Epic Games blames Meltdown CPU performance issues for Fortnite downtime – The Verge
How slow will your computer be once Intel fixes the ‘meltdown’ security flaw? – Clotheshorse
Christmas comes twice this year for performance test engineers. The exposure of flaws like the ones recently announced stress the need for consistent, thoughtful performance testing. The impact of defects like the ones recently announced should be taken seriously and validated to ensure any and all measures to prevent degradation are taken.
While Intel has dominated the data center CPU market share it will be interesting to see if there is a drastic shift to diversify CPU types to minimize risk. The expansion of players in the data center (Nvidia, ARM) space continues to provide opportunities for performance testing.
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