The fastest processor on the planet: the core i9-14900ks with a frequency of 6.2 GHZ out of the box is lighted on the network

Intel Core i9-14900KS runs at a base frequency of 3.2 GHz and boosts to 6.2 GHz - the fastest processor in the world.

The maximum power consumption of the Core i9-14900KS processor reaches 410 W at a temperature of 101 ° C.

On February 13, the information publication WCCF TECH, citing its sources, published the characteristics of the flagship Intel Core i9-14900KS processor, which insiders tested in the fairly popular OCCT application. It turned out that the new “stone” is a real monster in all respects - this processor comes with 24 computing cores (8 P-cores and 16 E-cores) and 32 threads, plus the chip is equipped with 36 MB of L3 cache and 32 MB of L2 cache, which will be enough to perform any tasks in games or specialized software. However, in these parameters the new processor is no different from the Core i9-13900KS - it has the same core and cache configuration.

The main difference between the new product is its clock frequency. The Intel Core i9-14900KS, like its predecessor, operates at a base clock frequency of 3.2 GHz, but under increased loads the chip can automatically accelerate to 6.2 GHz. This is the highest clock frequency in serial processors (which can be obtained directly from the box without special manipulations) in the world, and in this case liquid nitrogen is not needed - the processor can be cooled with standard systems. On the other hand, you will have to pay a lot for an increase in clock frequency of 200 Hz compared to the Core i9-13900KS - and it’s not just the price of the processor itself.

The fact is that in order to achieve such a high processor clock frequency, the manufacturer expanded the boundaries of available power consumption. As a result, on the base PL1 profile, the Intel Core i9-14900KS chip consumes 150 W of energy in normal mode, which is already a lot, but at its peak power consumption reaches an insane level of 410 W. Yes, on average during tests the processor consumed up to 330 W of energy, but this is still too much, and peak consumption will still have to be taken into account. And with such a high TDP, the processor operated at a temperature of 101 ° C, that is, if desired, you can literally boil water on it.

Accordingly, not every system can cope with cooling the Intel Core i9-14900KS - you can immediately forget about air coolers, because they do not dissipate above 300 W even if they wanted to. It will be necessary to use a liquid cooling system in three sections with a powerful pump, two “layers” of fans on the radiator, powerful case cooling, and at the same time take care of a motherboard that can withstand such a load. Unfortunately, there are no tests in popular benchmarks yet, so it’s not possible to compare performance with its predecessor, but there is a feeling that the 200 MHz increase is not worth it