This is how most large-ish chips are sold. AMD no longer sells 3 core CPUs but they sell 6 and 4 core models which are partially disabled 8 core dies. The 6 cor

This is how most large-ish chips are sold. AMD no longer sells 3 core CPUs but they sell 6 and 4 core models which are partially disabled 8 core dies. The 6 core even seems to be their best selling model because it has a very good price:performance ratio. The Radeon 5700 is a cut down 5700XT, RTX 2060 is a cut down 2070, etc.