In another extreme and probably impractical overclocking experiment, Intel's new top-of-the-line processor Core i9-12900K has hit clock frequencies of up to 8 GHz with a nitrogen cooling configuration.
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-s-new-Alder-Lake-flagship-CPU-Core-i9-12900K-has-been-overclocked-to-8-GHz.577226.0.html
so that's how it managed to beat the 5950x
It's fake. The creator/developer behind the validating software explains why this is very likely the case on his twitter page. @d0cTB
Given the ever increasing evidence that this benchmark was not legitimately achieved, should there not be an update published to this article?