A top-of-the-range processor is essential, but it is not the only thing necessary to beat a world record, as just demonstrated by the GIGABYTE Z790 AORUS TACHYON, a motherboard up to that challenge. We have just experienced the arrival of the new generation of processors from Intel and AMD, the two major manufacturers that share this market and, as we could imagine, the experts in overclock They have not waited a moment to carry out their tests, with which to push the silicon of this new generation to the limit.
Both AMD with its Ryzen 7000, and Intel with Raptor Lake, have done their homework and, consequently, we have integrated features that, without the need for overclocking, already offer exceptional performance. If you want to go deeper into this point, I recommend that you read the reviews we have done on both the Ryzen 9 7950X and Ryzen 7 7700X, as well as the Core i9-13900K and Core i5-13600K. really exhaustive tests, and that will allow you to assess, in depth, what this evolutionary leap entails.
As I said before, exploring the maximum performance of the new processors was the absolute priority of the overclocking experts and, consequently, we have already started to have the first news about it. A few days ago we told you that an Intel Core i9-13900K reached 8.8 gigahertz, a world record for which it relied exclusively on high-performance cores of the processor that, remember, has this composition:
- Eight high-performance Raptor Cove cores and sixteen threads at 3GHz-5.5GHz, normal and turbo mode, up to 5.8GHz with Intel Thermal Velocity Boost Technology.
- Sixteen high-efficiency Gracemont cores at 2.2GHz-4.3GHz, normal and turbo mode.
Single core testing, which is limited to performance cores only, is very interesting for exploring the ceiling of that particular architecture, in this case Raptor Cove. But, to get a weighted measure of processor performance, the definitive clue is given by multi-core tests, especially since Intel introduced hybrid architecture with Alder Lake. And in this sense, the top of the range Raptor Lake pairs perfectly with the GIGABYTE Z790 AORUS TACHYON motherboard.
and it is that, as we can verify in HWBot, an Intel Core i9-13900K mounted on a GIGABYTE Z790 AORUS TACHON has reached 56,783 points in CINEBENCH R23 in multicore mode. In this way, the popular overclocker HiCookie has taken the first position in this test,
We must remember that the GIGABYTE Z790 AORUS TACHYON is a motherboard designed by and for overclockers and consequently provides absolute control over power management, thanks to its advanced VRM direct power design, as well as the full coverage MOS area thermal design, which allows for significantly improved heat dissipation.
“We are very proud of this incredible CINEBENCH R23 OC World Record set by the Z790 AORUS TACHYON, verified by HWBOT and demonstrates GIGABYTE’s strong R&D in overclocking. With optimal components, ultimate design and friendly interfaces, Z790 AORUS TACHYON is the most formidable OC motherboard in the market and the best choice to renew the overclocking world record.”. said Jackson Hsu, Director of GIGABYTE Channel Solutions Product Development Division.
