1st Edition
Performance Evaluation and Benchmarking
304 Pages
by
CRC Press
304 Pages
by
CRC Press
304 Pages
by
CRC Press
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Computer and microprocessor architectures are advancing at an astounding pace. However, increasing demands on performance coupled with a wide variety of specialized operating environments act to slow this pace by complicating the performance evaluation process. Carefully balancing efficiency and accuracy is key to avoid slowdowns, and such a balance can be achieved with an in-depth understanding... Read more
Introduction and Overview. Performance Modeling and Measurement Techniques. Benchmarks. Aggregating Performance Metrics Over a Benchmark Suite. Statistical Techniques for Computer Performance Analysis. Statistical Sampling for Processor and Cache Simulation. SimPoint: Picking Representative Samples to Guide Simulation. Statistical Simulation. Benchmark Selection. Introduction to Analytical Models. Performance Monitoring Hardware and the Pentium 4 Processor. Performance Monitoring on the POWER5™ Microprocessor. Performance Monitoring in the itanium® Processor Family. Index.
Biography
Lizy Kurian John, Lieven Eeckhout
