For those wondering if their CPU will get Spectre/Meltdown Fix...

[ADMint]

For those wondering if their CPU will get Spectre/Meltdown Fix (aka Microcode updates) see this Intel PDF File... Microcode Revision Guidance: April2 2018.

For the TL;DR folks, I'll just list the top 5 processors that aren't scheduled to be updated:

• Bloomfield (ex: i7-920)
  Bloomfield Xeon (Ex: Xeon W3580)
  Clarksfield (ex: i7-940XM)
  Gulftown (ex: i7-980X)
  Harpertown Xeon (ex: Intel® Xeon® Processor X5492)

There are others listed as well, notably Wolfdale and Yorkfield.

Peace

 

[tcg550]

Gee, I wonder what processor I have.

 

[ADMint]

Gee, I wonder what processor I have.

I don't know what is it?

 

[bobkoure]

tcg550 wrote: Gee, I wonder what processor I have.

If you're on windows, there's a utility to ID CPUs called CPU-Z

 

[Gesture]

This is fantastic if so.

Initially, it didn't look like Sandy Bridge, Ivy Bridge or Haswell would get patched. I have several wonderful computers of that era. I still think the Haswell, in particular, is a great chip.

 

[ADMint]

tcg550 wrote: Gee, I wonder what processor I have.

If you're on windows, there's a utility to ID CPUs called CPU-Z

I saw the question differently thus my answer. Anyway, yeah, CPU-Z will tell you which processor you have...

CPU-Z showing my Intel Core i7-7600K Processor info

Along with a host of other info like motherboard and memory info. BTW there's also an app called GPU-Z for graphic cards.

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Look kid, there’s the beginning and the end; all that stuff in the middle is positioning for where you finish.

 

[tcg550]

tcg550 wrote: Gee, I wonder what processor I have.

If you're on windows, there's a utility to ID CPUs called CPU-Z

I saw the question differently thus my answer. Anyway, yeah, CPU-Z will tell you which processor you have...

This forum as well as the internet needs a sarcasm font.

I've used CPUID stuff for many years. Back when I was trying to eek out maximum performance I used to use their HWMonitor software to monitor temps. It's good stuff.

 

[DVT80111]

You guys are still using them? Amazing.

 

[ADMint]

You guys are still using them? Amazing.

I'm not. My current systems running are Haswell and Kaby lake.... still supported. I do have a system with an i7-950 (Bloomfield) inside it but it's currently shelved for now.

 

[ADMint]

This forum as well as the internet needs a sarcasm font.

Agree ​

I've used CPUID stuff for many years. Back when I was trying to eek out maximum performance I used to use their HWMonitor software to monitor temps. It's good stuff.

Yeah, I've used both those as well. Now use Aida64 as my fine details app. And CPU-Z as my simple details app.

 

[tcg550]

You guys are still using them? Amazing.

If it worked 10 years ago why wouldn't it work now.

Do processors have an expiration date?

 

[Arek Halusko]

You guys are still using them? Amazing.

I know its amazing my DEll XPS 9000 9XX is running still like new for two years at my house and 6 years at my shop as my POS system.

 

[wklee]

For those wondering if their CPU will get Spectre/Meltdown Fix (aka Microcode updates) see this Intel PDF File... Microcode Revision Guidance: April2 2018.

For the TL;DR folks, I'll just list the top 5 processors that aren't scheduled to be updated:

• Bloomfield (ex: i7-920)
  Bloomfield Xeon (Ex: Xeon W3580)
  Clarksfield (ex: i7-940XM)
  Gulftown (ex: i7-980X)
  Harpertown Xeon (ex: Intel® Xeon® Processor X5492)

There are others listed as well, notably Wolfdale and Yorkfield.

Peace

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Look kid, there’s the beginning and the end; all that stuff in the middle is positioning for where you finish.

Sandy Bridge is still in production (hasn’t stopped) but Sony isn’t making Vaios anymore so I may still be out of luck in getting microcode for my Vaios. :-(

I’ll be contacting Sony.

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Never buy version 1.0 of anything.
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got
Till it's gone
They paved paradise
And put up a parking lot
Joni Mitchell's Big Yellow Taxi

 

[ADMint]

Sandy Bridge is still in production (hasn’t stopped) but Sony isn’t making Vaios anymore so I may still be out of luck in getting microcode for my Vaios. :-(

I’ll be contacting Sony.

Hmmm.... it shows here on Vaios (Sony's) US site they're still selling Vaios - New VAIO® S (scroll to the bottom to see the specs - Windows 10 Pro, i5 - i7; 8-16gig of RAM; 256-1TB SSD drive)

I too thought they were out of the market but Apparently they've had a turnabout. You can even find them on Amazon!

Anyway, yeah, see what Sony has to say?