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		titzer on March 2, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: AMD Zen2 ymm registers rolling back Resistance is directly proportional to length. Yeah it saves a lot to move the RAM closer by putting it on package. Not sure why you are still trying to argue about basic EE.

kllrnohj on March 2, 2023 [–]

Math it out then. How much resistance is that few centimeters of PCB trace costing & what does that translate to in terms of milliwatts?

Resistance is proportional to length, yes, but that doesn't make it significant in the given application.

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