Both the Core 13th and 14th generation processors are impacted by the company’s CPU voltage issues.
An additional new update has been released by Intel in order to address the issue of voltage stability in its Core 13th and 14th generation CPUs. Intel has stated that it has identified four potential scenarios that could result in voltage stability difficulties. The company did not discover that the instability issues that its customers were experiencing with those processors were caused by elevated operating voltage until July of this year. The company’s customers have been experiencing problems with those processors since 2022. During that time period, the company provided an explanation. They stated that microcode algorithms had been sending incorrect voltage requests to their CPUs. Microcodes, also known as machine codes, are collections of instructions in the hardware level. In the same announcement, Intel made a commitment to issue microcode fixes that would address the “root cause of exposure to elevated voltages.”
As part of a recent article that Intel published on its community page, the company outlined the four potential scenarios that could result in voltage instability. The first of these scenarios is when the power supply parameters of the motherboard exceed its power recommendations. There is also the possibility that a microcode method has been enabling its processors to function in higher performance states even while the temperatures were high. Back in June, the business had already distributed a microcode fix that addressed this issue. The third scenario involves an additional microcode algorithm that requests high voltages at a frequency and duration that has the potential to cause the problem. The month of August saw the release of a patch for this issue by Intel.
The fourth scenario is addressed by the most recent microcode fix that it has issued, which has been given the codename 0x12B. During periods of low activity or when the computer is functioning normally, it would appear that the processors are able to make requests for higher core voltages. Due to the fact that it must be loaded as a BIOS update, Intel has released this fix to manufacturers of motherboards. Despite the fact that the corporation is already working with its partners, it may still take several weeks for the manufacturers to implement the remedy for the items that they produce.
There have been instances of PCs crashing and failing completely due to the voltage stability issues that have been plaguing Intel’s Core 13th and 14th-generation processors. Furthermore, according to prior reports, applying the updates that Intel has published will not have any effect on personal computers that have already begun exhibiting signs of the issue. Shortly after the company made the announcement that it had discovered the cause of the failure of its CPUs, Intel extended the length of their warranties by two years so that customers may have their processors replaced. That was very much appreciated, considering that even personal computers that functioned well at first could start exhibiting problems and eventually fail to function properly.