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I assume they mean memory will be integrated into the CPU package itself? If that provides for faster RAM, smaller computers, and greater power efficiency I wou

by jsz0 14y ago

I assume they mean memory will be integrated into the CPU package itself? If that provides for faster RAM, smaller computers, and greater power efficiency I would find it to be an acceptable trade-off. I've found over the years my RAM needs are tied pretty closely to my CPU needs. Today I can get by fine with 8GB but by the time I need 16 or 32GB I will probably want a newer CPU as well. So doing this all in one package wouldn't bother me. I'm guessing on desktops/servers there would be some ability to add slower modular RAM to compliment the faster RAM integrated into the CPU?

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TazeTSchnitzel 14y ago
Wouldn't the slower RAM mean either inconsistent performance (yuck), or having to slow down the CPU memory? (like today's user RAM with a slow and fast card)
- wmf 14y ago
  Performance is already so inconsistent today you'd never notice.
- streety 14y ago
  It would depend on how the slower RAM was treated. Boosting the memory to support memcache for example would seem to make sense.
- molmalo 14y ago
  You could use the on-chip memory as "L4 Cache".