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basically intel took too long getting to the next die shrink. they also failed to appreciate the advantage of amd's chiplet design (or couldn't pivot fast enoug
by leetcrew 7y ago
basically intel took too long getting to the next die shrink. they also failed to appreciate the advantage of amd's chiplet design (or couldn't pivot fast enough to do something similar). both of these allow amd to make more viable parts out of a single wafer, which means they can profitably sell more powerful CPUs at the same price.
it's worth noting that Intel still has faster individual cores (but only because they can clock higher). amd can sell you many more (slightly slower) cores for the money.
- lonelappde 7y agoWhat does it mean "can sell you morenfor the money"? Would Intel go bankrupt if they lowered prices?
- leetcrew 7y agoit costs amd less money to make an n-core processor, especially when n > 8. so they can sell it for less while still making a profit. I don't know exactly how much intel could lower prices while still making a profit, but most of their parts aren't very competitive at the current prices.