Don't guess, measure! The proper action here would be to change BIOS settings from their default / "auto" settings to per-Intel-spec safe ones. Same for RAM, and on systems with known good power supplies, CPU cooling, software installs etc. Then one of the following will happen:
a) BIOS ignores user settings & problem persists.
b) BIOS applies user settings & problem goes away.
c) BIOS applies user settings but problem persists.
Cases a & b count as "faulty BIOS" (motherboard manufacturer caused). Case c counts as "faulty CPU", and replacement cpu may or may not fix that.
No need to guess. Just do the legwork on systems where problem occurs & power supply, RAM, CPU cooling & OS install can be ruled out. Sadly, no doubt there's many systems out there where that last condition doesn't hold.