At last, one might be tempted to say, since Intel had already announced the first patches at the beginning of August.
This soap opera seems to be drawing to a close, and we're not looking forward to the outcome... that is, if it's confirmed, of course! Intel has announced that new microcode has been released for its 13th and 14th generation Core processors. Remember, these Raptor Lake and Raptor Lake Refresh chips have been plagued by a major functional problem for several months now. After initially turning a deaf ear and then blaming motherboard manufacturers, Intel finally admitted that the problem was of its own making.
At the beginning of August, Intel confirmed that it had found the source of the problem, specifying that the setbacks " stem from a microcode algorithm causing incorrect voltage requests to the processor ". The algorithm is a good one, but in some cases there has even been talk of permanent chip damage! Intel had explained that the deployment of a patch - via new microcode and BIOS updates from its partners - would not be able to repair damaged chips, but at least it would put an end to the problem.
This has clearly not been the case, as we are in fact now on the fourth microcode patch, but the good news is that Intel explains that this time it's the right one. Speaking to The Verge, Intel spokesman Thomas Hannaford explained: " Yes, we can confirm that this is the cause and that it has been corrected. To eliminate this problem once and for all, we still needed this fourth microcode, "0x12B". To deploy it on your machine, you'll need to go through another BIOS update, so if you're concerned, have a look at your motherboard manufacturer's website: a BIOS update has normally been published.
