How does a CPU die shrink help performance?

[VG Docs]

Also, is it only a die shrink that intel does for their Ticks? 

Another thing, does that mean that (for example) the PS3 slim has a faster CPU than the original model? The slim has a 45nm die while the original has a 90nm die.

[Anthony10]

One of AMD's exec explained this on a recent TechofTomorrow interview, I'll link you and timestamp one second.

 

 

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At 9:00 (9 minutes) in they start talking about it for just like 30 seconds D:

 

 

In a nutshell it makes it cheaper to manufacture and more power efficient. These translate into better performance/$ and performance/W.

[AlwaysFSX]

Less travel distance for electrons?

[rtpb5642]

Pack more into the same size area. Thus more performance

[Glenwing]

It doesn't really, not by itself. With a die shrink, you can either make the same thing with less silicon (higher yields, more chips per wafer, so overall lower production cost, and lower power consumption per chip) or you can put more transistors in the same amount of silicon, improving performance.

[Mattrixx]

It's only good for pr0n viewing. You can store more tiny penises in the same space, so you can watch more of your favorite videos. For proof, try watching a pr0no on a machine from 30 years ago. You can't. But you can still write text. Now with so many die shrinkings, we can watch penises without them shrinking in 4k.  A wise person once said everything is motivated by horny dudes and girls after all.

[SImoHayha]

It's only good for pr0n viewing. You can store more tiny penises in the same space, so you can watch more of your favorite videos. For proof, try watching a pr0no on a machine from 30 years ago. You can't. But you can still write text. Now with so many die shrinkings, we can watch penises without them shrinking.  A wise person once said everything is motivated by horny dudes and girls after all.

[Mattrixx]

Everything relates to sex somehow, you just have to dig deep enough. ( ͡º ͜ʖ ͡º) To be fair, I did link an actually helpful video though.

[Hunter7263]

Also, is it only a die shrink that intel does for their Ticks? 

Another thing, does that mean that (for example) the PS3 slim has a faster CPU than the original model? The slim has a 45nm die while the original has a 90nm die.

Shrinking the distance between transistor gates doesn't make a processor inherently faster. 2 cpus built the same way except for that size will run with the nearly identical performance. The difference though is one will be smaller and on top of that it will be more power efficient.