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| Latency Comparison Numbers | |
| -------------------------- | |
| L1 cache reference 0.5 ns | |
| Branch mispredict 5 ns | |
| L2 cache reference 7 ns 14x L1 cache | |
| Mutex lock/unlock 25 ns | |
| Main memory reference 100 ns 20x L2 cache, 200x L1 cache | |
| Compress 1K bytes with Zippy 3,000 ns | |
| Send 1K bytes over 1 Gbps network 10,000 ns 0.01 ms | |
| Read 4K randomly from SSD* 150,000 ns 0.15 ms |
This gist is part of a blog post. Check it out at:
http://jasonrudolph.com/blog/2011/08/09/programming-achievements-how-to-level-up-as-a-developer