The hardware flaw that made the Wii U slow(er)...
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The hardware flaw that made the Wii U slow(er)...
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Fran
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A nerd talking about the Wii U's cache coherency.
Code used in the video: https://github.com/FranLMSP/wiiu-cach...
No so-called "Generative AI" was used to make this video.
Sources:
Nerrel's Wii U review: • Star Fox Zero and the Wii U: A Tale of Two...
Frame Rated's video about the Wii U's Expresso CPU (with David's comment highlighted): • The Nintendo Wii U CPU: Espresso (Hardware...
linux-wiiu Gitlab project: https://gitlab.com/linux-wiiu/linux-wiiu
fail0verflow blog post by Marcan: https://fail0verflow.com/blog/2014/co...
Rodrigo Copetti's blog post: https://www.copetti.org/writings/cons...
Memory training: https://www.systemverilog.io/design/d...
PS3's Bit Training (PS3 Developer Wiki): https://www.psdevwiki.com/ps3/Syscon_...
Footage from Linus Tech Tips: • How to Build a PC, the last guide you’ll e...
iFixit M4 Mac Mini teardown guide (where I took the M4 photo from): https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/How+to+R...
Branch Education's footage: • The $200M Machine that Prints Microchips: ...
Wii U menu background footage: • Wii U Menu - TV Background Loop
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0:00 Introduction
2:10 The Wii U's CPU
3:35 Why is CPU cache even a thing?
6:10 How CPU cache works (oversimplified)
7:32 The Wii U hardware bug
8:22 Testing on real hardware
10:40 Conclusion