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#6044991 Posted on: 08/24/2022 06:00 PM
Es cpus can be fun though, they often have unlocked multipliers and things like that(extended PBO limits anyone?), its more likely to be just be a boring sample however, aka a QS(qualifying sample) , basically preproduction retail.
Even if it was in pristine condition, I wouldn't buy it. Being an ES, it's bound to not be as refined/complete, it might not receive microcode updates, and it's stupidly expensive. If it (and more importantly, the motherboards) were released a year ago, I could maybe see some appeal, but when I could wait a few weeks to have a fresh new polished chip that will most likely perform better for $1200 USD less, buying this sample is just outright moronic.
Es cpus can be fun though, they often have unlocked multipliers and things like that(extended PBO limits anyone?), its more likely to be just be a boring sample however, aka a QS(qualifying sample) , basically preproduction retail.
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#6044992 Posted on: 08/24/2022 06:01 PM
this is at least 5 months old, and it's most likely older than that (earlier ES).
AMD has way fewer ES points than Intel because of chiplet design. and AMD keeps a far tighter security regime and distribution than Intel. Intel uses ES to juice the market as much as validate spec. they release more also because they need to validate the process (if not the node) at their foundries. so they end up with about 20% more ES than they need (as they have a smaller workforce than 2020) but they are a big company slow to change.
so imho, this is from the October 2021 ES point.
this is at least 5 months old, and it's most likely older than that (earlier ES).
AMD has way fewer ES points than Intel because of chiplet design. and AMD keeps a far tighter security regime and distribution than Intel. Intel uses ES to juice the market as much as validate spec. they release more also because they need to validate the process (if not the node) at their foundries. so they end up with about 20% more ES than they need (as they have a smaller workforce than 2020) but they are a big company slow to change.
so imho, this is from the October 2021 ES point.
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#6044994 Posted on: 08/24/2022 06:13 PM
If the final product lacks things like an unlocked multiplier and there will be no such variant with that then sure. But seeing as this is AMD and a CPU without V-cache, it's probably going to be unlocked anyway.
Es cpus can be fun though, they often have unlocked multipliers and things like that(extended PBO limits anyone?), its more likely to be just be a boring sample however, aka a QS(qualifying sample) , basically preproduction retail.
If the final product lacks things like an unlocked multiplier and there will be no such variant with that then sure. But seeing as this is AMD and a CPU without V-cache, it's probably going to be unlocked anyway.
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#6044996 Posted on: 08/24/2022 06:18 PM
for manual overclocking sure, pbo limits however are +200mhz on current chips, I see no reason that this would change.
If the final product lacks things like an unlocked multiplier and there will be no such variant with that then sure. But seeing as this is AMD and a CPU without V-cache, it's probably going to be unlocked anyway.
for manual overclocking sure, pbo limits however are +200mhz on current chips, I see no reason that this would change.
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The only person that I see might buy it is a less than reputable review site. The ad revenue from posting an early review would probably cover it.