Jeremy Collake

AMD 3D V-Cache CPU Core Selection by CCD

When CPU Affinity Matters

Author: Jeremy Collake
Date: 01 Jan 2013
Categories: Tips and Tweaks

Case 1: Overcome Scheduler Inefficiency It is sometimes necessary to assign an application or game to a specific set of CPU cores to maximize performance. For instance, on AMD X3D platforms, not all CPU cores have the same amount of cache available. One set of CPU cores (CCD) has more cache, and the other […]