Intel Core i9-14900KF reaches 9.2Ghz setting a new CPU frequency world record
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- #CPU Record
- #Overclocking
- #Intel i9-14900KF
- Intel Core i9-14900KF sets a new desktop CPU frequency world record by reaching 9.2GHz.
- This surpasses the previous 9.1GHz record set in August 2025, utilizing extreme overclocking with sub-zero liquid helium cooling.
- The overclocking process involved enabling only a single P-core and removing power limits to maximize single-core performance.
- The record-breaking system includes components like an Asus ROG Maximus Z790 Apex motherboard and Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut Extreme thermal paste.
- AMD previously held the CPU frequency records with FX-series chips, but Intel reclaimed the crown with its Raptor Lake processors.
- Under stock settings, the 14900KF can boost to 6GHz, but the 9.2GHz frequency is only sustainable for brief validation runs.