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So going from 65nm to 3nm only gave us 2.5x speed? If by speed we only understand frequency, then it might be true. But speed depends also on IPC and having mor

So going from 65nm to 3nm only gave us 2.5x speed? If by speed we only understand frequency, then it might be true. But speed depends also on IPC and having more transistors means higher IPC.

huijzer 3y ago
Ah yes thanks! Makes sense. So, more transistors allow for the more complex instructions, which allow for more effective instructions per cycle (such as SIMD).