Increasingly, there are reports of problems with the stability of Intel processors of the 13th and 14th generations of the Raptor Lake series. In particular, gamers playing projects on the Unreal Engine are complaining about problems.
ZDNET Korea yesterday prepared an article about alarming reports from gamers experiencing problems with their PCs equipped with the latest generation 13th and 14th Intel processors. In South Korea, more and more people are complaining about the instability of such PCs.
The problem got worse after the release of Tekken 8: during the game, the game displays messages about insufficient free memory. Gamers are also reporting problems with the Intel processor in Unreal Engine games such as The Finals, Remnant 2, Lords of the Fallen, Fortnite, Hogwarts Legacy, Overtwatch 2 and Lies of P.
Customers in South Korea return more than 10 13th and 14th generation Intel processors (or computers with such CPUs) to stores every day – precisely because of the instability of these devices. The editor of Wccftech wrote that he himself became a “victim” of the problem that appeared in 2022. According to the journalist, in his case the problems arose due to the Intel 13900K processor.
The editor wrote that stability problems disappear after undervolting, that is, reducing the voltage on processors like i9-13900K or i9-14900K, but it is difficult to call such modifications and deviations from the factory state an optimal situation.
“Although lowering the clock speed and voltage is the best way to achieve stability in games, not everyone can tune their chip, and not everyone who bought a Core i9 processor- 13900K or Core i9-14900K, can customize your PC. Considering what I've been through, it's hard to accept this situation. You don't pay full price for a chip that can't handle games without causing crashes and BSODs, or can't maintain its factory specs.”
After publishing the article in ZDNET Korea, Intel said that it is aware of the issue and is currently investigating it.