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Intel's new Core i9-14900KS with direct die cooling: all-core 6.0GHz overclocking

Anthony Garreffa | Mar 17, 2024 6:12 PM CDT

Intel's new special edition Core i9-14900KS processor is now out in the wild, but in the hands of legendary overclocker "Der8auer," it has been pushed to an all-core 6.0GHz using direct die cooling.

Intel's new Core i9-14900KS with direct die cooling: all-core 6.0GHz overclocking

In its stock form, a CPU's die is found underneath a metal heat spreader, aka IHS (integrated heat spreader), with the heat generated by the processor transferred through a thermal interface material (TIM). We'll usually see thermal paste as the TIM, but the new special edition Core i9-14900KS processor uses indium.

Removing the IHS and then cooling the die directly offers greater thermal abilities, but direct die cooling isn't something special, as it's used for GPUs and non-socketed CPUs inside of laptops.

Continue reading: Intel's new Core i9-14900KS with direct die cooling: all-core 6.0GHz overclocking (full post)

Intel has a plan to make its Core i9-14900KS CPU more popular - at least with PC makers

Darren Allan | Mar 15, 2024 2:51 PM CDT

You may have heard a recent rumor about Intel's freshly arrived Core i9-14900KS processor which sounded improbable and concerned owners delidding the CPU.

Intel has a plan to make its Core i9-14900KS CPU more popular - at least with PC makers

Specifically, this was the idea that Intel was considering officially supporting delidding the 14900KS in its warranty for the chip - and well, it turns out that was true. Sort of.

By this we mean that as Moore's Law is Dead, the source of that rumor, has pointed out in a new video (above), overclocker Der8auer (below) has highlighted that there is warranty support for delidding, but with a big old catch.

Continue reading: Intel has a plan to make its Core i9-14900KS CPU more popular - at least with PC makers (full post)

Intel's new Core i9-14900KS already overclocked to record-breaking 9117MHz

Anthony Garreffa | Mar 14, 2024 10:35 PM CDT

Intel's just-released special edition Core i9-14900KS processor has hit the market, with overclockers already pushing the new CPU to a world record 9.1GHz.

Intel's new Core i9-14900KS already overclocked to record-breaking 9117MHz

ASUS announced the news that a group of elite overclockers -- Elmor, SkatterBencher, Shamino, and Safedisk -- gained four new world records using the ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Apex Encore motherboard using Intel's new Core i9-14900KS processor. Elmor joined the ASUS overclocking team, pushing the Core i9-14900KS up to an incredible 9117.75MHz.

Overclocker Safedisk used the same setup to hit three additional world records, with PiFast completed in just 6.79 seconds, SuperPi finished in 3.767 seconds, and PYPrime 32B finished in 97.596 seconds. The Intel Core i9-14900KS processor had liquid helium cooling keeping it at a chilly -231C with 1.85V pumping into the CPU.

Continue reading: Intel's new Core i9-14900KS already overclocked to record-breaking 9117MHz (full post)

Intel shipped 50 million CPUs in Q4 2023 alone, 6x as much as AMD

Anthony Garreffa | Mar 14, 2024 5:40 PM CDT

Intel reportedly shipped an insane 50 million CPUs in Q4 2023 alone, leaving its competitor AMD in its proverbial dust.

Intel shipped 50 million CPUs in Q4 2023 alone, 6x as much as AMD

In a new report from Canalys dubbed "Q4 2023 Global PC (Notebook & Desktop) CPU market" we can see that Intel utterly dominates the competition. Intel shipped over 50 million desktop and laptop processors in the quarter, leaving AMD with just 8 million processors shipped and Apple with only 6 million in Q4 2023.

The desktop PC market is the strongest in APAC (Asia Pacific) and EMEA (Europe and the Middle East, Africa) while the PC notebook market is doing well in China and Latin America regions, while the US customers are jumping towards the tablet market, it seems.

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Intel's Core i9-14900KS is here - and this 6.2GHz CPU isn't as expensive as some feared

Darren Allan | Mar 14, 2024 11:53 AM CDT

Intel has released its Core i9-14900KS processor on the day the rumor mill expected, and the good news is that it's not as pricey as some had feared.

Intel's Core i9-14900KS is here - and this 6.2GHz CPU isn't as expensive as some feared

We recently heard some buzz about the limited edition spin on the Raptor Lake Refresh flagship perhaps costing $749 (a leak from Micro Center, in fact), but fortunately Intel hasn't made the Core i9-14900KS that costly.

In fact, Team Blue has stuck with the same asking price as the 13900KS, namely $699 in the US ($689 when buying in volume - although there might not be that much quantity of stock for the 14900KS, if some other rumors are correct).

Continue reading: Intel's Core i9-14900KS is here - and this 6.2GHz CPU isn't as expensive as some feared (full post)

MSI's easy overclock for Core i9-14900KS spotted - one click to get the CPU running at 6.4GHz

Darren Allan | Mar 13, 2024 1:30 PM CDT

Intel's Core i9-14900KS, the limited edition flavor of the flagship for Raptor Lake Refresh, should arrive tomorrow if the rumors are right - and MSI is set to offer a one-click option to further pep up this CPU.

MSI's easy overclock for Core i9-14900KS spotted - one click to get the CPU running at 6.4GHz

As you likely won't have failed to notice, the Core i9-14900KS is set to have a boost speed of up to 6.2GHz out of the box (for the 8 performance cores, that is).

However, as noticed by leaker chi11eddog on X (formerly Twitter), MSI has just added new overclocking profiles for the 14900KS, with the firm's 'P-Core Beyond 6 GHz+' one-click feature allowing for a dead easy overclock to 6.4GHz.

Continue reading: MSI's easy overclock for Core i9-14900KS spotted - one click to get the CPU running at 6.4GHz (full post)

Arm-based Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite running Windows 11 outperforms Intel's x86 'Meteor Lake'

Kosta Andreadis | Mar 12, 2024 9:01 PM CDT

The Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite could present a significant shake-up for efficient Windows 11 notebooks and laptops. The Arm-based SoC (CPU, GPU, and NPU) is closer to Apple's M3 chip powering MacBooks. Still, as it will power Windows 11 devices, it will directly compete with Intel's new Core Ultra 'Meteor Lake' processors and AMD's Ryzen 'HawkPoint' - two x86 chipsets - especially now, in the year of the AI PC.

Arm-based Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite running Windows 11 outperforms Intel's x86 'Meteor Lake'

Although a single example, one of Turkey's most well-known tech journalists has put the Snapdragon X Elite X1E80100 28 Watt SoC to the test, comparing it with the x86 'Meteor Lake' Intel Core Ultra 7 155H processor. How does it fare? Surprisingly well.

When testing the chip's NPU or AI capabilities, the Snapdragon X Elite leaves the Intel Core Ultra in its wake, scoring 1720 points in the UL Procyon test compared to 476 points for the Intel Core Ultra 7 155H. AI testing is never like-for-like, as the Intel chip in this test used OpenVINO while the Snapdragon X Elite used the Qualcomm SNPE SDK.

Continue reading: Arm-based Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite running Windows 11 outperforms Intel's x86 'Meteor Lake' (full post)

Intel Lunar Lake multi-threaded performance without HT at 17W: 1.5x faster than Meteor Lake-U

Anthony Garreffa | Mar 12, 2024 6:03 PM CDT

Intel's next-generation Lunar Lake CPU is expected to have a whopping 1.5x increase in multi-threaded performance over Meteor Lake-U, with Lunar Lake at 17W of power draw.

Intel Lunar Lake multi-threaded performance without HT at 17W: 1.5x faster than Meteor Lake-U

In a new post on X, "SquashBionic" posted that Lunar Lake at 17W will "almost" a 1.5x increase in multi-threaded performance in tests like Cinebench R23 when benched against Intel's new Meteor Lake-U laptop processor. Lunar Lake will not have any Hyper-Threading technology, so this rumor is juicy.

We don't have the full details of Intel's new Lunar Lake CPU, but we do know that the architecture itself was created from the ground up for thin and low-power laptops of the future. In this comparison, we're looking at the 15W TDP Meteor Lake CPUs, which feature up to 12 cores (2P + 8E + 2LP).

Continue reading: Intel Lunar Lake multi-threaded performance without HT at 17W: 1.5x faster than Meteor Lake-U (full post)

Micro Center leaks Intel Core i9-14900KS CPU price, and it's the most expensive KS ever at $749

Darren Allan | Mar 11, 2024 11:34 AM CDT

If you were thinking about buying the incoming flagship refresh of the Core i9-14900K, then be warned - it's a bit pricier than we were expecting.

Micro Center leaks Intel Core i9-14900KS CPU price, and it's the most expensive KS ever at $749

Naturally, Intel's limited edition KS processors - highly binned versions of the flagship CPU from their respective families - are always pricey, but the Core i9-14900KS is going to push even further with the demand it makes on your wallet.

As VideoCardz noticed, Micro Center briefly aired the price of the 14900KS (the product listing has since been removed), and it's $749 in the US.

Continue reading: Micro Center leaks Intel Core i9-14900KS CPU price, and it's the most expensive KS ever at $749 (full post)

Intel Lunar Lake leak suggests a powerful laptop CPU that runs rings around Meteor Lake

Darren Allan | Mar 11, 2024 9:08 AM CDT

Intel's Lunar Lake mobile processors, which will, with any luck, arrive towards the end of this year, could offer a huge leap in performance compared to current Meteor Lake chips in laptops.

Intel Lunar Lake leak suggests a powerful laptop CPU that runs rings around Meteor Lake

According to new info provided by a respected leaker on X (formerly Twitter), Bionic_Squash, Lunar Lake chips at 17W will be almost 1.5x faster in multi-threaded tasks than Meteor Lake-U (low power) at 15W. (VideoCardz spotted the tweet, by the way).

That's going by CineBench 23 and Geekbench 5 results, we are told, and that is a massive jump in efficiency if it's correct (adding a healthy portion of seasoning is standard procedure for rumors, particularly when a product isn't yet imminent).

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