Gsus4@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoIntel chip bug FAQ: Which PCs are affected, how to get the patch, and everything else you need to knowwww.zdnet.comexternal-linkmessage-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkIntel chip bug FAQ: Which PCs are affected, how to get the patch, and everything else you need to knowwww.zdnet.comGsus4@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square15linkfedilink
minus-squareMangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoYou can’t fix damage that has already happened, but you can stop more damage by limiting voltage as I understand it.
minus-squaredatelmd5sum@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agobut how can the chips reach the advertised performance while being undervolted? especially damaged chips.
minus-squarefloofloof@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-21 year agoI would expect this patch to come with a negative performance impact.
minus-squareraldone01@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-21 year agoIt’s like spectre and meltdown you also lost the advertised performance. Less performance is better than a gaping security hole or a broken chip.
You can’t fix damage that has already happened, but you can stop more damage by limiting voltage as I understand it.
but how can the chips reach the advertised performance while being undervolted? especially damaged chips.
I would expect this patch to come with a negative performance impact.
It’s like spectre and meltdown you also lost the advertised performance. Less performance is better than a gaping security hole or a broken chip.
They can’t.