Intel 10nm chips can do more than enough for 90% of computer users. I mean 11th and 12th gen. Yes I do understand the pursuit of lower and lower nm chips by TSMC Intel and others because they run cooler with less current draw. And for AI.
It’s not the desktop or laptop consumer’s CPU that’s the issue. It’s the GPU that is, even in consumer products. CPU more or less got ‘fast enough’ for Intel around 9-10th gen. (Though AMD and Apple both have blown *way* past Intel since, they use TSMC as their fab.) GPU... that’s where a lot of market demand is at and consumers need/want the power.
In military and AI applications... we need all the power we can get.