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by Tuna-Fish
3325 days ago
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Sp3 is for 32-core chips wirh 8-channel memory. Sp3r2 is for 16-core chips with 4-channel memory. The reason the Sp3r2 platform exists is to make motherboards cheaper -- the lines for 8-channel memory force you to use more layers, increasing cost. They are using the same large socket to reduce time to market -- they had validated the 8-channel socket, they don't currently have a modern 4-channel socket, and they think there is demand. |
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