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Intel Core i9-14900KS Pricing Confirmed to be $749

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Pricing of Intel's upcoming enthusiast-segment desktop processor, the Core i9-14900KS, has been confirmed to be $749, according to a MicroCenter listing. This price is identical to what the company asked for the previous generation i9-13900KS and i9-12900KS. As a Special Edition SKU, the i9-14900KS may not be available in all markets you'd normally find the i9-14900K in, also the chip is expected to have higher cooling- and power requirements. Based on the "Raptor Lake Refresh" silicon, this 8P+16E core processor is expected to come with maximum boost frequencies of 6.20 GHz, and generally better overclocking headroom than the regular i9-14900K. The Core i9-14900KS is expected to go on sale this Thursday, March 14, 2024. Whether it beats the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D at gaming is the $749 question we'll answer soon.
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103 Comments on Intel Core i9-14900KS Pricing Confirmed to be $749

#101
maxfly
ThrashZoneHi,
Well 14900k just dropped under 400.us so anyone smart enough to wait just saved some money hehe
Let us know how yours turns out.
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#102
R0H1T
bugThe 3D cache limits what you can tune on those chips.
Depends on the chip ~ an unlocked chip, which technically all AMD chips are, can always be tuned more!
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bug
R0H1TDepends on the chip ~ an unlocked chip, which technically all AMD chips are, can always be tuned more!
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Yes, the options may be there. But because the cache is very sensitive to IF frequency and voltage, you can't change those much if you want your system to keep booting.
fevgatosThe point is you can disable half the 14900k in games too with no impact in performance and drop power draw. Just turning HT off drops 50 watts + in something like tlou
The point is you can disable cores on the 7950X3D, too. Stick to apples-to-apples, please.
fevgatosAnd how much more power would it need to close that 10% gap? That's the relevant question. Or doing the opossite, how much less power would the 14900ks need to be 10% slower than it currently is?
You probably need less power than that difference to extract another 10% from the 7950X3D. Personally, I can live with 10% less performance if I get lower power draw and don't need water to keep it cool.
fevgatosWhat do you mean tested? 20% is easily gained just by memory tuning.
Sorry, I didn't get that memo.
fevgatosI've posted some actual footage, a tuned 14900k at 95 watts is faster than it is out of the box at 200 watts in games.
TPU says it doesn't make much of a difference, really.

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