CPU cache

dynamically managed local memory that mirrors main memory in a microprocessor to reduce the cost of access
class practices Q352090
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CPU cache

Summary

CPU cache ranks in the top 3% of practices entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (460 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • CPU cache's follows is recorded as processor register[2].
  • CPU cache's followed by is recorded as primary memory[3].
  • CPU cache's subclass of is recorded as cache[4].
  • CPU cache's subclass of is recorded as computer storage media[5].
  • CPU cache's subclass of is recorded as volatile memory[6].
  • CPU cache's part of is recorded as central processing unit[7].
  • CPU cache's part of is recorded as memory hierarchy[8].
  • CPU cache's Commons category is recorded as CPU cache[9].
  • CPU cache's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03gx1p[10].
  • CPU cache's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/cpu-cache[11].
  • CPU cache's uses is recorded as eSRAM[12].
  • CPU cache's uses is recorded as eDRAM[13].
  • CPU cache's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 146690236[14].
  • CPU cache's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 167713795[15].
  • CPU cache's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 189783530[16].
  • CPU cache's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C167713795[17].
  • CPU cache's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C189783530[18].
  • CPU cache's ScienceDirect topic ID is recorded as engineering/instruction-cache[19].
  • CPU cache's ScienceDirect topic ID is recorded as computer-science/instruction-cache[20].
  • CPU cache's ScienceDirect topic ID is recorded as computer-science/processor-cache[21].

Why It Matters

CPU cache ranks in the top 3% of practices entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (460 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

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  9. [10] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  16. [17] . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). CPU cache. Retrieved March 8, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/cpu-cache
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_cpu-cache_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{CPU cache}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/cpu-cache}, note = {Accessed: 2026-03-08}}
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  1. 16d ago · InternetArchiveBot bot · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sciencedirect topic id engineering/instruction-cache, computer-science/instruction-cache, computer-science/processor-cache
    Followed by
    Part of central processing unit, memory hierarchy
    Followed by primary memory
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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