Number of transistors per square inch doubles every year.
They pack more stuff onto the same sized chip (more cores, more L1/L2/L3 cache, more dedicated processing modules for graphics, crypto, FP maths, etc) and so things get done quicker than before, even with the same (or lower) clock speeds.
Number of transistors per square inch doubles every year.
They pack more stuff onto the same sized chip (more cores, more L1/L2/L3 cache, more dedicated processing modules for graphics, crypto, FP maths, etc) and so things get done quicker than before, even with the same (or lower) clock speeds.