Intel Core i9-14900KS Review: The Swan Song of Raptor Lake With A Super Fast 6.2 GHz Turbo
by Gavin Bonshor on May 10, 2024 10:30 AM ESTCPU Benchmark Performance: Encoding
One of the interesting elements of modern processors is encoding performance. This covers two main areas: encryption/decryption for secure data transfer and video transcoding from one video format to another.
In the encrypt/decrypt scenario, how data is transferred and by what mechanism is pertinent to on-the-fly encryption of sensitive data - a process by which more modern devices are leaning towards for improving software security.
We've updated our list of encoding benchmarks for our 2024 CPU suite to include some of the most relevant and recent codecs, such as AV1, HEVC, and VP9. Not only this, but we have also included FLAC audio encoding as well as WebP2 image encoding into the mix to show not only how the latest processors perform with these codecs but also to show discrepancies in performance throughout the different segments.
We are using DDR5 memory on the Core i9-14900KS, as well as the other Intel 14th Gen Core series processors including the Core i9-14900K, the Core i7-14700K, Core i5-14600K, and Intel's 13th Gen at the relative JEDEC settings. The same methodology is also used for the AMD Ryzen 7000 series and Intel's 12th Gen (Alder Lake) processors. Below are the settings we have used for each platform:
- DDR5-5600B CL46 - Intel 14th & 13th Gen
- DDR5-5200 CL44 - Ryzen 7000
- DDR5-4800 (B) CL40 - Intel 12th Gen
Onto encoding, the Core i9-14900KS and its higher core frequencies typically make a little difference in performance, especially compared directly to the Core i9-14900K. Again, much of the gains in performance, where there are any, are marginal at best.
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edlee - Monday, May 13, 2024 - link
I agree with you, anandtech should have taken the opportunity to criticize intel for chasing mhz and not ipc gains, how many pc gamers and productivity enthusiasts want a cpu that takes a 400w cooler to tame this cpu, this is not even make for the top 5%, I rather they gave more cores or increased IPC, or do what AMD is doing and stack vcache on top of the cpu. I understand their manufacturing nodes are behind, but this is not the way to make up for it. We want real improvements every year, and this is a terrible example of the cpu evolving. This should be called out for being the worst cpu option for enthusiasts. ReplyThunder 57 - Tuesday, May 14, 2024 - link
It is now Tuesday. Gavin said he would run the benchmarks again over the weekend and update the article. Where is the update? Replykkilobyte - Tuesday, May 14, 2024 - link
I was about to ask the same question. Will that be similar to the article about the Core Ultra 7 155H, that still says "We are currently re-running SPEC2017 on the Intel Core i5-14600K, and we will update the results accordingly once we have them." on its SPEC2017 benchmark page after more than a month? Replyusiname - Sunday, May 19, 2024 - link
Nice, another article that won't be updated never. Anandtech reached the rock bottom already, there is no point to follow this "tech" site anymore. Reply