What every programmer should know about memory, Part 1
What every programmer should know about memory, Part 1
Posted Oct 10, 2007 15:34 UTC (Wed) by DonDiego (guest, #24141)Parent article: What every programmer should know about memory, Part 1
An Intel Core 2 processor running at 2.933GHz and a 1.066GHz FSB have a clock ratio of 11:1 (note: the 1.066GHz bus is quad-pumped). Each stall of one cycle on the memory bus means a stall of 11 cycles for the processor.11:1? I thought it was ~3:1, what have I missed there? It does not look like a typo...
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