The Bulldozer architecture will have a shared L2 memory cache for each two “cores.” An L3 memory cache will be available, shared between all “cores.” The L2 memory cache will be a 16-way set associative cache, with a 1,024-entry TLB (Translation Look-aside Buffer).
Figure 6: The L2 memory cache
Learn about the new features brought by the forthcoming Penryn core, which is a 45 nm core that will be used on Core 2 and Xeon CPUs in 2008. Includes a small peek on the next Intel microarchitecture, codenamed Nehalem, and also the latest Intel roadmap up to 2010.
Our review of Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 (2.66 GHz) and Intel Core Extreme X6800 (2.93 GHz) processors, two samples from the new Intel desktop CPU family based on the new Core microarchitecture.
See how to enable the HyperThreading technology on your PC.
These are a series of quick reference tables showing the main specs of all Core i5 models released to date. Updated to include “Haswell” models.
Atom is a CPU from Intel targeted to laptops and mobile internet devices running normal x86 instructions and dissipating less than 3 W. Let’s take a look at this processor. Including a sneak peak on the future “Moorestown”platform.
What is the difference between Sempron and Athlon XP processors? Learn in this tutorial. Includes tables with specs of all Sempron and Athlon XP models.