AMD Resolves Recent Security Vulnerability, Trade-Off Results in Significant Performance Slowdowns

AMD Resolves Recent Security Vulnerability, Trade-Off Results in Significant Performance Slowdowns

AMD has been diligently releasing updates for its Zen processors to address the recently discovered inception vulnerability. However, the attempt to enhance security appears to come with a trade-off in terms of performance.

In-depth benchmarking conducted by the Linux-focused website Phoronix has unveiled a concerning aspect: post-update, certain tasks experienced a significant slowdown, with performance reductions of up to 54% compared to unpatched chips.