The L1 Caches
L1 Code Cache Characteristics
The characteristics of the Pentium® III's L1 Code Cache are:
It is 16KB in size.
It is implemented as a 4-way set-associative cache.
The cache line size is 32 bytes.
It implements an SI subset of the MESI coherency protocol.
L1 Data Cache Characteristics
The characteristics of the Pentium® III's L1 Data Cache are:
It is 16KB in size.
It is implemented as a 4-way set-associative cache.
Each cache bank is subdivided into two subbanks.
The cache line size is 32 bytes.
It implemented the full MESI coherency protocol.
It was a non-blocking cache.
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