Intel’s Core i9-14900KF has simply been launched, and the flagship Raptor Lake Refresh processor has damaged the former global listing for overclocking.
The Core i9-14900KF – which is equal to the obvious 14900K, it simply doesn’t have built-in graphics – was once ramped as much as 9044MHz (or 9.04GHz) by means of a workforce of overclockers from Asus (together with SkatterBencher, a reputation that are meant to be acquainted to someone who assists in keeping up with the CPU overclocking scene).
As Tom’s {Hardware} stories, that was once completed on a unmarried core (a efficiency one, in fact) the usage of liquid helium for cooling. The PC used was once constructed round an Asus ROG Maximus Z790 Apex Encore motherboard and a 1200W Enermax energy provide.
The overclock pips the former global listing by means of 35MHz, so now not a large quantity whatsoever, however on the top-end of the overclocking scene, even slight beneficial properties are spectacular.
The ones small advances aren’t simple to reach, and as SkatterBencher makes transparent, it took a whole week to edge out the former listing (held by means of the 13900KF, as you will have guessed).
Research: 9.1GHz and past…
Getting with reference to 9.1GHz is clearly an eye-opening fulfillment, despite the fact that it’s now not the primary time the 9GHz barrier has been damaged – the previous listing with the 13900KF was once 9.008GHz.
Curiously, with the listing nabbed, the Asus workforce did push tougher with the 14900KF and in fact noticed 9.1GHz completed – however best very in brief earlier than the device locked up. The PC wasn’t solid sufficient, for lengthy sufficient, at that pace to in fact validate the overclock, however 9.1GHz was once technically reached.
For the reason that that is an preliminary overclocking strive, it’s very most probably that 9.1GHz might be absolutely completed – in a solid style – by means of the Raptor Lake Refresh flagship, as a result of beneficial properties with new silicon are at all times higher down the road.
Certainly, there’s each and every likelihood shall we see greater than that, as if you happen to recall, the 13900K to begin with hit an 8.8GHz overclock, earlier than it was once driven above 9GHz a few months later. Keep tuned, then.
Whilst it’s undeniably pacey relating to natural clock speeds, as we quilt in our evaluation, the Core i9-14900K isn’t the most efficient guess for the typical PC proprietor – in particular now not avid gamers.
As for the 14700K, then again… smartly, that inspired us sufficient to clutch the highest spot in our easiest processors record (despite the fact that it’s now not with out some drawbacks in comparison to its predecessor).
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