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ggrobot · Elite Member Joined: 28 May 2004 Posts: 47029

Intel has finally published a statement about the instability of its Raptor Lake and Raptor Lake Refresh CPUs in the 13th & 14th Gen families of CPUs. The Intel 14900K, 13900K, and their alternative CPUs in the same generations now have a confirmed set of issues. Intel has formally acknowledged in a reddit post tha

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lorcro2000 · Elite Member Joined: 23 Jan 2007 Posts: 399

Intel has just been brute forcing CPU "advances" for years. More power, more wattage, less efficiency - just forcing performance out of their parts with more wattage and heat, while AMD elegantly designs in performance increases. Not surprising they've done a shoddy job honestly.

heretic · Site Admin Joined: 27 May 2004 Posts: 2762

“Based on extensive analysis of Intel Core 13th/14th Gen desktop processors returned to us due to instability issues, we have determined that elevated operating voltage is causing instability issues in some 13th/14th Gen desktop processors. Our analysis of returned processors confirms that the elevated operating voltage is stemming from a microcode algorithm resulting in incorrect voltage requests to the processor.

Intel is delivering a microcode patch which addresses the root cause of exposure to elevated voltages. We are continuing validation to ensure that scenarios of instability reported to Intel regarding its Core 13th/14th Gen desktop processors are addressed. Intel is currently targeting mid-August for patch release to partners following full validation.

Intel is committed to making this right with our customers, and we continue asking any customers currently experiencing instability issues on their Intel Core 13th/14th Gen desktop processors reach out to Intel Customer Support for further assistance.”

Intel plans to release this microcode patch in mid-August.

https://community.intel.com/t5/Processors/July-2024-Update-on-Instability-Reports-on-Intel-Core-13th-and/m-p/1617113#M74792

Csimbi · Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2024 10:05 pm Post subject:

I bet the microcode update with cripple CPUs - at which point comes the question: if the CPU can't deliver anymore, will we get the full refund on the CPU as well as all other PC components?