Serious Intel CPU Flaw (with Virtual Memory); Can't be fixed Microcode update.

[Monkburger]

This will likely slow down things by double digit percentages.

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/01/02/intel_cpu_design_flaw/

According to GrSec, the patches make some(?) intel processors 50% slower:

https://twitter.com/grsecurity/status/948170302286172160

PgSQL reports with the patches, it's 23% slower:

https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/20180102222354.qikjmf7dvnjgbkxe@alap3.anarazel.de


AMD appears to be Immune from it(!!)

https://lkml.org/lkml/2017/12/27/2

[xeromist]

Consolidated thread for this topic here:
https://rog.asus.com/forum/showthread.php?98738-SPECTRE-and-MELTDOWN-Bug-rocks-Intel-ARM-CPUs