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Where is the L2 cache located on a Pentium III when the CPU is a socket or PGA type.
NOrmally Pentium IIIs are on a card and the L2 cache is located on the card. What if the Pentium III is mounted on a socket; where then is the L2 cache located.
by thechas
The older "slot 1" Pentium II/III had the cache as seperate chips on the module.
As integrated circuit technology improved, they were able to increase the density of the die that is the processor and incorporate the cache on the chip itself.
This is done to increase performance, and reduce cost.
All of the socket 7 CPUs had their L2 cache on chip. AMD had a series of socket 7 CPUs with 2 levels of cache on chip.
by harvardd
by dmiles
L2 cache is normally placed on the motherboard very close to the CPU
L2 modules plug into special cache module mounts or cache memory expansion slots on the motherboard
by harvardd
by harvardd
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