The link between L3 cache hit rates and cinematic smoothness
I spent forever thinking this was a driver issue, but that was a total dead end. In cache report 2026-021, I used CPU-Z to verify the architecture and checked HWiNFO64. Core temps were between 67℃ - 72℃, but the L3 cache hit rate was swinging between 93% - 97%. I tried killing every single background monitoring app. Then, I used Armoury Crate to optimize the memory presets, and frame generation latency dropped by about 12%, finally making the cutscenes smooth. Core voltage sat at 1.15V - 1.25V. AIDA64 confirmed that background apps were fighting for cache lines. Even so, in the biggest open areas, the 3D V-Cache scheduling still causes occasional sudden frame drops.
