Sequential Program Prefetching in Memory Hierarchies
Computer · 1978 · 319 citations · 15 references
EngineeringHardware AccelerationProgram AnalysisCache MissMemory ReferencesHigh-performance ArchitectureComputer EngineeringComputer ArchitectureSequential Program PrefetchingParallel ProgrammingComputer ScienceParallel ComputingMemory Model (Programming)Memory TransfersMemory ManagementMemory ArchitectureInstruction-level ParallelismMulti-channel Memory Architecture
Memory transfers due to a cache miss are costly. Prefetching all memory references in very fast computers can increase the effective CPU speed by 10 to 25 percent.
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