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Difference between Cache and Translation LookAside Buffer[TLB]

Asked 2009-12-29T07:58:15.667
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What is the difference between Cache and Translation LookAside Buffer [TLB] ?

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Cache stores the actual contents of the memory.

TLB on the other hand, stores only mapping. TLB speeds up the process of locating the operands in the memory.

Cache speeds up the process of reading those operands by copying them to a faster physical memory.

answered 2012-11-16T04:12:04.857

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