Gigabyte hits 13,034 MT/s DDR5 record on Z890 AORUS Tachyon ICE

Gigabyte has announced a new world record for DDR5 memory overclocking: 13,034 MT/s. The feat was achieved by the brand’s in-house overclocker Hicookie on the Z890 AORUS Tachyon ICE motherboard.

With this run, Gigabyte now holds all three top spots on the global leaderboard for DDR5 frequencies, each set on the same board built expressly for extreme overclocking.

The test setup paired an Intel Core Ultra 9 285K processor—with its E-cores disabled—with a single 24 GB Adata XPG Lancer RGB DDR5 module. The memory was pushed to an effective 6,517.4 MHz, translating to 13,034 MT/s, with timings of 68-127-127-127-2. To hit the mark, both the CPU and the memory were chilled using liquid nitrogen.

The result is more than twice the standard DDR5-6400 speed and nearly three times the JEDEC baseline of 4,800 MT/s. While such numbers don’t move the needle in everyday use, they highlight how much headroom DDR5 still has—and how far Gigabyte’s platform can be driven when the conditions are right.

Looking ahead, DDR6 is expected around 2027, with starting speeds likely near 10,000 MT/s and overclocking potential beyond 20,000 MT/s.