Why are some processor chips better at overclocking than others ?

[Spov]

Basically, why can some processor's overclock better with the same components than other processor's of the same model.

Regards

 

[damric]

It has to do with random impurities in the silicon. I would suggest reading about silicon doping, and how imputities affect the leakage currents in P-N junctions of transistors.

 

[rgd1101]

because it man made.

 

[jaguarskx]

Basically due to imperfections on a microscopic level (the silicon doping process) that are basically unavoidable under mass production conditions.

 

[Spov]

Thanks for all the replies but are they really man-made? because if they are what is the point? it is much cheaper to mass produce chips with machines and this way they should all be the same , right ?

 

[damric]

You can only get a clean room so clean!

 

[rgd1101]

Thanks for all the replies but are they really man-made? because if they are what is the point? it is much cheaper to mass produce chips with machines and this way they should all be the same , right ?

the only perfect manufacturing every time is in your imagination.