Intel processors are the most popular and widely used chips throughout the world. A recent discovery has revealed that these very chips have a design error which makes your computer vulnerable to malware.
OS updates for fixing this error will slow down your PC.
Windows, Linux, and other OS kernels have to be redesigned to work with this error because this flaw is a hardware-level security glitch. The kernel needs to have a workaround for the processor to function ideally.
The new update will inevitably slow down computers and cause the flawed processors to run at an even slower rate than usual.
Newer computers might not be affected as much because the latest Intel chips come with PCID – a module to counter performance reduction. A 17% performance reduction is expected for them although it could be as much as 23% if your processor is older.
PostgreSQL SELECT 1 with the KPTI workaround for Intel CPU vulnerability https://t.co/N9gSvML2Fo
Best case: 17% slowdown
Worst case: 23%— The Register (@TheRegister) January 2, 2018
Programmers are still unsure about what caused the flaw – they believe the OS are not able to address it and the only apparent solution is a software update or getting another processor.
The main issue, however, is not the reduced performance but this vulnerability can be used by hackers and software-based malware to break into the security systems of your computer.
All your data has to go through the kernel in order to be processed and presented on your screen while being used. This data is usually protected by the kernel but due to the incompatibility of OS with the Intel chips, this data is vulnerable and open to manipulation.
This issue does not affect AMD processor, so if you’re running the Ryzen chips or the older A-12 processors you’re safe.
You can either fix this problem by changing your hardware or wait for the updates which would, at worst, slow down your PC.
So either way, we as the consumers, are screwed.
“Nerwer computers” means Intel processors from the Haswell (4th-gen) era onward have a technology called PCID (Process-Context Identifiers) enabled and are said to suffer less of a performance hit.
so basically 3rd gen ur neechay walay saray thuk gaey
Unfortunately, but I don’t think a daily consumer will notice that difference.
Exactly, most affected would be the ones using virtualization/hyper-V for guest OS.
special effected people are with “Servers” with lot of services.
Bro, 4rth gen and above also “thuk gaye”, as, it is very less likely that they would not be affected.