Abstract
Using readily available data on CPU characteristics—main memory size, cache memory size, number of channels, and machine cycle time—it is possible to predict relative CPU performance for a wide range of machines. Statistical analyses indicate that these characteristics explain virtually all the variance in relative performance.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 308-317 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Communications of the ACM |
Volume | 30 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Apr 1987 |
Keywords
- CPU characteristics
- Cache memory
- channels
- computer economics
- cycle time
- economics
- memory
- models
- performance evaluation