Smart Cache

Smart Cache is a level 2 or level 3 caching method for multiple execution cores, developed by Intel.

Smart Cache shares the actual cache memory between the cores of a multi-core processor. In comparison to a dedicated per-core cache, the overall cache miss rate decreases when not all cores need equal parts of the cache space. Consequently, a single core can use the full level 2 or level 3 cache, if the other cores are inactive.[1] Furthermore, the shared cache makes it faster to share memory among different execution cores.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Intel Smart Cache: Demo". Intel. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
  2. ↑ "Inside Intel Core Microarchitecture and Smart Memory Access". Intel. 2006. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-12-29. Retrieved 2012-01-26.


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