"7 GHz clock speed"
When did the GHz race start again?
When did the GHz race start again?
Just takes backwards steps from time to time with major architectural innovations that deliver better performance at significantly lower clock speeds. Intel's last backwards step was from Pentium 4 to Core all the way back in ~2005. AMD's last backwards step was from Bulldozer (and friends) to Zen in 2017.
7GHz is ridiculous and probably just a false rumour, but IMO; Intel and AMD are probably due for another backwards step, they are exceeding the peek speeds from the P4/Bulldozer eras. And Apple has proved that you can get better performance at lower clock speeds.
You can really see where the industry hit the wall with Dennard scaling.
Leaks = the author just made something up, but now it ranks extra highly when someone searches for "[upcoming thing] leaks"
Now, it's either a fancy term for "announcement", or people use it synonymously with "rumor".