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Why TAGE is the best
The TAGE branch predictor by André Seznec and Pierre Michaud is the best branch predictor today, winning the last two branch predictor competitions (CBP2 and CBP3). It was introduced in a 2006 paper: A case for (partially) tagged Geometric History … Continue reading
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I am a computer architecture Ph.D. student at The University of Texas at Austin. This is my blog about computer architecture. I also have a regular academic website with my publications and other academic info.
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Paper: A Model for Hierarchical Memory
Asymptotic complexity of algorithms (the “big-O” notation) is a staple of computer science and engineering. We usually focus on asymptotic worst-case time complexity. For example, we know that quicksort can take up to n2 steps to sort a sequence of … Continue reading
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Frequency scaling for simulator debugging
While working on a recent paper, I stumbled on an easy way to find errors in a computer architecture simulator. I simulated a processor at various frequencies and plotted the resulting performance. I expected to see a nice “smooth” set of points, perhaps … Continue reading
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Rustam Miftakhutdinov 