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    Level 2 cache..1MB, 2MB ?

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by kalte84, Feb 28, 2005.

  1. kalte84

    kalte84 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi guyz,

    I was wondering..what's the main difference between 1 MB n 2 MB cache (level 2)...besides bigger values... [ :D]

    thanx guyz
     
    kalte84, Feb 28, 2005
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  2. coriolis

    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    L1 1MB cache is with the Banias Centrino's but the new Dothan's and Sonoma's are L2 2MB..

    The main difference is probrably the increased multitasking ability, and to run various programs at once, although not as high as the HyperThreading P4's, it's still somewhat noticable between 1MB and 2MB cache.


     
    coriolis, Feb 28, 2005
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  3. Venombite

    Venombite Notebook Virtuoso

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    I believe the cache is a buffer that stores recently used commands/calls by the processor. The more it can store, the faster the system will perform since the CPU doesn't have to send requests for the same command/call out to system memory (slower) it will perform faster. Hope I got that right. [ ;)]

    -Vb-
     
    Venombite, Mar 5, 2005
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