Cache Memory Impact on Processor Performance

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What is the latency of the DRAM connected to the processor?

  • 16 µs
  • 100 ns (correct)
  • 1 ns
  • 200 µs

How many instructions can the processor execute per cycle?

  • Eight
  • One
  • Two
  • Four (correct)

How large is the cache introduced in the second scenario?

  • 128 KB
  • 16 KB
  • 32 KB (correct)
  • 64 KB

What is the processor clock speed?

<p>1 GHz (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the execution time required to multiply the two 32x32 matrices?

<p>16 µs (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many cycles does it take to perform 64K operations?

<p>16K cycles (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the total computation time required including load/store operations?

<p>216 µs (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the latency of the cache in the new setup?

<p>1 ns (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the peak computation rate achieved?

<p>296.29 FLOPS (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How long does it take to fetch the two matrices into the cache?

<p>200 µs (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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