feipoa
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 Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2012 5:12 am Post subject: Identifying cache on Cyrix MediaGX GXm parts |
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On the Wiki MediaGX link, it is mentioned that the Cyrix Media GXm came in two flavours, namely
* L1 cache size 16 KB write-back 4-way set associative unified I/D cache
* Or 12-Kbyte unified L1 Cache and 4K scratchpad for SMM & Graphics.
I have tested 3 GXm chips (200, 233, and 266), but all appear to have 12 KB cache. I did not see the 12 KB variant listed on cpu-world. How do we identify the chips with 16 KB cache vs. those with 12 KB? It seems less meaningful to have the 4K reserved for SMM & graphics if one decides to use a PCI graphics card. Many thanks! |
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