Intel's new Microcode patch is HERE! Impact Testing Performance...

Even if the new microcode does fix the problem, it does nothing to fix Intel's reputation. They knew about this for over a year, did not communicate this to customers, and are now apparently rejecting RMAs of CPUs bought from Amazon and Microcenter because they're "not genuine".

Let's not thank them, this is their job, they made a defective product and had to correct it. All we say is "do better next time." We owe no corporation, company, or otherwise any loyalty, special treatment, you want to make money? You have to earn it.

We do not owe Intel any thank you for fixing what they broke in the first place.

This is 4D Chess. Intel delays microcode for AMD launch > AMD delays and staggers launch > intel still does not send the microcode patch > AMD launches lower end Zen 5’s > AMD gets murdered by reviewers > intel releases microcode patch > AMD releases bios update that enables higher TDP on zen 5? - AMD release workstation SKUs with better numbers out the gate What will intel’s reply be if AMD swing back numbers by enabling 10% higher clocks? 6 GHz boost clock anyone?

Intel is so desperate for good news that they're treating their stuff just working normally without dying as a "win"

My sympathy is with the poor devs who had to make and push out this microcode so fast. And the terror of whoever had to QA it.

I would honestly take a 5% performance hit if that means there really is a significantly lower chance my CPU will burn itself down. But yea, even if intel announce a long-term fix, we wouldn't really know whether it works until maybe months or years later.

My only question is if they knew this was a thing for basically 2 years why have we only just now got a microcode update

They should also release a testing executable to perform stability tests. By the amount of data they have at this point, they should know what to look for.

I have the MSI Z790-A Max Wifi and I have no new updates to Bios, only a beta from 5-30-2024.

I haven't been able to download the MSI update all day long 😢

I'll consider this issue 100% resolved whenever they perform a total recall, everything outside of that is just stuffing gauze into an open wound.

feels like intel are paying the price for throwing insane wattage at their CPUs to keep up. Crazy the difference in power requirements.

Ooof that cyberpunk drop, paid for 14900k and got 14700k.

This is pathetic, it's Intel doing the bare minimum they can to try and avoid legal responsibility - how many users, not people that watch Jay or Steve, but average users who go on to a 'PC Builder' website and buy a pre-built are going to have either a clue about this OR have any idea how to even update a BIOS? It's a tiny percentage. Intel's refusal to do anything for average users is going to come back to haunt them especially when they start going 'oh, your chip displayed stability issues AFTER we did a microcode update? Yeah, not our problem, we did everything we could, but here, buy one of our shiny new 15th gen chips, they're FINE, we REALLY promise this time!'

Asus has this microcode ( 0x125) in the latest BIO release for the Z790-e. That was on July 12th. Just in case any Asus users are wondering.

I have a 14900k on Asus z690-E and I've had it blue screen, game crash and chrome crashes in the last few months. I will wait for x129 update to come out officially and see if it makes a difference for stability, otherwise if my CPU is degraded I will go through the process of RMA so I cant wait for that headache.

Last time I was this early I got dumped

I just went back to my 12700KF from a 14700KF. Amazing how much more reliable and cooler the 12th gen chip is.

All the reviews from Insmell Boiling Lake / Craptor Lake payola-driven reviewers should now be revised. It's ridiculous that they were all trumpeting the "best performance ever" while those space heaters consumes 270+ watts and uses 50% more die size than AMD. Nobody should be buying these Boiling Lakes and Craptor Lakes.