Meltdown and Spectre fix will slow down machines

By Juha Saarinen on Jan 10, 2018 7:01AM

Benchmark tests from Intel, Red Hat and Microsoft.

Chip giant Intel has confirmed that fixes mitigating the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities that stem from flaws in its processors will have a negative performance impact, but believes it won't be significant for average computer users. Intel used the SYSmark 2014 SE application ...

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