Test Setup
For our tests, we will be using a test rig which is comprised of the Gigabyte Z790 AORUS Elite AX ICE motherboard, along with an Intel Core i9-14900K @ default speed, as well as 32GB of Lexar ARES DDR5-7200 ram.
All tests were conducted at turbo clock speeds at a minimum resolution of 1920×1080 or higher. High or Ultra settings enabled.
| CPU | Intel Core i9-14900K @ default clock speed |
| Cooling | Thermaltake Ultra 360 V2 AIO cooler |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte Z790 AORUS Elite AX ICE |
| Ram | 32GB of Lexar ARES DDR5-7200 |
| XMP profiles | Yes XMP 3.0 Profiles |
| SSD/HDD | Lexar NM800 2TB (PCIE Gen4x4) |
| PSU | Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 1000W 80 Plus Gold |
| VGA card | Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER |
| Drivers | Latest GeForce drivers from Nvidia |
| OS | Windows 11 |
AIDA64 Info
CPU-Z Info
Load Temps
Using the the Thermaltake 360 Ultra AIO cooler mounted with 3 x Corsair RS120 Max cooling fans, the processor produced a full load temperature of 87 degrees Celsius for the CPU and 89 degrees Celsius for the CPU package. It was much lower than I expected. Normally I would get well above 95+ degrees at full load, I guess those Corsair RS120 Max cooling fans really helped.
Anyway, whatever cooler you use, please be aware that the Intel Core i9-14900K processors has a pretty high default TDP of 125W (300+W with Turbo Boost enabled). A higher TDP mean high load temperatures.
I highly recommend you get yourself a good 360mm AIO Liquid cooler, if you plan to build a system with an Intel 14th Gen processor.
