Since 2010 or so, it looks like Intel has had two main dies of processors for their mainstream lineup. A quad core based one with 8MB L3 cache, and a dual core with 4MB. Intel then takes these two lineups and decides whether they are mobile or desktop, Xeons, unlocked, and so forth.
This is not outright confirmed, but similar TDPs between dual and quad core variants seem to support this along with actually looking at the mobile processors themselves. Intel does not seem to like divulging this information though.
For example, look at the i7-4900MQ and the i7-4600M which are quad and dual cores respectively. You can then look at a delidded i7-4790K and Pentium G3258 which should be similar (except the G3258 has hyper threading and 1MB of cache lasered off.)
Therefore, I assume that the desktop i3-4370 is a fully enabled dual core chip, the i3-4170 is the same thing with 1MB cut off, and the Pentium G3258 with more "nerfs" but with an unlocked multiplier.
Anyone delid these i3s (like the i3-4370) and find evidence for this? I am assuming that Intel would not necessarily salvage a quad core to make a dual core i3 as it might be considered too "defective" at this point.
Thanks!
This is not outright confirmed, but similar TDPs between dual and quad core variants seem to support this along with actually looking at the mobile processors themselves. Intel does not seem to like divulging this information though.
For example, look at the i7-4900MQ and the i7-4600M which are quad and dual cores respectively. You can then look at a delidded i7-4790K and Pentium G3258 which should be similar (except the G3258 has hyper threading and 1MB of cache lasered off.)
Therefore, I assume that the desktop i3-4370 is a fully enabled dual core chip, the i3-4170 is the same thing with 1MB cut off, and the Pentium G3258 with more "nerfs" but with an unlocked multiplier.
Anyone delid these i3s (like the i3-4370) and find evidence for this? I am assuming that Intel would not necessarily salvage a quad core to make a dual core i3 as it might be considered too "defective" at this point.
Thanks!