This is How IBM Will Revolutionize PC Gaming

We've been told by AMD (and ‪@Hardwareunboxed‬) that cache matters for gaming. So how about giving everyone more cache? Not just L3, but a stonkingly massive L2 cache as well. IBM has the technology, and IBM has a deal with Intel. Coming soon, perhaps?

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0:00 Caches are important
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0:43 Layout of video
1:03 PART 1: WHAT IS A CACHE
2:59 Private cache vs Shared Cache
3:43 Tradeoff: Space Limits
4:46 Tradeoff: Know Your Workload
6:42 Tradeoff: Latency vs Capacity
8:21 PART 2: IBM's MAGIC CACHE
8:45 IBM Z Mainframes
9:37 IBM z15
11:28 IBM z16, Telum
13:47 Where is the L3? It's virtual!
14:49 Where is the L4? It's virtual!
15:23 Latency vs Capacity redux
17:29 How it works: Magic
18:15 Benefits for Gaming, for Intel
20:17 Lana'i Cat Tax

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