This year’s Micron® Insight event in San Francisco, California was one for the record books, literally. Not only did we announce our new Crucial® X8 portable SSD, but we announced a DDR4 world record for speed using our Ballistix® Elite 4000. As they say, records are meant to be broken . . . and overclockers broke that record multiple times – live at Insight – for a final verified speed of 6054.4MT/s.
Overall there’s a lot to celebrate, and as the 2019 event has drawn to a close, I’d like to take some time to recap those “highlight reel“ worthy moments from the folks at Crucial and Ballistix.
Overclocking with the Ballistix Elite 4000
Much like drag racing or other competitive sports, pro overclockers are always finding new ways to push the speed envelope. After the initial record of 6024MT/s was set by the ASUS and Micron teams, the record was broken an additional five times (three official, two unofficial).
The final official record of 6054.4MT/s was achieved by Stavros Savvopoulos and Phil Strecker of Overclocked Gaming Systems (OGS) using the same setup as ASUS and Micron:
- AMD Ryzen™ 3600X CPU
- ASUS® X570 ROG CROSSHAIR VIII IMPACT motherboard
- Ballistix® Elite DDR4 4000 8GB memory
Below you'll find the timeline of the overclocking shenanigans (with links):
- 6024 (original ASUS record)
- 6031.6
- 6036
- 6054.4 (Verified on HWbot & CPU-Z, and current official record)
- 6058.8 (Unofficial)
- 6060 (Unofficial)
We don’t just break world records; we break world records LIVE! Ballistix Elite 4,000 overclocked to 6054MT/s live at #MicronInsight. Team OGS used the @ASUS_ROG Crosshair VIII Impact board and @AMDRyzen 5 3600X processor. pic.twitter.com/coFswslUsZ
— Ballistix Gaming (@ballistixgaming) October 26, 2019
Coverage highlight:
- “Crucial snatch DDR4 RAM overclocking record from G.Skill just two weeks after it was set,” Rock Paper Shotgun, October 28
Crucial X8 portable SSD announced
The latest SSD offering from Crucial takes storage on the go with the Crucial X8 portable SSD. Available in 500GB and 1TB capacities, the X8 boasts speeds up to 1050MB/s. It works with a variety of platforms, including PS4™, Xbox One, iPad Pro, and Android devices.
Introducing the new Crucial X8 Portable SSD. Phenomenal read speeds up to 1,050MB/s. 1.8 times faster than similar portable SSDs. 7.5 times faster than portable HDDs.
— Crucial Memory (@CrucialMemory) October 24, 2019
Find out more here: https://t.co/V8I6In7xgB pic.twitter.com/RWq7QpJ183
Coverage highlights:
- “Crucial Launches X8 Portable SSD,” PC Gamer, October 25th
- “Micron enters portable SSD market with Crucial X8,” TechRadar, October 25th
Pro gamers playing Rocket League live
In addition to all the other awesome experiences at Micron Insight, we had esports pros Emiliano "Sizz" Benny (currently coach/manager for NRG) and Wade “Dreadnaught” Penfold (commentator and former team captain for Tempo Storm) on-site playing Rocket League at our gaming booth.
You know an event is great when you have @Sizz and @WadePenfold gaming at your booth! #MicronInsight pic.twitter.com/yTJK1JWWwq
— Ballistix Gaming (@ballistixgaming) October 24, 2019
Martina Trucco, our own Head of Corporate Marketing and Comms, got in on the fun.
A #gamer story told through pics with @WadePenfold #MicronInsight pic.twitter.com/IL43yf27v3
— Martina Trucco (@martinatrucco) October 25, 2019