Up to this point, Intel’s guidance has been a list of dense BIOS settings that could reduce performance by upwards of 9% on CPUs like the Core i9-13900K and Core i9-14900K. The microcode update ...

Intel's first microcode update, developed late last year, was included in system firmware updates for machines with Broadwell, Haswell, Skylake, Kaby Lake, and Coffee Lake processors. But users ...

Since its release in October, the Intel Core Ultra 200S, also known as Arrow Lake-S during testing, has received two microcode updates—transitioning from version 110 to 112, and then to 113 ...

Chipzilla’s latest "0x114" microcode update appears unable to resolve persistent performance issues plaguing its Arrow Lake-S processors. Recent benchmarks have revealed further degradation ...

Microcode and micro-ops are separate things. They can be used together, but you can also have a CPU that uses microcode that doesn't use micro-ops, and vice versa.

List of CPU models that won't receive microcode updates An update published on Monday includes for the first time a "Stopped" production status.

Microcode is the firmware that controls that emulation step. For the security guarantees of modern computing, it’s rather important that CPUs only run signed microcode from the CPUs vendor.

AMD will be releasing a new AGESA microcode update this month, this is now being worked on by the motherboard manufacturers. The new microcode (which is located in your BIOS) will further enhance ...