The firm’s latest record comes courtesy of veteran overclocker Hicookie, who managed to push a single Adata XPG Lancer RGB DDR5 module to an eye-watering 13,034 MT/s.

The setup used Intel’s Core Ultra 9 285K processor with its efficiency cores disabled, a GeForce GTX 1080 Ti for graphics duties, and a generous dose of liquid nitrogen poured into bright orange cooling pots. It is the same Tachyon ICE board that previously broke through the 13,000 MT/s barrier last month.

Running a single 24 GB DDR5 stick, the configuration hit 6517.4 MHz effective speed with timings of 68-127-127-127-2. That’s more than double the stock DDR5-6400 specification and around 2.7 times faster than the original JEDEC standard of 4800 MT/s. The CPU and memory were frozen well below zero to hold the record stable.

“13K achieved! Huge thanks to ADATA Technology for the stellar memory and to Intel’s Core Ultra 285K—its memory controller is phenomenal. Paired with the GIGABYTE Z890 AORUS TACHYON ICE, we’ve pushed DDR5 beyond 13,000 MT/s,” Hicookie said.

While such speeds are more for bragging rights than real-world workloads, they underline just how far DDR5 technology can be stretched. Everyday users won’t see practical benefits, but for Gigabyte the achievement is pure marketing gold.

Future memory standards like DDR6 are expected to start around 10,000 MT/s when they arrive in 2027, so enthusiasts still have plenty of MHz left to chase. For now, Gigabyte’s Tachyon ICE reigns supreme at the frosty peak of DDR5 performance.