MSI Is Ready For Intel 14th Gen Raptor Lake Refresh CPUs With 600 & 700 Series Motherboard BIOS-February 2024-www.yitit.com

MSI has officially announced bios support for Intel's 14th Gen Raptor Lake Refresh Desktop CPUs on its 600 & 700-series motherboards.

MSI Rolls Out 600 & 700-Series Motherboard BIOS To Support Intel's 14th Gen Raptor Lake-S Refresh Desktop CPUs

MSI is joining the ranks of the rest of the manufacturers to release BIOS support for Intel's 14th Gen Raptor Lake-S Refresh Desktop CPUs on its 600 and 700-series motherboards. The existing motherboards can be updated with the new BIOS now which will enable support for Intel's new chips which are expected to launch in the next few months. Following is the full list of boards to receive the BIOS update:

MSI Rolls Out 600 & 700-Series Motherboard BIOS To Support Intel's 14th Gen Raptor Lake-S Refresh Desktop CPUs 2

In addition to support for the next-gen Raptor Lake Refresh CPU lineup, the latest BIOS will also offer improved memory OC rule and compatibility which is something we can expect out of the latest Intel chips. In addition to the BIOS updates, MSI will also be launching a few refreshed LGA 1700 socketed motherboards with support for brand new I/O features such as WIFI 7 and 5 GbE LAN. These motherboards will be part of the new MAX series which will make its debut soon.

We've covered five of these upcoming motherboards during our Computex coverage which you can see here. So just for a recap, here's everything we can expect from Intel's 14th Gen Raptor Lake Refresh Desktop CPUs:

Same Architecture as Raptor Lake (Raptor Cove P-Cores + Gracemont E-Cores)Same Process Node as Raptor Lake (Intel 7 aka 10nm++)Higher Clock Speeds (+200 MHz Per "K" SKU)Support For Faster DDR5 Memory DIMMsMuch Higher Power Consumption (Close To 300W)Compatibility With Existing LGA 1700 / 1800 Socket Motherboards

Expect more information and a detailed review on the latest motherboards such as the ACE MAX & ACE Tomahawk in the coming weeks but besides that, users who plan to upgrade to the 14th Gen CPUs can grab the BIOS for the respective 700 and 600 series motherboards right now from MSI's official support page.

Intel Raptor Lake-S Refresh Desktop CPU Specs "Preliminary":

CPU Name	Cores	Threads	Base Clock	Boost Clock	L2 / L3 Cache	TDP (PL1)	MSRP
Core i9-14900KS	8+16 (24)	32	TBD	6.2 GHz	32 / 36 MB	150W	$799 US?
Core i9-14900K	8+16 (24)	32	3.2 GHz	6.0 GHz	32 / 36 MB	125W	$589 US
Core i9-14900KF	8+16 (24)	32	3.2 GHz	6.0 GHz	32 / 36 MB	125W	$564 US
Core i9-14900	8+16 (24)	32	2.0 GHz	5.8 GHz	32 / 36 MB	65W	$549 US
Core i9-14900F	8+16 (24)	32	2.0 GHz	5.8 GHz	32 / 36 MB	65W	$524 US
Core i9-14900T	8+16 (24)	32	1.1 GHz	TBD	32 / 36 MB	35W	$549 US
Core i7-14700K	8+12 (20)	28	3.4 GHz	5.6 GHz	28 / 33 MB	125W	$409 US
Core i7-14700KF	8+12 (20)	28	3.4 GHz	5.6 GHz	28 / 33 MB	125W	$384 US
Core i7-14700	8+12 (20)	28	2.1 GHz	5.4 GHz	28 / 33 MB	65W	$384 US
Core i7-14700F	8+12 (20)	28	2.1 GHz	5.4 GHz	28 / 33 MB	65W	$359 US
Core i7-14700T	8+12 (20)	28	1.3 GHz	TBD	28 / 33 MB	35W	$384 US
Core i5-14600K	6+8 (14)	20	3.5 GHz	5.3 GHz	20 / 24 MB	125W	$319 US
Core i5-14600KF	6+8 (14)	20	3.5 GHz	5.3 GHz	20 / 24 MB	125W	$294 US
Core i5-14600	6+8 (14)	20	2.7 GHz	5.2 GHz	20 / 24 MB	65W	$255 US
Core i5-14600T	6+8 (14)	20	1.8 GHz	TBD	20 / 24 MB	35W	$255 US
Core i5-14500	6+8 (14)	20	2.6 GHz	5.0 GHz	20 / 24 MB	65W	$232 US
Core i5-14500T	6+8 (14)	20	1.7 GHz	TBD	20 / 24 MB	35W	$232 US
Core i5-14400	6+8 (14)	20	2.5 GHz	4.7 GHz	9.5/ 20 MB	65W	$221 US
Core i5-14400F	6+8 (14)	20	2.5 GHz	4.7 GHz	9.5/ 20 MB	65W	$196 US
Core i5-14400	6+4(10)	16	2.5 GHz	4.7 GHz	9.5/ 20 MB	65W	$221 US
Core i5-14400F	6+4(10)	16	2.5 GHz	4.7 GHz	9.5/ 20 MB	65W	$221 US
Core i5-14400T	6+4(10)	16	1.5 GHz	TBD	9.5/ 20 MB	35W	$196 US
Core i3-14100	4+0 (4)	8	3.5 GHz	4.7 GHz	5.0 / 12 MB	60W	$134 US
Core i3-14100F	4+0 (4)	8	3.5 GHz	4.7 GHz	5.0 / 12 MB	58W	$109 US
Core i3-14100T	4+0 (4)	8	2.7 GHz	TBD	5.0 / 12 MB	35W	$109 US
Intel 300	2+0 (2)	4	3.9 GHz	N/A	2.5 / 6.0 MB	46W	~$79 US
Intel 300T	2+0 (2)	4	3.4 GHz	N/A	2.5 / 6.0 MB	35W	~$79 US