Are CPU registers and CPU cache different?

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Qian picture Qian · Aug 17, 2010 · Viewed 32k times · Source

Are CPU registers and CPU cache different?

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Chathuranga Chandrasekara picture Chathuranga Chandrasekara · Aug 17, 2010

Yes, CPU register is just a small amount of data storage, that facilitates some CPU operations.

CPU cache, it is a high speed volatile memory which is bigger in size, that helps the processor to reduce the memory operations.

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