Intel apparently wants to introduce the Core i9-14900KS as a new top processor model for desktop PCs soon. The Benchlife website gives the date in mid-March – in some places March 13th appears specifically. However, the first shops in Asia are already selling the processor. This is proven by several forum posts.
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“pakhtunov” for example shows pictures of the Core i9-14900KS and some UEFI screenshots in the overclock.net forum. The latter underlines: The processor can accelerate three CPU cores to up to 6.2 GHz – 200 MHz or 3.3 percent more than the previous Core i9-14900K (without S).
The Asus motherboard ROG Maximus Z790 Apex Encore used applies a core voltage of almost 1.5 volts for the 6.2 GHz. What sounds like a lot at first isn't particularly surprising when compared with other Intel processors: a normal Core i9-14900K uses up to 1.446 volts under load.
There are no other differences between the Core i9-14900KS and Core i9-14900K. Both processors combine eight performance and 16 efficiency cores. Because only the former can handle hyper-threading, the CPUs can process 32 threads at the same time.
Intel squeezes more clock speed out of its own manufacturing process
Within 2.5 years, Intel managed to increase the maximum clock frequencies by a full gigahertz. In autumn 2021, the Core i-12000 (Alder Lake), the first desktop generation with Intel 7 manufacturing technology, was released. The top model at the time, the Core i9-12900K, had a factory clock of 5.2 GHz.
The Core i-13000 are an improved version with the same architecture, but more efficient cores and a larger Level 2 cache. With the Core i-14000, Intel has only increased the clock frequencies. With the next generation Arrow Lake, Intel will also switch to the new Core Ultra naming scheme in the desktop.
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