GoKawiilTwo years ago we CT(Computational Tomography) scanned a delidded Intel Core i9-13900K using our Lumafield Neptune CT scanner.
View Interactive Intel Core i9-13900K CT Scan
It provides an interesting view of the CPU and you can see the structure of the cores in the silicon.
This time we delidded an Intel Core i9-14900KS for another project and we've taken the opportunity to give it a scan. The resulting scan in the window below is interactive, or you can "Explore the Scan" in another tab.
View Interactive Intel Core i9-14900KS CT Scan
Scan Settings
For anyone curious, these are the settings we used in the CT scanner. Most of these are specific to the Neptune and uninteresting, but we'll note that we have the 120 kV Neptune and set a scan duration of 720 minutes(12 hours). A 2.5 mm copper filter was used to harden the X-ray beam.
Intel Core i9-14900KS CT Scan Settings Source: https://voyager.lumafield.com/project/819f5f6f-a80d-40ed-bc9b-e5189967a647
Rear Components
The components populating the rear of the CPU PCB are a collection of capacitors to support the silicon circuitry. The transistors on the silicon are tiny - Intel's Intel 7 process node - but they require a lot of power, often very suddenly. These capacitors serve to supply that power and smooth out any noise that could be generated by longer circuit paths.
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