Intel is showing off the capabilities of its newest Raptor Lake processor, which can reach speeds of 6GHz with a fairly standard cooling system that is clear without the need to overclock.
The capability of this unnamed processor was shown by Intel Gaming Technical Marketing Lead Jason Xie. Xie showed off Intel's latest processor capabilities only with an all-in-one cooling system from Corsair and a motherboard labeled Intel RVP (reference validation platform).
The benchmark Xie uses is 7-Zip, which runs in the background alongside Intel XTU (Extreme Tuning Utility) and HWiNFO to show that there's no special trick it uses to reach 6GHz.
Although it can indeed reach that high speed in a few threads, the speed itself doesn't last long. According to Xie this happens because there are many factors that affect the clock speed.
Examples are room temperature, and factors such as power supply, temperature, software, and operating systems that do not select the right cores to carry out the tasks at hand, we were quoted as saying from Techspot, Thursday (12/1/2023).
Not only that, Xie also showed that the processor can produce the same performance when installed on motherboards available on the market. For example, it uses an Asus Z790 motherboard with the same Corsair cooler.
Although not mentioned by name, it is possible that the Raptor Lake processor on display is the Core i9-13900KS, which appeared in a video and looks to be overclockable up to 9GHz.
The variant with the code "KS" has a thermal design power (TDP) of 150W, which is the TDP for Processor Base Power (PL1), which means that the maximum TDP will be much higher. For comparison, the Core i9-13900K has a TDP of 125W and a maximum TDP of 253W.
It is not yet known when the Core i9-13900KS will be released and at what price. But what is clear is that the 13900K variant sells for USD 589, so maybe the "KS" variant will cost in the range of USD 600 to USD 700.