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The memory hierarchy in most computers is as follows:
* [[CPU register]]s (fastest possible access, only
* [[Level 1 cache]] (often accessed in just a few cycles, usually tens of kilobytes)
* [[Level 2 cache]] (higher latency than L1 by 2x-10x, often 512KB or more)
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