Explain Like I'm 5 (ELI5)

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We have transistors in the nanometer scale, why couldn't we create really tiny 8086s?

EDIT: thanks guys I just reinvented the GPU albeit crappier

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago

We probably can but why should we? GPU ISAs are way better optimised for "run everything in parallel" jobs.