Intel charges customers to "unlock" CPU features

Intel's upgradable processor: good sense or utter catastrophe?

Intel Offers CPU Feature Unlocking Service, For a Price

In order to unlock the processor, a user much purchase an upgrade key, install specific Intel software which then activates the key. It’s not just that simple however, Intel’s requirements for the upgrade state “the computer system to have an upgrade-enabled Intel CPU, BIOS, and chipset, network hardware and software, as well as connection with a power source and the Internet.” So a user will likely also require a compatible Intel board or one specifically licensed to provide the service, and you can almost guarantee this won’t make it cheaper.

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