Intel Core i9-14900KS Retail & OEM Packages Listed in France

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We are likely to see even more Intel Core i9-14900KS pre-release leaks as its rumored mid-March launch window approaches—hardware sleuth, momomo_us, has spent the weekend following any Team Blue breadcrumb trails. Their latest discovery points to "BX8071514900KS" and "CM8071504820506" product codes, and two listings on PC21 France's web shop. Intel seems to be offering its upcoming limited edition Raptor Lake Refresh über-flagship unit in two different guises—the first being a traditional boxed package, and the second appears to be a tray option (for system integrators). As pointed out by VideoCardz, it is not unusual to see OEM parts reach retail channels—similar cases have leaked in the past. The no frills tray choice: "offers a more cost-effective option for users who don't require fancy packaging or bundled coolers, making it a budget-friendly choice for the new CPU."

The Core i9-14900KS is far from being a wallet friendly prospect, yet the untimely listings indicate that the OEM option shaves off a grand total of €16 (~$17.25) when lined up against its fancy boxed sibling. The French retailer states that both items are on order, with zero stock in their warehouses. The boxed Core i9-14900KS seems to cost €768.34 (~$828) including taxes, while the tray variant's entry indicates a charge of €752.62 (~$811), with VAT factored in. These leaked prices are subject to change—perhaps the current figures are based on a distributor's pre-launch estimation. PC21 France does not display any pricing for the already released Core i9-14900K and 14900KF SKUs, but VideoCardz has checked other retail listings in the country—they reckon that the gulf between "K" and "KS" is €146 (best case scenario).



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[Sabotaged_Enigma]

Ever thought about making a CPU & house-heater bundle? could be good for winter lol

btw you guys like my new nickname?

 

[ExcuseMeWtf]

Probably most irrelevant CPU on the market.

 

[Onasi]

Probably most irrelevant CPU on the market.

Eh, some people are not looking for anything reasonable or rational, they just want a 1000HP supercar as a daily driver. I am sure it will find its audience.

 

[Ravenmaster]

An extra 100 bucks over the 14900k for 1% more performance whilst drawing a ton of wattage. No thanks

 

[ir_cow]

An extra 100 bucks over the 14900k for 1% more performance whilst drawing a ton of wattage. No thanks

Only if you direct die watercool it. Otherwise you are going to get 13900K performance.

 

[Darksword]

It feels like Intel isn't even trying anymore.

 

[Chaitanya]

It feels like Intel isn't even trying anymore.

Yeah while they are upto their usual tricks and being caught with their pants down on their enterprise CPUs.

Industry group invalidates 2,600 official Intel CPU benchmarks — SPEC says the company's compiler used unfair optimizations to boost performance

It mostly affects Sapphire Rapids benchmarks.

www.tomshardware.com

 

[ExcuseMeWtf]

Eh, some people are not looking for anything reasonable or rational, they just want a 1000HP supercar as a daily driver. I am sure it will find its audience.

Even at that role it's not that impressive. Remember, say i7-980x? Now THAT was a real tour de force, THE halo product.

 

[Onasi]

@ExcuseMeWtf
Yeah, that thing was a beast. But nowadays getting more performance from the chips that’s not already there is getting harder and harder. Base 14900K is already as close to reasonable limits for the silicon it’s based on as you can get. So we have the KS. Slightly more frequency that’s unlikely to matter at higher price. Better binned chips too, allegedly, for those who still consider overclocking relevant.

 

[iameatingjam]

Probably most irrelevant CPU on the market.

Hey man, its not really a cpu for the mass market, its for people who want to spend the most money on the best bin... it is what it is. There's obviously a market for that, small as it is, or intel wouldn't keep releasing them.

 

[DaddyDanjer]

Well if the IMC guarantees 8000 xmp without fine tuning then maybe people will go for it. These days memory oc’ing seems to be all the rage…

 

[Dr. Dro]

Probably most irrelevant CPU on the market.

I agree as a 13900KS owner. Utterly pointless CPU.

Eh, some people are not looking for anything reasonable or rational, they just want a 1000HP supercar as a daily driver. I am sure it will find its audience.

This crosses even that threshold. I can tell you from experience that this isn't a sustainable SKU.

 

[Onasi]

This crosses even that threshold. I can tell you from experience that this isn't a sustainable SKU.

Think the power and voltage to reach the targeted frequency will be too much in the long run, irrespective of cooling? Or is it just that there won’t be enough quality enough chips to go around?

 

[Broken Processor]

Eh, some people are not looking for anything reasonable or rational, they just want a 1000HP supercar as a daily driver. I am sure it will find its audience.

It doesn't give you supercar performance relative to even 14900k it just generates a lot more heat for 1% performance. No what you have here is a binning exercise to get just a little bit more money from the uninformed who think that the addition of a S in the name means best of best.

 

[Dr. Dro]

Think the power and voltage to reach the targeted frequency will be too much in the long run, irrespective of cooling? Or is it just that there won’t be enough quality enough chips to go around?

Both, the binning must be absolutely impeccable, because as we've seen with the 14900K, it's definitely pushing its luck far enough that the 13900KS is widely seen as the better behaved option (naturally, both are practically identical CPUs and the 13900KS comes from a selected batch as customary with KS parts), and that no matter the silicon quality, to get the purported 5.9 all core and 6.2 TVB, you're going to be seeing extreme power consumption figures, it's just shot way beyond its v/f curve. The 409 W from the OP targeting these frequencies seems right about where I'd expect it, given my experience with the 13900KS, if not particularly great, especially if the 4.5 default E-core clock rumor turns out to be true.

If I had to guess, Intel didn't launch these processors in January and avoids giving a solid date because they probably don't have enough samples that make the cut to make a single batch of them just yet.

 

[InVasMani]

That pricing is insane I paid $310 for my 14700K with 4 fewer E core a little less cache and binning a bit lower overall. Still that's well over the double the cost for a little bit more cache a little higher bin quality and like 1/5 more cores, but also of the lesser quality cores between the two. I don't see any scenario where it should even cost $600's. It probably is a bit more difficult to produce between more cache, bin quality and additional cores so defect rates for yields are reasonably lower I imagine, but can't be that dismal comparatively I don't imagine. Intel must be making good margins on these if they can find enough fools to buy them at prices like that. Value for dollar charts won't look pretty at those prices.

 

[Ruru]

500W TDP and 6.1GHz boost for a blink of an eye for this gen's Emergency Edition? Funny that Intel has been doing this since the P4 days when they simply couldn't compete otherwise than cranking the clocks to the max without caring about the power consumption and temps.