This is off-topic, strictly speaking; but don't think this really merits a new thread. So, leaving it here and to the mods to move (sorry for the potential trouble), in case this gains enough traction in discussions.
I got reminded of typing this:
unless there's a new technique to improve performance or efficiency or whatever the market is looking for, without increasing number of cores.
as I was watching the recent video from Hardware Unboxed comparing impact of cache vs cores on gaming.
I also remember reading
this review of the 5800x3D showcasing the impact of cache on other applications on Linux.
It does seem like cache could be a significant selling point, if not already; and if the gaming industry AND the professional tools/softwares industry manages to help sell enough of these fat-on-cache processors, I don't know if the general consumer applications might could be designed for more cache, so much so that no RAM speed or capacity would make up for it.
I bet Chrome would use some cache; but that's simply because Chrome seems like the app that'd use anything and ask for more. I haven't used any professional softwares such as for video editing, 3d rendering, etc. so I don't know where more cache could be of help. But, I'm interested to know; so kindly share what you do.
Thanks!