ASRock releases AM5 BIOS with AGESA 1.3.0.0a to fix Ryzen 9000 no-POST issues, memory training errors, and boot instability.

I’m retired now, but for 30 years I debugged problems in bleeding-edge IBM processors, horizontal microcode, firmware, ...

ASUS releases BIOS 2102 with AGESA 1.3.0.0a to fix BitLocker recovery loop issues on AM5 600 and 800 series motherboards.

An interesting detail about the Intel 8087 floating point processor (FPU) is that it’s a co-processor that shares a bus with the 8086 or 8088 CPU and system memory, which means that somehow ...

CPU manufacturers must address issues that arise with processors already on the market, especially the errors that are discovered over time. To handle this, Intel has released a new version of ...

A researcher from Rapid7 created a working Proof of Concept for a CPU ransomware Such a ransomware would persist on a device even after the hard drive had been replaced The PoC will (most likely) ...

The problem of excessive voltages in Raptor Lake processors of the Core i-13000 and i-14000 series is once again catching up with Intel. After several months of troubleshooting and numerous microcode ...

A hot potato: Users with 13th- and 14th-generation Intel desktop processors should begin checking for BIOS updates from their motherboard providers. A new microcode update fixes edge cases that can ...

When AMD finally issued patches for its critical microcode security hole on Monday, it said that the glitch 'could lead to the loss of Secure Encrypted Virtualization protection.' AMD on Monday issued ...

AMD has confirmed an unpatched “processor vulnerability” that may require CISOs to isolate their systems or even air gap them until there’s a fix. AMD has had to confirm the existence of a major ...

The Intel Core Ultra 200S CPUs initially suffered from a weakness in single-threaded applications. A microcode update now solves the performance problem. The BIOS updates make this workaround ...

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 ...