1MB or 2MB cache???

[BColes]

what kind of difference would buying a cpu with 2MB cache make over a 1MB cache?

 

[Apokalipse]

cache stores instructions that the CPU will process when it finishes what it's currently processing. cache is much faster than RAM, so if one CPU had less cache, it would fill up quicker and have to start using the slower RAM.
it helps a lot more in multimedia, however most gaming won't be affected much. the video card, and the speed of the CPu itself plays a bigger factor in most games.

 

[BColes]

I game, but I do other things like DVD burning, movies, music, Vid Ed. oh i can't forget, i play a ton of solitaire. would 2MB help with that?

 

[Apokalipse]

I game, but I do other things like DVD burning, movies, music, Vid Ed. oh i can't forget, i play a ton of solitaire. would 2MB help with that?

DVD encoding and video editing will especially benifit from it.

 

[timmer]

well really it depends on what processor ur looking at show us some that u are interested in.

 

[BColes]

Intel Pentium® 4 650 Processor Prescott 3.4GHz, 800MHz FSB, Socket 775, 2MB Cache $227 shipped

 

[timmer]

bcoles got it on lock

 

[PoisonPorkchop]

Someday, will we have so much cache that ram will be useless? Or will ram keep going up until we have like 4 sticks of 20 gb ram in quad channel?

 

[waynejkruse10]

ofcoarse more cache is better but is the benefit noticible, probly not.

 

[Apokalipse]

depends on the app. like I said, video editing and DVD encoding will especially benifit