Microsoft: Meltdown and Spectre patches could cause noticeable performance slowdowns

Microsoft: Meltdown and Spectre patches could cause noticeable performance slowdowns Microsoft officially confirmed that Meltdown and Spectre patches could cause noticeable performance slowdowns contrary to what initially thought. Just after the disclosure of the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities, many security experts argued that forthcoming patches will have a significant impact on the performance (30% degradation), but Intel pointed out that average users will not notice any difference. […] The post Microsoft: Meltdown and Spectre patches could cause noticeable performance slowdowns appeared first on Security Affairs. Read More At -> https://blog.cripperz.sg/2018/01/10/microsoft-meltdown-and-spectre-patches-could-cause-noticeable-performance-slowdowns/