Re:How quickly do CPUs change clock speeds?
by clamchowder on Friday September 16, 2022 @12:49PM
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Big cores each have a 512 KB L2 cache with a latency of around 24 cycles, while the little ones each have a 256 KB L2 with ~23 cycle latency. It's really terrible considering the low 2.34/1.6 GHz clock speeds. Then there's no multi-megabyte last level cache, so it's going out to memory a lot.
They do have 3 cycle L1D latency, but again that's at low clocks, and it's a 24 KB L1D so it's 25% smaller than most L1Ds we see today. Not great considering you're eating 20+ cycle L2 latency once you miss the L1D, unlike most CPUs today that have 12 cycle latency for 256 or 512 KB L2s.
They do have 3 cycle L1D latency, but again that's at low clocks, and it's a 24 KB L1D so it's 25% smaller than most L1Ds we see today. Not great considering you're eating 20+ cycle L2 latency once you miss the L1D, unlike most CPUs today that have 12 cycle latency for 256 or 512 KB L2s.