An Alleged Intel Core i9-14900K Engineering Sample CPU

An alleged Intel Core i9-14900K engineering sample CPU was recently tested in CPU-Z, and the results were leaked onto the internet earlier this week. The leaked information, courtesy of wnxod, shows that the CPU scored 978 points in single-core and 18117.5 points in multi-core. This particular sample of the flagship Raptor Lake Refresh processor outperformed its predecessors, with a 9.7% increase in single-core performance and an 8.4% increase in multi-core performance compared to the i9-13900K (Raptor Lake). It also showed a significant improvement of 19.4% in single-core performance and 59% in multi-core performance compared to the i9-12900K (Alder Lake). The leaked CPU-Z info also revealed that the i9-14900K's Thermal Velocity Boost (TVB) capability allows it to reach a maximum clock speed of 6.0 GHz (with P-cores) at 1.385 volts.

Geekbench Results

Another example of the i9-14900K was tested using Geekbench 6.1.0 on Microsoft Windows 11 Pro 64-bit. The database entry for this test appeared this morning, and several PC hardware news outlets quickly reported on the figures. In terms of single-core performance, the benched Core i9-14900K achieved a score of 3121, surpassing the previous record holder of 3089 set by a Core i9-13900KS CPU. Despite a less than optimal test system configuration (16 GB of DDR5-4800 memory on a Biostar Z790A-Silver mainboard, with Windows running a balanced power plan), Intel's 14th generation contender seems to be the fastest single-threaded chip available. However, the Core i9-14900K's multi-core score of 19032 lagged behind its main rival, which scored 21678. It would be interesting to see more comprehensive test builds as we approach Intel's Innovation September event and the rumored launch of K-series Raptor Lake Refresh processors in late October.

Geekbench Database Entry

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