Cache memory is a vital part of a PC's performance and efficiency. However, you can't directly control how much cache you'll have available, and are only able to clear it when it gets too full.

What exactly is cache? We have packed together everything you need to know about caches and how they are important to modern-day technology.

Both Spectre and Meltdown use cache in a timing based attack. Since cached memory is much faster to access, an attacker can measure access time to determine if memory is coming from RAM or the cache.

Now, CPU cache memory is not homogenous it exists in three (occasionally four) variants, namely L1, L2, and L3. The primary differences between these three variants will come down to speed ...

Optane Memory uses a "least recently used" (LRU) approach to determine what gets stored in the fast cache. All initial data reads come from the slower HDD storage, and the data gets copied over to ...

Clearing cache may not be advisable for all purposes, but sometimes it's just what your phone needs to work properly again ...

IBM Research approaches a technology breakthrough with non-volatile magnetic memory IBM scientists believe they are closing in on resolving the remaining limitations that have relegated magnetic ...

RAM, or memory, is one of the most important components of your PC, but what is RAM? We explain what RAM does, how much you need, why it's important, and more.

Multiple OEMs are marketing systems as if their total memory loadout is equivalent to their actual DRAM + Optane cache. That's not how this works.