basic structure of computers
Cache Performance Metrics Miss Rate Fraction of memory references not found in cache (misses / accesses) = 1 – hit rate Typical numbers (in percentages):
1 Block replacement Any empty block in the correct set may be used for storing data. If there are no empty blocks, the cache controller will attempt.
January 4, 2016©2003 Craig Zilles (derived from slides by Howard Huang) 1 Cache Writing & Performance Today we’ll finish up with caches; we’ll cover: