Intel is being sued over the instability issues in its Raptor Lake CPUs

Intel faces a lawsuit over Raptor Lake CPU instability issues.

: Intel is being sued for the instability issues with its Raptor Lake CPUs, affecting 13th and 14th-gen processors. The lawsuit alleges that Intel knew of these defects during pre- and post-release testing but continued to market them. Mark Vanvalkenburgh claims his Intel Core i7-13700K was unstable, with problems persisting even after patches. Intel identified the cause as a microcode error, suggesting replacements for affected CPUs.

Intel is currently embroiled in a lawsuit concerning stability issues with its 13th and 14th-generation Raptor Lake processors. The legal action, filed in San Jose, California by Mark Vanvalkenburgh, alleges that Intel had prior knowledge of these defects but proceeded with the sales, touting their speed and performance.

The suit highlights that random screen blackouts and computer restarts persisted even after Vanvalkenburgh installed Intel's patch. It seeks class-action status, accusing Intel of fraud by omission, breach of implied warranty, and violations of New York General Business Law, supported by various media and social media reports spotlighting these defects.

Intel's response in April blamed overclocking, which was later clarified in July as a microcode algorithm error leading to voltage mishaps. While Intel has released microcode patches addressing the so-called Vmin shift instability, processors already affected cannot be repaired and are subject to replacement, depending on stock availability.

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