Overclocking
Disclaimer: Overclocking is never guaranteed so that the results may vary depending on certain conditions and various hardware configurations. I am not recommending overclocking if you do not know what you are doing. High voltages may damage hardware, and it will not be covered by warranty.
Because of the heat, the i9-10900K is not the best CPU for overclocking on ambient temperatures. Even the best water cooling won’t let it overclock high. Our results were made using the Noctua D15 chromax.black cooler so one of the best possible air cooling solutions which you can buy in stores.
We could overclock the CPU, but when it was using AVX/AVX2 instructions. A standard frequency for this mode is 4.9GHz, while we went up to 5.1GHz at 1.35-1.37V. On the other hand, the maximum frequency remained without changes, so 5.3GHz. 5.4GHz wasn’t stable regardless of voltages. I don’t think it’s a problem as anything above 5GHz is more than enough for gaming and everything else.
As I mentioned earlier, the maximum memory frequency (so far) is DDR4-4700 using not the best Hynix DJR memory kit from Team Group. You can expect that some of our next memory kit reviews will be made on the Z490 PG Velocita, so probably we will show something more. So far, it’s an entirely respectable result. We have to remember that ASRock is continuously working to make its products better, so I assume that the next BIOS/UEFI releases will give us even better results.
No matter if we are overclocking or not, the Z490 PG Velocita is delivering a fast and stable base for a high-end gaming PC.
