Memory System - Hierarchy

Shared Last-Level Cache

Multiple cores rely on a shared L3 or system cache.

CPU Exemplars With This Coordinate

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Intel Skylake i7-6700K

2015 - intel

A mature client CPU: wide out-of-order cores, layered caches, SIMD extensions, aggressive power management, and system fabric as part of the processor identity.

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AMD EPYC Rome

2019 - amd

A chiplet-era server CPU where cores, cache slices, IO die, memory channels, and package fabric define the processor as a distributed object.