To be honest I can't recall any AMD CPUs that weren't soldered... apart from tho...

		formerly_proven on July 15, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Building a $5k ML Workstation with Tiitan RTX and ... To be honest I can't recall any AMD CPUs that weren't soldered... apart from those that didn't have an IHS in the first place ;) Intel was just like "we can save 4 $ BOM cost on a 500 $ part there" with their 4th-9th generation of CPUs. No thermal headroom? No problem.

0.8%? Could be worth billions.