# platomav/CPUMicrocodes

Intel, AMD, VIA & Freescale CPU Microcode Repositories

Repository: https://github.com/platomav/CPUMicrocodes
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/cpumicrocodes
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-06-10T21:09:01+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 71/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 86, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3157, "days_push": 84, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1084, forks 123 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:31.582927+00:00)

## What it is
A curated repository of the latest production CPU microcode binaries for Intel, AMD, VIA, and Freescale processors, collected from official BIOS/UEFI, OS, and vendor update channels. It works alongside the MC Extractor tool to identify, verify, and supply microcode updates for platforms whose vendors no longer provide them.

## Use cases
- find latest intel cpu microcode for my cpuid
- download amd microcode update for old motherboard
- check which microcode revision my cpu uses
- collect cpu microcodes for firmware research
- update microcode on unsupported legacy system
- verify microcode health and checksum

## When to choose
- you need the latest production microcode for a CPU whose OEM no longer ships BIOS updates
- you research CPU microcode technology or build firmware tooling
- you want a verified, categorized archive of vendor microcode binaries

## When to avoid
- you expect vendor-tested, officially supported microcode updates for your system
- you need a tool to extract microcodes rather than a collection of them (use MC Extractor)
- you want microcode for CPU vendors other than Intel, AMD, VIA, or Freescale

## Facets
- artifact type: dataset
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, security
- domain: hardware, operating-systems, security
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: cpu-microcode, firmware, bios-uefi, intel, amd, via, freescale, firmware-updates

## Member repositories
- platomav/CPUMicrocodes (main) score 71

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:31.582927+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:50:09.181172+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/platomav/CPUMicrocodes (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:31.582927+00:00, sha a0ab65d46b25)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.