The security fixes for the chip flaws haven't gone all that smoothly. The difference is the Spectre and Meltdown flaws are the chip makers' faults, and not the software companies'. Tech companies are very rarely this transparent about potential slowdowns to their software due to security updates.
But Apple claimed the slowdown will be negligible - there's "no measurable reduction in performance" on the operating systems and only as much as a 2.5% decrease in speed on the Safari web browser.Ī Google ( GOOGL) spokesman said the company is set to announce its performance expectations for Android's chip flaw remedy as soon as Wednesday. Spectre and Meltdown security patches will also impact the performance of Macs, iPhones, iPads and other Apple ( AAPL) devices. Related: Intel CEO praises tech industry response to chip flaws The security update slows those kernel processes down. For example, all fonts in Windows 7 and 8 are rendered on the kernel, the software that controls the processor. That's because the older operating systems manage some software differently than the newer Windows 10. Most people who have PCs running Windows 8 and Windows 7 will notice that their PCs are running slower.
Myerson said some customers will notice that their PCs' performance has changed. PCs made before 2016 will slow down more significantly.
Customers will hardly notice the difference, Myersohn expects. Windows chief Terry Myerson said in a blog post that those computers will slow down by "single digit" percentages, resulting in PCs that run commands a few milliseconds slower. One- and two-year old PCs running Windows 10 will hardly be affected.
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