> No. The reason the average consumer accepts limited cache memory in CPU / GPU / HDD / SSD etc, despite the high bandwidth they offer is simply because of the

> No. The reason the average consumer accepts limited cache memory in CPU / GPU / HDD / SSD etc, despite the high bandwidth they offer is simply because of the cost - they are very expensive The 486. > Yes, we expect cache to be built-in because the manufacturers of high-speed memory realistically don't expect the average consumers to be their target market The 486. > Nobody (that I know of) has also explored offering upgradeable cache memory as an option to consumers The 486.