The price delta is for Zen with 8C+SMT, so it lifts the performance of that, not of a 8C Vishera. And the amount of dies you get for this SKU are likely much less than for the lower SKUs due to binning.
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Yes both CPUs are 8c16t. Making the delta overly ambitious.
Even if the yeild fir the higher SKU is lower to begin with, to a customer the only thing that matters is how much performance he gain per extra dollar. I don't see many rushing out to buy it at higher price (33% increase) because it is difficult to produce with marginal gains (5% increase).
If what you say is right, this CPU will have very limited availability and the high price will ensure that no one will realize its out of stock most of the time. But the reviews will have and winning more benchmarks than it would otherwise win with the lower clocked SKU. Clever, but a little distasteful.
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