What simply occurred? Intel’s Core i9-14900K Raptor Lake Refresh chip is an absolute pace demon of a CPU, however Crew Blue has a fair quicker processor lined up – the Core i9-14900KS, which might hit 6.2 GHz out of the field. It seems that the unannounced chip has simply appeared in some prebuilt programs on an Israeli retail website, suggesting an official reveal by Intel is imminent.
The Core i9-14900KS was all the time anticipated, on condition that Intel additionally launched the previous-generation Core i9-13900KS. Israel-based retailer PC-On-line appears to have confirmed this by itemizing a number of pre-built PCs that includes the binned variant of the Core i9-14900K, which, with a 6.2 GHz inventory clock pace, is considered the quickest client processor ever.
PC-On-line lists the Core i9-14900KS as having the 200 MHz benefit over the Core i9-14900K, the identical pace bump that the Core i9-13900KS has over the Core i9-13900K. Anticipate the brand new 14th-gen chip to have the identical 24-core/32-thread configuration as its normal model, whereas the 68MB cache (32MB L2, 36MB L3) additionally seems unchanged.
The Core i9-14900KS can also be anticipated to have a 150W PBP just like the Core i9-13900KS and a most turbo of 253W, the identical because the Core i9-14900K, although that may most likely peak round 300W – 320W.
Contemplating an excessive overclocker has already pushed the Core i9-14900K to a record-breaking 9 GHz, do not be stunned to see the Core i9-14900KS capturing some new data.
An uncommon factor of the listings is that every one the programs include DDR4-3200 RAM, whereas one would count on DDR5 to be paired with the Core i9-14900KS. The possible rationalization is that these are business-focused machines and never gaming PCs, which additionally explains the dearth of a devoted graphics card and office-style instances. The opposite possibility is these are pretend or a mistake on the retailer’s half.
With Intel launching the Core i9-14900K on the identical $599 value as its Core i9-13900K predecessor, one would count on the Core i9-14900KS to price the identical $699 because the Core i9-13900KS. We would hear an official announcement from Intel concerning the Core i9-14900KS both on December 14 at its AI In every single place present the place the Meteor Lake / Emerald Rapids chips can be unveiled, or at CES 2024 in January, the identical occasion the place Nvidia seems to be more likely to showcase the long-rumored RTX 4000-series Tremendous playing cards.
