2019 Hardware Thread

doorules said:

For a home computer i would take the newer chip if buying now. Seems like on average it is a better OCer from what I have read.
I think unless there is a chance someone can get physical control over your system not too much to worry about for a home system.

Don't need physical control to overwrite your MBR
That's one of the things Intel TXT protects against.

What is Intel TXT?
Intel Trusted Execution Technology (TXT) is a combination of hardware and software aimed at securing the execution of sensitive workloads.

In contrast to solutions that protect the Operating System, Intel TXT builds a chain of trust from the system firmware all the way to the server or hypervisor to prevent attacks on system firmware or BIOS, MBR, boot loader, OS and hypervisor.

Trusted Cloud computing with Intel TXT: The challenge | Mirantis

The main reason I bought the 9900K as it has better protection than previous chips.... to date.
The extra 2 cores over the 8700K are a nice bonus though

Cliff S said:

The main reason I bought the 9900K as it has better protection than previous chips.... to date.
The extra 2 cores over the 8700K are a nice bonus though

Plus you won the 9900k lottery ....dam it.

doorules said:

For a home computer i would take the newer chip if buying now. Seems like on average it is a better OCer from what I have read.
I think unless there is a chance someone can get physical control over your system not too much to worry about for a home system.

Now this could get interesting. With the resources Intel can bring to the table.

https://wccftech.com/intel-xe-unleas...-and-more/amp/

looks like an early aprils fool post

Sounds like an April Fools joke. Nobody has ever been able to do that before.

While none of that is impossible, this is still definitely a Aprils fool's joke.

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