Core i9-14900KS: specs and benchmarks

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Core i9-14900KS
2024
24 cores / 32 threads, 150 Watt
39.12

Core i9-14900KS provides outstanding benchmark performance at 39.12% of a leader's which is a 96-core EPYC 9655P.

Summary

Intel started Core i9-14900KS sales on March 2024 at a recommended price of $689. Based on a Raptor Lake-R architecture, this desktop processor is primarily aimed at home systems. It has 24 cores and 32 threads, and is based on Intel 7 manufacturing technology, with a max turbo frequency of 5900 MHz and an unlocked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is FCLGA1700 processor with a TDP of 150 Watt. It supports DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200 memory.

Primary details

Core i9-14900KS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.

Place in the ranking72
Place by popularity10
Market segmentDesktop processor
Power efficiency24.67of 100.00 (Ryzen Z1 Extreme)
Architecture codenameRaptor Lake-R (2023−2024)
Release dateMarch 2024 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)$689of 17,906 (Xeon Platinum 8280L)

Detailed specifications

Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.

Physical cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Performance-cores8
Efficient-cores16
Threads32
Base clock speed3.2 GHzof 4.7 GHz (FX-9590)
Boost clock speed5.9 GHzof 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS)
L1 cache80 KB (per core)of 80 KB (EPYC 9965)
L2 cache2 MB (per core)of 2 MB (Xeon 6980P)
L3 cache36 MB (shared)of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nmof 3 nm (Apple M3 Max 16-Core)
Die size257 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cof 110 °C (Atom x7-E3950)
64 bit support+
Unlocked multiplier+

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-14900KS compatibility with other computer components and devices: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1of 8 (Opteron 842)
SocketFCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)150 Wattof 500 Watt (Xeon 6960P)

Technologies and extensions

Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Core i9-14900KS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI+
AVX+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+
Speed Shift+
Turbo Boost Technology2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology+
TSX+
Idle States+
Thermal Monitoring+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+
Deep Learning Boost+

Security technologies

Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+
EDB+
Secure Key+
OS Guard+

Virtualization technologies

Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.

VT-d+
VT-x+
EPT+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Core i9-14900KS's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size192 GBof 6 TiB (EPYC 9124)
Max memory channels2of 12 (Xeon Platinum 9221)
Maximum memory bandwidth89.6 GB/sof 460.8 GB/s (EPYC 9124)
ECC memory support+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of a GPU integrated into Core i9-14900KS.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 770
Quick Sync Video+
Clear Video HD+
Graphics max frequency1.65 GHz
Execution Units32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i9-14900KS's integrated GPU.

Number of displays supported4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i9-14900KS's integrated GPU, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i9-14900KS's integrated GPU, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12
OpenGL4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.

PCIe version5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes16of 128 (EPYC 7551P)

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Core i9-14900KS. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i9-14900KS 39.12

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i9-14900KS 62137

Gaming performance

Closest competitors

Core i9-14900KS's performance relative to its closest rivals among desktop CPUs.


Ryzen 9 7950X 100.87
Core i9-14900KS 100

AMD equivalent

According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to Core i9-14900KS is Ryzen 9 7950X3D, which is faster by 1% and higher by 4 positions in our ranking.

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Recommended GPUs

People consider these graphics cards to be good for Core i9-14900KS, according to our PC configuration statistics.

These are the fastest graphics cards for Core i9-14900KS in our user configuration statistics. There is a total of 31581 configurations using Core i9-14900KS in our database.

RTX 4090 GeForce RTX 4090
38.2% (12067/31581)
RTX 4090 D GeForce RTX 4090 D
0.08% (26/31581)
RTX 4080 GeForce RTX 4080
0.4% (141/31581)
RTX 4080 SUPER GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
2.5% (791/31581)
RTX 4070 Ti GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
0.5% (144/31581)
RX 7900 XTX Radeon RX 7900 XTX
1% (331/31581)
RTX 4070 SUPER GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
4.6% (1444/31581)
RTX 3090 Ti GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
0.2% (62/31581)

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