Friday, November 15th 2019
Intel Recalls Boxed Xeon E-2274G Processors Due to Inadequate Stock Cooler Effectiveness
Intel issued a product change notification (PCN) dated November 13, calling for a recall of boxed Xeon E-2274G processors from customers and distributors. The boxed SKU of the E-2274G, which includes a stock cooling solution, has been marked as "discontinued" and "end of life." Intel is offering an E-2274G tray processor (chip-only) as replacement for the returned inventory. The cause for the recall is the cooling solution included in the boxed SKU, which has been found to be insufficient to cool the E-2274G, a 4-core/8-thread processor based on the 14 nm++ "Coffee Lake" microarchitecture, with a rated TDP of 88 W.
The E973708-003 fan-heatsink included with boxed Xeon E-2274G processors is supplied by Foxconn, and has been known to be bundled with Intel's entry-level client-segment processors, such as the Pentium Gold series and Core i3 series (chips with TDP typically rated 65 W or less). It features a thin, circular, all-aluminium heatsink, which lacks a copper core that certain other LGA115x-compatible stock coolers by Intel have. The heatsink makes contact with the CPU over pre-applied TIM on an aluminium surface, with spirally-projecting fins dissipating heat under the fan's airflow. It could be been an oversight bundling such an underpowered cooler with an 88 W TDP processor that's designed for the rigors of mission-critical use-cases such as workstations and small-business servers.
Heatsink images courtesy: AndyKingParts (Amazon seller)
Source:
Intel (PDF)
The E973708-003 fan-heatsink included with boxed Xeon E-2274G processors is supplied by Foxconn, and has been known to be bundled with Intel's entry-level client-segment processors, such as the Pentium Gold series and Core i3 series (chips with TDP typically rated 65 W or less). It features a thin, circular, all-aluminium heatsink, which lacks a copper core that certain other LGA115x-compatible stock coolers by Intel have. The heatsink makes contact with the CPU over pre-applied TIM on an aluminium surface, with spirally-projecting fins dissipating heat under the fan's airflow. It could be been an oversight bundling such an underpowered cooler with an 88 W TDP processor that's designed for the rigors of mission-critical use-cases such as workstations and small-business servers.
48 Comments on Intel Recalls Boxed Xeon E-2274G Processors Due to Inadequate Stock Cooler Effectiveness
CPU thermal throttled.
Intel : *surprised pikachu face*
Like what Intel did in the late generations:
"new gen, same price, now NO overclock. Want it back? Pay up!"
"new gen, same price, now without HT. Want it back? Pay up!"
"new gen, same price, now without integrated graphics! Want it back? Pay up!"
Chances to get overclock, HT, integrated graphics (cooler not included)
Order NOW!
Time for a serious upgrade in box coolers for Intel.
Seriously though, if you're gonna include a cooler with the CPU, even a cheap one, you should at least have sense enough to make sure it can actually, like, you know, keep it cool.... shame on them :mad:
And as for Joe, even with his limited understanding of the concepts involved, should be able to just buy a cpu/cooler combo & be confident that it will work as intended...
If I were him & bought one of these cpus, I would be leaning towards starting a class-action lawsuit against Intel for shipping a known deceptive/defective product....and now trying to backpaddle on the whole deal with some lame BS excuses.
Yes it was needed to use a fan duct with a case that would have a vent at the side of the panel. Intel is skimping for years on stock coolers and makes huge profit on those things. Imagine the costs for intel to create a cooler in huge quantities for years ..
Maybe I should have been stripping all those P4s and Xeons....
Man there are a shitload of Intel haters here...lololol. it's like they took your first born or something.