Good news! European retailers have put the Core i9-14900KS on the shelves, and the reference price has been exposed

On February 13th, Xiaobian shared with you the parameters of Intel's currently unofficially released / "heavy" processor Core i9-14900KS, and recently there have been more latest revelations about this processor, including the price that everyone is most interested in and concerned about.

The Core i9-14900KS is an enhanced version of the Core i9-14900K, the number of cores and threads remains the same, and the main and only highlight is that its maximum operating frequency has been increased, reaching 6.2GHz, which is 0.2GHz higher than the maximum operating frequency of the Core i9-13900KS and Core i9-14900K.

At present, the complete parameters of i9-13900KS have not been exposed, the following information comes from a third party, and the content is for reference only:

The Core i9-14900KS uses a 10nm process and has 8 large cores, 16 small cores, a total of 24 and 36 threads, 32MB of L2 cache, and 36MB of intelligent cache. The standard operating frequency is 3.2GHz (for large cores), the maximum operating frequency for (large cores) is 6.2GHz, and the standard power consumption is 150W.

Overall, compared to the Core i9-13900KS and Core i9-14900K, the only and hardcore highlight of the Core i9-14900KS is that the maximum operating frequency reaches 6.2GHz.

Some friends may think that this is not true, isn't it just that the operating frequency has been increased by 0.2GHz? Maybe nothing has changed the improvement, it is just artificially forced overclocking. In addition, it is impossible for the processor to run stably at 6.2GHz for a long time, and it may be downclocked every once in a while, so it is of little significance.

There may be many friends who think so, and these views have a certain universality, but the editor would like to point out that these ideas are not objective, "unpublic", and too narrow.

Looking at the entire Intel 14th generation processor product line, there is indeed little difference compared with the previous generation in all aspects, and it is lackluster, but there are still some differences and improvements, mainly reflected in the manufacturing process.

For flagship processors such as the Core i9-14900KS, the increase in frequency means that the power consumption and temperature will increase simultaneously, and only with corresponding adjustments and improvements in all aspects can these negative factors be effectively resolved.

Therefore, the Core i9-14900KS can run at a maximum frequency of 6.2GHz, indicating that Intel has indeed improved its processor manufacturing process.

Combined with Intel's long-term claims of making breakthroughs in the process (Figure 6) and the recent receipt of a 2nm lithography machine from ASML (Figure 4), Intel's manufacturing process for the next few generations of processors is expected to be significantly improved, which is expected.

The "KS" series processors have always been positioned as high-end flagships, and they are expensive, and most ordinary digital enthusiasts will not buy them. However, if the manufacturing process of Intel processors is greatly improved, it will also be applied to the low-end processors of enterprises in the future, and all users can benefit by then.

Therefore, the Core i9-14900KS can operate at a maximum frequency of 6.2GHz, which is of great and far-reaching positive significance.

The following editor would like to introduce the price of the Core i9-14900KS processor, and the exciting time has come.

Although Intel has not officially released the Core i9-14900KS yet, some European retailers have recently put this processor on the shelves in advance and clearly marked the price. This situation is commonplace for friends who are senior digital hardware enthusiasts, and it is an old routine.

The prices indicated by these European retailers are not uniform and fluctuate somewhat, ranging from 640 euros excluding taxes to 768 euros including taxes, or about 828 US dollars.

It should be emphasized that the price marked by European retailers is not equal to Intel's official suggested retail price, and it must be significantly higher than Intel's official suggested retail price, which has a lot of moisture, so this price can only be used as a rough reference at present.

As a comparison, the Core i9-13900KS has an official MSRP of $699, and the final MSRP of the Core i9-14900KS is likely to be slightly higher than that of the Core i9-13900KS, which is expected to be around $750.

At present, there is no authoritative and reliable news to share about the specific release time of the Core i9-14900KS processor, and there is a widely circulated saying that it will be in March.

The editor will share more about the latest news about the Core i9-14900KS processor as soon as possible, so stay tuned.