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Re:RDRAND on AMD Ryzen 9 5900X is flakey by Dylan16807 on Monday January 11, 2021 @03:44PM (#25736476)
> The rdrand instruction is great for games, because it allows to make white noise without complex algorithms and system call overhead.

Eh. You're looking at hundreds of cycles per use. That makes it slower than a secure software RNG, let alone an insecure one.

Re:RDRAND on AMD Ryzen 9 5900X is flakey by jcelerier on Monday January 11, 2021 @04:26PM (#25737384)
Right ! For games if it's for e.g. texture noise or things like that you shouldn't need more than a couple xors and shifts