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PCIe P2P transfers go through the CPU so... no? I think what it's saving is main memory bandwidth.
by wmf 2y ago
PCIe P2P transfers go through the CPU so... no? I think what it's saving is main memory bandwidth.
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- zamadatix 2y ago> PCIe P2P transfers go through the CPU PCIe P2P transfers can go direct through a downstream PCIe switch such as found on chipsets without having to bump back up through the CPU.
- namibj 2y agoAnd even with e.g. AMD Matisse, aka Desktop Ryzen Zen3 on AM4, it turns around in the PCIe root complex instead of consuming infinity fabric bandwidth.