Last time I queried Asus they told me their Microcode was not vulnerable but the test script says it is.
-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- Eskimo North Linux Friendly Internet Access, Shell Accounts, and Hosting. Knowledgeable human assistance, not telephone trees or script readers. See our web site: http://www.eskimo.com/ (206) 812-0051 or (800) 246-6874. On Tue, 25 Sep 2018, Henrique de Moraes Holschuh wrote: > Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2018 17:31:19 -0000 > From: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <1748...@bugs.launchpad.net> > To: nan...@eskimo.com > Subject: Re: [Bug 1748543] Re: intel-microcode when installed on an i7-6850k > based system running Artful breaks overclock > > On Mon, 24 Sep 2018, Robert Dinse wrote: >> Not sure why that would be as expected, Intel specifically sold the >> 'K' part to have unlocked multiplier. Any firmware upgrades ought to retain >> the features people paid for. > > Well, it was reported to happen on Linux, and it is the sort of issue > that is not related to the operating system. > > So, *as expected*, it was also going to trigger on Microsoft Windows. > > All it took was for the microcode update to start being distributed more > widely [by Microsoft] to Windows users for it to show up on several news > outlets. > > I am not personally sure Intel is really to blame here, it depends > entirely on the motherboard vendor not doing *anything* unsupported [by > Intel] to further enhance the overclocking capabilities of the > motherboard. > > So, you'd need to ask your motherboard vendor *and* Intel about it, to > know the full story... > > -- > Henrique Holschuh > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1748543 > > Title: > intel-microcode when installed on an i7-6850k based system running > Artful breaks overclock > > Status in intel-microcode package in Ubuntu: > New > > Bug description: > I have an I7-6850k machine Asus X99-A motherboard, 128GB memory with > Artful 17.10 installed. The official clock speed of this processor is > 3.6 Ghz, I have it clocked at 4.3 Ghz, however, if I install the > intel-microcode package, the machine ignores the BIOS settings and > reverts to 3.6 Ghz. Since this package is necessary from a security > perspective I'm stuck with either being insecure or losing an enormous > amount of performance. > > ProblemType: Bug > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10 > Package: intel-microcode (not installed) > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-32.35-lowlatency 4.13.13 > Uname: Linux 4.13.0-32-lowlatency x86_64 > ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.7 > Architecture: amd64 > CurrentDesktop: MATE > Date: Fri Feb 9 13:04:14 2018 > InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-05-05 (280 days ago) > InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-MATE 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Release amd64 (20170412) > SourcePackage: intel-microcode > UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to artful on 2017-10-20 (112 days ago) > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/intel-microcode/+bug/1748543/+subscriptions > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1748543 Title: intel-microcode when installed on an i7-6850k based system running Artful breaks overclock To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/intel-microcode/+bug/1748543/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs