The difference is that Intel is forcing this update (via Windows updates and by forcing mobo makers hands). Don&#x27;t think AMD ever had that kind of power.<p>I am curious which AMD chips had the unlocking disabled?<p>I am still rocking AsRock 970 MB with AMD B50 which actually is an Athlon II X3 unlocked into a full blown Phenom II X4 (3 cores with no L3 cache into 4 cores with unlocked L3 cache).