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Last edited by Win7ine; 17 May 2018 at 11:09.
The protection for Meltdown is apparently possible with just the OS software (not this microcode patch, but OS patches in previous cumulative updates) but Spectre requires the microcode to be in place for the OS protection to be effective. Exactly how much of a performance hit you get depends crucially on which processor you have, some older ones require a lot more work on the OS software side.
Microcode alone isn't sufficient to protect you, but you need the right microcode (in bios or loaded by this update) for the OS protection to be possible.
Last edited by Bree; 17 May 2018 at 11:34.
Did the OS update this morning for Spectre, allready had Meltdown. No slow downs that I can see or feel. I mostly browse and game on this machine.
Only noticed a small delay , 2 seconds, in boot-time.
Also opening eventviewer took some more time , small price for safer OS............!