Warframe devs report 80% of game crashes happen on Intel's Core i9 chips
Developers report high crash rates on Intel Core i9 and i7 CPUs in games like Warframe and Fortnite. Issues linked to poor power and thermal management, prompting some to switch to AMD systems. Intel advises BIOS updates for mitigation.
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Warframe developers have reported that 80% of game crashes occur on Intel's overclockable Core i9 chips, with Core i7 K-series CPUs also experiencing high crash rates. The team diagnosed the issue and found that applying a BIOS update helped alleviate the crashing problem for one team member. However, other developers like Alderon Games have experienced a 100% crash rate on servers and PCs using 13th and 14th Gen Intel CPUs, leading them to switch to AMD systems. Epic Games has also noted frequent crashes on Intel CPUs in games like Fortnite. The root cause seems to be related to poor power and thermal management on Intel CPUs, potentially exacerbated by overclocking. Intel is yet to fully understand the issue, but users are advised to stay updated with BIOS updates to potentially mitigate the problem. These ongoing instability issues with Intel CPUs raise concerns as the company prepares for the launch of Arrow Lake desktop CPUs later this year.
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My recent AMD build (5950x) also had a similar high-end part instability where it would lock up under Linux when downclocking to a very low idle. Replaced the processor but it still needed a small voltage bump to keep stable.
Although if it’s just Warframe crashing perhaps the software itself isn’t well optimized for Intel’s big/little core setup on the newer 13th and 14th generation chips (performance and efficiency cores - supposed to be handled by the OS but with gaming all bets are off)
Tldr: it's the high-end chips from 13th and 14th Gen specifically. Also the bit at the end about support costs increasing 10x for those platforms really shows how bad this seems to be.
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