Wednesday, August 12, 2020

Explainer: L1 vs. L2 vs. L3 Cache

What is the difference between L1, L2 and L3 cache? TechSpot is here to break it all down for you.

Every single CPU found in any computer, from a cheap laptop to a million-dollar server, will have something called cache. More likely than not, it'll possess several levels of it, too. It must be important, otherwise why would it be there? But what does cache do?