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From: "David O'Brien" <obrien@freebsd.org>
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On Thu, Apr 22, 2004 at 10:52:06AM -0500, Kirk Strauser wrote:
> > Whoever responds: you sure want the cache rams to go with it, it makes a
> > considerable speed difference. It will not get fast, it will get less
> > slow, you get the drift.
> 
> I'd asked before but didn't get much of a response:
> 
> I have a Cabriolet (275MHz) with 2MB of cache, and a manual that says I can
> increase that to 8.  Would that make a noticeable difference in make jobs,
> like running a make buildworld?

I've timed two Alpha's that differed only in cache size (2MB vs. 4MB).
It would make a difference in 'make world' times.