Comes close to 9.1GHz, and we can expect faster speeds to be reached
Intel’s Core i9-14900KF has just been released, and the flagship Raptor Lake Refresh processor has broken the previous world record for overclocking.
The Core i9-14900KF – which is the same as the plain 14900K, it just doesn’t have integrated graphics – was ramped up to 9044MHz (or 9.04GHz) by a team of overclockers from Asus (including SkatterBencher, a name that should be familiar to anyone who keeps up with the CPU overclocking scene).
As Tom’s Hardware reports, that was achieved on a single core (a performance one, of course) using liquid helium for cooling. The PC used was built around an Asus ROG Maximus Z790 Apex Encore motherboard and a 1200W Enermax power supply.
The overclock pips the previous world record by 35MHz, so not a massive amount by any means, but at the top-end of the overclocking scene, even slight gains are impressive.
