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Theres still a good deal of discontent rumbling and echoing around various online forums regarding this whole issue.

Intel Core i9-13900K in hand

For starters, theres the topic of when the microcode update thepreventative patchthats inbound is going to arrive.

Granted, it could still be right on track, but were getting close now.

Or will new chips come with this microcode tweaking already baked in?

Intel CPU 13th and 14th-gen warranty

(Which is doubtless what the warranty extension is about but what about CPUs past that five-year point)?

Laptop processor worries wont help either, even if they are unwarranted.

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An Intel Core i-14700K vs 13900K, side by side