Intel Announces Core i9-13900KS On the Same Day it Launches i9-13900K

Intel in its launch event for the 13th Gen Core "Raptor Lake" desktop processor series, also announced a high-end processor it will likely name Core i9-13900KS Limited Edition. Slated for early 2023 unlike the i9-13900K that should be available from October 20, the i9-13900KS will be the "world's first 6 GHz processor." Essentially a step-up from the i9-13900K, the KS offers maximum boost frequencies of 6.00 GHz, which are 200 MHz higher than the 5.80 GHz of the i9-13900K. There may be more to it than such a tiny speed-bump, such as higher power limits, and a better spread of the boost residency across cores, but we'll have to wait until next year to find out. This news comes amid rumors that AMD's 3DV Cache-equipped "Zen 4" CCD may be close to production, with Ryzen 7000X3D series processors entering the market with a similar "early 2023" timeline.