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You’d think that “Intel 4” refers to 4nm, and “Intel 7” refers to 7nm, but Anandtech doesn’t think so: https://www.anandtech.com/show/17448/intel-4-process-node
by ein0p 3y ago
You’d think that “Intel 4” refers to 4nm, and “Intel 7” refers to 7nm, but Anandtech doesn’t think so: https://www.anandtech.com/show/17448/intel-4-process-node-in-detail-2x-density-scaling-20-improved-performance https://www.anandtech.com/show/17448/intel-4-process-node-in... Quote: “Previously known as Intel’s 7nm process, Intel 4 is Intel’s first time using EUV lithography for their chips.”
- wmf 3y agoThis doesn't mean anything if you think deeper. What if the original "7 nm" name was inaccurate and "4" is more representative of the process's performance?
- ein0p 3y agoWhat, and do hear me out on this, Intel 4 is just the invention of Intel’s marketing department aimed to confuse people who don’t know what they’re talking about? Do you think that’s more likely perhaps? Notice how strenuously they avoid any mention of the process node in all their materials.
- wmf 3y agoI mostly agree, but if TSMC and Samsung are "lying" about nanometers... what is Intel supposed to do about that? Just keep punching themselves in the face by underselling their processes? Also see https://fuse.wikichip.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/hp-density-14nm-5nm.png https://fuse.wikichip.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/hp-dens...