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Pretty sure Intel simply doesn't do bespoke parts (especially relatively low margin ones) so AMD is pretty much the only option.

After dropping Gen 7's PPC, both the PS4 and the XB1 were customised AMD APU, and there's no great architectural rival.



Intel does semi-customized parts, but mostly at the other end of the spectrum for cloud vendors.


Never say never. The Xbox had a customized Coppermine Pentium-III era processor from Intel.


> Never say never.

I didn't?

> The Xbox had a customized Coppermine Pentium-III era processor from Intel.

The original xbox was a PC in a box, the CPU was not a customised part.


I didn't literally say you said never, "never say never" is a common phrase.

And yes, the CPU was customized:

https://www.anandtech.com/show/853/2

At the very least, half of the cache is disabled. They cherry-picked a feature from the Pentium III lineup that they wanted to keep while lowering the cache to Celeron levels. It's a deliberate modification to reduce cost while maintaining desired performance.

It's not detectably customized beyond that but it's not like it's a SKU you can buy off the shelf, either.




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