XTU as a temporary safety net?

[iosentry]

Hello World,

  I apologize if this is posted  in the wrong place. I am new here and still finding my way around. I recently purchased a laptop after several years of forcing impressive performance out of what others would probably refer to as a cursed system. Having worked with Linux since just before version 2.0 of the kernel was released coupled with some rather arcane knowledge has kept my poor little 2nd gen. core i7 based laptop running to this day. But recently I decided to treat myself...

I now own a laptop that is so unbelievably performant that its almost sickening. It can compile the AOSP codebase in just under two hours. It's insane and I love it... 

... but there's always a catch.

I'm running a 13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-13800H and while being an Intel fanboy and watching Architecture All-access videos and feeling like a cool kid a video came on describing the bug... So, that's the setup. Here's the question (if you've made it this far):

The problem seems to be an issue with oxidation due to the processor being ran at hot voltages for extended periods of time. The fix is said to be microcode based and to be released primarily via OEM channels. Which of course comes with delay.

Do any of you thinks that it might be possible to use the Xtreme Tuning Utility to throttle back the voltages and set prophylactic limits on power to the cores to keep the chips safe while waiting for the microcode update to drop? 

tl;dr... Can the OVERclocking utility be used to UNDERclock the core in such a way as to preserve it while waiting for the official fix to be distributed?

Sorry for the weird question but I really love this machine and do not want to deal with it malfunctioning.  Thanks for reading.

[DhannielM_Intel]

Hi iosentry,

Thank you for posting in the community.

First, I would like to inform you that the oxidation issue affected only 13th generation desktop processors and has already been resolved. Regarding your question about the Intel Extreme Tuning Utility (XTU), yes, the XTU can be used for both overclocking and underclocking the processor. Additionally, you mentioned that your processor is running at a high voltage. Could you please provide more details about this issue?

To better understand your entire system information, please use the System Support Utility (SSU). This will generate a text file that compiles all your system information. You can follow this link for instructions and send the text file here. How to get the Intel® System Support Utility Logs on Windows*

I am looking forward hearing from you and please let me know what other inquiries I can assist you with.

Best regards,

Dhanniel M.

Intel Customer Support Technician

[DhannielM_Intel]

Hi iosentry,

I hope you had the opportunity to review the information I posted. At your earliest convenience, please let me know so we can determine the best course of action to resolve this matter efficiently.

Best regards,

Dhanniel M.

Intel Customer Support Technician

[DhannielM_Intel]

Hi iosentry,

I have not heard back from you so I will close this inquiry now. If you need further assistance, please submit a new question as this thread will no longer be monitored.

Best regards,

Dhanniel M.

Intel Customer Support Technician