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From: dougc@inforamp.net (Doug Carroll)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: PPro 256K L2 cache and memory > 64M
Date: 18 Oct 1996 20:30:53 GMT
Organization: Sector Publications Inc
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I'm wondering if the PPro cache will operate for memory > 64Meg. 256K seems
like a small cache for, say, 128Meg. Will the PPro tag and cache all 128M?
If not, adding memory above some max value would decrease system performance.
Does anyone have experience with this?