Mar 15, 2024 17:00:00

Intel Core i9-14900KS, which achieved a frequency of 6.2 GHz, has appeared, and is said to be for enthusiasts who don't care about money because of its high performance and price.

Intel Core i9-14900KS was released on Friday, March 15, 2024 and is now available in stores. Tom's Hardware, a technology news site, is reviewing the benchmark results and heat generation of the 'Special Edition', which has been further enhanced by 200MHz from

the Core i9-14900K , which has a maximum frequency of 6GHz.

Intel Core i9-14900KS Review: The Last Core i9 Hits Record 6.2 GHz at Stock Settings | Tom's Hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-core-i9-14900ks-cpu-review

·table of contents
◆1: Game performance
◆2: Productivity performance
◆3: Fever
◆4: Overall review

◆1: Game performance
The Core i9-14900K released in 2023 and the Core i9-14900KS released this time have the same number of cores and threads, but as the maximum frequency has increased by 200MHz, the basic power consumption has also increased from 125W to 150W. Increased has.

Tom's Hardware first tested CPUs including the Core i9-14900KS with games such as Borderlands 3 and Cyberpunk 2077, and measured game performance by summarizing the average frame rate. Also, when testing the Core i9-14900KS, we used two types of RAM: DDR5-5600 and DDR5-6800.

The results are below. At 1080p resolution, the Ryzen 7800X3D took first place, while the Core i9-14900KS and DDR5-6800 RAM configuration was third best performing. Also, the Core i9-14900KS when combined with DDR5-5600 RAM came in 5th place, and the Core i9-14900K came in 6th place.

The ranking was similar even when the resolution was 1440p.

Regarding gaming benchmark results, Tom's Hardware says, ``Ryzen 7800X3D is the fastest gaming chip on the planet.In the standard configuration, it is about 14% faster than Core i9-14900K, and Core i9-14900KS using memory with a high clock frequency. It maintains a 6% lead over the Core i9-14900KS.On the other hand, it was not as good as the Core i9-14900KS in terms of productivity performance.

◆2: Productivity performance
Next, the results of productivity benchmarks measured using CPU benchmark software

Cinebench etc. are shown below. Core i9-14900KS took the lead in single-threaded performance, followed by Core i9-14900K.

In terms of multi-threaded performance, Ryzen 7950X took the lead, with Core i9-14900KS and Core i9-14900K in second and third place, respectively.

``Core i9-14900KS leads Core i9-14900K by 3.8% in single thread and only 1.5% in multithread, and the price of Core i9-14900K is $550 (about 80,000 yen), whereas Core Considering that the i9-14900KS is 25% more expensive at $689 (about 100,000 yen), it can hardly be called a bargain,'' Tom's Hardware says.

◆3: Fever
The following shows the maximum frequency of the Core i9-14900KS during a load test in light blue, the minimum frequency in black, the power consumption in green, and the temperature in red. If you look at the red graph representing the temperature, you can see that it was almost 100 degrees during the test.

The temperature of the Core i9-14900KS remained at 100 degrees because it was adjusted by the built-in Adaptive Boost Technology (ABT) . ABT consumes more power until the chip reaches 100 degrees, maximizing its performance within the thermal headroom, or power available, before reaching maximum operating temperature.

CORSAIR's iCUE LINK H150i RGB AIO water-cooled CPU cooler was used for cooling, but the temperature still reached almost 100 degrees during the test, so Tom's Hardware said, ``The Core i9-14900KS's amazing heat generation is It's almost certain that the CPU cooler will determine performance, so you'll need a 360mm all-in-one liquid cooler or better.''

◆4: Overall review
Based on the above results, Tom's Hardware says, ``The Core i9-14900K's astonishing clock speed of 6.2 GHz sets the fastest milestone for a desktop PC, and marks the beginning of the Core i9 series with an ``i'' in the brand name. However, that extra clock speed doesn't deliver any real performance to justify the price, especially unlike the previous generation KS model, which has taken the gaming performance crown from rival AMD processors. The 14900KS is therefore designed as a product for wealthy enthusiasts and extreme overclockers willing to pay a premium price for a few percent more performance. 'I can say that.'

In addition, Tom's Hardware has succeeded in breaking multiple world records regarding overclocking by increasing the clock speed to 9.1 GHz by cooling the Core i9-14900KS to -231 degrees.