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mdoom23 t1_j1on41n wrote

Reply to comment by Yeetus_McSendit in Samsung develops industry’s first 12nm-Class DDR5 DRAM by thebelsnickle1991

Well transistors vs capacitors.

But if you really want your mind blown, the "5 nm process" isn't actually transistors that are 5nm in length. These numbers are more marketing terms and names of distinct generations more than actual physical dimensions.

In fact, the 5nm generation of CPUs actually are closer to transistors that are 35-40 nm in length.

The physical dimensions and the names haven't really been aligned in nearly three decades.

Drives me nuts. So misleading.

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rekabis t1_j1ola0s wrote

Reply to comment by SomewhatIntriguing in Samsung develops industry’s first 12nm-Class DDR5 DRAM by thebelsnickle1991

Oh, I have. But large swaths of Samsung’s product lines have not just dropped into the gutter over the last 24-36, but have gone clear down into the sewers. Their QC has gone from abysmally bad to pretty much non-existent, and I fear that many formerly-lauded products are no longer up to snuff. That it’s only a matter of time before real-world usage reports start overwhelming the inertia of stellar prior impressions.

I know people in the local appliance repair industry, as well as in appliance sales. According to them, Samsung now accounts for more product issues within the first two years of ownership than all other brands combined. Including the cheap Chinese and Indian off-brands.

And that can’t be good.

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