Test Setup
For our tests, we will be using a test rig which is comprised of the MSI Z790 Project Zero motherboard, along with an Intel Core i9-14900K @ default speed, as well as 32GB of 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 | Corsair iCUE H150i Elite LCD XT AIO CPU Cooler |
| Motherboard | MSI Z790 Project Zero |
| Ram | 32GB of Corsair Dominator Titanium DDR5-7200 |
| XMP profiles | Yes XMP 3.0 Profiles |
| SSD/HDD | Lexar NM800 2TB (PCIE Gen4x4) |
| PSU | Corsair RM1000x Shift 1000W 80 Platinum 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 Corsair iCUE H150i Elite LCD XT AIO CPU Cooler mounted with 3 x Corsair iCUE LINK LX120 RGB PWM Cooling Fans, the Core i9-14900K produced a full load temperature of 86 degrees Celsius for the CPU, and cocasionally reaching a high of 90 degrees Celsius. It wasn’t as bad as I expected. Normally I would get well above 95+ degrees at full load, I guess those Corsair AIO cooler and LX120 fans really helped.
Please be aware that the Intel Core i9-14900K processor 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.
