Public bug reported: After upgrading my intel-microcode package to 3.20180807a.0ubuntu0.16.04.1 the performance for some test code that I have has worsened by 400-500%. Chip is an i7-3960X.
lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 16.04.5 LTS Release: 16.04 apt-cache policy intel-microcode intel-microcode: Installed: 3.20180807a.0ubuntu0.16.04.1 Candidate: 3.20180807a.0ubuntu0.16.04.1 Version table: *** 3.20180807a.0ubuntu0.16.04.1 500 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 Packages 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 3.20151106.1 500 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/restricted ** Affects: intel-microcode (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1789719 Title: severe performance issue after intel-microcode update To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/intel-microcode/+bug/1789719/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs