Maximus V GENE: huge tuning potential in a compact form

ASUS tuning master Andre Yang has reached another important milestone in the extreme tuning battlefield with the Intel Z77-based ROG Maximus V GENE mATX motherboard.

The Intel Core i7-3770K Ivy Bridge processor used for the experiment was tuned to 7074,07 MHz with all four cores and the Hyper-Threading feature active. The result is impressive in itself, but also an excellent hallmark of the tuning capabilities of the Maximus V GENE, as the previous 7,06 GHz record was also achieved with this model. The clock of more than 7 GHz consisted of a BCLK of 112,29 MHz and a clock multiplier of 63, while the 4 GB of G.Skill memories used for the test operated at an operating frequency of 1197,8 MHz - effective 2395,6 MHz they worked. It is important to note that for Ivy Bridge processors, the 4 core + HyperThreading status is the real challenge for extreme tuners, as the entire clock architecture needs to be squeezed out with the full CPU architecture, not just 1 core - possibly active HyperThreading - so that the result complies with the rules established by the OC community.

Source: Press release