Multipliers! how are they set!

[jokersgrin]

Just read vette's thread and it got me wondering how does amd and intel set or figure out what that cpu will be rated in terms of clock speed and multiplier?

 

[endyen]

Wusy is right. They call the process binning. Most chips are binned at 90% of thier expected speed. (every once in a while better chips are lower binned, because of demand for that speed) Once a multiplier is decided, the bridges that control multipliers are burned in place, using a laser.
In the case of Amd chips, and some Intel chips, the lower multipliers are also installed, for C&Q.