Continuing to investigate the issue of possible instability of the top processors of the 13th/14th generation Core lines, Intel has shared interim results.
First of all, the developers assured that the next generation of processors – Core Ultra 200 (Arrow Lake) and mobile chips Core Ultra 200V (Lunar Lake)– will not have problems with the increase in supply voltage (Vmin Shift Instability Issue) and possible instability of the CPU due to the updated architecture. The company guarantees that future processor families will also be protected from the Vmin Shift Instability issue.
As for the existing processors, after additional research, Intel has clarified the list of chips that do not have problems with voltage “shifting”:
- 12th generation Intel Core desktop and mobile processors
- Core i3 and Core i5 chips (without the “K” index) of the 13th/14th generation Core
- 13th/14th generation Core mobile processors, including the HX-series
- Intel Xeon processors
- Core Ultra 100 mobile processors
Despite the fact that the instability issue is limited, Intel recommends that all owners of 13th/14th generation Core desktop chips update their motherboard firmware and use profiles with the default settings (Intel Default Settings).
Intel has recently extended the warranty period for certain 13th/14th generation Core models by 2 years and clarified the service nuances for chips of different delivery versions.
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