https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/10/11/17963356/intel-9th-gen-chips-moores-law-future-processors-cores > Intel’s 9th Gen Core processors are here, and, as expected, they’re simply a refresh of the last generation of chips, with the same 14nm die size the company’s been using since 2014. > Performance-wise, Intel says the new chips are squeezing out higher speeds; they’re supposedly up to 10 percent faster than last year’s models. There are also some nice improvements on the more granular side of things for particularly serious users, including the switch back to a solder thermal interface material (STIM) over paste.