Title :
The Intel386 CPU family-architecture and performance analysis
Author :
Chadha, Tejpal ; Srinivasan, Partha
Author_Institution :
Intel Corp., Santa Clara, CA, USA
Abstract :
The authors present a synopsis of the various performance metrics related to the i386 CPU architecture. The complex i386 CPU architecture has a number of factors which determine the overall performance of a job. A rich set of tools has been developed to analyze the i386 architecture and its performance. Using these tools and methodologies, it is shown how an average number like CPI (cycles per instruction) can vary over the run time of the job. All the results presented are for the Intel486 DX microprocessor, executing the four integer benchmarks in the SPEC 1.0 benchmark suite.<>
Keywords :
computer architecture; microprocessor chips; performance evaluation; Intel386 CPU family; Intel486 DX microprocessor; SPEC 1.0 benchmark suite; cycles per instruction; i386 CPU architecture; integer benchmarks; job run time; performance analysis; performance metrics; Arithmetic; Books; Information resources; Instruction sets; Measurement; Microprocessors; Performance analysis; Protection; Registers; Workstations;
Conference_Titel :
Compcon Spring '92. Thirty-Seventh IEEE Computer Society International Conference, Digest of Papers.
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2655-0
DOI :
10.1109/CMPCON.1992.186734
