Recent issues concerning 13th and 14th gen i7 and i9 cpus

[Himal_]

I heard that i7 and i9 from 13th and 14th gens  by default have been experiencing some issues even frying motherboards recently and this issues was resolved with some sort of bios update on the motherboard (correct me if im wrong) so I was wondering if this was also the case for laptops and if I have to update anything on my laptop.

[Garp_senchau]

@Himal_, Welcome to HP Support Community,

Thank you for posting your query; I’m here to help by guiding you through steps to resolve this issue

You're recalling correctly—in the desktop space, Intel's 13th‑ and 14th‑Gen “Raptor Lake” Core i5/i7/i9 processors did face an issue known as Vmin Shift Instability, where excessive voltage drawn at idle or light workloads could prematurely degrade the CPU or even damage the motherboard. Intel released a series of microcode updates—0x125, 0x129, then the more comprehensive 0x12B (incorporating the earlier fixes), and finally 0x12F in 2025—to cap those voltage spikes and mitigate the instability.

What about laptops? Intel has explicitly confirmed that mobile (laptop) versions of 13th‑ and 14th‑Gen CPUs—including HX-series—are not affected by this instability issue.

HP also reinforces this in its support documentation, covering desktop CPUs only. In other words, your laptop’s CPU should be inherently safe from this issue.

Reference: HP Support

So do you need to update your laptop BIOS or microcode?

Generally, no, for the reason above—mobile chips aren’t affected.

That said, keeping your BIOS updated is always a good idea for overall stability, performance, and security. 

I hope this helps.

Please feel free to reply here if you have any questions or if you need further clarification on any of the steps. 

Take care and have a good day. 

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