A tester from Chiphell has gone out of his way to find out the stability rates of Intel's Core i9-14900K and 13900K CPUs, as the chipmaker has done. The root cause is yet to be identified Stability issues affecting these chips.

The Intel Core i9-14900K and Core i9-13900K CPUs finish poorly in durability tests, pushing poor silicon too far.

Over at Chefel, a user named kmdkaimanaged to put several hundred Intel Core i9-14900K and Core i9-13900K CPUs through a series of stability tests to determine how well they would respond to the “AUTO” profiles set by board manufacturers. are

Recently, this was how it was told Intel's latest 14th and 13th Gen CPUs perform poorly in terms of gaming and app stability.. The exact cause has yet to be determined, but it seems likely. The reforms implemented by the board makers have shed some light on this issue. What happens with their BIOS release is that they set these chips to their “extreme” power profiles instead of using the basic limits set by Intel.

The tester owns a studio that buys several CPUs for its needs. In the invoices shared by the tester, it is revealed that he has purchased and tested at least 100 Intel Core i9-13900K and Core i9-14900K CPUs and it seems that almost all of the chips he received There was some kind of problem in the case. Stability. Motherboards used by the studio include ASUS's Z790, B760, Z690 and B660 boards.

The software it runs requires every CPU and PC to pass a certain type of test and on the auto profile set in ASUS motherboards, most CPUs fail this test and They have to be resold. Based on these tests, the tester determined the probability rate regarding the stability of the CPU and it is shared below:

• Intel Core i9-13900K “AUTO-253W” – 40/50% (4/5 out of 10 units stable)
• Intel Core i9-13900K “Low Load Line” – 50-60% (5/6 out of 10 units stable)
• Intel Core i9-13900K “B760/B660 Board” – 60-70% (6/7 out of 10 units stable)
• Intel Core i9-14900K “AUTO – 253W” – 20% (2 out of 10 units stable)
• Intel Core i9-14900K “Low Load Line” – ~30% (3 out of 10 units stable)
• Intel Core i9-14900K “B760/B660 Board” – 40% (4 out of 10 units stable)

So the out-of-the-box experience on Intel 13th and 14th Gen CPUs is poor. It is reported that the chips can work fine for a week or a little more than a month but usually cause stability problems.

Additionally, the “Z” series motherboards tend to be more unstable than the “B” series motherboards simply because the “Z” series is designed for tuning and overclocking and its limitations. are default while “B” series boards are not. As such the CPU does not feature overclocking options, causing the power limits to be set closer to Intel's set baseline defaults.

It is also mentioned that the quality of Intel 13th and 14th Gen CPUs used is slightly better due to higher voltages out of the box. Low voltages can be seen as the golden standard but eventually lead to stability problems. The problem with used or old chips is that most of them won't. Are eligible for warranty because buyers in Asia (specifically China) are being denied RMA..

Additionally, there are many fake Intel Core i9-14900K & Core i9-13900K CPUs circulating in the Chinese markets that show up with perfect 200 SP scores but very few units show similar instability symptoms. Shows. Our friend and famous overclocker, SAFEDISK, was able to find them and confirm that these are fake chips.

Additionally, the release of Intel's “baseline” profile in recent BIOS updates means that “Z” series boards can be as stable as “B” series boards, but lower voltage and power limits mean performance. There is a huge difference.

Intel's 13th and 14th Gen Core i9 CPUs use a lot of power and taking away some of that power exposes the harsh reality of poor performance. This is the place Up to -30% in multi-threaded applications and up to -15% in games have been reported. which is quite large. Additionally, Intel's own performance benchmarks are performed with “Extreme” or “Auto” profiles which are in no way representative of real-world performance as they are unstable and lead to an unbearable PC experience. becomes.

Zdnet Korea A new update has also been posted by Intel's partner manufacturer which shows that neither Intel nor the motherboard manufacturers have yet addressed the issues affecting Intel's 14th and 13th Gen CPUs. The cause of the stability issues has yet to be determined but it looks like a more official response is going live. May 15th So we found a proper solution to this whole crisis (although the chances of that happening are very low since motherboard manufacturers have to implement Intel's CPU baseline profiles) which we have to make different motherboards. Heard talking to people.

News Sources: HKEPC, HXL