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How do L1, L2, and L3 cache affect CPU performance?

When shopping for a new CPU, you're likely to come across many different CPU specifications, such as cores, clock speed, TDP, ...
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Why does the CPU have multiple cache levels such as L1, L2, L3?

"CPUcacheIs multilayered in the way that L1 is 32 KB, L2 is 256 KB, L 3 is 2 MB, why is it not possible with L1 cache of 32 KB + 256 KB + 2 MB? "Fabian Giessen (ryg) responds clearly to the simple ...
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AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D Spotted With A 5.65GHz Clock Speed And 128MB L3 Cache

AMD made some key changes to its second generation 3D V-Cache design that allows it to be more flexible with clock speeds, and rumor has it that both the upcoming Ryzen 9 9950X3D and Ryzen 9 9900X3D ...
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AMD 3D V-Cache Turned Into A RAM Disk Destroys PCIe 5.0 SSDs In Speed Test

Storage devices have gotten really fast lately, with the fastest PCIe 5.0 SSDs getting over 14GB/s in reads and writes, but that's nothing compared to a Ryzen CPU with 3D V-Cache. Tested by hardware ...