Intel's Downfall Mitigations Drop Performance Up to 39%, Tests Show

Linux publication Phoronix evaluates the performance impact of Downfall mitigations on different Intel processors.

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-downfall-mitigation-performance-drop-linux

Created 2y | Aug 10, 2023, 8:30:04 PM


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