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Leaker claims AMD Zen 6 will feature 48MB of L3 cache — keeping L3 cache-to-core ratio the same as Zen 5 with Zen 6's 12-core CCD

A new rumor suggests that AMD will be upgrading Zen 6 to 48MB of L3 cache to compensate for the four additional cores that ...
ExtremeTech

L2 vs. L3 cache: What's the Difference?

CPUs have a number of caching levels. We've discussed cache structures generally, in our L1 & L2 explainer, but we haven't spent as much time discussing how an L3 works or how it's different compared ...
TweakTown

AMD's flagship Ryzen 9 9950X3D spotted: boost clocks of over 5.6GHz, 128MB of L3 cache

TL;DR: AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X3D processor, debuting at CES 2025, features 16 cores, 32 threads, and up to 5.65GHz clock speeds. It includes 128MB of L3 cache using 3D V-Cache technology, maintaining a ...
Guru3D

Zen 6 rumor: AMD shifts to 12-core CCD with bigger L3

Fresh chatter around AMD’s next-generation Zen 6 design suggests the company is preparing a major upgrade to its standard chiplet building block: the CPU complex die, better known as the CCD.
PC Gamer

AMD said it would be too expensive and of no real benefit to gaming, but if one rumour is to be believed, a dual 3D V-Cache Ryzen is actually in the pipeline

If it does happen, it'll be the first ever CPU with 192 MB of L3 cache in a desktop PC. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Add us as ...
ExtremeTech

AMD Demos 3D Stacked Ryzen 9 5900X: 192MB of L3 Cache at 2TB/s

AMD had a surprise at Computex: CPUs with a lot of L3 cache, and a claimed generational-equivalent performance uplift. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window) ...
Ars Technica

How helpful is a small, inclusive L3 cache?

Let me first say that I'm not (nor will I ever be) an electrical engineer. I'm just curious.<BR><BR>Basically, a friend and I were talking about possible future Nehalem processors. We were ...
TweakTown

Intel Xeon 'Granite Rapids' CPUs get major cache upgrade: top SKU now has 480MB of L3 cache

Intel is upping the L3 cache of its next-gen Xeon "Granite Rapids" CPUs with flagship SKUs featuring up to 480MB of L3 cache. Intel's current 5th Gen Xeon "Emerald Rapids" processors were launched in ...
Fudzilla

AMD puts L3 cache in the northbridge

To make it easier to share? According to the same document that we mentioned here, AMD seems to have integrated the L3 cache into the northbridge part of its K10 architechure. This might seem odd at ...
HotHardware

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D Spotted With A 5.65GHz Clock Speed And 128MB L3 Cache

AMD made some key changes to its second generation 3D V-Cache design that allows it to be more flexible with clock speeds, and rumor has it that both the upcoming Ryzen 9 9950X3D and Ryzen 9 9900X3D ...
TechSpot

Intel Granite Rapids Xeon CPUs could ship with up to 480MB of L3 cache

What just happened? Intel's next-gen Xeon CPUs, codenamed Granite Rapids, could come with a massive cache upgrade compared to their predecessors. While the high-end Emerald Rapids SKUs ship with up to ...