SUPERSCALAR INSTRUCTION EXECUTION IN THE 21164-ALPHA MICROPROCESSOR

Authors
EDMONDSON JH RUBINFELD P PRESTON R RAJAGOPALAN V
Citation
Jh. Edmondson et al., SUPERSCALAR INSTRUCTION EXECUTION IN THE 21164-ALPHA MICROPROCESSOR, IEEE MICRO, 15(2), 1995, pp. 33-43
Citations number
3
Categorie Soggetti
Computer Sciences","Computer Science Hardware & Architecture","Computer Science Software Graphycs Programming
Journal title
IEEE MICRO → ACNP
ISSN journal
02721732
Volume
15
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
33 - 43
Database
ISI
SICI code
0272-1732(1995)15:2<33:SIEIT2>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
The 21164 is a new quad-issue, superscalar Alpha microprocessor that e xecutes 1.2 billion instructions per second. Available this January, t he 300-MHz, 0.5-mu m CMOS chip delivers an estimated 345/505 SPECint92 /SPECfp92 performance. The design's high clock rate, low operational l atency, and high-throughput/nonblocking memory systems contribute to t his performance.