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FrYGuY · 03-03-2006, 09:38 AM

Actually, Intel Dual Core chips DON'T share the same die, only the same socket. They do it that way to improve yields (One of the chips bad? Chuck it, and use another one! The AMD way, one cache unit is bad, you've pretty much gotta chuck the whole chip)

03-03-2006, 09:38 AM	#4 (permalink)
FrYGuY Member Type Guy Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 501	Actually, Intel Dual Core chips DON'T share the same die, only the same socket. They do it that way to improve yields (One of the chips bad? Chuck it, and use another one! The AMD way, one cache unit is bad, you've pretty much gotta chuck the whole chip) __________________ -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.1 GB/G/H/J/MC/S d-(--)@ s+:+ a-- C !U--- P--- L--(-) E- W N-(--) !o K--- w++ O--- M--(--) V-- PS+ PE+ Y+ PGP- t-- 5-- X- R(+) tv(++) b-- DI+ D---- G- e+++ h-- r* y++ ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ Yeah, my computer sucks. You try and do better.