Question Are Intel Mobile CPUs still prone to having stability issues?

[mikekazik1]

I came across plenty of horror stories online from Intel users who reported stability issues with 13th and 14th generation processors. Apparently, the BIOS updates that intel is recommending should take care of all of that. I did read that these stability issues were caused by a manufacturing defect with these 2 generations of CPUs.

At this point in April 2025, are people still having stability issues with 13th and 14th gen intel processors? I'm in the market to buy new laptops for my family and we typically keep our laptops for at least a decade. I'm debating whether it's safe to buy a laptop with an intel cpu or if I will just be stuck with a piece of e-waste after 4 years and not have any recourse.

 

[Lutfij]

If you don't see any hiccups on your platform, you should disregard what you're seeing or hearing online. Yes it was a point of concern for people who couldn't manage the instability issues, offices per se, that they had to cut their losses and migrate to AMD.

I did read that these stability issues were caused by a manufacturing defect with these 2 generations of CPUs.
Intel didn't come forward with that, instead people and tech journalism brought that to light. The 12th Gen wasn't affected mind you. So you could just get that platform and call it a day or you could look at what came after as in Arrow Lake.

 

[punkncat]

TBH I was not aware that the issues with 13/14th gen CPU were not specific to desktop models over a certain TDP and more specifically the K series skew.

 

[VizzieTheViz]

Laptops typically don’t use as much power or clock the cpu really aggressively and Intel fixed this issue with bios updates so you’ll probably be fine one new laptops, but if you want to absolutely certain you won’t encounter this issue just don’t get 13/14 gen intel cpus.

Plenty of AMD or Intel cpus from other generations to pick from, but of course there’s no guarantee that an issue won’t come to light with those from either brand at some point in the next ten years.

 

[thestryker]

The first time Intel mentioned laptop CPUs they said that they were unaffected and never changed that messaging.