OpenBSD is expanding its support by finally being able to apply AMD CPU microcode updates. It was reported that this comes with the latest code, which supports the update with new abilities. OpenBSD ...

The root cause was identified as a flawed microcode, which is essential for managing the low-level operations of the CPU. In response to this issue, Intel extended the warranty for all affected ...

Intel has spent most of 2024 investigating and trying to fix a problems that was causing crashes and instability for owners of its high-end 13th- and 14th-generation Core desktop processors. In April, ...

When homebrewing a CPU, one has to deal with microcode. Microcode is the low-level nuts and bolts of how, precisely, a CPU executes instructions (like opcodes) and performs functions such as updating ...

As soon as the broader discussion about the Raptor Lake stability issues began, many people were already speculating that the potential "fix" would have a deleterious effect on performance. In essence ...

Microsoft announced this week that it made available some Intel Skylake microcode updates that address Spectre variant 2 types of attacks for the Windows 10 Fall creators update (version 1709). Most ...