ASUS Demos First ROG DDR5 Memory Running at 8800 MT/s on Crosshair X870E APEX

ASUS demonstrates its first ROG DDR5 memory modules, overclocking 24GB sticks to 8800 MT/s on the Crosshair X870E APEX motherboard with water cooling and EXPO 1.2 support.

By Marek Novák

Published May 17, 2026 4:41 PM

ASUS Demos First ROG DDR5 Memory Running at 8800 MT/s on Crosshair X870E APEX

ASUS has demonstrated its first ROG-branded DDR5 memory modules. The company showed the modules running at 8800 MT/s on its Crosshair X870E APEX motherboard.

Overclocked to 8800 MT/s with water cooling

The modules are 24 GB each and default to 6000 MT/s with CL26 timings. The overclocked speed of 8800 MT/s was achieved with CL34 timings. The overclock required water cooling to maintain sub-20C temperatures and a voltage of 1.62V. The system passed a 47-minute RunMemtestPro test with 114.50% coverage.

ASUS ROG 20th Edition DDR5 memory modules running at 8800 MT/s — The ROG DDR5 modules achieved 8800 MT/s with water cooling.

The motherboard used AGESA 1.3.0.1 BIOS (2301) with preliminary AMD EXPO 1.2 support. The overclock was performed by ASUS in-house overclocker Safedisk.