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  • It ain't just Intel CPUs! (was Why you Computer wants a AMD CPU not a I

    From Your Name@21:1/5 to All on Thu Jan 4 19:39:19 2018
    On 2018-01-03 04:33:31 +0000, i7 Tech said:

    Yes chaps, a Security Bug in Intel CPUs which a Micro Code Update cannot fix..

    OS security fixes coming which may slow down you PC by up to 30% if it
    has a Intel CPU..

    Read all about it in that Pommy Mag.. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/01/02/intel_cpu_design_flaw/

    This issue is now reported to be affecting CPUs from various chip manufacturers, including Intel, AMD, and ARM. It also reportedly
    affects chips manufactured from 1995 onwards and is present in pretty
    much *EVERY* device since then (computers, tablets, smartphones, etc.).

    Read the updates at the bottom this article at MacRumors.com https://www.macrumors.com/2018/01/03/intel-addresses-chip-design-flaw/

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  • From Ryzen Boy@21:1/5 to Your Name on Wed Jan 17 20:21:47 2018
    On Thu, 4 Jan 2018 19:39:19 +1300, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
    On 2018-01-03 04:33:31 +0000, i7 Tech said:

    Yes chaps, a Security Bug in Intel CPUs which a Micro Code Update cannot
    fix..

    OS security fixes coming which may slow down you PC by up to 30% if it
    has a Intel CPU..

    Read all about it in that Pommy Mag..
    http://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/01/02/intel_cpu_design_flaw/

    This issue is now reported to be affecting CPUs from various chip manufacturers, including Intel, AMD, and ARM. It also reportedly affects chips manufactured from 1995 onwards and is present in pretty much
    *EVERY* device since then (computers, tablets, smartphones, etc.).

    Read the updates at the bottom this article at MacRumors.com https://www.macrumors.com/2018/01/03/intel-addresses-chip-design-flaw/


    Yes it says the Meltdown Bug does not affect AMD CPUs..

    So AMD CPUs are less Buggy..
    And the Meltdown Fix only needs slow down Intel CPUs not AMD CPUs..


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