Intel Core i9-14900KS Retail Package Pops Up in Vietnam

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The existence of Intel's upcoming Core i9-14900KS processor has been confirmed by a series of insider leaks and premature retail listings—an "alleged" example was photographed and appeared online right at the start of 2024. French e-tail listings produced evidence of two packages—a traditional retail box version, and a barebones tray option for OEM purposes. Earlier today, the I_Leak_VN social media account uploaded proof of a single "Special Edition" box sitting in an unnamed Vietnamese warehouse—it is not immediately clear whether units have reached retail facilities, or have just arrived on Southeast Asian shores. The embargo-busting post seemingly corroborates global insider information/whispers about distribution networks receiving stock—possibly in preparation for a rumored mid-March launch. VideoCardz believes that Vietnamese customers will be paying roughly $765 a pop—30% pricier than the current cost of 14th Gen Core flagship ownership.



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[P4-630]

12VHPWR cable included..

 

[Wirko]

12VHPWR cable included..

And half a kilogram of uranium fuel. "Starter pack".

 

[Solaris17]

I’m excited this is the first leak photo iv seen of anything in the past few years that wasn’t done with a magnesium flash camera stolen from the Smithsonian

 

[Space Lynx]

I’m excited this is the first leak photo iv seen of anything in the past few years that wasn’t done with a magnesium flash camera stolen from the Smithsonian

I think people should wait for this later this year, considering the CEO is "betting the entire company on it" 2nm node is going to change a lot of performance charts I suspect, this is a Tock times two moment later this year I have a feeling and 1,8nm shortly after will be a tick, but a good tick

Intel CEO admits 'I've bet the whole company on 18A'

Pet Gelsinger resisted the idea last year, now he won't deny everything is riding on Intel's most advanced node yet.

www.pcgamer.com

 

[Solaris17]

I think people should wait for this later this year, considering the CEO is "betting the entire company on it" 2nm node is going to change a lot of performance charts I suspect, this is a Tock times two moment later this year I have a feeling and 1,8nm shortly after will be a tick, but a good tick

Intel CEO admits 'I've bet the whole company on 18A'

Pet Gelsinger resisted the idea last year, now he won't deny everything is riding on Intel's most advanced node yet.

www.pcgamer.com

wooosh.

 

[Space Lynx]

wooosh.

something I am not understanding? care to explain?

 

[lexluthermiester]

something I am not understanding? care to explain?

That is an Americanism. The term "Whoosh" is a basketball reference. It means he thinks you scored a three point shot, nothing but net. He's agreeing with you.

Cultural misunderstanding there I think.

I think people should wait for this later this year, considering the CEO is "betting the entire company on it" 2nm node is going to change a lot of performance charts I suspect, this is a Tock times two moment later this year I have a feeling and 1,8nm shortly after will be a tick, but a good tick

Intel CEO admits 'I've bet the whole company on 18A'

Pet Gelsinger resisted the idea last year, now he won't deny everything is riding on Intel's most advanced node yet.

www.pcgamer.com

On this note, I think Intel has got something worth betting on. They might have another Core2-like advance in the works.

 

[ir_cow]

That is an Americanism. The term "Whoosh" is a basketball reference. It means he thinks you scored a three point shot, nothing but net. He's agreeing with you.

Cultural misunderstanding there I think.


On this note, I think Intel has got something worth betting on. They might have another Core2-like advance in the works.

Not like "Whoosh" it went over my head?

 

[lexluthermiester]

Not like "Whoosh" it went over my head?

Um, maybe? Solaris will need to clarify then. Whenever me and mine use the word it means that someone nailed it.

I have to agree with SpaceLynx's point above. Intel taking risks and expanding out to other markets is a good thing.

 

[Wirko]

That is an Americanism. The term "Whoosh" is a basketball reference. It means he thinks you scored a three point shot, nothing but net. He's agreeing with you.

Cultural misunderstanding there I think.


On this note, I think Intel has got something worth betting on. They might have another Core2-like advance in the works.

Those exoplanet dwellers...

On this note, I think Intel has got something worth betting on. They might have another Core2-like advance in the works.

But we all need to tame our expectations. Power-performance-area improvements in recent nodes have been small and will continue to be small while manufacturing costs keep rising. Think of high-NA - incredibly costly machines, and yet they will make exposures half as large as today's 26x33 mm (maximum reticle size).

 

[Vya Domus]

TDP "150W"

They can't keep getting away with this.

 

[lexluthermiester]

TDP "150W"

They can't keep getting away with this.

What?

The 14900KF is very similar in most respects and they state a 125W Base Power specs with the max spec of 253W. Sure that can be pushed further but only if you OC. The 14900KS is the same as the 13900KS and has a Base Power of 150W and a 285W max power. Again, that can be exceeded, but only when OCing. They openly state this.

Intel® Core™ i9-13900KS Processor (36M Cache, up to 6.00 GHz) Product Specifications

Intel® Core™ i9-13900KS Processor (36M Cache, up to 6.00 GHz) quick reference guide including specifications, features, pricing, compatibility, design documentation, ordering codes, spec codes and more.

ark.intel.com

Intel® Core™ i9 processor 14900KF (36M Cache, up to 6.00 GHz) Product Specifications

Intel® Core™ i9 processor 14900KF (36M Cache, up to 6.00 GHz) quick reference guide including specifications, features, pricing, compatibility, design documentation, ordering codes, spec codes and more.

ark.intel.com

So can we stop with the needless complaining? If you don't like the CPU model, don't buy it, but stop trying to vilify Intel for your silly, and meritless, perceived slights.

 

[Dr. Dro]

Managed to make the KS packaging actually look boring?

What?

The 14900KF is very similar in most respects and they state a 125W Base Power specs with the max spec of 253W. Sure that can be pushed further but only if you OC. The 14900KS is the same as the 13900KS and has a Base Power of 150W and a 285W max power. Again, that can be exceeded, but only when OCing. They openly state this.

Intel® Core™ i9-13900KS Processor (36M Cache, up to 6.00 GHz) Product Specifications

Intel® Core™ i9-13900KS Processor (36M Cache, up to 6.00 GHz) quick reference guide including specifications, features, pricing, compatibility, design documentation, ordering codes, spec codes and more.

ark.intel.com

Intel® Core™ i9 processor 14900KF (36M Cache, up to 6.00 GHz) Product Specifications

Intel® Core™ i9 processor 14900KF (36M Cache, up to 6.00 GHz) quick reference guide including specifications, features, pricing, compatibility, design documentation, ordering codes, spec codes and more.

ark.intel.com

So can we stop with the needless complaining? If you don't like the CPU model, don't buy it, but stop trying to vilify Intel for your silly, and meritless, perceived slights.

Agreed. I mean, all of the Core i7 and Core i9 parts, and I'm willing to bet i5 as well, violate their "TDP" rating at stock. The K and KF parts with tighter default power limit and worse binning suffer on the frequency front. If theoretically speaking, the 13900KS is made from the top 1% of chips, then this 14900KS should be the top 0.5% silicon they've produced over the past couple of years.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Managed to make the KS packaging actually look boring?

I think it looks very sharp and stylish! That's just me though.

Agreed. I mean, all of the Core i7 and Core i9 parts, and I'm willing to bet i5 as well, violate their "TDP" rating at stock. The K and KF parts with tighter default power limit and worse binning suffer on the frequency front. If theoretically speaking, the 13900KS is made from the top 1% of chips, then this 14900KS should be the top 0.5% silicon they've produced over the past couple of years.

Wouldn't disagree with any of that.

 

[Dr. Dro]

If that's for real, I think it looks very sharp and stylish!

It is for real, that's my own 13900KS's box

 

[lexluthermiester]

It is for real, that's my own 13900KS's box

See edit. I'd never seen one like yours.

These are the ones I've seen.

Boxed Packaging for Intel® Core™ i9-13900K and Intel®...

Unveils the new box package for Intel® Core™ i9-13900K processor.

www.intel.com

So your box color scheme is a bit different.

Same for 14gen.

Boxed Packaging for Intel® Core™ i9 Processor 14900K and...

Illustrates the box package design for Intel® Core™ i9 processor 14900K and Intel® Core™ i9 processor 14900KS.

www.intel.com

So maybe a Brazilian/SouthAmerican thing?

 

[Dr. Dro]

See edit. I'd never seen one.

Oh yeah, I just saw it now. I think I like the 13th gen one with the darker blue and the silver outline better, the 14th gen one seems just like the standard 14900K box with the special edition stamp. Wonder if they did away with the fancy wafer

So maybe a Brazilian/SouthAmerican thing?

Couldn't be, it came in another cardboard box outside that was for internal use. It was addressed from "Intel Corporation, Miami FL" to "Software Brokers of America, Inc., Medley FL", it's the 6th of just 20 units from its batch. Somehow ended up being sold by KaBuM! here in Brazil, where I purchased it.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Oh yeah, I just saw it now. I think I like the 13th gen one with the darker blue and the silver outline better, the 14th gen one seems just like the standard 14900K box with the special edition stamp. Wonder if they did away with the fancy wafer

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Couldn't be, it came in another cardboard box outside that was for internal use. It was addressed from "Intel Corporation, Miami FL" to "Software Brokers of America, Inc., Medley FL", it's the 6th of just 20 units from its batch. Somehow ended up being sold by KaBuM! here in Brazil, where I purchased it.

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Ok, fair enough. Maybe they changed the boxing based on where the CPU's are made/packaged?

 

[Dr. Dro]

Ok, fair enough. Maybe they changed the boxing based on where the CPU's are made/packaged?

I think the dark blue box is specific to the i9-13900KS with the regular i9-13900K box being light blue. With the 14900KS it seems they're using the same color, just added a special edition stamp from what we can see on the OP

 

[Kirederf]

Managed to make the KS packaging actually look boring?

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Agreed. I mean, all of the Core i7 and Core i9 parts, and I'm willing to bet i5 as well, violate their "TDP" rating at stock. The K and KF parts with tighter default power limit and worse binning suffer on the frequency front. If theoretically speaking, the 13900KS is made from the top 1% of chips, then this 14900KS should be the top 0.5% silicon they've produced over the past couple of years.

That is configurable in the BIOS. If you load the 'intel defaults' it will stay within the TDP limits. However, most motherboard load a more aggressive profile.

Nice 13900KS, I had one to, ran great but made the switch to AM5 when I scored an 7800X3D during Black Friday for 319€.

 

[AusWolf]

Quad core, hexa core, octa core... I get it, Latin makes us sound clever. But tetracosa core? What the hell? Oh man, this is getting out of hand.

 

[Wirko]

Quad core, hexa core, octa core... I get it, Latin makes us sound clever. But tetracosa core? What the hell? Oh man, this is getting out of hand.

They did make a mistake, it should be viginti quatour-core or, as Google translates it to Latin for me, XXIV-core. A rhombicuboctahedron, which has 24 vertices, would make a suitable packaging. Or this one, but it might have a tendency to roll around the shelves by itself.

 

[AusWolf]

They did make a mistake, it should be viginti quatour-core or, as Google translates it to Latin for me, XXIV-core. A rhombicuboctahedron, which has 24 vertices, would make a suitable packaging. Or this one, but it might have a tendency to roll around the shelves by itself.

We're getting dangerously close to this (the link contains spoilers from the game Control).

 

[Wirko]

TDP "150W"

They can't keep getting away with this.

If anyone spends money on the KS and then leaves it at stock limits, it will still perform exceedingly well, so the TDP is half-justified.