AMD silently removes memory encryption from consumer Ryzen CPUs

What commenters are saying

Commenters are divided on the significance of the removal. Some see it as market segmentation: a feature that was never officially marketed for consumer chips is being disabled, likely because it belongs on the more expensive Pro SKUs. Others argue the silent removal is unacceptable regardless of the feature's usefulness. A few defend the decision, noting TSME primarily protects against cold-boot attacks, which are rare for typical users, and that enabling it adds power draw and heat with minimal benefit. Critics counter that the feature mitigates other low-level attacks like row hammer and benefits journalists or activists facing targeted threats. Some speculate the move may have been prompted by NSA pressure or motherboard vendor issues.