The i9-14900KS has 24 cores (8 Performance Cores and 16 Efficient Cores), 32 threads, 150W processor base power, 36MB Intel Smart Cache, and 20 PCIe lanes. It supports up to 192GB of DDR5 5600 MT/s or DDR4 3200 MT/s memory and is compatible with Z790 and Z690 motherboards. The latest BIOS is recommended for optimal performance.
Intel's Core i9-14900KS Special Edition processor has the highest clock rate of any desktop PC processor yet, blasting up to 6.2 GHz on two cores and allowing Intel to claim once again that it has the fastest desktop processor in the world.