Gsus4@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months 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 · 3 months agomessage-square14fedilink
minus-squareMangoPenguinlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·3 months 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-up7·3 months agobut how can the chips reach the advertised performance while being undervolted? especially damaged chips.
minus-squareraldone01@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·edit-23 months 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-23 months 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.