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L0 latency is 4 cycles while old L1 was 5 cycles, so it's definitely a new cache even though the size is the same. Apple does a lot better. I'm not sure about
by hajile 2y ago
L0 latency is 4 cycles while old L1 was 5 cycles, so it's definitely a new cache even though the size is the same.
Apple does a lot better. I'm not sure about newer chips, but M1 has the same 192kb of L1, but with the 4 cycle latency of Intel's tiny 48kb cache.
- KingOfCoders 2y agoYes, Apple makes expensive CPUs and has much more cache, one of the reasons why they have been faster and why Intel adds much more caching each generation now.