2008
Processor Cache
Publication
Publication
To hide the high latencies of DRAM access, modern computer architecture now features a memory hierarchy that besides DRAM also includes SRAM cache memories, typically located on the CPU chip. Memory access first check these caches, which takes only a few cycles. Only if the needed data is not found, an expensive memory access is needed.
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| Springer-Verlag | |
| L. Liu (Lei) , M. Tamer Özsu | |
| Organisation | Database Architectures |
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Boncz, P. (2008). Processor Cache. In L. Liu & M. Tamer Özsu (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Database Systems. Springer-Verlag. |
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