Cloud companies consider Intel rivals after security flaws found
The Intel flaw exposed something interesting:<p>We could get a >50% performance boost by ignoring security.<p>Think about that. 1.5x - 2x boost, on a single core. That's like doubling a CPU's clock speed, except more powerful since it involves caching memory (which is usually the bottleneck, not raw horsepower).<p>What would the TempleOS of CPUs look like, I wonder?<p>We ought to have the option of running workloads on such CPUs. Yes, they're completely compromised, but if you're running a game server you really don't have to care very much. Most data is ephemeral, and the data that isn't, isn't usually an advantage to know.<p>Being able to run twice the workload as your competitors on a single core is a big advantage. You saw what happened when performance suddenly dropped thanks to the patch.