Highlights
Quality
I had to install process lasso fantastic software that is free if you have never heard of it and disable the use of ecores fo... Read More
Genuine static pressure fans capable of efficiently doing the job are what you need
I tried a 7950x build but literally no combo of ram and motherboard would result in stability and the boot would take absurdly ... Read More
The only times ive seen this truly cap out is during extreme compression decompression and specific rendering situations
Price
Ever since a 2012 water leak from these mcwatercoolers all in one 2 fan radiator kits sold by name brands ive never trusted the... Read More
This thing will set you back an extra 100 a month in electricity alone but if its all about the fastest single thread workloads... Read More
The original asking price was insane i bought it on a whim on a late night
But also not expensive for the amount of cores and performance
Shipping
On the new i9 the exact same file was re exported took just over 8 minutes
Packaging/appearance
It arrived in a sealed package but it was stained and with a thumbprint on it
Competitiveness
I only gave it a 4star rating because i had hoped that intel would have brought the 15th generation chips out in 2023 q4 as the... Read More
Plus it can run 32 concurrent threads which means i can easily host multiple vms
By chance alone the other four 14900ks ive received from various distributors have been stellar
Also i suggest that you not let these chips get anywhere near tjmax 100c
Overview
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- This product had a total of 230 reviews as of our last analysis date on Apr 8 2024.
Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Too the normal people though if you use this chip collect your previous power bill and look at your new one
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This thing will set you back an extra 100 a month in electricity alone but if its all about the fastest single thread workloads but not sustained only bursts then this is a good choice but if you want it for gaming youll get better elsewhere because of how caches work with games
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Once they came down in price i did get a i914900k as an upgrade from a i913900kf to i914900k
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Its ok but i cant rave over it
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It is more of an sideways change rather than an upgrade
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The i914900k is fast but not more so that a i913900k
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
For me the cinebench r23 scores are about the same for 13th versus 14th gen
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Though the i914900k appears to run ddr5 more stably and at higher frequencies than the i913900k