ElI5: how is each CPU unique even tho they’re labelled the same? For example a Ryzen 9 5900X can be better than another Ryzen 9 5900X.
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It’s called the silicon lottery. You may get a super weak CPU, a normal cpu, or even a MLG pro cpu in the same sku. But now days you either get a normal cpu or a more powerful cpu. I think they just toss the weak, underperforming dies now.
AMD did this back with the phenoms. 4 core die only 3 cores work now they sell it as a triple core. But they were also taking perfectly fine 4 cores and disabling the 4th core to make it a triple core. Multiple MB manufacturers had a option to enable these cores. But it was a lottery you might have a disabled core or you might have a dead core.
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