It doesn’t go straight from wafer to retail. The margins will likely be much thinner. There’s also the cost of chip packaging, plus manufacturing a board you can plug into your computer or server.
Besides, every time a new process is introduced, the yields fall. Some of it may be salvagable so they go ahead and sell the parts at a lower price. That’s how we get M3 Max, Pro, and regular flavor.
It doesn’t go straight from wafer to retail. The margins will likely be much thinner. There’s also the cost of chip packaging, plus manufacturing a board you can plug into your computer or server.
Besides, every time a new process is introduced, the yields fall. Some of it may be salvagable so they go ahead and sell the parts at a lower price. That’s how we get M3 Max, Pro, and regular flavor.