> , I wonder if they are 12 core parts with some cores disabled or something like that. If demand for that SKU is higher than for the 12 core SKU and margin ju

> , I wonder if they are 12 core parts with some cores disabled or something like that. If demand for that SKU is higher than for the 12 core SKU and margin justifies it, then yes. It happens with every vendor, specially when node been out for some time - yields are much better and there aren't this many down-binned chips to handle the demand.