Intel has confirmed that it has resolved the bug affecting some of its 4th-Gen Xeon Scalable processors, also known as Sapphire Rapids chips. The bug had caused a pause in shipments of processors with between eight and 32 cores, leading the company to investigate the issue and develop a fix.
The specific details of the error are still relatively limited, but reports suggest that the bug did not manifest itself when processors were running commonly available software. This indicated that the issue was more likely to occur with niche applications.
In response to the bug, Intel promptly developed a firmware update to address the problem, making it available to existing customers. However, it remains unclear whether new orders of Sapphire Rapids processors come from the factory with the fix already installed. TechRadar Pro reached out to Intel for confirmation on this matter.
Intel’s 4th-Gen Xeon Scalable processors faced numerous delays and holdbacks before their launch earlier this year. Despite the initial hiccup caused by the bug, the resumption of shipments after applying the fix indicates that the issue has been successfully mitigated.
An Intel spokesperson mentioned that the company is actively investigating the root cause of the problem but expressed confidence that the firmware mitigation effectively resolves the issue. As a result, Intel has resumed shipping all versions of SPR-MCC (4th Generation Intel Xeon Medium Core Count) processors and is working with customers to deploy the firmware update as needed.
The pause in shipments was a precautionary measure taken by Intel to ensure the stability and reliability of its processors for its customers. With the issue now resolved, the delivery of processors has returned to normal operations.
