AMD Disables Zen 4's Loop Buffer

Re:AMD Disables Zen 4's Loop Buffer by brokenmachine on Sunday December 01, 2024 @07:16PM (#42291819)

>if Intel or AMD announced a new gamer CPU tomorrow that was 3x faster in most games but utterly unsafe against all Meltdown/Spectre-class vulns, how fast do you think they'd sell out?

I do realize that gamers aren't the most logical bunch, but aren't most games GPU-bound nowadays?

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Re:AMD Disables Zen 4's Loop Buffer by hn3er1q on Monday December 02, 2024 @01:36AM (#42293697)

Not a gamer but I would guess it depends on the graphics settings. At lower resolutions, and with less lighting features, etc. one can probably turn a GPU bound game into a CPU bound game.

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Re:AMD Disables Zen 4's Loop Buffer by brokenmachine on Monday December 02, 2024 @04:35PM (#42300676)

I believe it does, that's why they test gaming CPUs at 1080p even when using the fastest GPU.

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