The ASRock Z890 Taichi OCF motherboard has demonstrated its memory support capabilities by crossing the 10,000MT/s milestone at room temperature. This £455 board showed that ultra-fast memory is no longer exclusive to extreme overclockers.
X user @hkepcmedia has shared a video showcasing ASRock’s Z890 Taichi OCF running a DDR5-10133 without any visible cooling system. Though the RAM model and default specs are unknown, we can see that it’s a 2x24GB kit set to 52-60-60-160 timings. Looking at the modules’ design, these are likely V-Color Manta XFinity RGB DDR5.
Interestingly, the fastest 48GB XFinity kit V-Color lists on its website tops at 8,800MT/s. This either means that hkepcmedia’s demo is manually overclocked, or that the machine features an unreleased kit. Regardless, this proves that ASRock’s dual-DIMM board can boot to Windows at such speeds without crashing, at least when paired with an Intel Core Ultra 9 285K processor. That said, the user didn’t pass any stress tests to confirm 24/7 stability.
Another thing to remember is that while Intel is known for its great memory support, at this speed, the integrated memory controller isn’t running at a 1:1 ratio. In other words, performance may suffer depending on the task at hand. But as far as ASRock is concerned, this is a great achievement, opening the way for higher performance without needing extreme cooling.
Hopefully, this is a wake-up call for both Intel and AMD to upgrade their CPU memory controllers. While not groundbreaking, both games and professional apps have been shown to benefit from faster RAM. As long as the Gear ratio isn’t too high, performance should go up, or at least not regress.
Until then, this is a glimpse at what the future holds. DDR5 still has many years ahead to unlock more potential. So, you can expect even higher memory speeds at room temperature as times go. Will memory controllers ever catch up? That’s the real question.
