Do chips with disabled cores always have the same cores disabled?

[Maximilian]

Like the 3930k has two cores disabled, is it always the same two that are turned off or could it vary?

To illustrate what i mean:

Top is two left cores disabled, bottom is two middle cores, same end result though.

 

[Liquid_Static]

YES, I believe this happens all the time.

 

[Arachnotronic]

I would imagine that since the disabled parts are binned parts that they could be the two that happen to be defective, regardless of positioning. I am not sure, though.

 

[ShintaiDK]

No, any core can be disabled. Same with cache blocks.

 

[Maximilian]

No, any core can be disabled. Same with cache blocks.

Interesting, this may explain the varied temperature differences between chips.

My core 4 can be at 70*C whilst other cores are at 53, some are 66 etc. Heatsink defo seated properly. Some people seem to have more consistent temps, whilst others have a wide variation like me but on different cores.

 

[Idontcare]

No, any core can be disabled. Same with cache blocks.

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[ghost03]

Interesting, this may explain the varied temperature differences between chips.

My core 4 can be at 70*C whilst other cores are at 53, some are 66 etc. Heatsink defo seated properly. Some people seem to have more consistent temps, whilst others have a wide variation like me but on different cores.

This could definitely be it, but I want to point out that this can also be caused by uneven distribution of thermal compound between the die and the heat spreader (from when it was packaged).