8. Microprocessors
If conditions were perfect, then every microprocessor produced would perform at the same level in which it was designed.
Hundreds of the same microprocessor are fabricated at the same time on one huge silicon wafer. Each processor on this wafer (whether they be CPUs, video card processors, chipsets, system-on-a-chip) have variances that make one more tolerant than another. Even though they all went through the same process at the exact same time, some just won’t perform as well. Does the company throw away these “defective” chips? Hell, no. They just run them at a lower clock speed.
So when you purchase a “bargain” processor for $100, remember that it could have been the developmentally-challenged twin sister of the CPU that commands $1000.
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