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Re: How L1 and L2 caches work
« on: September 13, 2014, 03:32:35 PM »
@Biggun, sorry, I don't understand this,

An L1 cache is fast because it is small, make it bigger and it slows down, so they add an L2 cache, but an L2 cache is slower than an L1.
I do not understand why an L1+L2 is faster than a larger L1 cache.
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Re: How L1 and L2 caches work
« Reply #1 on: September 13, 2014, 04:29:49 PM »
OK, Thanks for the replies.
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