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The number of levels in the memory hierarchy and the performance at each level has increased over time. The type of memory or storage components also change historically.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/memory-storage/|title=Memory & Storage – Timeline of Computer History – Computer History Museum|website=www.computerhistory.org}}</ref> For example, the memory hierarchy of an Intel Haswell Mobile<ref>{{cite web|last=Crothers |first=Brooke |url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57609045-37/dissecting-intels-top-graphics-in-apples-15-inch-macbook-pro/ |title=Dissecting Intel's top graphics in Apple's 15-inch MacBook Pro – CNET |publisher=News.cnet.com |access-date=2014-07-31}}</ref> processor circa 2013 is:
* [[Processor register]]s{{dash}}the fastest possible access (usually 1 CPU cycle). A few thousand bytes in size.
* [[CPU cache|Cache]]
** Level 0 (L0), [[micro-operation]]s cache{{dash}}6,144 bytes (6 KiB{{cn|reason=No source provided for IEC units, sources only use metric units like KB, MB, GB, etc|date=May 2021}}{{Original research inline|certain=y|date=May 2021}})<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/6355/intels-haswell-architecture/6 |title=Intel's Haswell Architecture Analyzed: Building a New PC and a New Intel |publisher=AnandTech |access-date=2014-07-31}}</ref> in size
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