- Intel has deployed a new patch for 14th generation and 13th generation fleas
- This is another solution for the long -standing episode around instability problems
- So it seems that we have not done with fixes for these problems after all, but the new patch is certainly aimed at a niche scenario
Intel has published another update for its processors in the long -standing saga of instability problems with its 14th generation and 13th generation fleas.
Videocardz stressed that Intel announced the deployment of a new microcode patch (named “0x12f” exciting) for these reports Raptor Lake and Raptor Lake Refresh.
This is a complement of a previous patch (also nicknamed “0x12b”) which was deployed in September 2024.
In a press release, Intel said: “This new microcode further improves the conditions of the system which can potentially contribute to the instability of the VMIN lag on Intel Core 13th and 14th Gen.”
In other words, it is a question of smoothing other problems linked to high tensions which were the main cause of the various bad guys (and degradation of the chips) with these processors.
Intel also adds that he published this patch after an investigation into a “limited number of reports” of Wonkiness with PCs that “work continuously for several days” in a state of low activity (with just light workloads that turn).
Intel suggests that all owners of 14th and 13th generation chips affected install their latest organic update – the next version will contain this patch when it is provided by their motherboard manufacturer – and promises that it will not slow the performance on the host PC. At least, at least for the internal Intel tests.
Analysis: a surprise addition
But wait a minute, has this high tension bug not already been hardened? Well, officially, it was. In October 2024, after the latest patch before this new, Intel said that stability problems were completely resolved – but apparently they were not. Not quite.
Okay, to be just for Intel, it’s a niche situation. Not that a lot of people leave their PC for days running permanently a kind of light workload, and it is therefore something that the average user will not (probably) meet.
That said, maybe you leave your PC at least for several days at a time – even if it does not do anything – and as such, it will seem prudent to apply the patch anyway. In addition, there could be other minor side effects arising from all the problems that this new version solves, so I would recommend – as Intel – that everyone applies the patch in the event of a course.
Hopefully, as Intel claims, there will be no impact on the performance of the installation of this fix. But if you are concerned about this possibility, simply wait for independent tests of the microcode update – which will occur early – to confirm that your PC will not be slowed down by this.
This last episode of the instability saga asks you if there could also be other fixes deployed by Intel in the future.
