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EMERGING TRENDS OF INTEL
MICROPROCESSORS
Presented by :
Nasser Hadjloo
http://Hajloo.wordpress.com
Design Considerations Instruction-level parallelism. Use of Cache hierarchies and their management. Higher clock speeds The Front Side Bus (FSB). Multi-Threading. Power Consumption and heating issues. Etc …
Intel Architectures: Netburst
NetBurst Core NehalemSandy Bridge
NetBurst Architecture
Features of Netburst Architecture Hyperthreading
single processor appears to be two logical processor
Each logical processor has its own set of register, APIC( Advanced programmable interrupt controller)
Increases resource utilization and improve performance.
Rapid Execution Engine:Arithmetic Logic Units (ALUs) run at twice the
processor frequency.Basic integer operations executes in 1/2 processor
clock tick.Provides higher throughput and reduced latency of
execution.
Netburst Microarchitecture
Design Considerations Deeper pipeline(20 stage) with increased branch
mispredictions but greater clock speeds and performance.
Techniques to hide penalties such as parallel execution, buffering, and speculation.
Executes instructions dynamically and out-of order. Performance of a particular code sequence may vary
depending on the state the machine was in when that code sequence was entered.
Modifications in NetBurst Northwood design combined an increased cache size, a
smaller 130 nm fabrication process, and hyper-threading technology
Prescott, had a heavily improved branch predictor, the introduction of the SSE3 SIMD instructions , the implementation of Intel 64, Intel's branding for their compatible implementation of the x86-64 64-bit version of the x86 architecture
two Prescott cores in a single die, and later Presler, which consists of two Cedar Mill cores on two separate dies.
But this had problems……….
Heading to Core
NetBurst Core NehalemSandy Bridge
Core Microachitecture
Core Microarchitecture
Design Considerations of Core
L2 control unit (super-queue)= L2 controller (snoop requests)+ Bus control unit (data and I/O requests to and from the external bus).
Prefetching unit is extended to handle separately hardware prefetching by each core.
Shared L2 cache in the Core 2 Duo eliminates on-chip L2-level cache coherence and between L1s of two cores in Core 2 Duo.
Although, Core 2 Duo benefits from its on-chip access to the other L1 cache, its performance is limited.
Features of Core Architecture
Multiple cores and hardware virtualization. 14 stage pipeline (smaller than Netburst). Dual core design with linked L1 cache and shared L2
cache. Macrofusion - Two program instructions can be
executed as one micro-operation. Intel Intelligent Power Capability- manages run time
power consumption of the processors’ execution cores. Includes advanced power gating capacity- ultra fine-
grained control systems that turns on individual processor logic subsystems only if when they are needed.
Modifications in Core Allendale core, with 2 MB L2 cache, offers a
smaller die size and therefore greater yields. Merom, the first mobile version of the Core 2,
gives more emphasis on low power consumption to enhance notebook battery life.
Kentsfield released was the first Intel desktop quad core CPU. It comprises of two separate silicon dies (each equivalent to a single Core 2 duo) on one multi chip module
Penryn design are the addition of new instructions including SSE4.
Problem……..
Problem with quad core
Heading to Nehalem
NetBurst Core NehalemSandy Bridge
Introduction
Core i7 New Intel CPU brand name for the business and high-end consumer markets
Core i5 processors intended for the main-stream consumer market
Core i3 processors intended for the entry-level consumer market
Features of Nehalem Integrated Memory Controller Quick Path Interconnect Advanced Configuration and Power States Improvements to the pipeline (L2 Branch Predictor,
Renamed Returned Stack Buffer, L2 TLB, etc) HyperThreading SSE4.2 instructions Nehalem architecture has a three-level cache
Core i7 History
It was started by Bloomfield Architecture in 2008
In 2009 Lynnfield and Clarksfield models cames
Prior to 2010 all models were quad core In 2010 Arrandale (dual core) models
comes In 2010 Gulftown models (extreme)
comes which has six hyperthreaded cores
Bloomfield All models started by Core-i7 9xx with socket 1366 Includes single-processor servers sold as Xeon
35xx Replaced Yorkfield processors Use a different socket than other core-I cpus .
Even from all 45 nm cpus On-die memory controller (uncore clock) Use (only one) QPI instead of FSB Support for SSE4.2 & SSE4.1 instruction
sets
Bloomfield 32 KB L1 instruction and 32 KB L1 data cache
per core 256 KB L2 cache (combined instruction and
data) per core 8 MB L3 (combined instruction and data)
"inclusive", shared by all cores "Turbo Boost" technology allows all active cores
to intelligently clock themselves up in steps of 133 MHz over the design clock rate as long as the CPU's predetermined thermal and electrical requirements are still met
Lynnfield
Used on Core-i5 There is no QPI but directly connects to a
southbridge using a 2.5 GT/s Direct Media Interface and to other devices using PCI Express links in its Socket 1156
Core i7 processors based on Lynnfield have Hyper-Threading, which is disabled in Lynnfield-based Core i5 processors
Lynnfield
Core i5-7xx, Core i7-8xx or Xeon X34xx Replaced Penryn based Yorkfield processor 45 nm Socket 1156 opposed to the 1366 include Direct Media Interface and PCI
Express links (dedicated northbridge chip, called the memory controller hub or I/O hub)
Clarksfield
Is the mobile version of Lynnfield and available under the Core i7 Mobile brand
Quad core, 45 nm integrated PCI Express and DMI links Core i7 7xxQM (6MB), Core i7 8xxQM (8MB),
Core i7 9xxXM Extreme Edition (8MB) Replaced Penryn-QC
Arrandale Second Mobile cups which contains All Core i7
6xx [UE, LE, E] (4MB) Core i5 5xx [UM, M, E] (3MB), Core i5 4xxM
(3MB) Core i3 3xxM, Celeron U3xxx (unreleased), P4 xxx
(2MB) Integrated graphics processing unit but only two
processor cores 32 nm and Dual Core E series processors are embedded versions with
support for PCIe bifurcation and ECC memory
Clarkdale
Desktop version of Arrandale, 32 nm Only as Core i3 and Core i5 and Dual Core All support Intel's Hyper Threading (HT) Integrated Graphics as well as PCI-Express
and DMI links The Clarkdale processor package contains
two dies: the actual 32 nm processor with the I/O connections and the 45 nm graphics controller with the memory interface
Successor of Wolfdale (45nm)
Clarkdale
Used in Intel Core, Pentium and Celeron The Core i5 versions generally have all
features enabled Only the Core i5-661 model lacking Intel
VT-d and TXT like the Core i3, which also does not support Turbo Boost and the AES new instructions
Pentium and Celeron versions do not have SMT, only use a reduced amount of third-level cache
Gulftown or Westmere-EP
The Extreme Edition version of the Core i7 featuring 6 cores, 32nm process (core i9)
Gulftown is the first six-core dual-socket processor from Intel
Hyper-Threading (for a total of 12 logical threads), 12 MB of cache, Turbo Boost and Intel QuickPath connection bus
Uses Westmere micro architecture a 32 nm shrink version of Nehalem
Gulftown
50% higher performance than bloomfield core i7 975
Includes Core i7 9xx and Corei7 9xxx [12 MB], Xeon 36xx, Xeon 56xx
Socket 1366
Specification
Nehalem Architecture
Nehalem Architecture
Design Considerations Hypertreading is reintroduced to cater to
increasing number of thread based applications. Cores are placed on a single die to reduce
latencies. QuickPath Interconnect also supplements to
achieve this purpose. L1 and L2 for each core and large shared L3 cache
for improving performance.
Looking forward to Sandy Bridge
NetBurst Core NehalemSandy Bridge
What can we expect…… Sandy Bridge microchip will have an architecture
optimized for 32-nanometer transistors The Sandy Bridge microarchitecture is also said to
focus on the connections of the processor core like vertical interconnects and multilevel dies
Increase in FLOPs by using AVX (Advanced Vector Extensions)
Haswell will be the successor to Sandy Bridge will be in 22nm.
The tick tock model works just fine…!!!
Trends and Performance Comparison
Intel Processor Trends
Intel Processor TrendsNetBurst Core Nehalem
Cache Hierarchy
Two level hierarchy
Two level hierarchy
Three level hierarchy
Second level cache size
256KB–2MB 1MB–12MB >1MB
Third level cache size
- - 8MB
Front side bus(in MHz)
400, 533, 800, 1066
533, 667,800, 1066,1333,1600
(QPI=6.4GT/s)
Intel Processor Trends
SPEC 2000benchmark2003- (3.0 GHz, Pentium 4 processor with Hyper-Threading Technology)Primary Cache: 12k micro-ops I + 8KBD on chip Secondary Cache: 512KB(I+D) on chipMemory: 512 MB
2004- (3.80 GHz, Intel Pentium 4 processor 570J) Primary Cache: 12k micro-ops I + 16KBD on chip Secondary Cache: 1MB(I+D) on chip Memory: 1 GB
2005- 3.73 GHz, Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 processorPrimary Cache: 12k micro-ops I + 16KBD on chip Secondary Cache: 2MB(I+D) on chipMemory: 1 GB
2006- Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Extreme processor X6800( 2.93 GHz, 1066 MHz bus Primary Cache: 32KBI + 32KBD per core, on chip Secondary Cache: 4 MB(I+D) per chip, on chip (shared) Memory: 2 GB
SPEC 2006 benchmark
2006:Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 2.67 GHz, 1066 MHz bus
Primary Cache: 32 KB I + 32 KB D on chip per core Secondary Cache: 4 MB I+D on chip per chip
Memory: 2 GB
2007:Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 3.00 GHz 1333 MHz FSB
Primary Cache:32 KB I + 32 KB D on chip per coreSecondary Cache:12 MB I+D on chip per chip, 6 MB shared / 2 cores
Memory: 4 GB
2008:Intel Xeon X5270 3.5GHz
Primary Cache: 32 KB I + 32 KB D on chip per coreSecondary Cache: 6 MB I+D on chip per chip
Memory: 16 GB
2009:Intel Core i7-965 Extreme EditionIntel Turbo Boost Technology up to 3.46 GHz
Primary Cache: 32 KB I + 32 KB D on chip per coreSecondary Cache: 256 KB I+D on chip per coreL3 Cache: 8 MB I+D on chip per chip
Memory: 12 GB
Concluding Remarks
Focus needs to be on more scalable and robust architecture.
Implementing 3-D integration. How about a 128 bit processor? The speed of light problem. The end of Moore’s Law?
Our Views
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