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Architectural support for a variable granularity cache memory system

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Thesis type
(Thesis) M.Sc.
Date created
2013-04-19
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The data access patterns of modern workloads are increasingly less uniform which makes it hard to design a memory hierarchy with rigid design principles that performs optimally for a wide range of workloads. This dissertation proposes and evaluates the benefits of a novel architecture, called the Amoeba Cache, for the on chip memory hierarchy which would allow it to dynamically adapt to the requirements of the application. We propose a design that can support a variable number of cache blocks, each of a different granularity. Compared to a fixed granularity cache, the Amoeba Cache improves cache utilization to 90% - 99% for most applications, saves miss rate by up to 73% at the L1 level and up to 88% at the LLC level, and reduces miss bandwidth by up to 84% at the L1 and 92% at the LLC. The Amoeba Cache also reduces on-chip memory hierarchy energy by as much as 36% and improves performance by as much as 50%.
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Thesis advisor: Shriraman, Arrvindh
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