The General Electric GE9X turbofan (used on the 777X), unlike the vast majority of turbofans before it, did not undergo the traditional triple-redline test (where the engine is run for a prolonged period of time while simultaneously at redline EPR, redline temperature, and redline RPM), because it is, apparently, incapable of doing so except at high altitude:
... Before certification, final tests include a full durability block test, replacing the usual “triple redline” test at maximum temperatures, pressures and speeds, as modern high-bypass ratio engines cannot achieve all maximum conditions near sea level...
In contrast, the GE9X’s immediate predecessor, the GE90 (used on some first-generation and all second-generation_777s), did undergo triple-redline testing before entering service, and again before the release of the high-thrust variants used on second-generation 777s.1
One would expect, intuitively, that it would be easiest to achieve triple-redline conditions at sea level, as fuel and air flow (and, thus, RPM, EPR, and thrust) are highest in the dense low-altitude air,3 and the increased cooling from the additional airflow should be just about balanced by the increased heat generation from the additional fuel burned.4
What makes it impossible for very new turbofan designs to reach all three redlines simultaneously at sea level?
1: Setting a record for the highest thrust ever generated by a jet engine (569 kN, or 64 short tons for you Americans) in the process, which stood unbroken until it was eclipsed by a 597-kN (67.2-short-ton) GE9X test run in November 2017.2
2: Ironically, while the GE9X is larger and has a higher record thrust than the high-thrust GE90s, and is required to power an aircraft just as heavy (and soon to get much heavier still, with the 777-10) as those using the latter engine, its rated thrust is considerably lower (470 kN [52.5 short tons] versus 510 kN [57.5 short tons])!
3: Although not by very much, as the maximum thrust available from (and, thus, fuel and air consumed by and RPM and EPR attained by) a turbine engine remains nearly (although not completely) flat up to very high altitudes.
4: These effects would be even more pronounced on an actual aircraft than in a test stand, due to the higher thrust settings needed to counteract the increased drag from low-altitude flight and the increase in airflow through the engine (and, thus, in fuel flow, as well) resulting from the ram effect of the aircraft’s (and, thus, the engine’s) forward motion through the air.