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Difference between cache memory and register?

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Mar 15, 202644256 views
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What is the difference between cache memory and registers?I know them by definition but why do we need the other when we have any one of them?

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Registers are: Few in number (usually less than 32) Limited in size (32, 64, 80, 128 bits) The only things most processors can operate on directly (although x86/x86-64 blurs this a bit) Cache is: Extant (32kB+) Larger in quanta (512 bytes or more) N…

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