M4 Ultra vs Ryzen 9 7950X
l3 cacheを並べて確認。
l3 cacheを理解する
CPU cache sits between the cores and main memory (DRAM), buffering data the cores will likely need next.
Hierarchy
- L1 — 32–64 KB per core, ~1 ns access.
- L2 — 512 KB–2 MB per core, ~3 ns.
- L3 — 8–192 MB shared, ~12 ns.
- DRAM — gigabytes, ~80 ns.
Why it matters
A workload that fits in L3 runs 5–10× faster than one that spills to DRAM. AMD's X3D parts (Ryzen 7800X3D, 9800X3D, 9950X3D) stack 64–96 MB of extra cache — the gaming-best CPUs of their generation, frequently 15–25% faster than non-X3D siblings in CPU-bound titles.
Cache vs clock
For gaming, cache often beats raw clock speed. For sustained multithreaded workloads, clocks and core count win.
この対戦In this spec, M4 Ultra and Ryzen 9 7950X are effectively tied at 64MB — buyers can treat them as equivalent on l3 cache alone.
cacheとは？
Small, fast memory inside a CPU that stores recently-used data and instructions. L1 is fastest and smallest; L3 is largest and shared across cores. Cache size meaningfully impacts gaming and database workloads.
Cacheの詳しい解説を読む →この比較の他のスペック
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