Updated Memory Wall (markdown) authored by moebiusband73's avatar moebiusband73
...@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ frequency, and superscalar execution. ...@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ frequency, and superscalar execution.
No gap opens anymore! The peak performance and the memory No gap opens anymore! The peak performance and the memory
bandwidth develop in parallel over the years. What about all the cores added? bandwidth develop in parallel over the years. What about all the cores added?
And there we are at a new wall processor architecture are facing: The power And there we are at a new wall processor architecture is facing: The power
wall. Processors are sophisticated heating plates, the performance limit is wall. Processors are sophisticated heating plates, the performance limit is
governed by the total heat you can dissipate across the tiny die surface. Due governed by the total heat you can dissipate across the tiny die surface. Due
to this limitation hardware architects trade cores for frequency, from 3.6 GHz to this limitation hardware architects trade cores for frequency, from 3.6 GHz
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