Intel has finally commented on the stability issues experienced by numerous Raptor Lake desktop users. It says the issue stems from high operating voltages and plans to issue a microcode update in mid-August.
“We’re going to undervolt them. You’re stuck with the damage done, and you won’t have luck overclocking or getting as much performance from our chips.”
Not only that, but I don’t think stability issues like this would’ve been known around or shortly after launch, so Intel (likely unknowingly) got to mislead consumers and reviewers into thinking that their 13th/14th HEDT processors were close to competitive with AMD’s, when they were anything but. It’s never been more apparent how stagnant Intel truly has become, and that’s already been a trope for years.
“We’re going to undervolt them. You’re stuck with the damage done, and you won’t have luck overclocking or getting as much performance from our chips.”
Not only that, but I don’t think stability issues like this would’ve been known around or shortly after launch, so Intel (likely unknowingly) got to mislead consumers and reviewers into thinking that their 13th/14th HEDT processors were close to competitive with AMD’s, when they were anything but. It’s never been more apparent how stagnant Intel truly has become, and that’s already been a trope for years.