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To: mas_ who wrote (254864)	7/28/2008 7:13:20 AM
From: Dan3	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 275872

Re: If they did tri-core Phenoms would not be produced in quantity Mas, I don't think the reason for the tri-cores is defective cores, as many here are portraying them. The tri-cores are primarily a market segmentation effort. The reason you see such hysterical antagonism towards them from the Intel crowd is that Intel cannot produce a tri-core. Mixing a single core and a dual core on one bus (which is all Intel is capable of doing at this time) would result in unbalanced cores and random performance problems. Intel does not have the technology required to produce a tri-core. If tri-cores become popular, Intel has a big problem. Keep in mind that the variable cost of any CPU from either AMD or Intel is about $25 for AMD or Intel (Intel's costs are probably a little higher for their quad cores, since they must produce and test 2 cores, then package them together, then test that module). The whole business is about recovering the fixed costs of design and FAB investment. If you use a foundry, then you have to help the foundry recover its fixed costs - TANSTAFL.