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    Meltdown/Spectre/Spectre-NG impact on Intel vs AMD CPU performance?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Peon, Jul 13, 2018.

  1. Peon

    Peon Notebook Virtuoso

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    Given that Meltdown, Spectre and now Spectre-NG are like gifts that keep on giving, I'm wondering if Ryzen's IPC is now effectively higher than Sky/Kaby/Coffee Lake's, but I can't seem to find any recent benchmarks on the topic.
     
    Peon, Jul 13, 2018
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    TANWare Just This Side of Senile, I think. Super Moderator

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    No, Ryzen IPC is not higher if you count over all clocks.
     
    TANWare, Jul 13, 2018
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