Test Setup
For our tests, we will be using a test rig which is comprised of the Gigabyte Z790 AORUS Elite X WiFi 7 motherboard, along with an Intel Core i9-14900K @ default speed, as well as 32GB of Corsair Dominator Titanium 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 | Gigabyte Aorus WaterForce X II 360 ICE AIO |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte Z790 AORUS Elite X WiFi 7 |
| Ram | 32GB of Corsair Dominator Titanium DDR5-7200 |
| XMP profiles | Yes XMP 3.0 Profiles |
| SSD/HDD | Lexar NM800 2TB (PCIE Gen4x4) |
| PSU | Gigabyte UD1000GM PG5 (Rev.2) 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 Gigabyte Aorus WaterForce X II 360 ICE AIO cooler, the processor produced a full load temperature of 97-100 degrees Celsius, which is no surprise. It’s what we expected because the Intel Core i9-14900K processors has a pretty high default TDP of 125W (300+W with Turbo Boost enabled). A high TDP mean high load temperatures.
I highly recommend you get yourself a decent 360mm AIO Liquid cooler, if yoyu plan to build a system with an Intel 14th Gen processor.
