Give up hyperthreading for better security? OVER MY DEAD BODY,(reply>), @audionut its a beast in every way,(reply>), But it's for your own good.  So what if you bought a processor that advertised hyperthreading. You need to turn it off.,(reply>), yep my 8700k is bad enough as it is,(reply>), if you have an 8700k or 9900k you might actually gain performance in games