The Intel Core i9-14900KS processor may have been spotted online thanks to a leaked photo, indicating that Intel may not be done with its 14th Gen Core lineup just yet.
As Intel is understandably focused on the launch of its new Meteor Lake processors, not much attention has been paid to its Raptor Lake Refresh chips since their launch late last year. But a new photo posted on Twitter (or X, if you insist) by the user 9550pro It appears to show a fairly pristine-looking production version of the i9-14900KS processor, rather than a more cryptic engineering sample. Since Intel hasn’t officially revealed any details about its potential flagship chip, there’s no way to know if the chip is genuine, something the 9550pro acknowledges in its post.
However, as PCGamesN points out, recent events suggest that more information will emerge soon. If the Core i9-14900KS is on the horizon, it is poised to become Intel’s best processor for gaming, although it remains to be seen whether it will be able to dethrone the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D.
The 14900KS is expected to follow the pattern of previous KS processors, offering similar specifications to the Core i9-14900K but with higher clock speeds. Current speculation suggests it could hit clock speeds of up to 6.20 GHz out of the box, but with the Intel Core i9-14900K lagging behind AMD’s best gaming processor, this chip will probably do better among enthusiasts and professionals. creatives who can. make better use of those additional 200 MHz.
And, if past is prologue, the higher price of the i9-14900KS will likely mean that enthusiasts will be the only ones willing to shell out the money to purchase one if it is released.
Enthusiasts’ last hurray before Arrow Lake?
Since Meteor Lake is apparently restricted to laptops and all-in-one PCs for the time being (it’s not yet clear if a Meteor Lake desktop processor will sell on its own), the Intel Core i9-14900KS could be the ultimate desktop processor high-end in It will go on sale for several months.
Intel says it’s still committed to releasing Arrow Lake and Lunar Lake in 2024, which means the Core i9-14900KS won’t be the last Intel processor we see on sale this year.
Still, it might be enough to keep the enthusiastic crowd going until the new chips launch later this year, and given the Intel Core i9-14900K’s somewhat lackluster generation-over-generation performance gain, having that extra clock speed that The KS label brings with it could offer performance more in line with the expectations of gamers and enthusiasts.
you might also like
