Quad Core Opteron Processors
As most of us know, a processor's level 1 & 2 caches are where most of the advanced calculations are processed. Well, the highest concentration of level 2 cache AMD ever implemented into it's processors was 2 Megabytes. Given, 2 MB of L2 cache is a lot compared to the previous Skt A 256 and 512 KB caches; but now AMD pushes the envelope and develops a quad core processor with each core containing (in respective models) 1 MB to 2 MB of L2 cache. Now more calculations can be processed at higher clocks. (For those it may concern: That means 4 MB & 8 MB models :)
Will this level 2 cache expanding trend continue on to the level 1 cache?
Will this level 2 cache expanding trend continue on to the level 1 cache?