As you know, all the AMD Ryzen processors in the Socket AM4 version now physically have eight cores on the chip, and some of the cores are simply turned off to create younger models. In the conditions of serial production, this approach has its pluses and minuses. For example, if the yield level of suitable crystals was not high enough, it would allow for the realization of some of the rejected crystals, rather than throwing them away. Again, the cost of manufacturing an eight-core crystal should be low enough to make it profitable for processors with four cores, for example. Sometimes it is more expedient to develop and launch a more compact crystal for younger processors in the series.
Colleagues from the site Bits & Chips.it argue that now the yield of good eight-core chips among the AMD Ryzen processors is quite high - it exceeds 80%. The authors of the publication believe that this will allow AMD to offer attractive prices for server processors EPYC (Naples), assembled from four crystals on one substrate. The debut of the processors is scheduled for the end of June, so we can make a conclusion regarding AMD's pricing policy next month.
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