The Intel Core i9-14900K processor is primarily aimed at enthusiastic users who wish to harness its raw performance for gaming and content creation. With some impressive technical features, the i9-14900K offers excellent performance in gaming and content production.
Specifically, the Core i9-14900K features 8 P-cores and 12 E-cores (32 threads), thus providing increased performance in multi-threaded applications. Additionally, it has higher operating frequencies, reaching up to 6 GHz with two or fewer active cores.
Comparison with the Previous Generation
The Raptor Lake (14th Gen) provides support for Thunderbolt 4 and Intel Wi-Fi 7 (5 Gig), compared to the Raptor Lake (13th Gen) with Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6/6E.
Intel's hybrid architecture is designed to leverage the most advanced technologies at the platform level, such as DDR5 memory type and PCIe Gen.5 standard. Thus, the specialized and integrated controllers in the processor offer support for DDR5 memory speeds up to 5,600MT/s and the PCIe Gen.5 standard (a total of 16x lanes PCIe 5.0 and 4x lanes PCIe 4.0 are supported).
Designed for the needs of today's gamers
The new optimized hybrid architecture and cutting-edge technology allow you to go beyond gaming and creation. From progress in gaming to progress in real life, Intel enables you to be your best self.
Performance-cores - Unleashes the capability to optimize the latest games and gaming software.
Efficient-cores - Provides multitasking power to work, play, and most importantly, play together.
Overclock with ease
Customize your performance to meet your exact needs with the Intel Extreme Tuning Utility.
Smarter Gaming
The expanded Intel Smart Cache sizes accelerate your processor for stable gameplay and higher, more consistent FPS.
Unleash Your Imagination
The hybrid performance architecture can easily run background streaming software while prioritizing gaming.
Intel Thread Director dynamically assigns tasks, so you can do it all without slowing down.
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Excellent processor, it can satisfactorily meet all the requirements of every user. However, caution is needed; the motherboard it will be installed on or is already on must definitely have a BIOS update with microcode 0X12B to ensure stability. Also, I would recommend combining it with a contact frame for better cooling and to avoid distortion of the IHS.
I have had the processor for about 8 months now, and as for the high temps and blue screens some have experienced, I have to say that 80% of the time it's due to their motherboards and the lack of good and sufficient VRMs on the motherboard for heat management. We're talking about a beast of a processor that obviously requires the latest and high-end motherboards from every company. However, for the stability issue in the microcode, a solution was provided with a BIOS update for all motherboards since early August. In general, we are talking about a processor that doesn't back down from anything, whether in rendering or gaming, obviously for all enthusiasts.
Check out the latest videos from buildzoid (Actually Hardcore Overclocking) is the name of his channel, and he explains what the problem is, how to address it, and how to avoid making it drag after changes. (If you have issues with stock settings, then the chip has reached a bad state and it would be good to replace it (RMA). In other words, for the specific frequency, the voltage it receives is no longer sufficient. (electromigration / oxide breakdown)
FYI
*The chip until now had excessive VID request and often reached or even exceeded 1.6Vcore (oscilloscope measurements). With the latest BIOS updates, this has decreased, but the chips that until now worked as workstations or server hosts have suffered damage to the point of being completely non-functional (sources: YT/reddit etc). The temperature is the cherry on top because the SVID behavior it had until now required you to run the chip below 30°C to avoid reaching such a state, so don’t blame your cooler for the fact that Intel's TVB wasn’t working and allowed the chip to go above 70°C with the same boost table. Obviously, Intel does not test its chips, or as far as I understand, you must have a very bad cooler for the VID table not to be able to go to such (high voltages/frequencies) due to thermal throttle and to be permanently at high temperatures but at lower voltages/frequencies which obviously does not destroy the silicon at such a rapid rate. The degradation due to oxidation in early 13th gen is purely a manufacturing problem and should have resulted in a recall. (I do not know the details)
The electromigration that occurs (i.e., for a specific frequency, it now requires more Vcore or can no longer achieve the desired frequency) is purely an Intel issue that did not set proper terms/limits, and the chips operated at high voltages and consequently high temperatures as well. If I were in the position of someone with such a problem, I would request a replacement with the same or even better if there is no availability. *In no case should it be lower due to stock shortages and such other excuses. If you have an ASUS motherboard, you can check the SP of your CPU and see how good the silicon is (it was). The larger the number, the better. Above SP100 is considered a good chip, and it is unfair to give you a lower one that will require more voltage for each frequency step. (14900KS is ~ or above SP110 according to reddit posts) *To understand the difference in SP, I had a 10900KF SP66 and after 6 months I got another 10900KF SP92 that was also cheaper, and they had a 300MHz difference in max frequency. (manual all-core overclocking) At 1.4V (the limit I consider maximum for ambient temperatures), the SP66 barely reached 5.1GHz all-core, while the SP92 reached 5.4GHz all-core with the same voltage and load line calibration (-150mV droop in Linpack Extreme). *Same power consumption in wattage since they were at the same voltage.
I have no inclination to choose Intel anymore. (The only reason was the overclocking headroom they once had, and I enjoyed working with it; now they have it set by default at the limits or even above, as it seems with the 13th/14th gen, and you can’t improve anything)
They also no longer provide any reliability and are not future-proof *which they never were to tell the truth. Along with changing the processor, you had to change the entire platform every time. (another motherboard that is)
And I really don't see the reason not to go with AMD, which has a huge difference in efficiency (I don't see us having the cheapest electricity either) and upgradability, as they are still releasing new CPUs for AM4 that started how many years ago.
I'm experiencing stability and high temp issues since I bought the 14900K. Despite using the Arctic Liquid Freezer 2 420mm ARGB and a mesh case (Lancool 3 ARGB), the system kept shutting down due to high temp. Even though I undervolted the 14900K, the problem didn't go away. I thought the issue was with the cooler, so I replaced the cooler from ARCTIC, but the same problems persisted. In the last month, the 14900K started giving me BSOD errors. Eventually, I spoke with Intel's customer service. They told me, "There is a problem with the 14900K, but we can't replace it because there is no stock, you have to wait until the stock arrives." The store did not accept a refund. In the end, I bought the Ryzen 7 7800x3d. Everything is fine now. The 7800x3d is stable, has no high temp issues, everything is perfect. I realized it was a global problem because I read articles about it. Note: A friend of mine is also having issues with the 14700K, and Intel gave the same response to my friend. I do not recommend this Intel 14th to anyone who doesn't want to throw their money away.
Anyone who needs a 14900k I would suggest to wait. At this moment, the 13th and 14th gen CPUs from Intel have issues with microcode (many processors burned due to high temperatures). Until Intel fixes this problem, it's better not to take the risk and look towards an older CPU or one from AMD.
This processor is not aimed at gamers. It is aimed at people who need it for work and will utilize all the potential of this beast called i9. It doesn't hold back anywhere.
I have installed a lian li galahad ii 360 trinity and its temperatures range from 30-50 at idle, while in cinebench multicore rendering it reached a maximum of 82-85 degrees with the fans running at 100%.
No need for words... light usage for games, mainly image and video editing, it simply does it quickly comfortably tirelessly it will prove you right
On an ASUS ROG Z790-E Gaming wifi ii
The only issue you need to be careful about is the AUTO settings in the BIOS
They are not correct and you need to set temperature and watt limits
because even with 3x 140mm liquid cooling with 6 noctua industrial fans it CANNOT maintain temperature unless the limits are set.
Very powerful in tasks. Used on a Z690 motherboard, it has relatively low temperatures. Combined with DDR5 memory in XMP Profile. I am quite satisfied.
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