In the pursuit of raw computing horsepower, designers often try to improve throughput of designs ... more In the pursuit of raw computing horsepower, designers often try to improve throughput of designs through an increase in CPU clock frequency. But at a certain point, bus bandwidth and access speed to main memory become the limiting factors in overall processor throughput. This limitation may be overcome with faster, more expensive memory. However, at some point economic feasibility becomes an issue. A good cache memory design and implementation can help to minimize bus latency and improve overall processor throughput, all with modest economic cost.
In the pursuit of raw computing horsepower, designers often try to improve throughput of designs ... more In the pursuit of raw computing horsepower, designers often try to improve throughput of designs through an increase in CPU clock frequency. But at a certain point, bus bandwidth and access speed to main memory become the limiting factors in overall processor throughput. This limitation may be overcome with faster, more expensive memory. However, at some point economic feasibility becomes an issue. A good cache memory design and implementation can help to minimize bus latency and improve overall processor throughput, all with modest economic cost.
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