Intel details performance impact post security patches, says chipsets incur 6% performance drop

Intel Pentium Silver and Celeron chip

Intel today announced that the security patch fixing Meltdown and Spectre patches incurring 6% performance drop in most modern CPUs while the impact is bigger on older chipsets. The company further says that performance impact should not be significant for average computer users. Continue reading “Intel details performance impact post security patches, says chipsets incur 6% performance drop”