Bbabo NET

Science & Technology News

Defective Elbrus processors started selling in Russia as souvenirs

Imaxai found application for rejected domestic Elbrus processors that could not pass quality control.

In any batch of processors, a certain percentage of defects is inevitable. And these rejected server processors "Elbrus-8SV" Imaxai offers to buy in the form of souvenirs.

The magnet, created on the basis of Imaxai Elbrus-8SV, is offered for purchase for 2500 rubles.

The company explains:

The package contains a real Elbrus-8SV processor, but it did not pass full functional testing and was rejected at an early stage. There can be a lot of reasons for rejection: freezing, some blocks inside the processor do not work, and just a defective factory. "

The server Elbrus-8SV is manufactured using a 28-nanometer process technology, received eight cores and operates at a frequency of up to 1.5 GHz. At the moment, "Elbrus-8SV" are not produced separately and are sold as part of ready-made devices - in servers, workstations and the like.

Defective Elbrus processors started selling in Russia as souvenirs