okay so heres the thing...<br>wahts so good about 7nm? am i missing something?<br>like<br>clocks are clocks<br>cores are cores<br>cache is cache<br>if you have a 5 ghz quad core 14nm wont it out perform a 4 ghz dual core 7nm?,(reply>), the smaller the nodes means the more transistors you can cram into the same die size, allowing for more logic gates - one of the ways to increase IPC.<br>Also, when the node is smaller, the gate is smaller, and can switch between 0 to 1 faster, allowing increased clock speed while also requiring less energy, making it more efficient.<br><br>So to put it blatantly, smaller nodes means increased IPC, clock speed, efficiency, and even perhaps more cores. It's just better all around, that's why it's so important to advance in smaller  nodes.