Delidding the new Pi 5 to find the 'dark silicon'

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The 2GB Pi 5 is cheaper with a smaller chip. Raspberry Pi removed the 'dark silicon'.

Does that make a difference in thermals, performance, or overclocking?

More of my findings about the 2GB Pi 5 will be posted in this GitHub thread: https://github.com/geerlingguy/pi-overvolt/issues/4

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Contents:

00:00 - 2GB, $50, new chip
00:36 - Baseline performance
01:10 - Of course I overclocked it
02:18 - Not stopping at 3.5 GHz this time
03:22 - Delidding
04:34 - C1 vs D0 steppings
05:10 - Stability issues with direct die cooling
05:53 - For my next trick...
06:10 - Better efficiency (sort-of)
07:27 - Is the 2GB better?