How Does an Intel Processor Decide Which Bus to Use for a Given Address?

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How Does an Intel Processor Decide Which Bus to Use for a Given Address?

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I saw that Intel processors have three buses: one for RAM, one for DMI, and one for the PCIe bus. So, when the processor receives an address, how does it decide which bus to send it to?

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