X3D Before X3D: The Rise and Fall of Intel's L4 Cache CPUs

Описание: AMD's 3D V-cache made the Ryzen 7 9800X3D is the most popular CPU on the market today. In the 2010s, Intel made an X3D of their own. This is the story of Intel's L4 cache die, Crystalwell, how Apple influenced its creation, and how this i7-5950HQ frankenchip performs today.
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0:00 Intro
0:59 The Crystalwell Story
7:51 i7-5950HQ details
10:16 CPU benchmarks
12:56 Iris Pro 6200 details
15:10 GPU benchmarks
18:22 Gaming benchmarks
23:14 Quick Sync testing
25:56 eDRAM post-Broadwell
27:53 Outro

Music used:
Back Again by Esteban Trujillo:
   • "4mat - Back Again" (C64 Dual 6581 Cover) ...  
Excalibur by Bobby Prince from the Rise of the Triad soundtrack:
   • 26. Excalibur - Bobby Prince | Rise of the...  
Basement, Gold Rush, Moonwalk, and Long Night by Stuart Rynn from the Ancient Aliens soundtrack:
   • Ancient Aliens - Doom WAD Soundtrack  
Tekk (MIDI version) by Frédéric Motte from the Al Unser Jr. Arcade Racing soundtrack:
   • Al Unser Jr Arcade Racing Soundtrack 02   (couldn't find a MIDI upload)
Fearless by John Guscott from the de Blob soundtrack:
   • Fearless ~ High - de Blob Soundtrack Exten...  
Snow Angels by MtPain27 from PUSS XXIII: Mappin' Round the Doommas Tree:
   • Snow Angels (MIDI)  

Test system:
Core i7-5950HQ
(OC: [email protected] core, [email protected] cache)
Asus Maximus VII Hero
2x8GB DDR3-1866 10-10-10 1T
(OC: DDR3-2203 12-12-12 1T)
Iris Pro Graphics 6200
(OC: [email protected])
Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2TB
Windows 10 x64 1903

Games tested:
Assassin's Creed Rogue
Civilization VI + Gathering Storm
Lego Incredibles
Red Faction Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered
World War Z
F1 2020
Halo 4 MCC
Yakuza 5
Counter-Strike 2
BeamNG.drive

Benchmarks:
7-zip
Cinebench R11.5, R15, R20, R23, 2024
Geekbench 3, 4, 5, 6, AI
GPUPI for CPU
HWBOT x265
PCMark 7 + 10
Pifast
SuperPi
wPrime
y-cruncher
Intel XTU + 2.0
3DMark (2001 SE, 03, 05, 06, 11, Cloud Gate, Fire Strike, Ice Storm, Sky Diver, Night Raid, CPU Profile)
VRMark Blue, Cyan, Orange Room
Aquamark
Catzilla
Unigine Heaven + Superposition