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Topic Due date
Introduction to SimpleScalar Assignment (pdf).
SimpleScalar quickstart (pdf).
Benchmark guide (pdf).
Simulators and Benchmarks for 471 Slides (pdf)

More information about SimpleScalar can be found in these two documents:
Report guidelines (pdf)
Wednesday Tuesday, April 4
Branch Prediction Strategies (pdf)

Sample reports:
If you wish to modify the SimpleScalar simulator in the course of this assignment, the source code is available in /cse/courses/cse471/06sp/simplescalar/source/simplesim-3v0d.tgz. You can also download it from the SimpleScalar website.
Tuesday, April 18
In-order vs Out-of-order Processor Performance (pdf) Thursday, May 4
Deducing Cache Parameters (pdf) Thursday, May 11
Cache Coherence Protocols (pdf)

Read the slides from section! (pdf)
Thursday, June 1


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