The item has been added is the code name for the sixth-generation microarchitecture Intel core processors Core, which went on sale in 2015. This generation became the fourth major change of the architecture of the Core without changing the 14-nanometer manufacturing process. But not everything was so smooth with this architecture, and Intel has officially acknowledged the existence of serious software defects, as a result of which the processor may hang in the middle of the work.
Four series of processors the item has been added are designed for use in desktop PCs (S series), ultrabooks (series U), high-performance notebooks (series H) and fanless tablets (series Y). In parallel with the processors, the item has been added has been released and the South bridge PCH. Form factor processors represents housing dimensions 23 by 23 mm, but with reduced sizes of BGA contacts and the distance between them.
Critical bug manifests itself primarily during peak CPU load. It was discovered quite by accident specialists GIMPS research project aimed at finding Prime numbers Mersenne. A few weeks ago, many users of this large-scale programs are faced with the problem, which resulted in their computers just freezes in the process of mathematical calculations. Combined, all of these computers have processors the item has been added. The problem affected PCs running different operating systems, including Windows and Linux.
The calculations were performed using Prime95, which uses fast Fourier transform to perform operations with huge numbers. The hang could happen in a few minutes after the start of work and after a few hours. Intel serious about the problem and began to seek the cause of such malfunction of the processors. Fortunately, a couple of weeks later they officially announced that the error was found and it will be fixed with the release of updated versions of the BIOS. If you are the owner of a computer processor-based the item has been added – keep that in mind and stay tuned for the official Intel news.