Intel’s Biggest Failure in Years: Confirmed Oxidation & Excessive Voltage

Sponsor: Thermalright Frozen Prism 360 on Amazon - Intel has finally published a statement about the instability of its Raptor Lake and Raptor Lake Refresh CPUs in the 13th & 14th Gen families of CPUs. The Intel 14900K, 13900K, and their alternative CPUs in the same generations now have a confirmed set of issues. Intel has formally acknowledged in a reddit post that its 13 Series CPUs had oxidation issues during at least one point of manufacturing history. It did not adequately define a date range. Intel also confirmed that it has excessive voltage issues on 13th & 14th Gen CPUs alike. The company has failed to adequately reinforce its support “commitments“ for customers and has failed to give date ranges or serial numbers to help consumers identify if they are affected. Intel hasn’t stated to what extent different CPUs are affected. To our understanding, K-SKUs are hit the hardest. Intel is putting together a microcode patch to allegedly resolve the excess voltage issue. We are not yet sure if it will impact performance. The patch will be out in August, at which point we will re-evaluate the CPUs. The oxidation issue was, according to Intel, resolved at some undefined time period within the 365-day span that is 2023. The best way to support our work is through our store: Grab a PC building Modmat to directly help fund our reporting! Watch our initial Oxidation coverage: And our video with Wendell: Watch our AMD Zen 5 architectural coverage: Like our content? Please consider becoming our Patron to support us: TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intel Admits Oxidation & Voltage Issues 03:52 - Intel’s Statement 06:38 - What Intel Needs to Do 09:56 - Oxidation Also a Problem 13:35 - Public Pressure from Partners 19:44 - What YOU Should Do & FAQ ** Please like, comment, and subscribe for more! ** Links to Amazon and Newegg are typically monetized on our channel (affiliate links) and may return a commission of sales to us from the retailer. This is unrelated to the product manufacturer. Any advertisements or sponsorships are disclosed within the video (“this video is brought to you by“) and above the fold in the description. We do not ever produce paid content or “sponsored content“ (meaning that the content is our idea and is not funded externally aside from whatever ad placement is in the beginning) and we do not ever charge manufacturers for coverage. Follow us in these locations for more gaming and hardware updates: t: f: w: Steve Burke: Host, Writing Vitalii Makhnovets: Video Editing