The Special Edition of the Intel Core i9-14900KS is definitely special – for better or worse.
If the crowbar isn’t enough, you’ll probably have to use dynamite: After Intel’s Core i9-14900K has already made our tech editor Nils doubt the usefulness of some CPU developments (see video below), the manufacturer is upping the ante with a “Special Edition”. one more time.
Basically, the Core i9-14900KS only differs from the “regular” i9-14900K in two points – you can find out what these are in the overview below.
the essentials in brief
- Intel releases Core i9-14900KS as a “Special Edition” for the 14900K
- Differs from the regular 14900KS in that it has a higher boost clock and slightly increased TDP
- The recommended retail price is around 770 dollars
The key data: The Core i9-14900KS is a processor with 24 cores or 32 threads, which in turn are divided into eight performance cores (P-cores) and 16 efficiency cores (E-cores).
The base clock of these P-cores remains unaffected compared to the i9-14900K; it is still 3.2 gigahertz.
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The maximum boost clock has been increased: two of the P cores are “allowed” to clock up to 6.2 GHz; If all eight P-cores are operated at the same time, they remain at the 5.9 GHz known from the 14900K.
This also results in a slightly increased TDP, which Intel specifies as 150 watts (instead of 125 watts). The maximum turbo boost should remain at 253 watts.
Intel gives the recommended retail price for the Core i9-14900KS at around 770 dollars, making it around 100 dollars more expensive than its little brother.
The Intel Core i9-14900KS is here – what do you think of the new leader among Intel processors? Do you want to see clock speed records fall or do you think pure efficiency is more important? Leave us your opinion in the comments!
