I got one of the faulty 13900k, at least in my case I can confirm that the fault appeared using the default settings for pl1/pl2.
I was doing reinforcement learning on that system and it was always crashing, I spent quite a bit of time trying to find the problem, swapped the CPU for a 13700kf I was using in another PC, the problem was solved.
So I contact Intel to start the RMA process, Intel said that the MSI motherboard I was using doesn't support Linux, I emailed them the official Intel GitHub repo with the microcode that enables the support, they switched agents at that point but I was clear to me at that moment that Intel was trying their best to avoid the RMA, luckily I live in Europe, so I contacted my local consumer protection agency and did the RMA through them, in the meanwhile I saw a good offer for a 7950x + motherboard in an online retailer, bought it and sold in the second market my old motherboard and the RMA 13900k when I got it.
Not buying Intel ever again, I was using Intel because they sponsor some projects in DS but damn.
I’ve had instability with my 7700k since I bought it, and 16 months of bios updates haven’t helped. Maybe this latest generation of processors just has more trouble than older, simpler designs.
Intel has been struggling with CPU performance for a decade, and has been trying to regain their position in absolute performance and performance/{price,watt} comparisons. I think that means they’re being less conservative than they used to be on the hardware margins and also that their teams are likely demoralized, too.
Possibly. I would start swapping parts around at that point. Different memory, different CPU, or different motherboard. Just 1 more anecdote, but my r7-7700x has been a dream (won the silicon lottery). It runs at the maximum undervolt & RAM at 6000 with no stability problems.
I was doing reinforcement learning on that system and it was always crashing, I spent quite a bit of time trying to find the problem, swapped the CPU for a 13700kf I was using in another PC, the problem was solved.
So I contact Intel to start the RMA process, Intel said that the MSI motherboard I was using doesn't support Linux, I emailed them the official Intel GitHub repo with the microcode that enables the support, they switched agents at that point but I was clear to me at that moment that Intel was trying their best to avoid the RMA, luckily I live in Europe, so I contacted my local consumer protection agency and did the RMA through them, in the meanwhile I saw a good offer for a 7950x + motherboard in an online retailer, bought it and sold in the second market my old motherboard and the RMA 13900k when I got it.
Not buying Intel ever again, I was using Intel because they sponsor some projects in DS but damn.