In May 2024, Intel issued an official statement about the stability issues of its 13th and 14th gen CPUs. Back then, Intel was claiming that the stability issues were due to incorrect BIOS profiles. However, that turned out to be false. And today, the blue team issued yet another official statement about these issues.
Intel now claims that the crashes were caused by an elevated operating voltage. The elevated operating voltage appears to be stemming from a microcode algorithm resulting in incorrect voltage requests to the processor.
To resolve this, Intel will release a microcode patch that will address the root cause of exposure to elevated voltages.
As Intel stated:
“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.
So, there you have it. Right from Intel’s mouse. Let’s now hope that this microcode patch will finally resolve these stability issues.
Stay tuned for more!
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