~ All INTEL Processor users: A Must Read, Important ~

[Guest boxcar]

Intel Processors and serious "speculative execution" security flaw. Updates, when available, may well slow processors down significantly, 17% to as much as 30% it's claimed. AMD appears calm and reassuring so far, but Intel users need this information. Gamers are less affected than those using strong movie, photo, and streaming processes:

 

http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/security/a14537256/horrific-security-flaw-affects-decades-of-intel-processors/?src=nl&mag=pop&list=nl_pnl_news&date=010318

 

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/01/meltdown-and-spectre-every-modern-processor-has-unfixable-security-flaws/

 

 

[CRJ_simpilot]

"Games will see very little change."

 

Except for the fact FS is largely CPU driven, not GPU driven.

 

I like how Intel's CEO cashed out of 39 mil worth of stock prior to this crap coming out.

[Luke]

Except for the fact FS is largely CPU driven, not GPU driven.

 

Yes, but the specific slowdown is during the user/kernel mode switch. FS spends the vast majority of its time in user mode. The only time you do lots of these transitions are when you're doing heavy network and/or disk I/O.

 

Which FS doesn't do a lot of.

 

Cheers!

[CRJ_simpilot]

Ah, good to know.