Intel's Core i9-14900KS CPUs are showing up in buyer's hands ahead of launch and it looks like the chip is a voltage-heavy monster too.
15.02.2024 - 07:23 / wccftech.com / Hassan Mujtaba
Intel's flagship Core i9-14900KS CPU with a clock speed of up to 6.2 GHz and over 400W power consumption is expected to launch in March.
The Intel Core i9-14900KS CPU is going to be a limited edition offering and the world's first CPU to break past 6 GHz, exceeding the Core i9-14900K and Core i9-13900KS which were clocked at up to 6.0 GHz. This chip is going to be the fastest consumer-tier offering under the 14th Gen family & is going to be the last chip in the family before Chipzilla moves to its newer LGA 1851 platform & the respective Arrow Lake-S Desktop CPU family (there are also reports of LGA 1700 to continue with a new family known as Bartlett Lake-S).
A few days ago, we saw the full specifications of Intel's Core i9-14900KS CPU leak out within OCCT which shows that the Intel Core i9-14900KS Desktop CPU will feature the same 24 cores and 32 threads in an 8 P-Core & 16 E-Core config. The chip will feature 36 MB of L3 cache and 32 MB of L2 cache. As for clocks, the base frequency will be set at 3.2 GHz while the boost frequency will be set at 6.2 GHz, making this CPU the fastest-clocked chip on the planet. This is 200 MHz faster than the current fastest Core i9-13900KS and Core i9-14900K CPUs.
While designed for enthusiasts, the Intel Core i9-14900KS CPU is going to be very hard to tame with its power consumption hitting almost 410 Watts and temperatures exceeding 100C. You will need a really good cooling solution (preferably a 420mm AIO or custom-loop) and a decent enough power supply to accommodate this chip within your PC. And for those who want to overclock this chip, well it looks like LN2 is the way to go. Considering that the Core i9-14900KS is going to be a binned chip, it will most definitely become a highlight among the extreme overclocking community who will try to break their previous world records set with the Core i9-14900K.
Currently, the Intel Core i9-14900K has hit clock speeds of almost 9.1 GHz which is a remarkable feat but we can expect the Core i9-14900KS to do slightly better. Maybe it will close in on the 9.5 GHz barrier if not 10 GHz.
As for availability, Benchlife has reported that the Core i9-14900KS CPU will launch in the mid of March. Intel will keep it limited to a certain amount of units but it wasn't confirmed if the chip is going to be a vendor-specific or channel-specific launch. Pricing should more or less be the same Core i9-13900KS CPUs.
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