New Google Patch Reduces Spectre Performance Impact to ‘Noise’

https://www.extremetech.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/SpectreMeltdownFeature-768x424.jpg 768w, https://www.extremetech.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/SpectreMeltdownFeature-640x353.jpg 640w, https://www.extremetech.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/SpectreMeltdownFeature-106x59.jpg 106w, https://www.extremetech.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/SpectreMeltdownFeature-672x371.jpg 672w, https://www.extremetech.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/SpectreMeltdownFeature.jpg 1344w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> When Spectre Variant 2 patches rolled out this year, some servers, particularly those with older Intel CPUs, saw performance declines. Google is working with MS to make sure we get that performance