Re:Arm-Based 128-Core Ampere CPUs Cost a Fraction of x86 Price
by goldenkey on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @08:06AM
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Are these hardware fixes just bandaids or are the actual architectural flaws really fixed? Because didn't other processors that did speculative execution besides Intel's also have similar vulnerabilities?
A lot of expert level folks on here were saying that the architecture surrounding speculative execution would need a total removal or reengineering to fix it.
See https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/developer/topic-tech...
So the level at which your Intel CPU is "crippled" would depend on how old it is, I guess.