My understanding was that a CPU microcode update is stored in non-volatile memory on the motherboard and is loaded by the BIOS or UEFI into volatile memory on the CPU during boot. And because the ...

AMD has revealed that several of its Ryzen CPUs have vulnerabilities in them that could allow bad actors (and even good actors with coding skills) to gain control of your device or stop you from using ...

AVX stands for Advanced Vector Extensions. It is a set of CPU instructions designed to speed up complex CPU tasks. Many games require the AVX instruction set to function properly. Therefore, if AVX is ...

The next-gen MSI MEG Z690 motherboards will have both CPU Force 2 and Memory Force overclocking tools, which will help you with overclocking your Intel Alder lake CPU and DDR5 RAM. How does CPU Force ...

If you own AMD’s latest Ryzen processors, update your AM5 motherboard BIOS immediately. If you own AMD’s latest Ryzen processors, update your AM5 motherboard BIOS immediately. is a senior editor and ...

Intel has been struggling with a major issue in its 13th- and 14th-generation Core CPUs for most of this year. Due to a production error, high voltages and temperatures led to crashes for users and ...

While you can control a lot of your PC's behaviors through OS-level settings, so much of it comes from the BIOS. It's not just for power-users and hardcore overclockers—regardless of your workload, ...

TL;DR: ASRock has released a new BIOS version 3.40 for AM5 800 series motherboards, improving memory compatibility, system stability, and CPU operating stability - the latter hopefully referring to ...

A recently released AMD graphics driver is seemingly capable of modifying a PC CPU’s BIOS settings. The worrying observation was initially spotted by technology insider Igor’s Lab, who reports that ...

Operating system patches alone can protect against the nasty Meltdown flaw affecting Intel processors, but fixing Spectre—Meltdown’s nasty sibling, which affects all CPUs—requires firmware updates for ...

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AMD, Intel—doesn't matter which one you go with, there's always something to trip you up. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. This ...