DocumentCode
3558592
Title
A performance analysis of Pentium processor systems
Author
Bekerman, Michael ; Mendelson, Avi
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Technion-Israel Inst. of Technol., Haifa, Israel
Volume
15
Issue
5
fYear
1995
fDate
10/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
72
Lastpage
83
Abstract
Using a CPI metric, we analyze the performance of Pentium-based systems and examine their use of the processor´s architectural features under different software environments. We break down the CPI into its basic constituents and examine the effects of various operating systems and applications on the CPI. This analysis indicates where the application spends its time during execution, giving designers a better understanding of design tradeoffs and potential causes of performance bottlenecks
Keywords
computer architecture; microprocessor chips; performance evaluation; CPI metric; Pentium processor systems; architectural features; design tradeoffs; performance analysis; performance bottlenecks; software environments; Application software; Decoding; Electric breakdown; Frequency; Instruction sets; Operating systems; Performance analysis; Pipelines; Prefetching; Software performance;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Micro, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Location
10/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
ISSN
0272-1732
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/40.464592
Filename
464592
Link To Document