Buying an I5-14400F and i have a question regarding the microcode issue

[stefyn]

hi everyone, im getting a i5 14400f and i was wondering if the microcode issue is still prevalent? i will update bios to the latest version the moment i finish building the pc. do i need to know anything else?

if it matters the motherboard im getting is an msi B760

[pressed_for_time]

The i5 14400f is not affected by the microcode issue. The 0x12F microcode in the most recent BIOS for the msi B760 motherboard only applies to Intel K, KF and KS processors such as the 14600K. There is a latest microcode for the non-affected processors like the 14400f and that will be installed instead. So it is still worthwhile to do a BIOS upgrade plus installing the latest version of the Intel Management Engine (ME) firmware, and the latest drivers.

[stefyn]

thanks dude, i was stressing out, a lot of people told me tho that the I5-14400f was affected by it, was that just plain misinformation? thanks again.