Intel's upcoming ninth-generation Core CPUs have a number of enhancements over their predecessors, but its K-chips have the potential to be the most impactful. They are the first desktop CPUs to come with hardware fixes for the dangerous Spectre and Meltdown bugs which have plagued millions of chips.

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Last updated: November 10, 2020

This table shows the impact of transient execution attacks (formerly speculative execution side channel methods) and select security issues on currently supported Intel products, dating back to Spectre and Meltdown, including recommended mitigation where affected. Click the associated Intel Guidance linked in the table header for specific mitigation information.…