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L1 cache

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L1 cache

(Level 1 cache) A memory bank built into the CPU chip or packaged within the same module as the chip. Also known as the "primary cache," an L1 cache is the fastest memory in the computer, and it is closest to the CPU. The L1 cache feeds the processor. See L2 cache and cache.


L1 cache - primary cache


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Note, however, that Transmeta's processor has 128KB of L1 cache, while Intel's chip has just 32KB.
66 GHz, 64 KB L1 cache per core, 4 MB L2 cache shared per 2 cores and 32 GB main memory.
It is a Pentium-class CPU with an x86-native instruction set and 32KB of integrated L1 cache that efficiently runs Windows([R]) CE, Windows([R])XP embedded, Linux and other x86-compatible operating systems such as VxWorks and QNX.
 
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