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by tatref 2586 days ago
Benchmarking cpu firmwares is forbidden by the license (same thing for databases)
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throwaway2048 2586 days ago
Intel quickly walked back that crap

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-cpu-microcode-benchm...

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gambiting 2586 days ago
What licence? You don't have to agree to a licence to use a CPU. I mean Intel might think otherwise, but those kinds of licences("you agree to this licence by just opening the product") are not worth the paper they are written on in EU, so even if there is such a licence it wouldn't be applicable everywhere.
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tinus_hn 2586 days ago
Intel could license the microcode update.
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mycall 2586 days ago
I would setup a scenario where safety is a concern (V2V) so you could get court order to benchmark firmware.
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