intel cpus malaysia vs costa rica

[edwd2]

I've heard that Intel CPUs made in Costa Rica generally overclock better than those made in Malay, anyone know about this?

 

[CodenameHaswell]

Hmm, I always thought it was just luck of the draw.

 

[Im_legend]

Mayasia & Costa Rica are assembly & test facilities. They don't actually "make" CPUs, they package & test them. The fabs "make" the CPU silicon. All of the high-end process fabs are in the USA (Hillboro, Chandler, and Rio Rancho).

 

[rds1220]

Exactly right. And it pretty much all comes down to luck.