Intel is launching its quickest desktop processor to this point, breaking the 6GHz barrier at inventory speeds for the primary time. The brand new Core i9-13900KS is predicated on the thirteenth Gen Core i9-13900K that got here near the 6GHz barrier with its 5.8GHz turbo frequency final yr. The brand new i9-13900KS will probably be stocked in shops right now, priced at $699.
The 13900KS is the primary CPU to achieve 6GHz with out overclocking, utilizing Intel’s Thermal Velocity Increase expertise to achieve that 6GHz barrier and enhance PC gaming efficiency. It does it by utilizing extra electrical energy, although. The bottom energy of the 13900K was 125 watts, and Intel has bumped this as much as 150 watts on the 13900KS. At max turbo energy, it’ll hit barely above 250 watts — similar to the 13900K.
Aside from the ability and turbo frequencies, the 13900KS is generally equivalent to the 13900K. It has the identical 24 cores (eight efficiency and 16 effectivity cores), 32 threads, 36MB of Intel Good Cache, and 20 PCIe lanes (16 PCIe 5 and 4 PCIe 4 lanes).
Z790 and Z690 motherboards will help the 13900KS with a BIOS replace, and retailers will begin stocking the CPU boxed on cabinets right now and inside OEM methods, too. The beneficial beginning value is $699.
Intel’s newest CPU arrives simply weeks earlier than AMD launches its Ryzen 7000 X3D CPUs. AMD claims its flagship Ryzen 9 7950X3D chip would be the “final processor for avid gamers and creators,” with guarantees of between 15 and 25 p.c higher efficiency in video games which are CPU sure at 1080p.