Intel’s new 14th Gen CPUs arrive on October 17th with up to 6GHz out of the box
by Tom Warren from The Verge - All Posts on (#6FKV8)
Image: Intel Intel is launching its 14th Gen desktop processors this week, promising boost frequencies of 6GHz out of the box for its flagship Core i9-14900K. Known as Raptor Lake Refresh, Intel is maintaining pricing for its 14th Gen Core i9, i7, and i5 processors this year, sticking to the same retail pricing as the 13th Gen when these new chips launch on October 17th.
The 6GHz boost on the new Core i9-14900K makes it the fastest desktop processor at volume," according to Intel, referring to its special-edition 13900KS that first broke the 6GHz barrier at stock speeds last year but didn't ship at volume. The more interesting 14th Gen processor in this refresh could be the Core i7-14700K, though, thanks to a significant bump to its efficiency...