Intel is launching its flagship Core i9-14900KS processor at this time, with clock speeds that increase all the way in which as much as 6.2GHz. That’s 200MHz greater than the earlier Core i9-13900KS that launched final yr and was the primary desktop processor to interrupt the 6GHz barrier at inventory speeds.
This new Core i9-14900KS will likely be priced at $699, the identical because the earlier 13900KS, and will likely be available in shops at this time. The 6.2GHz max turbo frequency is an out-of-the-box increase, so there may very well be room for overclocking to push these speeds even additional. The 14900KS has the identical 24 cores discovered on the 14900K, with eight efficiency cores and 16 effectivity ones. It does run at a 150-watt base energy, although, as an alternative of the 125 watts discovered on the 14900K.
Aside from the ability and turbo frequencies, the 14900KS is nearly equivalent to the 14900K. It’s primarily a “binned” model that has been chosen to run at the next clock velocity. Z790 and Z690 motherboards will help the 14900KS with the most recent BIOS updates.
Intel is promising as much as 15 p.c higher gaming efficiency from the 14900KS over the 13900KS and as much as 73 p.c for 3D manufacturing multitasking workflows over AMD’s Ryzen 9 7950X. Will probably be fascinating to see simply how properly the 14900KS performs in opposition to AMD’s Ryzen 7 7800X3D, which has dominated PC gaming efficiency not too long ago. Intel’s personal benchmarks counsel the 14900KS might properly beat the 7800X3D in some video games.
The Core i9-14900KS will doubtless be one of many final LGA 1700 socket processors available on the market, as Intel is transferring to a brand new socket for its upcoming era of CPUs. Retailers will begin stocking the 14900KS on cabinets at this time priced at $699. This new processor may even be out there inside OEM techniques, too.
