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Intel’s new monster
New world’s fastest processor reaches 6.2GHz
INTEL’S 14th generation is to be joined by the Intel Core i9-14900KS Special Edition, which buzzes along at a maximum boost speed of 6.2GHz, breaking the 6GHz barrier and becoming the world’s fastest processor.
The base clock is a more pedestrian 3.2GHz. Otherwise, it’s the same chip as the 6.0GHz i9-14900K, so we have 24 cores, with eight performance and 16 efficiency cores, for a grand total of 32 threads. It draws more power at 300W-400W, compared to the K chip’s maximum Turbo Power draw of 253W. This is a lot of power, with liquid cooling advised, if not required.