Packet storage based on packet properties

In some examples, a system on chip (SOC) comprises a network switch configured to receive a packet and to identify a flow identifier (ID) corresponding to a header of the packet. The SOC comprises a direct memory access (DMA) controller coupled to the network switch, where the DMA controller is configured to divide the packet into first and second fragments based on the flow ID and to assign a first hardware queue to the first fragment and a second hardware queue to the second fragment, and wherein the DMA controller is further configured to assign memory regions to the first and second fragments based on the first and second hardware queues. The SOC comprises a snoopy cache configured to store the first fragment to the snoopy cache or to memory based on a first cache allocation command, where the first cache allocation command is based on the memory region assigned to the first fragment, where the snoopy cache is further configured to store the second fragment to the snoopy cache or to memory based on a second cache allocation command, and where the second cache allocation command is based on the memory region assigned to the second fragment.