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 ...

Microsoft has released a new batch of Intel microcode updates for Windows 10 2004, 1909, 1903, and older versions to fix hardware bugs in Intel CPUs. When Intel finds bugs in their CPUs, they release ...

Microcode 0x12B “addresses elevated voltage requests by the processor during idle and/or light activity periods.” Microcode 0x12B “addresses elevated voltage requests by the processor during idle ...

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 making ...

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 ...

In context: Microcode is machine instruction sets that load from the BIOS. It acts much like firmware for the PC's processor. According to MSI Marketing Director Eric van Beurden, AMD will be ...

The Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV) function of AMD server processors is less secure than the name suggests: Google researchers found that Epyc processors are sloppy when it comes to signature ...

Intel reports that it has developed a stable microcode update to address the Spectre flaw for its Skylake, Kaby Lake, and Coffee Lake processors in all their various variants. The microcode updates ...

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 ...