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by wyattpeak 1713 days ago
> 3nm is not actually 3nm

It's a stretch to blame that on Samsung, processor generations described in nanometres haven't been based on actual component size for years now, by any manufacturer.

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I feel that if numbers were all wrong in, say, the automotive or aerospace industries, there'd be more of an upheaval about it.

Then again, the nanometer sizes aren't always completely indicative of performance and aren't necessary to be used in any capacity when actually using a computing device, so maybe it's not as bad.

Dishonest marketing, though? Most certainly.

GamersNexus on Youtube have a great video detailing all the issues with processor naming with regards to sizing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxKGFxmwcDo