# Does intel cpus have backdoors? **URL:** https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/does-intel-cpus-have-backdoors/40999 **Category:** Questions **Tags:** please-eli5 **Created:** 2026-09-25T12:39:54Z **Posts:** 19 ## Post 1 by @whatdoiputhere — 2026-09-25T12:39:55Z EFF said they did I have raptor lake 13th gen from framework If it does have a backdoor can you close it or find a better cpu? (please no replys like “no one is going to backdoor you” or “wow your paranoid”) --- ## Post 2 by @Lukas — 2026-09-25T12:43:26Z Nobody knows. How are you supposed to tell whether something is an intentional backdoor or simply a vulnerability? If you want the best chip, get an M5 MacBook. --- ## Post 3 by @whatdoiputhere — 2026-09-25T12:45:56Z idk both are bad (dumb question) can you just get the chip? --- ## Post 4 by @Lukas — 2026-09-25T12:46:21Z No, Apple doesn’t sell their SoCs. --- ## Post 5 by @whatdoiputhere — 2026-09-25T12:48:11Z aw ( do you have any other suggestions? --- ## Post 6 by @Lukas — 2026-09-25T12:49:29Z If you just want a desktop CPU, then get whichever one has the best performance and efficiency for your money. Desktop security is a joke anyway. --- ## Post 7 by @whatdoiputhere — 2026-09-25T12:50:41Z can you get a good cpu then tweak it? --- ## Post 8 by @user1 — 2026-09-25T12:50:50Z > [@whatdoiputhere](#): > > EFF said they did Source? --- ## Post 9 by @whatdoiputhere — 2026-09-25T12:52:56Z [“Intel’s Management Engine is a security hazard, and users need a way to disable it”](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/05/intels-management-engine-security-hazard-and-users-need-way-disable-it) (from link wikipedia) --- ## Post 10 by @user1 — 2026-09-25T12:54:47Z A security hazard is not a backdoor. --- ## Post 11 by @whatdoiputhere — 2026-09-25T12:56:04Z a hole in the wall and a backdoor is the same to me --- ## Post 12 by @Lukas — 2026-09-25T12:57:00Z AMD PSP is the same as Intel ME. --- ## Post 13 by @kalium — 2026-09-25T12:58:43Z You can buy hardware with disabled Intel ME if you’re paranoid. For instance Nitrokey: [Products | shop.nitrokey.com](https://shop.nitrokey.com/shop?&search=nitropad). --- ## Post 14 by @user1 — 2026-09-25T12:58:55Z If every bug that allows en exploit is a backdoor then everything is backdoored. --- ## Post 15 by @whatdoiputhere — 2026-09-25T12:59:50Z according to this you need to check if LMS is not installed How do you check files on a deep level and how do you uninstall it? --- ## Post 16 by @whatdoiputhere — 2026-09-25T13:00:36Z thanks ill check it out but can you disable it yourself instead of buying it new? --- ## Post 17 by @kalium — 2026-09-25T13:02:56Z Probably, but not without expert knowledge anyway. --- ## Post 18 by @Valynor — 2026-09-25T13:08:53Z --- ## Post 19 by @Valynor — 2026-09-25T13:09:46Z Intel ME has been discussed ad nauseam in this forum. Please do a search before posting.