Page 2 of 3 FirstFirst 123 LastLast
Results 17 to 32 of 39

Thread: Microsoft says older PCs will run noticeably slower when patched

  1. #17
    Member
    Join Date
    Jul 2014
    Posts
    180
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked
    2 times in 2 posts
    • deepblue08's system
      • Motherboard:
      • Gigabyte Z170X Ultra Gaming
      • CPU:
      • i7 6700K @ 4.2 + Noctua D15
      • Memory:
      • Corsair Vengeance 4x8GB @ 3000mhz
      • Storage:
      • Samsung 950 PRO 256GB, Crucial MX500 1TB
      • Graphics card(s):
      • EVGA 1080Ti FTW3
      • PSU:
      • EVGA Supernova G2 850W
      • Case:
      • Corsair 750D
      • Operating System:
      • Win10 Pro
      • Internet:
      • DSL 50D/10U

    Re: Microsoft says older PCs will run noticeably slower when patched

    Quote Originally Posted by Iota View Post
    In other words this is Microsoft's subtle way of trying to get people to upgrade unless they want to see performance degradation. Or maybe I'm just getting cynical in my old age.
    Maybe a little cynical If you are using 2015 era silicon you are still going to see performance degradation on Win10, just somewhat less. Basically, the biggest sufferers are the old-silicon users, regardless of Windows version.

  2. #18
    Member
    Join Date
    Feb 2013
    Posts
    186
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked
    11 times in 10 posts

    Re: Microsoft says older PCs will run noticeably slower when patched

    Quote Originally Posted by mers View Post
    Well I'm not that bothered about a few seconds longer to boot , not that desperate. But if this a further attempt to push me to that garbage called Win10 they can stuff it where the sun don't shine. What with forced updates, privacy issues ( No you can't kill all of them ) , front end that looks like a bland kiddies phone etc, etc , bigger c*ck -up than Millenium edition in my book.
    And earlier versions have also received telemetry via patches.
    So the bashing of windows 10 as if it were unique to that is utter rubbish.

  3. #19
    Moosing about! CAT-THE-FIFTH's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2006
    Location
    Not here
    Posts
    32,039
    Thanks
    3,910
    Thanked
    5,224 times in 4,015 posts
    • CAT-THE-FIFTH's system
      • Motherboard:
      • Less E-PEEN
      • CPU:
      • Massive E-PEEN
      • Memory:
      • RGB E-PEEN
      • Storage:
      • Not in any order
      • Graphics card(s):
      • EVEN BIGGER E-PEEN
      • PSU:
      • OVERSIZED
      • Case:
      • UNDERSIZED
      • Operating System:
      • DOS 6.22
      • Monitor(s):
      • NOT USUALLY ON....WHEN I POST
      • Internet:
      • FUNCTIONAL

    Re: Microsoft says older PCs will run noticeably slower when patched

    Quote Originally Posted by peterb View Post
    Same applies - its a risk assessment and a decision based on whether the existing security is good enough for the data being processed, and whether that risk is justified over the decrease in processing speed. There is no right or wrong answer - each case has to be assessed on its merits.
    To put this in context,even all Broadwell based systems have any guarantee of getting BIOS patches - it essentially seems to be Intel systems from roughly the last two years which will get the patchs and the odd Haswell and Broadwell based one. The problem is due to overlap of Intel lines,even Haswell systems were still sold at the same time as Skylake ones.

    The other issue is I gather sometimes people might need to run something other than Windows 10,if things don't play nicely with them which means even more systems which will only get partially patched.

  4. #20
    Long member
    Join Date
    Apr 2008
    Posts
    2,427
    Thanks
    70
    Thanked
    404 times in 291 posts
    • philehidiot's system
      • Motherboard:
      • Father's bored
      • CPU:
      • Cockroach brain V0.1
      • Memory:
      • Innebriated, unwritten
      • Storage:
      • Big Yellow Self Storage
      • Graphics card(s):
      • Semi chewed Crayola Mega Pack
      • PSU:
      • 20KW single phase direct grid supply
      • Case:
      • Closed, Open, Cold
      • Operating System:
      • Cockroach
      • Monitor(s):
      • The mental health nurses
      • Internet:
      • Please.

    Re: Microsoft says older PCs will run noticeably slower when patched

    Quote Originally Posted by mers View Post
    Well I'm not that bothered about a few seconds longer to boot , not that desperate. But if this a further attempt to push me to that garbage called Win10 they can stuff it where the sun don't shine. What with forced updates, privacy issues ( No you can't kill all of them ) , front end that looks like a bland kiddies phone etc, etc , bigger c*ck -up than Millenium edition in my book.
    Dude, nothing is as big a cock up as ME..... I once made my own GUI in BASIC. Even THAT wasn't as bad as ME, and I was 12 at the time.

    As for Windows 10, the biggest issue for me is that every time they do a major update, something else breaks. Printer is playing up "no communication, enable this thing that no one can find to fix it". The latest one did in quite a bit of my mobo software and now I can't control fan speeds or overclocking through a software interface which I never used but it was a little helpful once or twice. My concern is that manufactures are going to not release driver updates for hardware that is old and I'm going to be forced to upgrade purely due to these big updates. I'm sure my sound card (a stupidly expensive X-Fi elite pro which would cost around £300 for a modern equivalent) is next on the list.

  5. #21
    The late but legendary peterb - Onward and Upward peterb's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2005
    Location
    Looking down & checking on swearing
    Posts
    19,378
    Thanks
    2,892
    Thanked
    3,403 times in 2,693 posts

    Re: Microsoft says older PCs will run noticeably slower when patched

    Quote Originally Posted by Millennium View Post
    Ok I'll bite

    1) yes the machines will be fine if left offline
    2) yes you can never run any untrusted code on your online machine and you should be fine
    3) risk assessment? Like 'can I run code I didn't write or read the source of' risk? I mean it's far out there, to be safe with an unpatched microcode, you've got as I understand it any code at all running in an interpreter / container like even JavaScript on websites able to exploit this errata(s). It *does* probably need another exploit to be widely deploy (don't do it) but I mean those kind of exploits do happen fairly regularly, like the recent NFS one or so many others.

    I think you're security policy / position is all well and good but the actual CPU hardware is exploitable it comes to a point where you just say - not good enough, moving on (somehow).
    No code is completely trustworthy, you decide how much trust you place in it given it’s source and how much you know about it. You probably trusted Intel’ processors, but now your level of trust is somewhat reduced.

    Quote Originally Posted by CAT-THE-FIFTH View Post
    To put this in context,even all Broadwell based systems have any guarantee of getting BIOS patches - it essentially seems to be Intel systems from roughly the last two years which will get the patchs and the odd Haswell and Broadwell based one. The problem is due to overlap of Intel lines,even Haswell systems were still sold at the same time as Skylake ones.

    The other issue is I gather sometimes people might need to run something other than Windows 10,if things don't play nicely with them which means even more systems which will only get partially patched.
    Sorry, the point I was making is that the unparched machines are no more vulnerable now than they were last year. What has changed is the threat, because the vulnerability has become public knowledge.

    In some cases, the risk of the threat might be outweighed by the need to maintain processing speed, and additional measures to mitigate the threat might be prefereable to patching the machine.
    (\__/)
    (='.'=)
    (")_(")

    Been helped or just 'Like' a post? Use the Thanks button!
    My broadband speed - 750 Meganibbles/minute

  6. #22
    Senior Member watercooled's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2009
    Posts
    11,478
    Thanks
    1,541
    Thanked
    1,029 times in 872 posts

    Re: Microsoft says older PCs will run noticeably slower when patched

    we expect most users to notice a decrease in system performance
    That's quite a bold statement - I wonder what the mean by 'notice'? Is it general responsiveness they're referring to or things likes like timed file transfers, because I doubt a lot of people would notice even a 20% impact on the latter. OTOH system responsiveness is somewhat harder to quantify...

  7. #23
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Aug 2008
    Posts
    682
    Thanks
    31
    Thanked
    105 times in 75 posts
    • adidan's system
      • Motherboard:
      • MSI B450M Mortar Max
      • CPU:
      • R5 3600
      • Memory:
      • 32Gb 3200Mhz Crucial Ballistix Sport
      • Storage:
      • Corsair MP510 m.2 480Gb / 2xCrucial M500 1Tb0
      • Graphics card(s):
      • Zotac GTX1080 Mini
      • PSU:
      • 750W EVGA G3
      • Case:
      • CM NR400 Noctua Redux filled
      • Operating System:
      • W10 64 Bit
      • Monitor(s):
      • 27" 1440p Iiyama XUB2792QSU

    Re: Microsoft says older PCs will run noticeably slower when patched

    Played Witcher 3 at 1440p on my W7 i7 3770 before patch.
    Played Witcher 3 at 1440p on my W7 i7 3770 after patch.

    Subjectively noticed no difference. That's all that matters to me.

    Mind you not tried anything else since and there's been no (and probably will be no) BIOS update.

    Not updated my nvidia drivers either - there's a patch for them too now for Spectre (thanks given for that heads up Cat-T-F) - no idea if that will impact.
    Grab that. Get that. Check it out. Bring that here. Grab anything useful. Take anything good.

  8. #24
    Senior Member AGTDenton's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2009
    Location
    Bracknell
    Posts
    2,698
    Thanks
    984
    Thanked
    827 times in 542 posts
    • AGTDenton's system
      • Motherboard:
      • MSI MEG X570S ACE MAX
      • CPU:
      • AMD 5950x
      • Memory:
      • 32GB Corsair something or the other
      • Storage:
      • 1x 512GB nvme, 1x 2TB nvme, 2x 8TB HDD
      • Graphics card(s):
      • ASUS 3080 Ti TuF
      • PSU:
      • Corsair RM850x
      • Case:
      • Fractal Design Torrent White
      • Operating System:
      • 11 Pro x64
      • Internet:
      • Fibre

    Re: Microsoft says older PCs will run noticeably slower when patched

    In 20 years time it will be fridges we have to change. Some scary man will be able to hack in and hold you hostage because he can control when your vegetables go mouldy...

  9. Received thanks from:

    afiretruck (11-01-2018)

  10. #25
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Aug 2008
    Posts
    682
    Thanks
    31
    Thanked
    105 times in 75 posts
    • adidan's system
      • Motherboard:
      • MSI B450M Mortar Max
      • CPU:
      • R5 3600
      • Memory:
      • 32Gb 3200Mhz Crucial Ballistix Sport
      • Storage:
      • Corsair MP510 m.2 480Gb / 2xCrucial M500 1Tb0
      • Graphics card(s):
      • Zotac GTX1080 Mini
      • PSU:
      • 750W EVGA G3
      • Case:
      • CM NR400 Noctua Redux filled
      • Operating System:
      • W10 64 Bit
      • Monitor(s):
      • 27" 1440p Iiyama XUB2792QSU

    Re: Microsoft says older PCs will run noticeably slower when patched

    Quote Originally Posted by AGTDenton View Post
    In 20 years time it will be fridges we have to change. Some scary man will be able to hack in and hold you hostage because he can control when your vegetables go mouldy...
    TBH I think it'll sooner than than

    I mean it's possible to hack those "smart" meters for heating they keep trying to push down people's throats, i'm sure hacking into your fridge and toaster and ruining your breakfast is either possible or nearly so.
    Grab that. Get that. Check it out. Bring that here. Grab anything useful. Take anything good.

  11. #26
    Pork & Beans Powerup Phage's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2009
    Location
    Kent
    Posts
    6,260
    Thanks
    1,618
    Thanked
    608 times in 518 posts
    • Phage's system
      • Motherboard:
      • Asus Crosshair VIII
      • CPU:
      • 3800x
      • Memory:
      • 16Gb @ 3600Mhz
      • Storage:
      • Samsung 960 512Gb + 2Tb Samsung 860
      • Graphics card(s):
      • EVGA 1080ti
      • PSU:
      • BeQuiet 850w
      • Case:
      • Fractal Define 7
      • Operating System:
      • W10 64
      • Monitor(s):
      • Iiyama GB3461WQSU-B1

    Re: Microsoft says older PCs will run noticeably slower when patched

    I've seen the story about people hacking smart meters.
    I'm not convinced that it's as easy as that, becuase they don't face the internet directly. They communicate via the GSM network externally, and their own encrypted low-power WiFi locally.
    Society's to blame,
    Or possibly Atari.

  12. #27
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Sep 2013
    Location
    Europe
    Posts
    596
    Thanks
    42
    Thanked
    13 times in 13 posts
    • DemonHighwayman's system
      • Motherboard:
      • MSI Z97I Gaming
      • CPU:
      • Intel i7 4790K
      • Memory:
      • 16Gb 2.4Ghz Kingston Beast
      • Storage:
      • 256 Gb Samsung 850 Pro (Main), 4TB Toshiba X300 (games), 2TB External TV/Films HDD
      • Graphics card(s):
      • KFA2 RTX 2070 EXOC
      • PSU:
      • Coolermaster Real Power M700
      • Case:
      • Thermaltake Level 20 VT
      • Operating System:
      • Windows 10
      • Monitor(s):
      • Asus PB278Q
      • Internet:
      • Yes most of the time

    Re: Microsoft says older PCs will run noticeably slower when patched

    I'm pretty sure I got the patch yesterday running win7 64, my processor is fairly old a 4790k and so far i've not noticed any difference in speed. Monday i'll be doing some video encoding which will be the true test !

  13. #28
    The late but legendary peterb - Onward and Upward peterb's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2005
    Location
    Looking down & checking on swearing
    Posts
    19,378
    Thanks
    2,892
    Thanked
    3,403 times in 2,693 posts

    Re: Microsoft says older PCs will run noticeably slower when patched

    Quote Originally Posted by AGTDenton View Post
    In 20 years time it will be fridges we have to change. Some scary man will be able to hack in and hold you hostage because he can control when your vegetables go mouldy...
    One of the threats with the IoT is the potential for them to be used as bots which can then be used for things such as DDOS attacks, or in theory large scale parallel multiprocessing tasks (password hacking for example) although afaik there have not yet been any real world examples (happy to be corrected on that though).

    Another threat is the potential for the further erosion of personal privacy.
    (\__/)
    (='.'=)
    (")_(")

    Been helped or just 'Like' a post? Use the Thanks button!
    My broadband speed - 750 Meganibbles/minute

  14. #29
    Registered+
    Join Date
    Jan 2016
    Posts
    74
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked
    0 times in 0 posts

    Re: Microsoft says older PCs will run noticeably slower when patched

    Hmm, the potential for a decent performance impact on my I7 4790k. Disappointing, i guess my next CPU will be an AMD processor thanks to intel's complete stupidity.

  15. #30
    Senior Member Ciber's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2007
    Location
    Southampton
    Posts
    1,650
    Thanks
    170
    Thanked
    78 times in 62 posts
    • Ciber's system
      • Motherboard:
      • Asus Prime X470 Pro
      • CPU:
      • Ryzen 5 3600
      • Memory:
      • 16GB Team Group
      • Storage:
      • ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 512GB + 1TB
      • Graphics card(s):
      • GTX960 Strix
      • PSU:
      • Seasonic Prime Ultra Snow Silent 650W
      • Case:
      • Phanteks Enthoo Pro
      • Operating System:
      • W10 64
      • Monitor(s):
      • Asus PG329Q
      • Internet:
      • Vodafone Fibre

    Re: Microsoft says older PCs will run noticeably slower when patched

    So there are benchmarks for i5 and i7 CPUs, some as old as 2015, but what about my little atom based media PC from 2013? Around the same time as this problem/patch it has become badly unresponsive and blue screens regularly. Coincidence?
    My blog

    I used to play BF3, Battlefield BC2, BF4 and TF2

    Do something amazing.... Give blood

  16. #31
    Senior Member watercooled's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2009
    Posts
    11,478
    Thanks
    1,541
    Thanked
    1,029 times in 872 posts

    Re: Microsoft says older PCs will run noticeably slower when patched

    First gen Atom isn't affected but the more recent OoO cores are AFAIK, so will likely have some performance impact with the latest updates. It shouldn't be unstable though - what OS are you running?

  17. #32
    Admin (Ret'd)
    Join Date
    Jul 2003
    Posts
    18,481
    Thanks
    1,016
    Thanked
    3,208 times in 2,281 posts

    Re: Microsoft says older PCs will run noticeably slower when patched

    Quote Originally Posted by CAT-THE-FIFTH View Post
    What if some of our major systems are old though??

    ....
    Oh, granted, leaving machines offline is no universal solution. That's why I said people with older machines should ask themselves the question. Some will surely need to be online, but many don't.

    I see many small firms where ALL their PCs are online, regardless of what they're used for. Some need to be, but for the rest, the assessment should be what's gained, versus what's risked.

    I have a couple of machines that really just drive old hardware, like printers. If I put them online, about all I gain is being able to web browse from them. But I have other machines to do that. Should one of those machines get hacked, well, firstly there's no personal or valuable data on them. Should they get hit with ransomware abd encrypted it'd take me, oh, an hour or two to format and reimage the OS, drivers and software in use. But even that is eliminated by simply having them not public-facing.

    Take a typical accounts office. Lots of effort will go into the mundane business of invoices, credits, etc, and in some/many, but not all, cases no part of many clerical staff's work involves the internet. So why risk it?

    Most home users with a machine or two probably want them online, but even there, for multiple PC households, it's worth asking the question. For many, the answer will be yes, they need to be online. But for others .... maybe not. And if not, then Spectre patches are unnecessary, so avoid the oerformance hit by simply not doing them.

    Quite a few of my machines haven't bern patched, or OS-upgraded, in many years. Some still even run XP. And why not?

Page 2 of 3 FirstFirst 123 LastLast

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •