Intel i9-14900KF overclocker clinches CPU frequency world record at 9.12 GHz — Wytiwx joins Elmor as the only person to push a CPU past 9 GHz
Elmor finally gets dethroned, but the Core i9 remains the frequency king.

CPU frequency world records continue to be set, but not by Intel's new Core 200S processors. A Chinese user, "wytiwx", has pushed the Intel i9-14900KF past 9.12 GHz, officially seizing the crown from Elmor. Fun fact: HWBot's data shows that, to date, Elmor has been the only person to breach the 9 GHz territory, but not anymore.
The test bench that enabled this feat is powered by the i9-14900KF with all E-cores disabled and hyperthreading turned off. The setup was paired with the Asus ROG Maximus Z790 Apex and 16GB of DDR5 memory. The overclocker opted for the Windows 7 (6.1) Operating System which is surely an interesting choice.
Normally, the i9-14900KF wields an iGPU-less configuration with 24 cores (eight P and sixteen E) and 32 threads with an out-of-the-box turbo clock of 6 GHz. This processor stands as Intel's fastest gaming CPU; only to be dethroned by AMD's top X3D counterparts. These X3D CPUs have been the Achilles' heel for Intel, though Team Blue actually has an answer to AMD's V-Cache technology; just not for consumers.
With a core voltage of 1.387V and likely under Liquid Nitrogen or Helium, the i9-14900KF managed to hit 9.121 GHz, dethroning the previous world record by the thinnest of margins at just 4 MHz. So, it probably won't be long until Elmor steps in to reclaim his crown. While the i9-14900KS might seem like the go-to for overclocking, it is essentially just a better-binned variant of the i9-14900K.
The Raptor Lake lineup, excluding the degradation fiasco, was Intel's first series to supersede AMD's Piledriver FX-8350 after 12 years. Again, these record-breaking overclocks are impressive but not indicative of how silicon performs in the real world since they involve exotic cooling solutions and extreme settings.
That said, Arrow Lake also has decent overclocking potential when it comes to memory. The newer process node and disaggregated layout might limit peak core clock potentials, but that's a tradeoff for better efficiency. Nonetheless, 25 years ago, Intel said we'd have 10 GHz CPUs by 2005... Frequency isn't the be-all and end-all of CPU performance but that same 10 GHz barrier will be the next major milestone for the overclocking community.
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Hassam Nasir is a die-hard hardware enthusiast with years of experience as a tech editor and writer, focusing on detailed CPU comparisons and general hardware news. When he’s not working, you’ll find him bending tubes for his ever-evolving custom water-loop gaming rig or benchmarking the latest CPUs and GPUs just for fun.
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Mcnoobler
It is meant to be good at everything, not a niche CPU. If people use their PCs as consoles, I completely understand. It doesn't make that scenario the end all be all for everyone though.Mama Changa said:Still fails to beat 9800X3D at gaming :eek:
It's bad enough how many people I see with 9800x3ds and a GPU a half decade old trying to get 60fps at 4k. They not only got slow gaming performance due to the x3D theatrics (their fault), but they also have slower installs, a slower system over all, and still managed to pay like $500 for a 8 core CPU that doesn't have the right GPU to back it up to even hit anywhere close to CPU max.
Obviously for high resolution gaming, the GPU is much more important, but the waters have been so muddied with great marketing and dumb people influence who think 96-128 mega bytes of cache is more important than a CPU/GPU itself as a whole, due to 1080p benchmarks with the highest end GPU to avoid bottlenecks that no one even possesses. Many even upgraded from a 7800x3d, talk about price 2 performance ratios there.
The x3D has failed many, and they have no clue due to this X3D is most important for gaming more than a GPU itself rhetoric, while not everyone games the same way (high refresh vs high graphics). -
nitrium Is anyone really using liquid Helium? It does makes sense, since liquid He boiling point is just 4.2K (-452F/-269C) vs 77K (-320F/-196C) of liquid Nitrogen, which if you really want to win is all that matters (it's very expensive though). Also everyone talking in high pitched voices as you dominate while boiling off Helium is a bonus.Reply -
Stomx Cudos for the record. This was fun even on the start of PC era. We overclocked our amateur first version of IBM PC on Intel 8088/8086 built and soldered on the knees, from 4.77MHz to 9.4-9.8 MHz (1000x progress in 40 years!) using dry ice. And even on air it worked pretty stable.Reply
But the most fun was that this also automatically overclocked PCs floppy disk drive which started to rotate like on steroids and produce crazy sound that everyone in the room laughed. Still it was reading all the files OK :D:D
Then we overclocked floating point coprocessors and every PC after that and the only when i was stopped was with latest Genoa CPUs. This hobby became too damn expensive if you fail -
das_stig Waste of time except for bragging rights, now if ..Reply
1. Fastest all core speed clock.
2. Standard consumer motherboard, PSU, memory, cooling, GPU, as in average price, off the shelf, released firmware.
3. Stable and usable 24/7.
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Wimpers
It's like saying the Chiron is the fastest car at 480 km/h.das_stig said:Waste of time except for bragging rights, now if ..
It's true, but on a closed track, slurping gasoline with its ridiculously powerful engine (1.580 hp), chewing away tires and costing a fortune ($3 million).
Indeed very very practical for us mortals wanting to get from A to B and feel more like a dick measuring contest for the elite.