[dangus]

I didn't literally say you said never, "never say never" is a common phrase.

And yes, the CPU was customized:

https://www.anandtech.com/show/853/2

At the very least, half of the cache is disabled. They cherry-picked a feature from the Pentium III lineup that they wanted to keep while lowering the cache to Celeron levels. It's a deliberate modification to reduce cost while maintaining desired performance.

It's not detectably customized beyond that but it's not like it's a SKU you can buy off the shelf, either.