The Core i9-11900K may not be one of the best CPUs anymore, but that doesn't mean the flagship Rocket Lake chip has lost its mojo. Our resident extreme overclocking guru, Allen 'Splave' Golibersuch, has set a new world record with the Core i9-11900K in PyPrime 32B, outperforming the previous record holder, the Core i9-14900KS.
Setting world records isn't just about having the fastest hardware at hand. It helps when chipmakers like AMD or Intel send you trays and trays of processors to find the best sample. However, a lot of preparation work goes into an extreme overclocking endeavor, and finding the best platform for the job is one of them. Despite Intel and most of the hardware world having moved on from Rocket Lake, Splave has discovered that the Intel 500-series platform is probably one of the last low-latency platforms of its kind.
