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		wmf on Oct 29, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Intel: 10nm Product Era Has Begun, 7nm on Track Yes, smaller transistors are more power efficient.

imtringued on Oct 29, 2019 [–]

The number of transistors grows faster than the power efficiency though, so the percentage of unused silicon (aka dark silicon) increases as you go smaller but keep the die size the same.

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