AMD’s 7800X3D and 7950X3D hold the top spot in CPUs for gaming, not because they have the most cores or the highest clock speeds, but because they have the most cache. But what is CPU cache, anyway?

In the eighties, computer processors became faster and faster, while memory access times stagnated and hindered additional performance increases. Something had to be done to speed up memory access and ...

Android phones rarely slow down overnight. Performance usually erodes in small, frustrating steps as apps pile up temporary ...

Clearing your TV's cache can greatly decrease stuttering and improve performance. Here's how to do it on brands like Samsung, LG, and more.

Found in smart TVs and apps, a cache is temporary storage that speeds up operations. If a cache is full or contains outdated data, it can cause performance issues. Be sure to clear your cache every ...

Cache isn’t something PC gamers think nearly enough about. At least, that seems to be AMD’s thinking as of late. With the release of 3D V-Cache on the Ryzen 7 5800X3D, though, AMD just proved its own ...

The internet is a nosy place. In this series, Lifehacker explains how to protect one of the most important aspects of modern life: your privacy. When you use the internet on your laptop, tablet, or ...

Facing a power wall and the limit of physics, chip makers are in a constant battle to reengineer and re-evaluate ways to build a better CPU. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

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What was reported about Google’s cache may have unintentionally left the impression that it was permanently and irretrievably gone. But that’s not yet the case. Here’s SearchLiaison’s announcement on ...