Title :
Superscalar instruction execution in the 21164 Alpha microprocessor
Author :
Edmondson, J.H. ; Rubinfeld, P. ; Preston, R. ; Rajagopalan, V.
Author_Institution :
Digital Equipment Corp., Hudson, MA, USA
fDate :
4/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The 21164 is a new quad-issue, superscalar Alpha microprocessor that executes 1.2 billion instructions per second. The 300-MHz, 0.5-μm CMOS chip delivers an estimated 345/505 SPECint32/SPECfp92 performance. The design´s high clock rate, low operational latency, and high-throughput/nonblocking memory systems contribute to this performance.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; instruction sets; microprocessor chips; 0.5 micron; 21164 Alpha microprocessor; 300 MHz; CMOS chip; high clock rate; high-throughput/nonblocking memory systems; low operational latency; superscalar instruction execution; CMOS technology; Clocks; Computational modeling; Computer applications; Computer interfaces; Databases; Delay; Microprocessors; Pipelines; Reduced instruction set computing;
Journal_Title :
Micro, IEEE
