Central processing unit

Central computer component which executes instructions

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2020
CPU cache
Some Intel Atom CPUs with up to 24 cores were developed with cache sizes of 4.5 MiB and 15 MiB.
2019
CPU cache
IBM z15 mainframe CPU introduced with eDRAM implementation for all cache levels, replacing traditional SRAM.
2018
CPU cache
Intel Ice Lake-based processors introduced 48 KiB L1 data and instruction caches.
2015
CPU cache
Even low-cost system-on-chip (SoC) processors began implementing split L1 caches.
2012
CPU cache
IBM zEC12 processor launched with an unusually large 96 KiB L1 data cache for its time.

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