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> Larger memory usage -> more traffic between CPU and RAM. Well, if the memory were lower, the call would have been made CPU->HDD which is orders of magnitude
by magic_haze 15y ago
> Larger memory usage -> more traffic between CPU and RAM.
Well, if the memory were lower, the call would have been made CPU->HDD which is orders of magnitude slower, so you'd expect more RAM would necessarily improve the general performance.
- sliverstorm 15y agoYes, more RAM improves performance, but using less RAM with your program also improves performance independantly of RAM volume. As an extreme example, a program that fits in L2 will flay the (excuse my french) living sh*t out of a 2GB program loaded in RAM.