On this page you can find the history of the memory overclocking world record from 235.5 MHz (DDR) in 2000 to 5627.3 MHz (DDR5) in 2023. I also include the highest recorded memory frequency for different memory types, including SDRAM, DDR SDRAM, DDR2 SDRAM, DDR3 SDRAM, DDR4 SDRAM, and DDR5 SDRAM.

The memory overclocking record holds significant importance within the realm of computer enthusiasts and overclocking communities. Pushing the limits of memory performance through overclocking involves increasing the operating frequency and adjusting timings beyond the manufacturer’s specifications.

Achieving a world record in memory overclocking showcases the remarkable expertise, technical prowess, and ingenuity of the overclocker, as well as the potential of modern computer hardware. These records not only inspire and motivate enthusiasts to push their own boundaries but also drive innovation in memory technology.

Manufacturers often take note of such accomplishments, using them as benchmarks to improve their products and develop faster, more efficient memory modules. Additionally, the memory overclocking record serves as a symbol of the relentless pursuit of performance, breaking barriers, and reaching new frontiers in the ever-evolving field of computer hardware.

A Note to the Reader

Over the past decade or so I’ve been collecting information on memory overclocking record and related benchmark records. During my time at the benchmark aggregator HWBOT, from March 2006 until January 2018, it was easy to keep track of the latest CPU frequency world records. For most record keeping during that time, I refer to the HWBOT database and my personal involvement in the overclocking scene.

For data prior to joining HWBOT, I rely on discussion topics and news articles, CPU-Z’s official Hall of Fame, and older record aggregators such as Ripping.org and Son’s WCPUID MAX Ranking. The latter was a Japanese database which was very active during the years 2000 – 2003.

I believe the world record timeline data is fairly accurate, though as with all historical record-keeping may be updated.

Pieter.

(PS: I also track the CPU frequency world record history)

Memory Overclocking World Record History Graph

Memory Overclocking World Record History Table

Date	Frequency	Type		Overclocker	Memory
June 7, 2023	5627.3	DDR5		Hicookie	GIGABYTE
June 6, 2023	5626.6	DDR5		Seby9123	G.Skill
June 6, 2023	5616.4	DDR5		Hicookie	GIGABYTE
June 5, 2023	5613.6	DDR5		Seby9123	G.Skill
January 17, 2023	5612.3	DDR5		Hicookie	GIGABYTE
January 10, 2023	5567.5	DDR5		Hicookie	GIGABYTE
October 20, 2022	5564.8	DDR5		lupin_no_musume	Intel
July 13, 2022	5300.3	DDR5		lupin_no_musume	Intel
July 5, 2022	5275.9	DDR5		lupin_no_musume	ASUSTeK x R.O.G
July 5, 2022	5254.1	DDR5		Kovan Yang	Intel
June 24, 2022	5111.7	DDR5		Hicookie	Intel
May 24, 2022	5050	DDR5		lupin_no_musume	G.SKILL
April 27, 2022	5011.0	DDR5		Hicookie	GIGABYTE
April 26, 2022	5001.8	DDR5		Kovan Yang	Kingston Fury
January 12, 2022	4779.7	DDR5		Lupin_no_musume	G.SKILL
November 3, 2021	4352.3	DDR5		Hocayu	G.SKILL
October 29, 2021	4335.4	DDR5		Kovan Yang	Kingston Fury
October 28, 2021	4124.2	DDR5		Splave	Kingston Fury
October 8, 2021	4058.8	DDR5		XPG Overclocking Lab	ADATA
October 1, 2021	4004.1	DDR5		?	GIGABYTE
April 16, 2021	3600.2	DDR4		Kovan	Kingston
March 30, 2021	3578.2	DDR4		Kovan	Kingston
March 29, 2021	3536.2	DDR4		Toppc	V-Color
February 6, 2021	3453.1	DDR4		Hocayu	V-Color
August 17, 2020	3333.3	DDR4		Bianbao XE	Crucial
May 14, 2020	3332.7	DDR4		Bianbao	G.SKILL
October 25, 2019	3027.2	DDR4		OGS	Crucial
October 24, 2019	3018	DDR4		OGS	Crucial
October 24, 2019	3012.2	DDR4		Bianbao	Crucial
September 10, 2019	3008.4	DDR4		Toppc	G.SKILL
August 6, 2019	2950.7	DDR4		Kovan Yang	Kingston
May 29, 2019	2943.2	DDR4		Toppc	G.SKILL
May 28, 2019	2901.4	DDR4		Kovan Yang	G.SKILL
May 27, 2019	2879.4	DDR4		OGS	Crucial
May 19, 2019	2868.8	DDR4		Adata_XPG	ADATA
May 16, 2019	2863	DDR4		OGS	Crucial
May 13, 2019	2817.1	DDR4		Adata_XPG	ADATA
January 14, 2019	2804.4	DDR4		Toppc	Kingston
January 8, 2019	2791.6	DDR4		Adata_XPG	ADATA
October 19, 2018	2782.9	DDR4		Hocayu	G.SKILL
May 30, 2018	2771.5	DDR4		Toppc	G.SKILL
May 30, 2018	2770.7	DDR4		Kovan Yang	G.SKILL
May 30, 2018	2765.6	DDR4		Kovan Yang	Adata
October 5, 2017	2764.6	DDR4		Hocayu	G.SKILL
June 6, 2017	2750	DDR4		Toppc	G.SKILL
June 3, 2017	2734.3	DDR4		Toppc	G.SKILL
June 3, 2017	2731.8	DDR4		NickShih	G.SKILL
May 30, 2017	2700	DDR4		Toppc	G.SKILL
May 30, 2017	2699	DDR4		Toppc	G.SKILL
May 29, 2017	2644	DDR4		Splave	G.SKILL
March 30, 2017	2640	DDR4		Audigy	Teamgroup
February 27, 2017	2631.4	DDR4		Splave	Teamgroup
January 13, 2017	2630.4	DDR4		Audigy	Teamgroup
June 4, 2016	2594.6	DDR4		Splave	G.SKILL
June 3, 2016	2515.9	DDR4		racoon	Zadak511
May 25, 2016	2501.2	DDR4		Toppc	G.SKILL
May 24, 2016	2451.8	DDR4		Toppc	G.SKILL
August 18, 2015	2450.8	DDR4		Chi-Kui Lam	G.SKILL
August 11, 2015	2419	DDR4		Hicookie	G.SKILL
August 5, 2015	2397.7	DDR4		Chi-Kui Lam	G.SKILL
June 30, 2014	2310.1	DDR3		sofos1990	HyperX
June 5, 2014	2282.8	DDR3		Hicookie	HyperX
August 9, 2013	2202	DDR3		TeamAU	G.SKILL
June 12, 2013	2145.2	DDR3		NickShih	Corsair
June 11, 2013	2144.6	DDR3		Hiwa	G.SKILL
June 10, 2013	2142.8	DDR3		NickShih	Teamgroup
June 9, 2013	2141.6	DDR3		Hiwa	G.SKILL
June 5, 2013	2115.6	DDR3		Christian Ney	G.SKILL
November 12, 2012	1950.3	DDR3		Christian Ney	G.SKILL
August 31, 2012	1937.9	DDR3		Christian Ney	Avexir
August 19, 2012	1922.9	DDR3		Christian Ney	G.SKILL
June 25, 2012	1921.8	DDR3		John Lam	G.SKILL
June 20, 2012	1919.6	DDR3		Christian Ney	G.SKILL
May 29, 2012	1918.5	DDR3		TK-OC	G.SKILL
February 28, 2012	1868.3	DDR3		Christian Ney	G.SKILL
December 3, 2011	1800.1	DDR3		matose	Kingston
November 22, 2011	1733.8	DDR3		Planet	Corsair
November 22, 2011	1661.5	DDR3		Planet	Corsair
November 9, 2011	1655.6	DDR3		_mat_	ADATA
March 21, 2011	1625.6	DDR3		_mat_	Corsair
March 21, 2011	1614.2	DDR3		splmann	Corsair
March 19, 2011	1577.1	DDR3		splmann	Corsair
February 28, 2011	1575.1	DDR3		SF3D	Corsair
September 28, 2010	1553.4	DDR3		_mat_	Corsair
September 3, 2010	1539.2	DDR3		_mat_	Corsair
August 21, 2010	1534	DDR3		Marmott	Corsair
February 9, 2009	1352.2	DDR3		TBD	A-Data
December 19, 2008	1346.2	DDR3		Xenic	Samsung
October 5, 2008	1341.2	DDR3		Over@locker886	Kingmax
September 28, 2007	1304.1	DDR3		JtChen2002	Micron
September 28, 2007	1178.9	DDR3		JtChen2002	Micron
July 18, 2007	1156	DDR3		Dav	Micron
July 2, 2007	1150.2	DDR3		JtChen2002	Micron
June 4, 2007	1146	DDR3		P35TDQ6	Micron
June 1, 2007	1144.2	DDR3		X-965	Micron
May 31, 2007	1140	DDR3		David	Micron
January 27, 2007	716.1	DDR2		Jmax_oc	Crucial
September 8, 2006	697	DDR2		光弘	G.SKILL
May 18, 2006	645	DDR2		Funa	A-Data
May 7, 2006	628.9	DDR2		Vigor	Crucial
January 22, 2006	626.8	DDR2		Wwwww	Corsair
January 11, 2005	614.9	DDR2		Cal930	Corsair
December 2, 2004	449.7	DDR2		Maiko
November 17, 2004	430.1	DDR2		Maiko
October 31, 2004	417.1	DDR2		Kaz-n	Corsair
September 22, 2004	368	DDR2		Maiko	Corsair
July 29, 2004	359	DDR2		VFD
July 28, 2004	349.88	DDR		いいさん	A-Data
July 27, 2004	347.63	DDR		Tanuki	A-Data
April 12, 2004	325.1	DDR		CIMA	Twinmos
July 12, 2003	314.1	DDR		TAM	A-Data
July 1, 2003	296.2	DDR		光弘	Transcend
May 11, 2003	291.7	DDR		TAM	A-Data
November 3, 2002	286.8	DDR		Vigor	V-Data
October 27, 2002	285.7	DDR		ほりっちょ	A-Data
July 19, 2002	258.7	DDR		Kaz-n
June 29, 2002	257.3	DDR		だんな	Samsung
June 23, 2002	240.0	DDR		Aguri	Samsung
May 30, 2002	235.5	DDR		Neuro	Kingmax

Memory Overclocking World Record History Graph (Per Type)

Memory Overclocking World Record History Table (Per Type)

Type	Date	Frequency		Overclocker	Memory	Source
DDR5	June 7, 2023	5627.3		Hicookie	GIGABYTE
DDR4	April 16, 2021	3600.2		Kovan Yang	Kingston
DDR3	June 30, 2014	2310.1		Sofos1990	HyperX
DDR2	July 17, 2019	910.1		Noxinite	Crucial
DDR	October 5, 2014	447.8		Kotori	Team Group
SDR	June 29, 2021	257.3		TerraRaptor	Mushkin

Sources

• biwa.ne.jp/~yok/Memory-Ranking/Ranking-Table.htm
• canardpc.com
• hwbot.org
• x86-secret.com
• xtremesystems.org