Intel’s Core i9-13900K has set a new world record overclock for a desktop processor, breaking the 9GHz mark for the first time ever. Tom’s Hardware (opens in new tab) spotted that a team of overclocking experts from Asus (opens in new tab) managed to get the Raptor Lake flagship to reach 9. 008GHz.
Naturally, that was with exotic cooling (liquid nitrogen and liquid helium, in this case) with the CPU nestled in an Asus ROG Maximus Z790 Apex motherboard (and a ROG Thor 1600W Titanium as the power supply).
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