CPUs have a number of caching levels. We've discussed cache structures generally, in our L1 & L2 explainer, but we haven't spent as much time discussing how an L3 works or how it's different compared ...

The development of caches and caching is one of the most significant events in the history of computing. Virtually every modern CPU core from ultra-low power chips like the ARM Cortex-A5 to the ...

Let me first say that I'm not (nor will I ever be) an electrical engineer. I'm just curious.<BR><BR>Basically, a friend and I were talking about possible future Nehalem processors. We were ...

As blockchain use grows, the importance of scalability in the blockchain ecosystem becomes clearer. Blockchain networks can accept new applications and a higher number of transactions with the ...

Hi. I wasn't sure which group to ask this in so, sorry if this isn't the right place. I'm looking at computers, considering building my own or already built. I came across a computer, 1.1GHz AMD ...

The Ryzen 2000G caches; all parts are based on the same processor design that is Zen. There is 20 MB (for an 8-core processor) for the L2 and L3 cache, and that matches what we have discussed numerous ...

The Ryzen caches, we already spilled the beans on that one but initially all we got was the number which is 20 MB (for an 8-core processor) for the L2 and L3 cache, and that matches what we have ...

As the x86 performance king, Intel has done a lot of work to build and maintain their lead. After the stumble with Pentium 4, the company has come a long way. With success, however, is ever higher ...

The $449/£429 Ryzen 7 5800X3D is something a bit different from AMD, a processor that exists to demonstrate the power of the firm's 3D V-Cache design for its upcoming Ryzen CPUs and fight off Intel's ...