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Processor | AMD Ryzen 9 5900X ||| Intel Core i7-3930K |
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Motherboard | ASUS ProArt B550-CREATOR ||| Asus P9X79 WS |
Cooling | Noctua NH-U14S ||| Be Quiet Pure Rock |
Memory | Crucial 2 x 16 GB 3200 MHz ||| Corsair 8 x 8 GB 1333 MHz |
Video Card(s) | MSI GTX 1060 3GB ||| MSI GTX 680 4GB |
Storage | Samsung 970 PRO 512 GB + 1 TB ||| Intel 545s 512 GB + 256 GB |
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Mouse | Razer Abyssus |
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Assuming Intel's assessment is correct, all affected models will have (some) shortened lifespan due to higher than normal wear, but by how much will depend not only on the CPU's load but also variations in silicon quality. This is probably why it's been taking so long to pinpoint the underlying "problem". But I assume the vast majority will not notice anything, but you wouldn't know until symptoms appear, whether your sample have 90% or 1% lifespan left (at least not without some diagnostics).Even if it is just a re-calibrated microcode that's missing the processors have been running at an over-voltage for quite a while now, I wonder if material is still the same/good (semiconductor and connections).
You may have a CPU of higher silicon quality. Relax and enjoy itThat's crazy cause I haven't had a single crash
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While there are many theories in circulation, and many have their suspicions about Intel's explanation, theirs is the most logical explanation to date. But time will tell. I've too have followed the coverage from news sites, Level1techs, GamersNexsus and others, and while I think thorough third-party investigation is more than welcome (perhaps even necessary), they should make sure to have the right (engineering) expertise to assess it properly (possibly even request hardware debugging tools and data about silicon quality?).
It has been suggested that about half of affected CPUs may be fixed with firmware, but let's dismiss that one outright; if there is (for any reason) abnormal wear, no firmware will reverse that. The fixed firmware will (presumably) avoid further abnormal wear.
Also various estimates of rates of completely defective CPUs of 20%, 50% or even ~99%, which I highly doubt.