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		gambiting on March 10, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Intel Core I3-12300 Review: Quad-Core Alder La... Yes absolutely, but that i3 could still be a chip that physically has the E cores present but they failed in testing so they are just cut off.

icegreentea2 on March 10, 2022 [–]

According to here (https://www.techpowerup.com/review/intel-core-i3-12300/2.htm...) The i3 uses a different die ("H0" vs "C0" of the 12900K). The "H0" supposedly has 6 P cores and no E cores. This meshes well with Intel's product stack - everything 12600 and down is maxed out at 6P+0E.

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