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Intel in Battle Between Performance and Security

THE PAST TWO YEARS have been rough on Intel CPUs. As if AMD’s sudden increased competitiveness with Ryzen and the repeated delays of Intel’s 10nm process weren’t enough, security researchers continue to find new and interesting ways to compromise systems via side-channel attacks.

It started with Meltdown and Spectre in early 2018, but

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