Intel 8700K ranks 2nd in the world and 4th in the world in PiFast ranking
Dual BIOS support allows configuration on two different firmware versions

ASUS-sponsored domestic overclocker 'SafeDisk' user announced that he achieved the top ranking in Korea on PiFast of 'HWBot', an overclocking site.

This is the result of a combination of Intel's 8th generation Core i7-8700K processor and the ASUS ROG MAXIMUS X APEX motherboard, which achieved a maximum clock speed of 7233MHz through a liquid nitrogen cooling process, and recorded 'PiFast' 8.690 seconds, 'CineBench R11.5' 25.16 points, and XTU 3787 marks.

Through this, it achieved the feat of achieving 4th place overall and 2nd place in the 8700K category in HWBot's PiFast ranking worldwide, and also achieved 3rd place in the world ranking with the same combination in the 'CineBench R11.5' ranking and 'XTU' ranking.



Meanwhile, the ROG MAXIMUS X APEX motherboard used by the 'SafeDisk' user this time is an overclocking-specialized motherboard based on the Z370 chipset that supports the 8th generation Intel Core series processors. It features the 'Water-Cooling Zone' that allows stable operation even in a water-cooling environment, APEX's unique DIMM.2 slot design, and a collection of features necessary for overclockers. This product is equipped with a component configuration optimized for various overclocking, including air cooling, water cooling, and LN2 overclocking, including 12 OC toolkits.

It also supports dual BIOS by default, allowing you to configure various settings in two different firmware versions. This allows you to recover and restart using the other version even if a problem occurs in one BIOS. These two BIOSes can be switched using the 'BIOS switch' button installed on the motherboard.

In this way, the ROG MAXIMUS X APEX boasts various functions and designs to overcome the limits of overclocking, and the product design was configured by receiving feedback from the world's leading overclockers. Not only 'SafeDisk', but also 'DanCop', 'der8auer', and other top 5 ranked users in the world of HWBot are all utilizing the ROG RAMPAGE VI APEX and MAXIMUS X APEX models, proving the excellence of ROG motherboards around the world.