Quote Originally Posted by JumpingJack View Post

But it is not L2 cache that is doing this.... Intel has far superior branch prediction, and gaming code is the branchiest you will find. Deneb will be an improvement over Agena no doubt, but it will not overtake even a Kentsfield in gaming.
P4 area had to pay of in some way.

i bet without the P4 we wouldn't have that aggressive prefetchers.