13211.4 MT/sec) by AiMax πΊπΈ using Intel Arrow Lake, GIGABYTE Z890 Aorus Tachyon Ice, and Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5.
Chart: skatterbencher.com/memory-overc...
Details: hwbot.org/benchmarks/m...
Validation: valid.x86.fr/ywfj06
Working on a #sponsored video in collaboration with Apacer to check out their NOX DDR5-6800 kit.
Won't be breaking overclocking records like Saltycroissant or CENS, but will be looking at the performance impact of tuned memory with the Ryzen 9 9900X.
π Another New Memory Overclocking World Record! π
6576.8 MHz (13153.6 MT/sec) by Saltycroissant π¨π¦ using Intel Arrow Lake, GIGABYTE Z890 Aorus Tachyon Ice, and @corsair.com Vengeance DDR5.
Chart: skatterbencher.com/memory-overc...
Details: hwbot.org/benchmarks/m...
Validation: valid.x86.fr/j4et68
π New Memory Overclocking World Record! π
6520.7 MHz (13041.4 MT/sec) by CENS π©πͺ using Intel Arrow Lake, @asusrog.bsky.social Maximus Z890 Apex, and G.SKILL OC World Cup 2025 DDR5.
Chart: skatterbencher.com/memory-overc...
Details: hwbot.org/benchmarks/m...
Validation: valid.x86.fr/83asni
Just published SkatterBencher #93: Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 9000) Overclocked to 3000 MHz.
Highlights:
- Up to 3 GHz with GFX Curve Optimizer
- DDR5-8000 with tighter timings and 2200 MHz FCLK
- +160% in GPU Memory Read Bandwidth
Read: skatterbencher.com/2025/10/10/s...
Watch: youtu.be/ePRSSftM5zU
It's that time of the year again π₯Ά
With a copper heatsink it instantly looks 100% faster
I explore four tuning strategies for AMD's Ryzen 9 9900X using the @asusrog.bsky.social X870E Hero & G.SKILL DDR5-8000 memory.
5825 MHz CCD0 PBO
DDR5-8000, optimized timings
+12.36% Geomean
+49.42% Y-Cruncher
Read here: skatterbencher.com/2025/09/27/s...
Watch here: youtu.be/_a7zKqtyNkk
Attending the ElmorLabs Dev Workshop today (and got an official t-shirt) β¨ Spending some quality time with the OrangePi RV2 RISC-V SBC
And so it begins ... RISC-V
browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/14102...
π New Memory Overclocking World Record! π
6460.1 MHz by Saltycroissant π¨π¦ using Intel Arrow Lake, GIGABYTE Z890 AORUS TACHYON ICE, and @corsair.com Vengeance DDR5.
Chart: skatterbencher.com/memory-overc...
Details: hwbot.org/benchmarks/m...
Validation: valid.x86.fr/wiven5
Thanks for the goodies OrangePi! π
Should be a fun autumn project!
We fine-tuned the performance of AMD's new Ryzen 7 9700F with advanced overclocking tools like asynchronous eclk and curve shaper.
π +300 MHz in 1T/nT workloads, +40% memory bandwidth & latency, and +12.5% geomean performance.
π skatterbencher.com/2025/09/16/s...
βΆοΈ youtu.be/C3uRWOC8Nw0