Kaby Lake i3 7100 Buggy Hyperthreading

[RAlva5]

It takes more or less 30 seconds to start firefox with my intel i3 -7100 with hyper-threading enabled. But will take only more or less 10 seconds to start if hyper-threading is disabled.

My system:

CPU = i3 7100 @ 3.9 GHz

Motherboard = MSI H110M pro VH_Plus

Ram = 4 GB

OS = Windows 10 pro (updated)

[idata]

Hello rollyalvarez3rd,

Thank you for contacting Intel® Communities Support.Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience this may be causing. We will be more than happy looking for a solution.Please let me have your system configuration as follows:Memory RAM brand and part number:Power supply brand and wattage:Did you test the processor on another motherboard or another processor on your motherboard?One last recommendation is to complete a Bios Recovery, you can check with the Motherboard manufacturer how to do it.https://www.msi.com/support https://www.msi.com/supportI hope to hear from you soon.Regards,Stephen C.

[RAlva5]

Stephen,

It seems I am one of those victims of spectre variant. I just rolled back to old version of system drivers and everything went back to normal. Thanks for the reply anyway.

[idata]

Hello rollyalvarez3rd,

I understand, remember to keep an eye in the official website:https://security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00088&languageid=en-fr https://security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00088&languageid=en-frDo not hesitate and contact us back if you need further assistance.Best Regards,Stephen C.