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Intels response to AMD throwing in all the free silicon features for.. well, free.. is yet more market segmentation?

• rbanffy 9y ago
  Judging by the wafer presented, the die is huge. These things seem to be in a segment above AMD right now.
  • 0xbear 9y ago
    AMD just packages several dies. Threadripper will have 2.
    • rbanffy 9y ago
      That creates some complications for signal propagation
      • 0xbear 9y ago
        At multiple GHz large die also creates complications. And it is also problematic for yields, hence $13k price for one of the top SKUs
        • rbanffy 9y ago
          Indeed. I suspect a lot of those 13K are not the profit margins...