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On Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:26:48 +0700, Pandu Poluan wrote: |
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> Just in case anyone wonders where the multiplier "1.6" comes from: |
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> There had been a discussion somewhere (I forgot where exactly, sorry) |
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> about load numbers. The final conclusion was that the ideal load number |
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> for today's processors is 2*N, because with the out-of-order capability |
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> of modern processors, two instructions can overlap in the pipeline, even |
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> without hyperthreading. |
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Is N the number of physical cores, or does it include hyperthreaded cores |
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too? |
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Neil Bothwick |
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Forget the Joneses...I can't keep up with The Simpsons. |
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