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If a 16 – way set associative cache is made up of 64 bit words, 16 words per line and 8192 sets, how big is the cache in mega bytes?

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Size of block =16 word= 16*64 bit or 128 byte

Number of block = number of set * associative= 8192*16= 2$^{18}$

sizeof cache is = number of block * size of block= 16MB
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