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 ...

Intel has released an updated microcode patch for Linux-based operating systems to address the Meltdown and Spectre security vulnerabilities. By now, everyone heard about Meltdown and Spectre, two ...

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 ...

AMD and Google jointly disclosed a high-severity microcode signature verification vulnerability in the chipmaker's Zen CPUs after initial details inadvertently leaked last month. On Jan. 21, Google ...

According to benchmarks by @CapFrameX, Intel's 0x114 microcode has failed to address Arrow Lake-S issues, as testing reveals yet again a massive drop in gaming performance. While running Intel's Core ...

Intel has scaled back its plans to produce microcode updates for some of its older processors to address the “Spectre variant 2” attack. Core 2 processors are no longer scheduled to receive updates, ...

Intel's new "0x129" microcode has been tested on Linux, and fair enough, the results show that the Raptor Lake CPUs don't see a major performance impact. Intel's Latest "0x129" Microcode Hasn't ...

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 ...

What just happened? AMD has confirmed a security vulnerability in some of its processors, which was inadvertently revealed through a beta BIOS update from Asus. The flaw, described as a "microcode ...