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kilthorn   02-05-2008 at 08:35:54 PM

I haven't found one place or another that answers this question and I think its pretty straight forward but I'm getting mixed results. Lets assume there is a dual core processor, each core having L1 and L2 cache, and then a shared L3 cache for both cores. If you disable the second core will the first core utilize 100% of the L3 cache?

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Smoked Turkey   02-05-2008 at 10:00:56 PM
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uh

 

I am assuming you have a single core proc that used to be a dual core and want to know if the single core will use the cache from both procs?

 

Run CPUz and find out. My money is no; No free lunch from Intel. The cache is shared so the procs can talk to each-other without having to go through the bus. I dont think one proc can actually use the others cache if it itself is not.

 

Would interesting to get a definitive answer tho

 


Message edited by Smoked Turkey on 02-05-2008 at 10:02:10 PM
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zenmaster   02-05-2008 at 10:10:51 PM
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kilthorn wrote :

I haven't found one place or another that answers this question and I think its pretty straight forward but I'm getting mixed results. Lets assume there is a dual core processor, each core having L1 and L2 cache, and then a shared L3 cache for both cores. If you disable the second core will the first core utilize 100% of the L3 cache?



Yes it would.

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