Reply to post: Re: AMD catches up to Cray

AMD: Our latest, pricier mega-cache Epyc processors leapfrog Intel’s

Steve Todd

Re: AMD catches up to Cray

By definition all cache memory is static. Having to cope with RAS/CAS/refresh cycles would ruin their performance. You literally present an address to them and either get a response back or a cache miss signal predictably a couple of cycles later.

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