Nope. No thunderbolt and Apple will charge the same for slower performance from Ryzen. Paying the same for worst performance is silly. Even sillier is the fanboys wanting ARM instead. Say goodbye to software library and 3rd party support like the awful PowerPC Macs. Apple’s MacOS doesn’t have the influential power as iOS in the mobile world where their OS eats first before the competition. In the desktop world, they’re the second fiddle like Android that relies on ports from the big dog.
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Intel Chips Have Memory Access Design Flaw and Fix Could Lead to Performance Drop
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Slowdowns you say? Maybe my MBP will see improved battery life.
No, the CPU will need to spend this time keeping data safe. The CPU will simply be wasting this 5 to 30% of it's time doing that, leaving less for real tasks.
If cloud servers are greatly affected then the end user will be too; with also the issue of their own computer.
However I do agree let’s see how this translates to real world performance hit.
I'm admittedly not well versed in ARM, but why can't Apple put lets say a bunch of these into a system working in unison? I'd expect the future isn't necessarily high clock rate ARM processors, but instead multiple processors, better algorithms, load balancing.
That's not how anything works. Synchronization can create a lot of overhead, and even then some problems just have long dependency structures. It's not just multithreading. You make the assumption that meaningful work can be assigned to a large number of cores just by making tweaks to the methods involved.
Good question. I hope we get some more information soon to see how far this goes back. Some of us who still have older computers might be happy we kept them...
This really does seem related, hope he gets in trouble.
Do you want a lollipop?
Apple need someone to blame when things go wrong. They always have. They will never make the CPU's in house. They'll have no one to hide behind when it goes tit's up.
Looks like my computer will be "dog-in" in the year of the Dog...
A serious design flaw and security vulnerability has been discovered in Intel's CPUs that will require an update at the operating system level to fix, reports The Register. All modern computers with Intel chips from the last 10 years appear to be affected, including those running Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Full details on the vulnerability aren't yet known as the information is currently under embargo until later in the month. The Register has unearthed some data, however, and it seems the bug allows normal user programs to see some of the contents of the protected kernel memory.
This means malicious programs can potentially, in a worst case scenario, read the contents of the kernel memory, which can include information like passwords, login keys, and more. It's not yet clear how severe the bug is, but The Register speculates that it's significant given the rapid changes being made to Windows and Linux.To fix the bug, the kernel's memory needs to be isolated from user processes using Kernel Page Table Isolation, which could cause a performance hit on some machines. According to The Register, Linux and Windows machines will see a 5 to 30 percent slowdown once the fix is in place.
It's not yet clear how Macs will be impacted, as there is little information available at this time. Software updates are in the works for Linux and Windows, and though not mentioned, Apple is also likely working on a fix for the issue.
Full details on what's known about the vulnerability can be found at The Register, and additional information will be available later this month when complete details on the design flaw are shared.
Article Link: Intel Chips Have Memory Access Design Flaw and Fix Could Lead to Performance Drop
Didn't Intel announce this back on November 20-21st?
http://fortune.com/2017/11/21/intel-core-cpu-security-minix/
Ya know? At this point “I just want to cut a b****” (Dave Chappell)
Like what is going on in tech lately?
This take makes no sense as the vast majority of devices Apple ships feature a CPU designed in-house by Apple. This has been the case for half a decade. Clearly, "having no one to hide behind when it goes tit's up" isn't a major consideration here.
The only question is whether Apple can, and needs to, do better than Intel for the Mac.
The good news is that you also have to subtract 30% from the one from a few years ago since the intel bug has been there for a decade
Not really... maybe my 5-year old macbook (which I can’t update to new macOS but I manually upgraded with an SSD) will result faster than the new one.
Phew, It's a good thing I still use my Amiga 500 for everything.
So is there any major class action law suit set up in Canada yet?
Thanks !
Thanks !
A serious design flaw and security vulnerability has been discovered in Intel's CPUs that will require an update at the operating system level to fix, reports The Register. All modern computers with Intel chips from the last 10 years appear to be affected, including those running Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Full details on the vulnerability aren't yet known as the information is currently under embargo until later in the month. The Register has unearthed some data, however, and it seems the bug allows normal user programs to see some of the contents of the protected kernel memory.
This means malicious programs can potentially, in a worst case scenario, read the contents of the kernel memory, which can include information like passwords, login keys, and more. It's not yet clear how severe the bug is, but The Register speculates that it's significant given the rapid changes being made to Windows and Linux.To fix the bug, the kernel's memory needs to be isolated from user processes using Kernel Page Table Isolation, which could cause a performance hit on some machines. According to The Register, Linux and Windows machines will see a 5 to 30 percent slowdown once the fix is in place.
It's not yet clear how Macs will be impacted, as there is little information available at this time. Software updates are in the works for Linux and Windows, and though not mentioned, Apple is also likely working on a fix for the issue.
Full details on what's known about the vulnerability can be found at The Register, and additional information will be available later this month when complete details on the design flaw are shared.
Article Link: Intel Chips Have Memory Access Design Flaw and Fix Could Lead to Performance Drop