Another CPU generation, another binning session along with an article for you all! We also had the pleasure of opening up almost 600 silicon loot boxes for the launch of Intel’s 14th generation and today we have the results. The data spans all new 6 overclockable “K” SKUs, with additional new 13900 chips for comparison, IMC tests are back, and of course, ChatGPT is also contributing in a contemporary way – so it’s going to be exciting!
Once again, overclockers Bullshooter, Sergman, daGunzi, quiekMew and yours truly were invited to the hallowed halls of MIFCOM in Munich to search for the best of the best CPUs. Even though this was not the first binning meeting of its kind, one has to keep in mind the special nature of this occasion. Being able to select the latest generation of the world’s most advanced X86 CPUs in such large quantities and then make the results public is damn cool and anything but a given. I would therefore like to start by saying a big thank you to MIFCOM!
Procedure and disclaimer
I would also like to say a few words in advance about the actual binning procedure. It is basically the same procedure as in the past, but some subtleties have changed and of course I would also like to pick up new readers:
- We used the Asus Maximus Z790 Hero motherboard with BIOS 1402 as the platform. Asus Maximus and Strixx boards read the V/F curve (voltage/frequency curve) pre-programmed by Intel and can thus draw conclusions about the silicon quality. As a result, the board presents SP (Silicon Prediction) values for P-cores, E-cores and the entire CPU, which we then note down for each CPU with its batch and PCB number.
- We also make a note of the VID for the maximum frequency (VID Fmax), i.e. in simple terms the voltage that a 14900K CPU at 6 GHz would require from the mainboard. This value is interesting as it is closely related to the SP values, but more on this later.
- We repeat this process for each individual CPU, including installation in the socket, application of thermal paste, mounting the cooler, reading out and noting the values. Even with 5 people and test benches, this is of course a relatively time-consuming and error-prone job.
At this point, I would like to thank my fellow binners and especially daGunzi for his support in digitizing the data!
The link to the Google Sheet with the binning data for all 9 SKUs is of course also available for you to browse and analyze yourself. Nevertheless, I will take the liberty of highlighting some potential correlations from the data, as my personal interpretation and to the best of my knowledge and belief. Of course, only Intel or Asus can know the actual background and accordingly I ask you to take the conclusions on the following pages in the context of an outsider and with a grain of salt.
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