Gsus4@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 23 days agoIntel chip bug FAQ: Which PCs are affected, how to get the patch, and everything else you need to knowwww.zdnet.comexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up161
arrow-up161external-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 · 23 days agomessage-square14fedilink
minus-squareMangoPenguinlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·23 days 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-up7·22 days agobut how can the chips reach the advertised performance while being undervolted? especially damaged chips.
minus-squareraldone01@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·edit-222 days 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.
minus-squarefloofloof@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-222 days agoI would expect this patch to come with a negative performance impact.
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.
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.
I would expect this patch to come with a negative performance impact.
They can’t.