11-08-2024, 11:49 AM
(11-08-2024, 11:32 AM)Maxmars Wrote: Reportedly, not all of those CPUs were defective... but it lacks specifics in detail so I'm not sure this is safe to ignore...
You'll know it if you see it. Intel has released a microcode patch, it is unclear if it actually works. It would benefit them greatly if this is perceived as something fixable, and not, for example, a manufacturing defect that causes gradual oxidation in the CPU when run at higher voltages.
Intel's competitor AMD has no interest in this issue not being loudly discussed:
Quote:AMD's desktop PC market share skyrockets amid Intel's Raptor Lake CPU crashing scandal — AMD makes biggest leap in recent history
AMD has gained a substantial 5.7 percentage points of share of the desktop x86 CPU market in the third quarter compared to Q2, the largest quarterly share gain since we began tracking the market share reports in 2016. It also represents an incredible ten percentage point improvement over the prior year. AMD also raked in a strong increase in revenue share, jumping 8.5 percentage points over the prior quarter, indicating that it is selling a strong mix of higher-end CPU models.
