As for when Intel will provide an ETA on fixes, Hallock said Intel hopes to give a “comprehensive update” on what the chip’s issues are and what’s causing them by the end of November or early December. The good news is that the fix will be easy, according to Hallock, who called it a “flash the BIOS and update Windows kinda situation.”

But here comes AMD saying "Hold my pint" while it rolls out the Ryzen 7 9800X3D with the highest gaming frame rates of any tested CPU of this generation, the lowest gaming power draw, and the lowest operating temps.

If you've gone all-in with Intel's Core Ultra 200S processors, make sure you update the firmware on your Z890 motherboard before installing Windows 11 24H2.

Z, the popular system information and diagnostic tool, has been updated to version v2.12, adding support for both upcoming new AMD and Intel processors, as well as new CUDIMM DDR5 memory support. The update introduces support for AMD's

CPU-Z can now recognize AMD's Granite Ridge processors, Intel's Arrow Lake CPUs rebranded Raptor Lake products, and CUDIMMs.

Intel's Arrow Lake CPU series has not achieved any sales on Mindfactory, Germany's largest online PC components retailer, since their release on October 24.Despite some availability issues in the United States with retailers like Newegg and Amazon,