Quote Originally Posted by intangir View Post
There are all sorts of things Intel and AMD haven't done that they could start doing if they so desire.

And how exactly do you make a rectangular region that fits 5 modules but not 6? Why do you think there have been no 3-module dies proposed?
Like this:



Less than 9% larger than an 8 core.
A 12 core is 40% larger if you add 2 modules on a 8 core.

A 10 core is good business since it wastes less space. A 12 core don't, it's a lot harder to produce.