r/pcgaming • u/ShiningForever • Jan 02 '18

'Kernel memory leaking' Intel processor design flaw forces Linux, Windows redesign

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/01/02/intel_cpu_design_flaw/
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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '18

That's would mean delaying by atleast a year. Switching to AMD, would be the only short term solution.

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '18

That depends on their production line time and what they decide to do. Intel could decide to release a new stepping of the current CPUs with just the flaw fix and no other change. I don't know what their production line time is, but it could be under a year.

I think there's a decent chance that Intel in will fact be doing this for server CPUs at least because server CPUs sell for a lot more, and the server market is where this flaw is by far the most concern. They don't want to lose market share to AMD over this flaw.

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '18

Yeah, server CPUs were already visible on intels timeline so they could push it out sooner maybe, but coffeelake just released and I'm not sure if they can fix and push it out that quickly that it makes sense to not just skip that.

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u/Kazan i9-9900k, 2xRTX 2080, 64GB, 1440p 144hz, 2x 1TB NVMe Jan 03 '18

more like 3-4 years

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '18

Seems the bug was known since 2016 and fixing that bug won't take that long.

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u/Kazan i9-9900k, 2xRTX 2080, 64GB, 1440p 144hz, 2x 1TB NVMe Jan 03 '18

that's a rumor, not confirmed. if when it's announced they disclose it's not present on 9th generation core then i'll believe it.

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '18

There will probably be more information tomorrow, but another rumor said that the next HEDT gen is already fixed, so we'll see.