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A cache miss is not a cache miss

When writing high performance code, we are careful to avoid cache misses when possible. When discussing cache misses, however, we are usually content with counting the number of cache misses. In this post I will explain why this is not sufficient, as data dependency also make a huge difference.
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May 1, 2016A cache miss is not a cache miss by ingve12639

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