That’s right:an algorithm.
Specifically, its a faulty microcode algorithm, microcode essentially being a kind of CPU firmware.
The bad news is that Intel reckon this wont be ready until mid-August at the earliest.
An algorithm, among the many other things they ruin, is causing stability problems on Intel Core CPUs
Intel have blamed "a microcode algorithm" for a potentially fatal voltage flaw in 13th and 14th Gen Core processors.
