No technology company is perfect. Apple, Microsoft, Google, Meta, NVIDIA, AMD or Intel are big companies that, throughout their history, have launched a product that has left a lot to be desired in terms of quality, performance, stability and so on. AMD with the Ryzen 9000 has only recently done so, although the solution is already on the way.
But the case of Intel with the 13th and 14th generation processors continues to be a hot topic, as it still has not found a solution to the performance and stability problem that affects these generations of processors, despite the different attempts it has made and trying to blame the motherboard manufacturers. It seems that the latest patch sent and implemented by motherboard manufacturers has begun to reduce instabilitybut to eliminate it completely.
Intel is not going through a good moment after presenting disastrous financial results for the second quarter of 2024, which has forced it to significantly reduce its workforce and temporarily suspend certain projects, such as its chip factory in Germany.
In a desperate move and with which the company wants to regain the trust of users, Intel has published a statement in which it wants to make it clear that the next generation of processors Lunar Lake and Arrow Lake will not have the same problems as the 13th and 14th generation of processors.
The company has been forced to extend its coverage for an additional 2 years due to the problems, making a total of 5, but only to users who purchased the processor, not to equipment from manufacturers that have been sold with these processors.
Intel promises zero problems with Lunar and Arrow Lake
According to the statement, Intel claims that the next generation of Arrow and Lunar Lake processors will not be affected by the instability problem. Vmin Shift since they use a new architecture.
In the same statement, Intel wanted to clarify which processors have not been affected by this problem, processors that we leave you below.
- 12th Gen Intel Core Processors for desktop and mobile devices
- Intel Core i5 processors (not K) and i3 13th and 14th generation
- 13th and 14th Gen Intel Core Mobile Processorsincluding HX series processors.
- Intel Xeon Processorsincluding processors for servers and workstations.
- Intel Core Ultra Processors (Series 1)
It also invites all users who are experiencing performance issues with the 13th and 14th generation processors affected by this problem to download the latest available version of the BIOS where Intel’s default settings for these processors have been implemented.
While it is true that this latest patch seems to have reduced the instability of these processors, various sources indicate that Intel is still working on a new update for optimize voltagethe main source of the problem that has given Intel so many headaches in the last year.
What is clear is that Intel has to do very well with its next generation of processors if it wants to regain the trust of users, a trust that, at the moment, is at rock bottom.