The new attack method can leak privileged kernel memory on CPUs released in the past six years that have hardware mitigations for speculative execution and branch injection attacks like Spectre. Six ...

Intel has confirmed that it's about to issue another microcode update for its 13th-gen and 14th-gen Raptor Lake CPUs, meaning you'll need to update your motherboard BIOS again. As with the raft of ...

AMD has released mitigation and firmware updates to address a high-severity vulnerability that can be exploited to load malicious CPU microcode on unpatched devices. The security flaw (CVE-2024-56161) ...

Installing an Intel microcode update, specifically version 0x129, on ASUS motherboards can enhance system stability and security. This guide will walk you through the step-by-step process for a ...

Intel has detailed major updates in the quest to improve performance of its ill-fated Core Ultra 200 Arrow Lake processors that were released back in October. The inconsistent performance at times saw ...

Historically speaking, even when it wasn't the absolute fastest option, Intel has always been 'competitive' with longtime rival AMD in terms of CPU gaming performance. That is actually still the case ...

A new Intel Core Ultra update is coming that will address some of its disappointing performance issues, according to reports from a PC overclocker. The microcode update will apparently patch Intel's ...

Researchers discover flaws in speculative execution defenses that can leave Intel and AMD processors vulnerable despite previous mitigations. Enterprises are urged to implement immediate patches.

Intel has officially resolved the instability issues affecting its 13th and 14th Gen Core “Raptor Lake” processors. Users had reported frequent crashes, which Intel now attributes to “Vmin Shift ...

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TL;DR: Intel promised to fix its Raptor Lake stability issues with a microcode update but said it could take weeks for motherboard makers to implement the fix. However, it's only been a few days since ...