[SOLVED] Is CPU cache amount important for gaming?

[teo.kostovski]

Apart from amount of cores and frequency, is the CPU cache amount important for gaming. for example, how much difference would a a 12 mb cache make compared to a 16 mb cache?

 

[USAFRet]

Apart from amount of cores and frequency, is the CPU cache amount important for gaming. for example, how much difference would a a 12 mb cache make compared to a 16 mb cache?

Irrelevant in the context of the rest of the CPU.

You don't get to select the same CPU with two different cache levels, so there can be no real comparison.

 

[SamirD]

It is usually important as a part of an overall cpu's performance, but just like frequency, you can't use it to compare one cpu to another.