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Hell, isn't the only difference between the normal and "K" Intel processors that the K is unlocked (and, I guess, binned?) I remember there was an AMD chip tha
by disillusioned 7y ago
Hell, isn't the only difference between the normal and "K" Intel processors that the K is unlocked (and, I guess, binned?)
I remember there was an AMD chip that was similarly hobbled, that could be unlocked using a pencil line to jump a pin on the processor.
- wtallis 7y agoIn any given generation, Intel only makes 3-4 different consumer processor chips, and from those they derive dozens of models by selectively disabling features and limiting clock speeds. Sometimes the disabled capabilities are defective, but a lot of it is purely due to market segmentation. Intel even once sold software upgrade codes to unlock extra cache memory on some low-end processors, showing that all of those models had passed QA with the full cache, but shipped with a third or a quarter of it disabled.