That was my first thought. I remember reading an article before Spectre was patched, that it could slow down the speed by ~5%? I never checked back in on it. I

That was my first thought. I remember reading an article before Spectre was patched, that it could slow down the speed by ~5%? I never checked back in on it. I have noticed that the latest update feels faster than all the other ones, but it's always hard to tell since that's the only time I really reboot the machine.