The PowerPC 603 microprocessor: performance analysis and design trade-offs

Performance modeling was used in conjunction with application code traces to tune the PowerPC 603 microprocessor design. This modeling technique allowed the design space to be constrained by performance, power and size. Trade-offs were examined with high confidence of final performance. Sampled traces provided a fast turnaround for evaluation of the design space. Finally, simulation model execution of fragments of the traces verified the performance model accuracy. >