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kohtatsu on June 12, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: AMD Ryzen 9 3950X is the fastest processor on Geek...

Branch predictors sound like a good target for side-channel attacks.

ReverseCold on June 12, 2019 [–]

Well yes, that's what Spectre is.

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