X3D Before X3D: The Rise and Fall of Intel's L4 Cache CPUs
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. Support the show: / @hblankpc / hblank Socials: Twitter: / hblank_yt Discord: / discord 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

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