Specifications for the Core i9-14900KS, Intel’s next special-edition, flagship CPU, have arrived courtesy of a CPU benchmark that has been discovered on ocbase.com. Highlights include a boost clock that’s 200 MHz faster than the preceding flagships (i.e., i9-13900KS and i9-14900K), making it the fastest consumer desktop CPU ever, although that also means higher power draw and temperatures.
Specs include:
- 24 cores (8 P-cores, 16 E-cores)
- 32 threads
- 3.2 GHz base clock
- 6.2 GHz boost clock
- 36 MB of L3 cache
- 32 MB of L2 cache
Power/temp figures:
- TDP of 150 watts
- Average power rating of 330 watts
- Peak power consumption of up to 410 watts
- Temperatures of up to 101 degrees (Celcius)
Clocks:
Power:
Pricing:
- Core i9-14900KS: ???
- Core i9-14900K: $589
- Core i9-13900KS: $699
Intel on its “Ultimate Gaming Platform”:
Intel Core 14th Gen processors power an immersive gaming experience with up to 23% gaming performance uplift compared to leading competitor processors, while new gaming-focused features like Intel Application Optimization (APO) ensure better-than-ever application threading alongside existing Intel Thread Director application thread scheduling.