<s>
Product	B-Architecture
binning	I-Architecture
is	O
the	O
categorizing	O
of	O
finished	O
products	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
characteristics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Product	B-Architecture
binning	I-Architecture
and	O
grading	O
allows	O
a	O
degree	O
of	O
price	O
discrimination	O
which	O
may	O
be	O
easier	O
to	O
defend	O
legally	O
,	O
since	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
based	O
on	O
real	O
or	O
perceived	O
differences	O
in	O
product	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
everyday	O
example	O
of	O
product	B-Architecture
binning	I-Architecture
occurs	O
with	O
agricultural	O
products	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
fruits	O
,	O
nuts	O
,	O
and	O
vegetables	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
practice	O
occurs	O
throughout	O
the	O
semiconductor	O
industry	O
on	O
products	O
such	O
as	O
CPUs	O
,	O
RAM	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
GPUs	B-Architecture
,	O
SSDs	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
when	O
Apple	O
launched	O
their	O
new	O
Apple	B-Device
silicon	I-Device
M1	O
chip	O
,	O
they	O
offered	O
parts	O
with	O
8	O
GPU	B-Architecture
cores	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
7	O
GPU	B-Architecture
cores	O
,	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
binning	O
parts	O
that	O
had	O
shortcomings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
when	O
Apple	O
launched	O
their	O
new	O
Apple	B-Device
silicon	I-Device
A15	O
Bionic	O
chip	O
,	O
they	O
similarly	O
gave	O
a	O
5-core	O
GPU	B-Architecture
to	O
the	O
iPhone	O
13	O
Pro	O
and	O
iPad	O
mini	O
6	O
and	O
a	O
(	O
binned	O
)	O
4-core	O
GPU	B-Architecture
to	O
the	O
iPhone	O
13	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intel	O
Core	O
i7-8700K	O
to	O
i7-8086K	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
time	O
after	O
the	O
initial	O
release	O
of	O
a	O
product	O
,	O
manufacturers	O
may	O
choose	O
to	O
increase	O
the	O
clock	O
frequency	O
of	O
an	O
integrated	O
circuit	O
for	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
reasons	O
,	O
ranging	O
from	O
improved	O
yields	O
to	O
more	O
conservative	O
speed	O
ratings	O
(	O
e.g.	O
,	O
actual	O
power	O
consumption	O
lower	O
than	O
TDP	B-General_Concept
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overclocking	B-Application
is	O
the	O
increase	O
of	O
clock	O
speed	O
beyond	O
the	O
manufacturer	O
's	O
maximum	O
rated	O
clockspeed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
manufacturers	O
are	O
only	O
required	O
to	O
meet	O
the	O
minimum	O
advertised	O
specifications	O
,	O
the	O
potential	O
for	O
overclocking	B-Application
of	O
a	O
product	O
is	O
not	O
typically	O
tested	O
during	O
the	O
binning	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Therefore	O
,	O
it	O
should	O
not	O
be	O
assumed	O
that	O
higher-rated	O
products	O
will	O
overclock	B-Application
better	O
than	O
lower-rated	O
ones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
resulting	O
variation	O
in	O
upper-limit	O
overclocking	B-Application
potential	O
between	O
otherwise	O
identical	O
pieces	O
of	O
hardware	O
results	O
in	O
what	O
is	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
silicon	O
lottery	O
"	O
by	O
computer	O
hobbyists	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
peak	O
stable	O
clock	O
speeds	O
(	O
typically	O
of	O
a	O
CPU	B-General_Concept
or	O
GPU	B-Architecture
)	O
are	O
unknown	O
until	O
being	O
tested	O
after	O
purchasing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
overclocking	B-Application
,	O
some	O
chips	O
may	O
have	O
more	O
cores	O
than	O
marketed	O
.	O
</s>
