The dependence of the performance of a microprocessor on pipeline depth is studied both theoretically and by simulation. An analytical theory is developed and verified by simulation. The theory predicts the optimum pipeline depth for a particular technology and microarchitectnre, executing a particular workload. The tradeoff between the throughput of a particular pipeline and the penalties associated with hazards leads to this optimum pipeline depth.
By: Allan M. Hartstein, Thomas R. Puzak
Published in: 29th Annual International Symposium on Computer Architecture. Conference Proceedings.Piscataway, NJ, IEEE, p.7-13 in 2002
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