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Re:How Intel Makes a Chip by tambourine_man on Saturday June 11, 2016 @09:19PM (#11886191)
I had no idea either.

Powering all that useless (to us) real estate must have profound consequences on our energy budget

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Re:How Intel Makes a Chip by Terribledactyl on Saturday June 11, 2016 @09:26PM (#11886209)
They most probably have the ability to turn off those sections. Similar to turning off unused cores when turbo boost is used.
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