8MB L2 Cache vs 4x2MB L2 Cache

[madhouserevival]

I've used Yamicsoft Windows Manager since the company came out and it has an option to "increase the Performance of your CPU"

For the first time I noticed the words "the received size by auto-Query may be less than actual size for multi-core CPU" I have an FX-8350 with 4x2MB and don't know if I should select 8MB or 4MB because I don't know if 4x2 is the same as 8 in this scenario. Thanks.

[Shane]

Never used that program so not sure how well it works, but I checked the CPU and the L2 is 4 x 2MB while the L3 is 8MB

I checked the specifications tab on this page
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113284

Shane

[madhouserevival]

So what I am asking is 4x2 equivalent to 8 or is there a difference? Thanks.

[Shane]

I dont know on this one, i have never messed with these settings before so I dont have an answer, sorry bud.

It has to do at the hardware level and it would be best to find out how the L2 is done on the chip. Instead of 1 8 MB like it is doing with l# it is doing 4 at 2 MB each, so that means there is 4 2MB locations on the chip, so most likly 2 cores get 1. 8 cores then 4 of the 2 MB.

So 2 cores have used up 1 of the 2MB while the other cores still have their own. But I am only going by a fraction of information and I may be totally wrong, trying to look up info on them isnt pulling up much lol

Shane