https://community.intel.com/t5/Mobile-and-Desktop-Processors/Help-me/m-p/1558617#M68143 <P><SPAN>I ran the intel diagnostic test on my CPU ( i5 6500) I saw that the IMC ( Integrated memory controller failed can that cause an effect on my PC?</SPAN></P> Sat, 30 Dec 2023 16:35:15 GMT MoriSori 2023-12-30T16:35:15Z https://community.intel.com/t5/Mobile-and-Desktop-Processors/Help-me/m-p/1558617#M68143 <P><SPAN>I ran the intel diagnostic test on my CPU ( i5 6500) I saw that the IMC ( Integrated memory controller failed can that cause an effect on my PC?</SPAN></P> Sat, 30 Dec 2023 16:35:15 GMT https://community.intel.com/t5/Mobile-and-Desktop-Processors/Help-me/m-p/1558617#M68143 MoriSori 2023-12-30T16:35:15Z https://community.intel.com/t5/Mobile-and-Desktop-Processors/Help-me/m-p/1558665#M68150 <P>Of course it can. It means reading-from and writing-to memory operations could fail. This is catastrophic. You cannot trust a system to run properly and not corrupt your data if the memory controllers are failing. Time for a new processor. Yours is almost 8 years old and suffering the effects of old age.</P><P>...S</P> Sat, 30 Dec 2023 23:37:01 GMT https://community.intel.com/t5/Mobile-and-Desktop-Processors/Help-me/m-p/1558665#M68150 n_scott_pearson 2023-12-30T23:37:01Z