Bad news for Intel CPUs. A fix for a recent security issue may cause as much as 23% reduction in performance.
https://twitter.com/TheRegister/status/948310496742027264/
#SlowDownGate (Formerly just an Apple problem, now wide spread)
Bad news for Intel CPUs. A fix for a recent security issue may cause as much as 23% reduction in performance.
https://twitter.com/TheRegister/status/948310496742027264/
#SlowDownGate (Formerly just an Apple problem, now wide spread)
In other news, Intel stock soars after new revenue stream is expected due to CPU upgrades. 😏
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Tais P. Hansen Unless everyone goes for AMD instead…
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I doubt it. AMD hasn’t really impressed me since the Opterons.
If the Steam Hardware Survey is accurate it kind of tells the same story with Intel in ~88% of gamer computers even after a drop of ~3% in December.
store.steampowered.com – Steam Hardware & Software Survey
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techradar.com – Best processors 2017: top CPUs for your PC
The AMD ThreadRipper looks like a contender for servers.
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Do you think people generally will buy the “Best CPU: Intel Core i7-8700K” at €392.45 (~€430 Proshop) or the “Best high-end CPU: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X” at €880 (~€1051 Proshop)? I know what my wallet would choose. 😉
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Tais P. Hansen I’m not really thinking about individuals, but corporations.
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