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Sure, but 1 is also a power of 2: 2^0 = 1 So the logic might make sense in people's heads if they never encounter 6 or 12 core CPUs that are common these days
by creatonez 1y ago
Sure, but 1 is also a power of 2:
2^0 = 1
So the logic might make sense in people's heads if they never encounter 6 or 12 core CPUs that are common these days.
- MindSpunk 1y agoEven long ago we had the AMD Phenom X3 chips which were 3 cores.
- jsheard 1y agoThe fun thing about those is they were physically quad cores with one core disabled, which may or may not have been defective, so if you were lucky you could unlock it and get a bonus core for free.
- hinkley 1y agoBinning made the world weird.
- close04 1y agoMade it so sweet too. Buying a product that could become so much more (more frequency, more cores, more cache) at no extra cost was magical.
- tomkarho 1y agoGot a 4 core machine that way dirt cheap. Bought (a phenom II BE I think) 2 core cpu which unlocked into a quad core.
- berlinismycity 1y agoUnlocking downgraded tech is one of the purest joys.
- therealfiona 1y agoUnlocked a 6800gs video card back in the 8x agp days. Freaking sweet for a 16yo!