Experiments to simulate multiple cache hierarchies, L1/L2 set-associativities, block sizes using DineroIV, and measure impact on Cycles Per Instruction (CPI) and Average Memory Access Time (AMAT).
- Python3 (tested on 3.7)
- Install
terminaltablesusingpip3 install terminaltables
- Install
- DineroIV binary in the current working directory
The first part of the simulation uses a split 64K n-way associative L1 cache with a block size of b. n is varied between (1, 2, 4) and b is varied between (32, 64)B.
The second part of the simulation adds a unified 128K n-way associated L2 cache with a block size of b. n is varied between (1, 2, 4) and b is varied between (32, 64). Each combination of L2 is simulated for each combination of L1 discussed above.
In each case, cycles per instruction is calculated.
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