Microsoft told what PCs will suffer the most from the new security patches

Microsoft's vice president Terry Myerson has decided to clarify the hype regarding vulnerability Most modern processors. He acknowledged that in the framework of an agreement on non-disclosure of industry representatives learned about the threat of a few months ago. Mitigating the possible consequences was initiated immediately, so now go for Windows security patches, eliminating some of the risks.

Just three dangerous vulnerability was discovered. Mitigating the two of them have a minimal impact on system performance, which means that after you install security patches users will not notice the changes in the speed of your PC. In the case of the third vulnerability, which requires changes in the operating system itself, and microcode, reduced productivity really is.

Which PC will run slower:

• With Windows 10, and the latest processors (chips since 2016, ranging from Skylake, Kabylake onwards) tests show slow down, but most users are unlikely to notice the delay, calculated in milliseconds.
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• With Windows 10 and older processors (prior to 2015, such as Haswell and preceding them), some tests show a significant slowdown, which for many will be visible.
• With Windows 7, 8 and older processors (prior to 2015, such as Haswell and preceding them), most users will notice exactly the performance degradation.

Also clarifies that the patches for older versions of Windows have a stronger influence on the overall performance, because these operating systems where more hits to the core due to outdated design solutions, such as font rendering, occurring just at the level of core. All this is another reason to upgrade to Windows 10, as long as it is possible to make is free.

To assess the risks on your PC can be used for generation of the chip. In the case of the Intel Core can be found on the first digit of the full name of the processor. View it is possible, for example, in a window of information about your PC (right-click on the "This computer", "computer" or "My Computer" and select "Properties"). The first digit after i3 / i5 / i7 corresponds generation: 8 - Cofee Lake, 7 - Kaby Lake, 6 - Skylake, 5 - Broadwell, 4 - Haswell, 3 - Ivy Bridge and so on.