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Steppings are minor revisions, perhaps analogous to a kernel patch revision. So they do have to manufacture B2 die and B1 die and they are not interchangeable-
by st26 8y ago
Steppings are minor revisions, perhaps analogous to a kernel patch revision. So they do have to manufacture B2 die and B1 die and they are not interchangeable- but they are 99.999% identical.
- paulmd 8y agoIt still means these dies have to be fabbed and binned separately. Epyc and Ryzen are different dies and not interchangeable, they are not "the same die used across the whole lineup".