CPU makers can’t really make system memory affordably, unfortunately. That’s why it’s separate in the first place :(
Intel has actually done this in the past, with a little eDRAM cache for their integrated graphics on some older 5000 series CPUs, like the 5775C. It topped out at 128MB.
AMD already does something similar with their X3D CPUs, albeit with SRAM… it tops out at 64MB.
They will sell you a bigger version, with IIRC 768MB of L3 memory, for many thousands of dollars.
Another issue is that CPU designs take many, many years to go from initial idea to manufacturing, along with truckloads of cash. So they couldn’t even respond to this shortage in 2026 if they wanted to.
Another is that AMD outsources their manufacturing anyway, though not Intel.
CPU makers can’t really make system memory affordably, unfortunately. That’s why it’s separate in the first place :(
Intel has actually done this in the past, with a little eDRAM cache for their integrated graphics on some older 5000 series CPUs, like the 5775C. It topped out at 128MB.
AMD already does something similar with their X3D CPUs, albeit with SRAM… it tops out at 64MB.
They will sell you a bigger version, with IIRC 768MB of L3 memory, for many thousands of dollars.
Another issue is that CPU designs take many, many years to go from initial idea to manufacturing, along with truckloads of cash. So they couldn’t even respond to this shortage in 2026 if they wanted to.
Another is that AMD outsources their manufacturing anyway, though not Intel.