MSI BIOS turns i9 14900KS into a beast. Clocking in at 6.4 GHz?

MSI will release a new BIOS for the upcoming Intel Core i9 14900KS processor, which will increase the clocking of the performance cores to 6.4 GHz. It will be the fastest processor ever?

i9 14900KS the fastest consumer CPU?

Last year, MSI introduced a 1-click boost option for its Z790 MAX series motherboards. The option offered clock boosts reaching a dizzying 6.3 GHz on 14th generation processors. Currently, the manufacturer continues to work on its technology and is preparing it for the debut of the i9 14900KS processor. Out of the box, the processor will offer operating frequencies reaching 6.2 GHz. No other processor currently in production accelerates to such a clock speed. This makes the i9 14900KS the fastest processor ever installed in home computers.

The race to get the highest possible clocking

Intel’s latest processor will offer an unprecedented clock speed of 6.2 GHz. This is another demonstration of the capabilities of Silicon Valley engineers, showing that silicon still has a lot to offer. Just a few years ago, it was said that we were already at the very ceiling when it came to processor clocking, and it doesn’t look like further development in this regard will be possible with current technologies. However, microprocessor designers are showing that pushing further limits is only a matter of time, and silicon chips are still suitable for the development of this microchip.

Clocking is one thing, but what about power consumption?

Naturally, such a frequency of operation will come at the price, to put it mildly, of increased power consumption. Users of Intel processors are well aware that their CPUs draw in significant amounts of energy under maximum load. In the case of the i9 14900KS, the maximum current consumption can at times hit more than 400 watts in the factory state. Adding to this the MSI option, which additionally overclocks the CPU, you can expect peaks in power consumption up to about 450 watts.
In addition, keep in mind that virtually all of this energy will be converted into heat, which needs to be dissipated. This will be quite a challenge, as there are practically no solutions on the market today that can cope with cooling the most powerful and current-consuming processors,
The launch of Intel’s top unit is tomorrow and then we will know more details, and whether the most efficient liquid cooling systems will be able to cool this monster.

Source: chi11eddog