CPU cache is the fast memory between the cores and main memory. What L1, L2, and L3 each do, why cache lines are 64 bytes, and when more cache actually makes a processor faster.

For years, processors focused on performance, and that performance had little accountability to anything else. Performance still matters, but now it must be accountable to power. If small gains in ...

Data centers continue to heat up as new processors consume more energy than ever before. Cooling is the primary weapon against the heat these processors generate, but it won’t be able to keep up ...