Intel Core i9-14900KS Reportedly Launches Next Week

[btarunr]

Intel is reportedly launching its new enthusiast-segment desktop processor, the Core i9-14900KS, on March 14, 2024. The i9-14900KS is marked by Intel as a Special Edition product, meaning that it may not be available in all the markets that you'd otherwise find the regular i9-14900K in; and the processor has higher system- and cooling requirements to achieve its advertised performance levels. Given that Intel priced the previous generation i9-13900KS and i9-12900KS at $740, we don't expect pricing of the i9-14900KS to be any different.

The i9-14900KS is based on the same "Raptor Lake Refresh" silicon as the i9-14900K, but from better bins. It should come with higher overclocking headroom, and better performance out of the box. This is because Intel has dialed up the maximum boost frequencies by 100-200 MHz on both the P-cores and E-cores. The P-cores now boost up to 6.20 GHz using the Thermal Velocity Boost algorithm, whereas the i9-14900K boosts up to 6.00 GHz. With its launch just over a week away, retail boxes of the i9-14900KS are already beginning to leak from sources among brick-and-mortar retailers. Once such source in Vietnam grabbed these snaps of the processor box.



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[ExcuseMeWtf]

A "halo" product.

 

[Denver]

Does it come with a clown nose and make-up?

 

[Lycanwolfen]

Just buy a 14900KF change the multiplier to 62 and call it a day. or 65 with water cooling 6.5 GHZ. I'm still running a 9900KF at 50 or 5 GHZ all cores.

 

[rv8000]

Get your nuclear power plants ready boys and girls!

 

[Chaitanya]

A "halo" product.

Calling it a "halo" product is insult to the term "Halo" product.

 

[fevgatos]

This is going to be the most efficient intel cpu ever released on the desktop. Reviewers as per the usual will remove power limits and amps and loop it on cinebench. Usual stuff

 

[trparky]

Get your nuclear power plants ready boys and girls!

Along with the nuclear power plant style cooling tower in order to cool it. Lest, the chip will meltdown.

 

[Tropick]

Does it come with a clown nose and make-up?

It does but you won't be able to see it underneath the other included gear

 

[fevgatos]

Along with the nuclear power plant style cooling tower in order to cool it. Lest, the chip will meltdown.

Wasn't the 7800x 3d the one that was actually melting , taking the motherboard along with it?

 

[dick_cheney]

Wasn't the 7800x 3d the one that was actually melting , taking the motherboard along with it?

What universe are you talking about lmao

Edit: Nvm read your post history lol

 

[Chaitanya]

Wasn't the 7800x 3d the one that was actually melting , taking the motherboard along with it?

All thanks to motherboard makers(in particular Shitsus) not following strict guidelines for locking voltages.

 

[FeelinFroggy]

$740 for a couple hundred mhz?

 

[fevgatos]

What universe are you talking about lmao

Edit: Nvm read your post history lol

The one where zen 4 cpus were burning alongside their socket

https://www.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/12tlk7s

All thanks to motherboard makers(in particular Shitsus) not following strict guidelines for locking voltages.

Isn't it the same with Intel cpus, mobo makers ignore amps and power limits? Put a power limit in place and this cpu will be jaw droppingly efficient. I'm thinking about upgrading just for the efficiency boost.

 

[Slizzo]

What universe are you talking about lmao

Edit: Nvm read your post history lol

He's talking about the issue with motherboard vendors not adhering to lower SoC voltage due to unclear instruction from AMD. Though no motherboards went with the CPUs from what I recall. Just CPUs. And those were all covered under warranty.

 

[dick_cheney]

Ah, thought he was talking about temp, i do remember that lol.

 

[rv8000]

What universe are you talking about lmao

Edit: Nvm read your post history lol

Don’t bother with him.

He cant accept that the 14900k was mid to back of the pack in terms of all efficiency tests at stock, and the KS won’t be any better.

 

[fevgatos]

Don’t bother with him.

He cant accept that the 14900k was mid to back of the pack in terms of all efficiency tests at stock, and the KS won’t be any better.

Of course I can accept it. What I can't accept is why someone would run it that way if they cared about efficiency, lol.

If out of the box efficiency is your prime concern then you don't buy a k cpu, let alone a ks. A recent French review tested a lot of workloads, a 13700 non k topped the entire efficiency chart. And that's not even close to the most efficient intel cpu.

 

[rv8000]

Of course I can accept it. What I can't accept is why someone would run it that way if they cared about efficiency, lol.

If out of the box efficiency is your prime concern then you don't buy a k cpu, let alone a ks. A recent French review tested a lot of workloads, a 13700 non k topped the entire efficiency chart. And that's not even close to the most efficient intel cpu.

Except for the fact that in no universe is a KS model designed for efficiency.

Current K SKUs are tuned as such because they otherwise wouldn’t hit competitive levels of performance without using the extreme amount of power they do.

You don’t have to whine about it in every thread, you did make your own thread to talk about uv/tuning for efficiency anyways; which can be done with… any CPU.

 

[fevgatos]

Except for the fact that in no universe is a KS model designed for efficiency.

What does "designed" mean. This is going to be the most efficient Intel cpu that currently exists (I left amd out of this). I fully expect this CPU, clocked to the same speeds as a 13900k (5.5 ghz across all pcores) to drop power draw by around 70-100w. That's absolutely huge, no? Now of course, you can if you want to run this with no power or amp limits and make it draw 400+ watts or however much you can cool. So what? Don't like it, don't do it.

Current K SKUs are tuned as such because they otherwise wouldn’t hit competitive levels of performance without using the extreme amount of power they do.

This a joke? Intel SKUs are - in general - faster and more efficient than AMD ones. Only the 7950x / 7950x 3d has a small single digit lead over Intel. The rest of the lineup isn't even competitive in terms of perf / watt. Put everything at the same power limit. AMD's latest is barely competitive with 3 gen olds Intel.

Test • AMD Ryzen 5 7500F

Après avoir testé des références peu onéreuses sur plateforme LGA 1700, au tour de l'AM5 et d'un Ryzen 5 au tarif très doux. Tout d'un grand sauf le prix ?

hardwareand.co

Nice review, tested a non k intel cpu amongst other stuff, a 13700. Topped the entire chart, lol. And im not even touching the idle power draw, 40w more from the wall for the zen 4 cpus, OUCH.

 

[Readlight]

I like i3 14100F

 

[ThrashZone]

Except for the fact that in no universe is a KS model designed for efficiency.

Current K SKUs are tuned as such because they otherwise wouldn’t hit competitive levels of performance without using the extreme amount of power they do.

You don’t have to whine about it in every thread, you did make your own thread to talk about uv/tuning for efficiency anyways; which can be done with… any CPU.

Hi,
He's been on forced vacation cut him some slack hehe

Otherwise spot on planet efficiency arguments need to be messaged to Intel directly

 

[Octavean]

They phoned in the box art IMO,……

 

[Minus Infinity]

KS = Klimate Smasher.

 

[sLowEnd]

I wonder if Intel is going to sample these out to reviewers or not? The results are almost certainly a foregone conclusion, but more data points are nice to have nonetheless.