With the instability problem currently affecting 13th and 14th generation Intel CPUs, every day we get some bad news about them. This time, we learn that this problem is also likely to occur on the less power-hungry CPUs . Intel has announced, via The Verge, that 65W references may also be affected.
Are Intel 65W CPUs also affected by instability?
If you haven’t been following the story, you should know that, broadly speaking, 13th and 14th generation Intel processors are suffering from instability. This translates into application crashes, blue screens and all sorts of other joyous occurrences. Worst of all, the origin of the problem has not been clearly identified. The company has already proposed an eTVB patch, but to no avail.
Finally, it turns out that the problem is widespread and affects a wide range of processors. Initially, we discovered that even server platforms were affected… Then came the turn of laptop CPUs.
Now, via The Verge, the blues indicate that even the less power-hungry variants are affected. Blueprints indicate that :
” Intel Core 13th and 14th Generation desktop processors with 65W or higher base power – including K/KF/KS and 65W non-K variants – could be affected by the elevated voltages issue. “
In short, look no further: all 13th and 14th generation ranges can potentially be affected.
The real problem?
Recently, the company indicated that it had identified the origin of this phenomenon. Apparently, it is linked to an increase in minimum voltages via a bug in an algorithm present in the microcode. A patch is in preparation, but is not expected until mid-August. Nevertheless, with a little digging, Igor’s Lab realized that the company was not entirely certain of the origin of the problem, despite its announcement, and that tests are continuing internally.
Nevertheless, the damage has been done, and some pros are turning away from Intel and switching their machines to AMD. On the other hand, we learned that after-sales returns were exploding: 3 to 4 times more requests for returns than 12th-generation Core i machines!
Let’s hope that the problem will now be resolved once and for all. However, the processors affected are irreparably damaged and the update should not make them stable again. If you are affected, the best thing to do is to contact Intel or your reseller for an after-sales return.