The dynamic interplay between processor speed and memory access times has rendered cache performance a critical determinant of computing efficiency. As modern systems increasingly rely on hierarchical ...

The Ryzen 7 9850X3D mostly does what it says it does: It’s a mild speed bump to AMD’s best gaming processor that, in most ...

In part 1, we explained the rationale for using caches and showed how caches work. This week we explain how to minimize cache misses, giving some practical examples. As noted in part 1, cache misses ...

A new proposal could boost cache efficiency and performance significantly, at the very time we need it most. Will CPU designers bite? Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a ...

Part 2 applies the concepts introduced here to the Blackfin processor. It will be published Monday, February 7. This series reviews techniques you can use to tune DSP system performance, using the ...

Necessity is the mother of invention, and advances in chip packaging are catching up to those in transistor design when it comes to working in three dimensions instead of the much more limited two.

AMD said Monday evening at Computex 2021 that it has evolved its chiplet architecture into 3D chiplets, specifically what it calls 3D V-Cache technology. By itself, the technology promises performance ...

Cache isn’t something PC gamers think nearly enough about. At least, that seems to be AMD’s thinking as of late. With the release of 3D V-Cache on the Ryzen 7 5800X3D, though, AMD just proved its own ...

A sluggish Mac is usually not a sign that the hardware has suddenly given up, but that cached data and other temporary files have quietly piled up in the background. Clearing those caches is one of ...