Intel Core i9 14900KS may have broken cover for the first time

The arrival of the Core i9 14900KS has been anticipated since Intel first launched its 14th Gen Core processors, however the firm is but to share any particulars on its potential flagship chip. This may very well be set to alter quickly, although, as the primary picture of the CPU could have leaked.

Ought to the Core i9 14900KS be simply across the nook, it will be the best gaming CPU that Intel has to supply. This, in fact, comes with the same old caveats of ‘KS’ processors, in that it’ll be extremely energy hungry and run very popular.

Consumer 9550pro took to X (Twitter) to share a picture of a Core i9 14900KS, with sure particulars of the chip omitted to guard the leaker’s id. That stated, 9550pro says they “don’t know if it’s pretend or not, and I don’t know if it is going to be launch.”

The 14900KS ought to mirror earlier KS processors, in that it’s going to largely have the identical specs because the Core i9 14900K however with greater clock speeds. At the moment, rumors counsel it’ll obtain 6.20GHz out of the box.

Its clock speeds ought to show fruitful in combatting the Ryzen 7 7800X3D in some video games, however there’s each probability it gained’t be sufficient to defeat AMD’s chip in gaming. Efficiency however, the presumably excessive value of the Intel processor will seemingly hold it out of attain for a lot of builders too.

Try our Core i5 14600K review when you’re after a extra reasonably priced improve to your LGA 1700 motherboard. We’re additionally anticipating some extra finances leaning and laptop computer processors from workforce blue come CES 2024, so you’ll want to come again for our protection in the event that they emerge.