The Potential of On-Chip Memory Systems for Future Vector Architectures
The Potential of On-Chip Memory Systems for Future Vector Architectures
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片上存储器系统在未来矢量架构中的潜力
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-540-74384-2_18
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发表时间:
2008
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通讯作者:
Koki Okabe
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作者:
Hiroaki Kobayashi;A. Musa;Y. Sato;Hiroyuki Takizawa;Koki Okabe
The most advantageous feature of modern vector systems is their outstanding memory performance compared to scalar systems. This feature brings them to their high-sustained system performance when executing real application codes, which are extensively used in the fields of advanced sciences and engineering [9],[10],[1]. However, recent trends in semiconductor technology generate a strong head wind for vector systems. Thanks to the historical growth rate in on-chip silicon budget, named Moore’s law, processor performance regarding flop/s rates increases remarkably, but memory performance cannot follow it [2]. Regarding vector systems, their bytes/flop rates that show the balance between flop/s performance and memory bandwidth go down from 8 B/flop in 1998, to 4 in 2003, and to 2 in 2007. We have pointed out that reducing the memory bandwidth seriously affects the sustained system performance even in case of vector systems [3], although their absolute performance increases to a certain degree. Memory performance definitely becomes one of key points for design of future highly-efficient vector architectures to survive in an era of multi-core processors.
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2006
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High Performance Computing on Vector Systems(Springer-Verlag)
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作者:
Yukinori Sato;Ken-ichi Suzuki and Tadao Nakamura;Hiroaki Kobayashi
通讯作者:
Hiroaki Kobayashi