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In computing, cache coherence (also cache coherency) refers to the consistency of data stored in local caches of a shared resource. Cache coherence is a special case of memory coherence.

Coherency protocol

MESI protocol

Intel is using this

References

1. Cache Coherence
2. Cache consistency & MESI Intel
3. A closer look at AMD's dual-core architecture
4. CSE 400 – Related Work: Instructions & Example
5. Trace-Driven Simulation of the MSI, MESI and Dragon Cache Coherence Protocols