Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

[chipguy]

Ever heard of redundant elements in memory arrays? I bet defects in the CPU
core far outweigh unrepairable failures in the I2's L3 cache even though the L3
is 57% of the chip by area and the vast majority of an I2 by transistor count.

The reason for the I2 pricing scheme is simple. Some people might pay $4k
to get 6 MB of L3 instead of 4 MB while others might pay $4k to get 1.5 GHz
instead of 1.4 GHz. Why not satisfy *both* groups of people and maximize the
number $4k chips sold. The auto and cable TV industry use the same idea
when they group different options into indivisible packages.