Your Intel CPU Could Become Up to 30% Slower

Your Intel CPU Could Become Up to 30% Slower Meltdown and Spectre Bug: We don't know what the full affect will be on Windows, Linux and MacOS we will just have to wait and see the benchmarks and results for all CPU Platforms. Intel have not released to much information yet so its all guess work. This bug has been around for over 10 Years.

hardware bug in modern Intel CPUs that allows an attacker to access low-level kernel memory that is normally protected from higher level (programs and user) access.

Intel® Management Engine Critical Firmware Update (Intel-SA-00086)
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000025619/software.html

Intel-SA-00086 Detection Tool
https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/27150

News Articles About Intel CPU Flaws

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/how-to-check-and-update-windows-systems-for-the-meltdown-and-spectre-cpu-flaws/

https://hothardware.com/news/intel-cpu-bug-kernel-memory-isolation-linux-windows-macos

http://www.pcgamer.com/serious-intel-cpu-design-flaw-may-require-a-windows-patch-but-probably-wont-affect-gaming-performance/

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/01/02/intel_cpu_design_flaw/

https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=linux-415-x86pti&num=2

https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=x86-PTI-Initial-Gaming-Tests