Intel i7 Cache(2600k)

Adam Meyer, Michael Beck,Christopher Koch, and Patrick Gerber

LGA 1155 Socket DMI

◦ 5 GT/s 32 nm manufacturing process 3.4 GHz system clock

Intro & Specifications

Memory Controller◦ Inside package

Increases performance L1

◦ Contained in the core L2 (mid level cache MLC)

◦ Intermediate L3

◦ Shared between all cores

Location

Normal Cache

Intel Smart Cache: Demo

Smart Cache

Intel Smart Cache: Demo

L1 Cache ◦ 64 KB (32 data, 32 instruction)◦ Has 4 of these caches, one for each core

L2 Cache ◦ 256 KB◦ Has 4 of these caches, one for each core

L3 Cache◦ 8 MB ◦ Shared

Cache Sizes

L1◦ 4 cycles

L2◦ 11 cycles

L3◦ 25 cycles

RAM◦ Approx. 107 cycles

Cycle Times (Latency)

Integrated Memory Controller (IMC)◦ Reduces latency

Hyperthreading (HT)◦ Allows one core to appear as two

Organization

Static RAM◦ Data available until power loss◦ Idle: 97.5 Watts◦ Running: 164.7 Watts

Physical Type

Word Size◦ 64 Bits

Floating Bit Register◦ 80 Bits

Vector Register◦ 128 Bits

Word and Register Sizes

Address Bus◦ 32 Bits◦ 32 GB Max

Instruction Set◦ SSE 4.1/4.2 AVX instruction set◦ 64 Bits

Data Bus◦ 64 Bits

Busses and Instruction Set

Price/Performance◦ $319.99 (with heatsink and fan)

Speed◦ 5 GT/s ◦ 3.4 GHz

Cache Sizes

Bottom Line

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