DRAM pages are indeed larger; but a single bus transaction does not have to read the whole DRAM page. Tons more info here: https://www.akkadia.org/drepper/cpume

DRAM pages are indeed larger; but a single bus transaction does not have to read the whole DRAM page. Tons more info here: https://www.akkadia.org/drepper/cpumemory.pdf https://www.akkadia.org/drepper/cpumemory.pdf