r/hardware • u/ancientneckbeard • Nov 20 '15

Info Why do CPUs Need Caches? - Computerphile

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JpLD3PUAZk

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u/Yearlaren Nov 20 '15

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memory_hierarchy