I3 4170 and spectre

[SZodi]

Hi, I wonder when or if the I3 4170 desktop processor will be included in the CPUs for which intel produces updates to mitigate the spectre problem? I beleive it belongs to the Haswell class of processor.

It seems Haswell mobile and server CPUs have updates but I see no mention of desktop processors. https://newsroom.intel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2018/03/microcode-update-guidance.pdf https://newsroom.intel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2018/03/microcode-update-guidance.pdf

I know these things take time but as mobile and server CPUs have been covered hopefully desktop CPUs won't be far behind.

Can anyone throw light on the subject?

Regards Steve

[n_scott_pearson · Accepted solution]

If you search by CPUID value, you will see that the Haswell Desktop processors are covered by the section titled Haswell (including H, S). They just haven't provided a full and proper list of the processors affected in the Public Name field. The entries should include all of these:

4th Generation Intel® Core™ Mobile Processor Family

4th Generation Intel® Pentium® Mobile Processor Family

4th Generation Intel® Celeron® Mobile Processor Family

4th Generation Intel® Core™ Processor Family

4th Generation Intel® Pentium® Processor Family

4th Generation Intel® Celeron® Processor Family

intel_corp - please have the guidance document fixed to properly list the public names for all processors affected.

...S

[SZodi]

Hi

Thanks for your reply.

I asked Gigabyte support if there was a BIOS update for my main board but they said that Intel had not released any suitable microcode yet. If Intel have released it I hope they tell Gigabyte.

Regards Steve