Various in recent weeks stability issues which affect some processors Intel Core Gen 13 and Intel Core Gen 14 The main affected were the most powerful models, i.e. Core i9 and Core i7 of both generations, and the chip giant did not wait long to provide an official official response. .

The fact is that despite the measures taken in response to this response, Intel Core Gen 13 and Core Gen 14 they were still causing problems stability, especially in games and applications that brought them to 100% usage for a relatively long time. Compiling shaders in games like The First Descendant is a good example of this type of workload.

All of this has led to a complicated situation and has led some media outlets to even talk about problems at the silicon level that could include oxidation issues, an issue that finally seems to be resolved in 2023. Given the seriousness of the matter, Intel had to work hard to find a definitive solution, and it looks like it’s finally ready.

Microcode Update for Intel Core Gen 13 and Gen 14

This is the solution prepared by the Santa Clara giant, a microcode update which solves the root of all these problems, which is nothing but too high voltages that caused the instability. The microcode update is in the validation phase and is expected to be generally available from mid-August if all goes according to plan.

Intel didn’t say anything about a possible recall of the affected processors, but it did spoke on the subject of oxidation and how it might affect the processors that caused the problems. I am attaching a direct translation of what Intel said via their official website:

“We can confirm that a manufacturing issue caused by rail oxidation has affected some early Intel Core Gen 13 processors. However, the problem was resolved by improvements applied to the manufacturing process in 2023. “We have also investigated how this issue may have affected processor stability and can confirm that only a small number of reports are related to this production issue.”

“As for the stability issues, we are working on a microcode update to fix it exposure to high voltage, which is the key to these instabilities. “We are currently in the microcode verification phase to ensure that these stability issues are finally resolved.”

Fortunately for consumers who purchased an Intel Core Gen 13 or Gen 14 processor, it appears that it wasn’t so bad after all, and that the issues They are not as serious as they warned latest information in which the oxidation problem has spread to the entire Raptor Lake and Raptor Lake Refresh line.