Title :
A comprehensive analytical model for embedded parallel microprocessors performance prediction
Author :
Olivieri, Mauro ; Scarana, Mirko
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Rome Univ. La Sapienza, Italy
Abstract :
This paper presents an analytical model for the early performance prediction of VLSI microprocessor cores. The model involves a wide set of architecture parameters (including data on memory hierarchy data, branch prediction and pipeline organization) and instruction level parameters as well as statistical information obtained from an ad-hoc version of the SimpleScalar toolset. The model validation against cycle accurate simulation shows a very good fitting.
Keywords :
VLSI; embedded systems; microprocessor chips; parallel architectures; SimpleScalar toolset; VLSI microprocessor; ad-hoc version; branch prediction; embedded parallel microprocessors; information; memory hierarchy data; pipeline organization; Analytical models; Consumer electronics; Costs; Microprocessors; Performance analysis; Pipelines; Predictive models; Process design; Space exploration; Very large scale integration;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Technology, 2004. IEEE ICIT '04. 2004 IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8662-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICIT.2004.1490775
