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Maybe there used to be a direct correlation between doubling transistors to doubling speed. The transistor to speed ratio might be interesting. Or whether oth
by j45 3y ago
Maybe there used to be a direct correlation between doubling transistors to doubling speed.
The transistor to speed ratio might be interesting.
Or whether other CPU’s are doubling in speed still.
- ip26 3y agoThe shrink created Denard Scaling, which directly boosted speed. Later, when that ended, more transistors still delivered strong enhancements to capture greater ILP and TLP. Today, it’s a combination of many small factors. Leakage is still going down, drive amplification is still going up, and density is still improving switching power, but the overall manifestation is more subtle and depends on design to bring out the best in the process.