Reply to post: Re: List of CPUs affected?

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

TonyHoyle

Re: List of CPUs affected?

Presently it's assumed to be all intel CPUs, with newer ones (<2 years) having extra instructions that drop the hit on benchmarks to 'only' 30%.

Windows 7 is on extended support, so should get a patch, but that's up to microsoft.

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