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Only the i9's have thermal velocity boost. i7's and below have the standard turbo boost.
Depends what you mean by affected, the microcode is a thing on every CPU, but the microcode update should effectively "patch" the problem.
Does every single 14900 show the symptom? Dont know, I think silicon lottery may have a bearing on it.
From where I sit if you was to buy a 14900(k) you have a few options if you paranoid about it.
1 - Disable TVB in the bios. You lose some potential peak performance. Will still have standard turbo boost.
2 - Apply intel stock settings, May lose performance in heavy threaded loads, hit limits much easier.
3 - Update to the latest microcode, May lose some peak performance but not as much as disabling TVB.
I thought I had seen i7's mentioned as well when the subject first surfaced, but maybe not. If the problem is TVB that's a bit of a bitter pill to swallow for i9 owners. It's better overall though for Intel if it was only isolated to i9's I suppose though those are also the most expensive chips they sell and hardest to produce in the event of a recall rather than a patch.