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So there's 2 "unused" cores on the die. Does anyone know if it's usually possible to "unlock" the additional cores? Is it a physical disabling or something like

So there's 2 "unused" cores on the die. Does anyone know if it's usually possible to "unlock" the additional cores? Is it a physical disabling or something like microcode?

lewisj489 9y ago
While Intel generally physically disables cores, AMD is usually software
wmf 9y ago
16 unused cores, 4 unused memory controllers, some unused PCIe...