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How much slower is random access, really?

You may know that, because your computer has different caches (L1, L2, L3...), and memory operations operate on cache lines of about 64 bytes each, you should write programs that exhibit locality to get maximum performance.
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Jun 23, 2025How much slower is random access, really? by sestep11470

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