Any of these computer architecture concepts: register file, L1/L2/L3 cache, main memory
Can be implemented with any of these components: DRAM, SRAM, D-FF (flip-flops)
It's common for main memory (in embedded systems) and register files to use SRAM. But you can also implement the registers with flip-flop banks, and get something bulkier but faster. I'm not sure what Intel/AMD does.
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So, I'm a bit confused. Are registers SRAM? Or are they faster than SRAM?
Any of these computer architecture concepts: register file, L1/L2/L3 cache, main memory
Can be implemented with any of these components: DRAM, SRAM, D-FF (flip-flops)
It's common for main memory (in embedded systems) and register files to use SRAM. But you can also implement the registers with flip-flop banks, and get something bulkier but faster. I'm not sure what Intel/AMD does.
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