There seems to be a widespread issue with newer Intel CPU's and Unreal Engine games.
We've had several users noticing that they were able to fix the issue by manually adjusting some settings that by default motherboards do that are dangerous to the stability of the engine. As far as we can tell this is a screw-up on Intel's side which is why a lot of gamers are RMA/Returning their Gear for AMD CPU's. I personally had to follow a guide (Post #5) for Unreal Engine developers just to stabilizes our development SDK from crashing for myself.
Excerpt from various sources:
The issues have been reported by users with a variety of processors, including the Core i9-13900K, Core i9-14900K, Core i7-14700K, and Core i7-13700K. The severity of the crashes can also vary by game, with some titles simply exiting to the desktop while others can completely lock up the machine.
Some possible causes of the issues include:
- Aggressive settings used by default by motherboard vendors
- High default power and current limits
- Default loadline calibration for voltages
- Motherboard's default "Auto" power and current limits
Some possible solutions include:
- Updating your BIOS to include an "Intel Baseline Profile" option, which reverts to Intel's factory default settings for basic functionality, lowers power limits, and improves stability
- Manually downclocking or undervolting the Intel processors
- Power/current limiting the CPU
- Manually setting the power limit to 275–300 watts and the amperage limit to 350A
- Tweaking the Load Line Calibration (LLC) to increase voltages
Epic Games, the developer of Fortnite and the Unreal Engine, has also published a support notice advising affected users to adjust their BIOS settings.
Citations on the Internet about it:
Intel's CPUs Are Failing, ft. Wendell of Level1 Techs (Gamers Nexus covering it)
https://youtu.be/oAE4NWoyMZk
Official Epic Games Response blaming Intel
https://www.radgametools.com/oodleintel.htm
Article on new ASUS Motherboard settings to help:
https://www.techradar.com/computing/cpu/been-tearing-out-your-hair-due-to-pc-games-crashing-with-your-intel-cpu-asus-has-a-fix-for-that
Is your Intel Core i9 CPU crashing when playing games? You’re not alone – and Intel’s investigating worrying reports of instability
https://www.techradar.com/computing/cpu/is-your-intel-core-i9-cpu-crashing-when-playing-games-youre-not-alone-and-intels-investigating-worrying-reports-of-instability
Ashes of Creation Issues(Another game dev having the issue)
https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/discussion/59699/ysk-intel-13th-and-14th-gen-cpus-have-a-lot-of-crashing-problems-especially-with-unreal-engine
Your Intel CPU could be unstable in Unreal Engine games
https://www.pcgamesn.com/intel/cpu-instability-games-unreal-engine
There are increased reports of crashing in Unreal Engine games, etc. and Epic is blaming Intel chips
https://www.pcgamer.com/there-are-increased-reports-of-crashing-in-unreal-engine-games-etc-and-epic-is-blaming-intel-chips/
Copied from a recent post:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/979640/discussions/1/4523386479582238022/