Last year, at the opening of Computex, Intel demonstrated a HEDT processor with all cores running at 5 GHz. And today this has become a reality in the mainstream platform - Intel has pre-announced an LGA 1151v2 processor that promises the same frequency in any scenario. The new Core i9-9900KS is an 8-core chip that can run at 5GHz continuously, both during single-core and multi-threaded workloads.
The aforementioned demo from last year was about an overclocked 28-core Xeon processor, but in fact its actual clock speed was much lower. This caused a lot of controversy because Intel did not mention that it used sub-zero coolant to achieve the result. However, this time we got something more realistic. The new Core i9-9900KS uses the same silicon as the modern i9-9900K, but we are talking about selected chips that can operate at 5 GHz at all times under any load.
The processor technically has a base frequency of 4GHz, but it will only run in this power-saving mode on standard default BIOS settings (and no consumer boards use base BIOS presets). The new processor will be compatible with the same boards as the Core i9-9900K, but will require a minor firmware update. Finally, it's worth mentioning that the chip has the same integrated UHD Graphics 630 as the Core i9-9900K.
Intel has not yet disclosed TDP figures to the public, nor is there any information about the price or sales start date yet. However, the company's senior vice president, Gregory Bryant, will give a presentation at Computex in a couple of days, and probably then we will know all the details.
The main difference between the new product and the Core i9-9900K is that all Core i9-9900KS cores have a Turbo frequency of 5 GHz, that is, increased by 300 MHz. There is a small chance that Intel could have increased the TDP, especially considering that the base frequency (from which TDP is calculated) increased by more than 10% - from 3,6 GHz to 4 GHz.
By the way, this time Intel showed reporters an “honest” demo system that used a standard motherboard and a closed-loop liquid cooling system. The company has confirmed that the chip uses solder.
Source: 3dnews.ru