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While it's sad that they are closing, there is a positive take here: there is less need for such a service, because A) there is less variation among processors,
by gautamcgoel 5y ago
While it's sad that they are closing, there is a positive take here: there is less need for such a service, because A) there is less variation among processors, so you know pretty much exactly what you are getting and don't need third-party binning to get top performance, and B) Intel has improved their Thermal Interface Material (TIM), so there's no need for delidding. Basically, CPU performance increased and grew more consistent, so you don't need a third-party provider to pick out the good ones for you.
- heydabop 5y ago> there is less variation among processors Definitely, to the point where it feels like they're breaking up their product line to further narrow this variation, or at least that felt like the case with the i9-10850K vs the i9-10900K.
- bick_nyers 5y agoI think the demand is also just incredibly low. Overclocking is already a niche thing, but adding the idea of binning into it narrows it down much, much further. You have two options, one is you buy a bunch of CPUs yourself, find the best one, then sell the rest (likely at a loss), or two you pay a premium for a performance gain that is not noticable in every day tasks. Combine that with how Ryzen performance scales right now, the FCLK, or memory clock. Most people definitely don't find memory overclocking to be worth the trouble (plus it is insanely hard to do beyond what the Ryzen calculator tells you to do).