Re: Microcode bug problem?

[Jesper Dybdal <jesper@dybdal.dk>]

On 2023-03-19 19:30, Linux-Fan wrote:
> Jesper Dybdal writes:
>
> > I have no idea whether my old processor is a "CoffeeLake" or a 
> > "Skylake" or something else.  It is a pc that I bought in 2008, I 
> > think (and still working just fine).
> >
> > > model name      : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU     E8400  @ 3.00GHz
>
> The way to find out is to query the database at ark.intel.com. For 
> your processor it leads me to
>
> https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/33910/intel-core2-duo-processor-e8400-6m-cache-3-00-ghz-1333-mhz-fsb.html 
>
>
> The "CoffeeLake" and "Skylake" are processor code names. For the Core 
> 2 Duo E8400 this is "Wolfdale" according to ark.intel.com
>
> > Do I need to worry about those microcode bugs?
>
> Your CPU us far older than the ones affected by the microcode bug. It 
> does not have a code name matching one of the listed ones. I'd 
> conclude that your CPU is not affected.

That sounds like a very sound conclusion.  And the next time I have a 
similar question, I now know that ark.intel.com is the place to go.

Thanks a lot, to you and to the others who answered,
Jesper

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