user82238
Reputation:
Are there CPUs with cache line widths others than powers of 2?
Does anyone know of CPUs where the cache line widths are anything other than powers of 2?
Upvotes: 1
Views: 188
Answers (1)
John
Reputation: 1594
This goes back to how computers store information and handle instructions in general, through binary(base 2) numbers. This logically is the most simple that you can break anything down to either something is or it is not; 1 or 0.
Upvotes: 1
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