The Core i7 5775C Is Still Running Into Issues On Linux

Written by Michael Larabel in Intel on 13 July 2015 at 04:18 PM EDT. 8 Comments
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It's been over a week now playing with the Intel Core i7 5775C on Linux and unfortunately problems persist even after buying another Intel Z97 motherboard.


I wrote earlier this month about kernel panics when trying to test the i7-5775C Broadwell H socketed processor on Linux. I ended up finding a workaround to improve the stability and that was by enabling the "CPU OC Fixed Mode" from the UEFI/BIOS on this particular Z97 motherboard, after my original Z97 test motherboard wouldn't even boot up with the i7-5775C when equipped with the latest, Broadwell-supporting BIOS. Since then I bought a third motherboard to see how the situation plays out.


The new motherboard I've been testing is the MSI Z97-G45 GAMING, a $130 Z97 chipset motherboard. In early June is when MSI released the BIOS v2.7 for this motherboard that claims 5th Generation Intel Core Processor (Broadwell) support. With this new motherboard I first upgraded to this BIOS with a Devil's Canyon CPU before trying out the i7 5775C.


With this MSI Z97 motherboard, it was more stable than the previous ASRock motherboard and I didn't have to toggle the CPU OC Fixed Mode or any other setting from the UEFI setup area... However, occasionally I am still running into kernel panics attributed to the Intel_Idle driver. Even with Linux 4.2 Git, problems remain.

The MSI Z97-G45 GAMING with the Core i7 5775C is a lot better than the other motherboards tested in terms of out-of-the-box support, but the kernel panic occasionally while under load is a bit worrisome. I hope to have at least some preliminary benchmark results out later this week. Stay tuned for more Broadwell Linux testing on Phoronix.
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