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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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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).

Intel's new flagship Core i9-14900KS special edition processor isn't available just yet, but that doesn't mean people don't have the new 6.2GHz CPU inside of their system... and now we have a delidded chip with some great results coming out of it.

The new Core i9-14900KS processor features 24 cores (split into 8 x P-Cores and 16 x E-Cores), offering speeds of up to 6.2GHz (6200MHz) out of the box and a 150W TDP. Let's see how that goes when it's delidded and pushed to the max, eh? A new processor designed for enthusiasts and overclockers and pushed to its limits is exactly what we all want to see.

The news is coming from overclocker "pakhtunov" who has used the new Intel Core i9-14900KS for thermal testing with the stock IHS (Integrated Heat Spreader) and then again with the CPU delidded, and reapplied with a liquid metal solution. The overclocker used the DeepCool LS720 SE liquid cooler with a 360mm radiator for the Core i9-14900KS processor.

It's been announced that the CEO of Intel, Pat Gelsinger, will be giving a keynote for Team Blue at Computex 2024.

That'll happen on June 4, and as well as talking about data center tech, the chief executive will also be showcasing Intel's next-gen "client computing products" which gives us a sliver of hope that maybe Arrow Lake is nearer than we thought.

Of course, this could refer to Lunar Lake CPUs - efficient silicon that'll be mobile processors only, designed for premium thin-and-light laptops - but hopefully it'll mean the whole gamut of Intel's next-gen chips, including Arrow Lake desktop (it'll come with laptop offerings, too).

Intel's upcoming special edition Core i9-14900KS processor is reportedly launching on March 14, which is just a week away from now.

The new Intel Core i9-14900KS will be the last high-end CPU the company makes for its LGA 1700 socket and the last desktop CPU from Intel that will go under the old Core branding. Intel's upcoming Arrow Lake-S desktop processors will launch under the Core Ultra 200 series branding, succeeding Meteor Lake with the Core Ultra 100 series CPUs.

Intel's next-generation LGA 1851 socket will launch later this year, ready for the next-generation Arrow Lake-S processors. So we'll have a new socket, a new chipset, and next-gen desktop processors that have some heavy changes on the way. You can read more on that below, but for now, the Intel Core i9-14900KS processor launches March 14 with 24 cores and 32 threads at up to 6.2GHz, the fastest CPU frequency from a CPU out of the box on the planet.

Intel has just shown off what is easily the best unboxing video ever, with ASML's new bleeding-edge Twinscan EXE:500 High-NA EUV lithography machine reaching its Oregon fab, a machine worth $380 million, and one of the most advanced machines on the planet. Check it out:

ASML's new Twinscan EXE:500 High-NA EUV lithography machine was transported from The Netherlands to Portland, Oregon, USA in a cargo plane. A truck then picked it up and delivered the $380 million machine, which will require 250 ASML and Intel engineers -- and around 6 months -- to install the machine completely. The system required 250 crates to transport the machine, weighing around 330,000 pounds. It's huge, and it's heavy.

Once the Twinscan EXE:500 High-NA EUV lithography machine is fully assembled, the job isn't over for ASML and Intel engineers, as they'll need to calibrate the machine which could take a couple of months. Once this is done, Intel can achieve its "First Light" milestone, something ASML just reached with its High-NA EUV machine in Veldhofen, the Netherlands, just recently.

Intel will launch its next-gen Arrow Lake-S desktop processor family later this year, which will fall into the Core Ultra Series 2 family of processors that began its life with the just-launched Core Ultra 100 series "Meteor Lake" CPUs for laptops.

We have some fresh news from Chinese leaker Golden Pig Upgrade, who has posted on the Bilibili forums giving us an update on Arrow Lake CPUs. Golden Pig Upgrade says that there have been so many outrageously wrong revelations about the CPU, the biggest one is that it will not be the 15th Gen Core branding, but rather Core Ultra Series 2.

Secondly, the leaker says that Intel will not be using Hyper-Threading and will not have an LP E-Core, but the NPU is still there for AI workloads. There are less than 7 GPU cores on Arrow Lake-S desktop processors, so the integrated graphics are called Intel Graphics in the Task Manager, not Arc Graphics. We can expect GPU performance similar to the Intel Core Ultra 5 125H "Meteor Lake" processor.

Intel's Core i9-14900KS processor is indeed coming, and coming very soon - in mid-March, a YouTuber tells us - but don't get your hopes up for buying one (if you had any inclination in that direction).

This comes from Moore's Law is Dead (MLID) who despite having previously mulled whether Intel might delay the Core i9-14900KS, now has confirmation from sources that the CPU is coming in the middle of March (meaning next week most likely).

Previous rumors have contended that the pepped-up spin on the Raptor Lake Refresh flagship is due on March 13, so that's the date to mark on your calendar (pinch of salt added, of course).

You have probably never heard of Weiland, but they're a cooling company based on Germany, pumping out a very interesting new AIO cooling design that lacks a pump. Check it out:

Weiland uses the thermosyphon principal to cool the CPU, instead of a traditional AIO cooler with a pump. Reviewer and overclocker der8auer has his hands on Weiland's new prototype AIO cooler, comparing it to a regular Corsair AIO cooler with some rather surprising results.

The Weiland prototype AIO cooler doesn't need a pump because it's based on a different heat exchange method than traditional AIO coolers, which are used in heat pumps, water heaters, boilers or solar water heaters. It's a common way of heat exchange without the need of a mechanical pump to move the liquid around inside, it's just not a common way to use this method in a CPU cooler.