Intel Core i9-14900KS Limited Edition CPU Leak: Up To 6.2 GHz Clock, Over 100C Temps & 400W+ Power Consumption

Intel's upcoming flagship Core i9-14900KS Limited Edition CPU has leaked out within OCCT and it's an insane beast in all regards.

Intel Core i9-14900KS CPU To Break Past The 6 GHz Barrier, Leak Reveals Insane Temperatures & Power Consumption

The Intel Core i9-14900KS CPU has been spotted on multiple occasions as we have seen the chip listed online by certain retailers and also seen alleged pictures of the chip itself. Now we have a new leak that comes from OCCT and was spotted by Benchleaks. The new leak more or less spills all the bits and pieces of this upcoming chip.

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Starting with the specifications, the Intel Core i9-14900KS Desktop CPU will feature the same 24 cores and 32 threads in an 8 P-Core & 16 E-Core config. The chip will feature 36 MB of L3 cache and 32 MB of L2 cache. As for clocks, the base frequency will be set at 3.2 GHz while the boost frequency will be set at 6.2 GHz, making this CPU the fastest-clocked chip on the planet. This is 200 MHz faster than the current fastest Core i9-13900KS and Core i9-14900K CPUs.

Core i9-14900KS CPU Power Data (Source OCCT):

Core i9-14900KS CPU Package Power Chart (Source OCCT):

But with higher frequencies also come higher power draw & temperatures. The Intel Core i9-14900KS features a base TDP (PL1) of 150W and can hit a peak power consumption of up to 410W with an average power rating of 330W. With such high TDPs, the temperatures of the chip reached up to 101 degrees (Celcius) and the maximum reported frequency was 5.9 GHz across all P-Cores.

Core i9-14900KS CPU Temperature Data (Source OCCT):

Core i9-14900KS CPU Package Temps Chart (Source OCCT):

There's no information regarding what cooling equipment was used but the Intel Core i9-14900KS was tested on an MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WIFI motherboard with 32 GB of DDR5 memory. Anyone who wants to run this chip should invest in the best cooling solution