Microsoft tests show Spectre patches drag down performance on older PCs

Microsoft's blog post reflects where the industry is in terms of dealing with the three side-channel vulnerabilities within Spectre and Meltdown. Only the second, the “branch target injection” vulnerability, shows any performance impact, Microsoft said. But as patches roll out, customers have begun to worry ...

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