Yes. Node sizes and actually physical sizes have no correlation anymore. Smaller nodes are smaller, but nowhere near the sizes suggested by names. The already a decade old 45nm process highlights this nicely: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/45_nanometer#Technology_demos Effective sizes are all over the place, and Intel's process in particular is nowhere near 45nm for any relevant dimension. It's similar with more recent technologies (and with 3D transistors, the distance between two arbitrary points becomes even less comparable.)