Intel says it has finally gotten to the bottom of why 13th and 14th-generation CPUs can behave erratically.
An update that fixes serious bugs will be released in August
“Based on extensive analysis of Intel Core 13./14. generation desktop processors that were returned to us due to instability issues, we have determined that elevated operating voltage is causing instability issues in some 13th and 14th-generation desktop processors.
Our analysis of processors confirms that the elevated operating voltage stems from a microcode algorithm that results in incorrect voltage requests to the processor,” the company says of the bug we reported on July 15:
"Certain Intel CPUs have a failure rate of 100 percent if you give them enough time, developers claim. That's what Alderon Games, which develops MMO games, claims. Now the studio has chosen to get rid of Intel's 13th and 14th generation CPUs for servers due to "major" problems with instability that none of the company's fixes solve."
The company says it is fixing the bug with microcode patches "that address the cause of exposure to high voltages." The company adds that they are “continuing validation to ensure instability scenarios reported to Intel regarding their Core 13th/14th Gen desktop processors are addressed. Intel is currently targeting mid-August for patch release to partners after full validation.”